"Goodbye, Miami"
"By century's end, rising sea levels will turn the nation's urban fantasyland into an American Atlantis. But long before the city is completely underwater, chaos will begin."
Source: Rolling Stone, 06/21/2013
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New Scrutiny of 'Longwall' Mining Finds Damage in Pennsylvania Streams
"The brutally efficient coal-extraction method known as 'longwall mining' has permanently damaged a half dozen streams in Pennsylvania, state regulators have found — a finding that could trigger deeper waves for such operations in the state."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 06/21/2013
"Smog in Singapore From Indonesia Fires Could Last for Weeks"
"Haze from fires in Indonesia blanketing Singapore could persist for weeks or longer, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday, as the smoke drove air quality to "hazardous" levels and disrupted business and travel in the region."
Source: Canadian Press, 06/21/2013
"House Spending Panel Votes to Gut Clean-Energy Research"
"Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives made manifest yesterday how much they dislike President Barack Obama's clean-energy agenda as a House spending panel voted for massive cuts in clean-energy research."
Source: Science, 06/21/2013
"Raging Colorado, Arizona Wildfires Prompt Evacuations"
"Several wildfires raged unchecked across drought-parched Colorado on Thursday, one threatening oil and gas wells close to the Utah border and another about 300 miles to the southeast chased a group of Boy Scouts from their camp near New Mexico."
Source: Reuters, 06/21/2013
Wyoming To Lead Further Investigation Into Pavillion Water Concerns
"A federal environmental regulator will not finish and review a draft report tentatively linking hydraulic fracturing to Wyoming groundwater contamination and will instead allow state agencies to further investigate the issue."
Source: Casper Star-Tribune, 06/21/2013
"Pipeline Foes Say Obama's Climate Plan No Tradeoff for Keystone"
"Foes of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oil from Canada to Texas, said on Thursday that an expected White House package of proposals to combat climate change was not an adequate trade-off for approval of the controversial project."
Source: Reuters, 06/21/2013
"100,000 Evacuated From Downtown Calgary as Floods Hit Alberta"
"Downtown Calgary could look like a bit of a ghost town today, with entire neighbourhoods shut down and office workers told to stay home due to massive flooding."
Source: Canadian Press, 06/21/2013
"House Rejects Farm Bill as Food Stamp Cuts Prove Divisive"
"The surprise defeat of the farm bill in the House on Thursday underscored the ideological divide between the more conservative, antispending Republican lawmakers and their leadership, who failed to garner sufficient votes from their caucus as well as from Democrats."
Source: NY Times, 06/21/2013
Covering Population and the Environment
As the planet grows more crowded, the connections between environment, health and human rights grow more complex every day. Ahead of World Population Day (July 11), a diverse group of speakers will illustrate how those connections affect the real world – and how those connections can provide a broader context for your own coverage in this one-hour webinar. Free registration required.
