"Rising Waters Threaten China’s Rising Cities"
"GUANGZHOU, China — The rains brought torrents, pouring into basements and malls, the water swiftly rising a foot and a half."
Source: NY Times, 04/07/2017
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"Climate Change Hits Alaska’s Rural Water And Sewer Systems"
"For decades, Alaska has struggled to get running water and sewer systems to its rural communities. An estimated 3,000 households — or about 10,000 people — still lack both. Now, that job may be getting harder, as climate change exacerbates old problems and creates new ones."
Source: Alaska Public Media, 04/07/2017
Facing Tight Deadline, State Outlines Repair Plans For Oroville Spillway
"State officials said Thursday that they hope to sign a contract for reconstruction of the heavily damaged Lake Oroville spillway by April 17."
Source: LA Times, 04/07/2017
"Sunscreen Chemicals Pose Threat To Horseshoe Crabs"
"Scientists say the sunscreen we slather on when we head to the beach may be deadly for horseshoe crabs."
Source: Cape Gazette, 04/07/2017
Review Of Dominion Power's Chesapeake Site Leaves Out Most Of Coal Ash
"State lawmakers this week agreed to stretch out a regulatory review of Dominion Virginia Power’s plan to permanently store coal ash at four sites, including in Chesapeake. ... But assessments planned by Dominion to help state regulators decide next year if the cap-in-place proposals are still sound may not include most of the ash stored at the Chesapeake site, the company has indicated."
Source: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 04/07/2017
"Interior: Rumored Top Pick Draws Fire For Role In Water Project"
"An ongoing fight over a controversial pipeline project to pump water out of California's Mojave Desert has sparked allegations that the project is being pushed by the rumored pick for a top Interior post who could gain financially if the project is approved."
Source: Greenwire, 04/07/2017
"Kids Poisoned By Lead in CHA Housing; Landlords Still Got Paid"
"As private landlords increasingly take over the government's role of housing low-income families, dozens of children have been poisoned by brain-damaging lead while living in homes and apartments declared safe by the Chicago Housing Authority. Taxpayers often still paid the rent."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 04/07/2017
"Appeals Court Upholds California's Anti-Greenhouse Gas Program"
"A state appeals court on Thursday ruled California's high profile market system for reducing greenhouse gas emissions does not amount to an illegal tax, a decision that could lift a pall over the so-called cap-and-trade program's marketplace for buying and selling pollution allowances."
Source: Reuters, 04/07/2017
Rethinking Animals Summit 2017
Please join us in New York City for The Rethinking Animals Summit 2017, an urgent gathering to address the volatile coexistence of human and non-human animals. Can we create a sustainable, healthy and humane future that includes the protection of all creatures?
"India's Ganges Clean-Up In A Shambles, Modi Intervenes"
"India's $3 billion plan to clean the holy Ganges river is badly behind schedule with large stretches contaminated by toxic waste and sewage, forcing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene, according to government officials and documents seen by Reuters."
Source: Reuters, 04/06/2017
