"The Really Big One"
"An earthquake will destroy a sizable portion of the coastal Northwest. The question is when."
Source: New Yorker, 07/14/2015
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"20 Companies Open Online Market for Material Reuse"
"The newly formed National Materials Marketplace brings together more than 20 major companies with operations in the United States to avoid waste by making use of undervalued materials."
Source: ENS, 07/14/2015
"Natural Gas Overtakes Coal in U.S. Electric Generation"
"Natural gas overtook coal as the top source of United States electric power generation for the first time ever this spring, a milestone that has been in the making for years as the price of gas slides and new regulations make coal riskier for power generators."
Source: AP, 07/14/2015
Judge Rejects Greens’ Intervention in Chris Christie’s Exxon Settlement
"A New Jersey judge has rejected a plea from environmental groups to intervene in a pollution settlement Gov. Chris Christie (R) negotiated."
Source: The Hill, 07/14/2015
Goodbye To Galveston? Reports Hint at Future Sea-Level Impacts in Texas
New projections put sea-level rise from climate change as high as six meters (20 feet). A mapping tool from the independent research organization Climate Central shows such a rise "are striking, to say the least – the inundation of Galveston, Matagorda and Padre islands, along with cities such as Port Arthur, part of Beaumont, Galveston, Texas City, the Freeport-Lake Jackson area and part of Corpus Christi."
Source: Texas Climate News, 07/14/2015
"Lead Poisoning Is Still A Public Health Crisis For African-Americans"
"Before Freddie Gray died of spinal injuries he received in police custody, sparking weeks of protest in his native Baltimore and around the country, he was a 'lead kid,' one of thousands of children in the city with toxic levels of lead in their blood from years of living in substandard housing -- and long-term health problems as a result."
Source: Huffington Post, 07/14/2015
"Treat Climate Change as Seriously as National Security: Report"
"Governments should treat climate change as seriously as threats to national security or public health, partly by focusing more on the worst scenarios of rising temperatures, an international report said on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 07/14/2015
"3 Presidential Candidates Say 'No' To Fossil Fuel Funding"
"Three of the candidates in the 2016 presidential race have pledged to shun campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry."
Source: Huffington Post, 07/14/2015
"Pipeline Safety in the Congressional Spotlight"
"Lawmakers are set to grill the nation's top pipeline regulator on Tuesday, as a Houston company works to clean up oil spills in California and Illinois that have highlighted safety concerns."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 07/14/2015
"Iran Nuclear Deal Is Reached After Long Negotiations"
"VIENNA — Iran and a group of six nations led by the United States have agreed to a historic accord to significantly limit Tehran’s nuclear ability for more than a decade in return for lifting international oil and financial sanctions against Iran, a senior Western diplomat involved in the negotiations said on Tuesday."
Source: NY Times, 07/14/2015
