"Rich Countries To Discuss Green Climate Fund in Berlin"
"Rich countries are set to meet in Berlin to pledge cash to smooth the way for a global climate change deal."
Source: BBC News, 11/20/2014
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"A Dam Revival, Despite Risks"
"While some dams in the United States and Europe are being decommissioned, a dam-building boom is underway in developing countries. It is a shift from the 1990s, when amid concerns about environmental impacts and displaced people, multilateral lenders like the World Bank backed away from large hydroelectric power projects."
Source: NY Times, 11/20/2014
White House Threatens To Veto House Bills Limiting EPA Science
The White House is threatening to veto three bills changing how EPA uses science in its regulatory decisions. The House has already passed two of them.
Source: Pump Handle, 11/20/2014
"Report: U.S. Has Too Much Coal Export Capacity"
"The United States used only 34 percent of its total coal export capacity and does not need additional terminals, according to a new report that casts doubt on plans to develop new ports on the Columbia River."
Source: Portland Business Journal, 11/20/2014
"Industrial Pollution Is Turning Lakes Into ‘Jelly’"
"As Canadian lakes have become more acidic, they've become increasingly dominated by jelly-like plankton that are throwing things out of whack, new research suggests. And these gummy invaders aren't going anywhere. Soon, they could even disrupt the country's water supply."
Source: Wash Post, 11/20/2014
"Washington State To Sue Federal Government Over Nuclear Site Vapors"
"Washington state's attorney general said on Wednesday he intends to sue the U.S. government for not adequately protecting workers involved in the decades-long cleanup of a decommissioned nuclear site, saying dozens have been sickened by toxic vapors."
Source: Reuters, 11/20/2014
"US Farmers Set To Get Huge Government Payouts Despite Bumper Harvest"
"U.S. farmers are about to reap a bumper harvest not just in corn and soybeans but also in new subsidies that could soar to $10 billion, blowing a hole in the government's promise that its new five-year farm bill would save taxpayers money."
Source: Reuters, 11/20/2014
"World Not Close To Avoiding Dangerous Warming, UN Report Finds"
"The world still isn't close to preventing what leaders call a dangerous level of man-made warming, a new United Nations report says. That's despite some nations' recent pledges to cut back on carbon dioxide emissions."
Source: AP, 11/20/2014
"Deadly Western New York Snowstorm To Get Second Wind"
"Western New York state braced for a fresh wave of heavy snow on Wednesday after a freakish storm swept off the Great Lakes and deposited 5 feet (1.5 meters) of powder in parts of the region, killing at least six people and stranding motorists overnight."
Source: Reuters, 11/20/2014
Got Methyl Mercaptan? Group Maps Chemical Risks Data
It was news when a leak of methyl mercaptan killed four workers at a DuPont chemical plant in La Porte, Texas, November 15, 2014. Maps and data are available to any environmental journalists who want to know about similar hazards near them, thanks to Amanda Frank at the Center for Effective Government.
