"In the American South, an Inequity of Diseases"
"In Alabama, climate change and poor infrastructure provide hospitable conditions for diseases typically found in the developing world."
Source: Undark, 06/30/2017
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Climate Change Will Hit Southern Poor Hardest, Economic Analysis Shows
"Without effective action to bend the upward curve of greenhouse gas emissions, parts of the American South could experience more than a 20 percent drop in economic activity due to global warming by the end of the century, according to a new analysis of the regional economic risks of climate change."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/30/2017
Wildscreen Manchester
Wildscreen is all about bringing together wildlife filmmakers, photographers and conservationists, so we are doing exactly that at a one-day pop-up festival in Manchester, UK. The theme is symbiosis. It’s for those who have stories that need to be told, and those who recognise their lens as one of the most powerful tools to tell them.
IG: Park Service Did Not Change Records Of Crowd Size At Inauguration
"An Office of Inspector General report on the National Park Service (NPS) found that the agency did not change records on crowd sizes at the inauguration nor did its public affairs officials leak information to the press."
Source: The Hill, 06/29/2017
"Utah Lawsuits To Test President's Power To Shrink Monuments"
"Native American tribes and environmental groups preparing for a legal battle to stop President Donald Trump from dismantling Utah's new national monument face a tougher challenge than anticipated."
Source: AP, 06/29/2017
"Could a Trade Dispute with China Bring an End to U.S. Solar Boom?"
"Low-cost solar cells produced in China have helped power the recent surge in the U.S. solar industry. But a case now before the federal International Trade Commission could lead to tariffs that would jeopardize U.S. solar’s rapid growth."
Source: YaleE360, 06/29/2017
"Nuclear Negligence"
"Nuclear Negligence examines safety weaknesses at U.S. nuclear weapon sites operated by corporate contractors. The Center’s probe, based on contractor and government reports and officials involved in bomb-related work, revealed unpublicized accidents at nuclear weapons facilities, including some that caused avoidable radiation exposures."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 06/29/2017
"House Panel Votes To Advance Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Project"
"A House committee voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to advance a bill meant to move along the stalled Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada."
Source: The Hill, 06/29/2017
"Coal: Southern Co. Suspends $7.5B Kemper Plant"
"Southern Co. said it will stop all work on the carbon-capture portion of its $7.5 billion power plant in Kemper County, Miss., indefinitely suspending a project that coal backers in Washington had hoped would boost prospects for clean coal."
Source: Greenwire, 06/29/2017
"House Committee Approves Bill Slowing Ozone Regulations"
"A House committee approved a bill Wednesday slowing the implementation of federal ozone regulations."
Source: The Hill, 06/29/2017
