"New Data On 'Forever Chemicals' Prompts Calls For More Transparency"
"A recent trove of data on so-called forever chemicals is spurring calls for more transparency around the use of toxic fluids by fracking companies."
Source: The Hill, 07/16/2021
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Study Predicts Record Flooding In 2030s, Blames Moon Wobble
"A new study on high tide flooding predicts that the mid-2030s could be catastrophically wet in U.S. coastal regions — and it could stay that way for an entire decade."
Source: NPR, 07/16/2021"'This Is Just Another Low-Paying Job' Say Overtaxed U.S. Firefighters"
"As climate change drives worsening U.S. wildfires, federal firefighters say they are underpaid - and some are leaving".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 07/16/2021Oregon Wildfire Displaces 2,000 Residents As Blazes Flare Across West
"Hand crews backed by water-dropping helicopters struggled on Thursday to suppress a huge wildfire that displaced roughly 2,000 residents in southern Oregon, the largest among dozens of blazes raging across the drought-stricken western United States."
Source: Reuters, 07/16/2021"Work Injuries Tied to Heat Are Vastly Undercounted, Study Finds"
"Extreme heat causes many times more workplace injuries than official records capture, and those injuries are concentrated among the poorest workers, new research suggests, the latest evidence of how climate change worsens inequality."
Source: NYTimes, 07/16/2021"Fire Lookouts: The US Forest Service Lookouts Watching For Fires"
"Many of us struggled to adapt to home working and isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. But the few remaining fire lookouts of the US Forest Service often live and work for weeks at a time on their own, scouring the horizon for any hint of smoke from remote lookout towers."
Source: BBC News, 07/16/2021"Climate Activists Hail Dem Budget Spending On Clean Energy"
"Environmental groups hailed a sweeping $3.5 trillion domestic spending plan announced by Democrats, saying it would make “transformational investments” in clean energy and jobs and put the nation on a path to cut greenhouse emissions by at least 50% by 2030. The plan also would move the country toward a carbon-free electric grid by 2035, with 100% of U.S. electricity powered by solar, wind, nuclear and other clean energy sources."
Source: AP, 07/15/2021"EU Unveils Sweeping Climate Change Plan"
"The European Union has announced a raft of climate change proposals aimed at pushing it towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. A dozen draft proposals, which still need to be approved by the bloc's 27 member states and the EU parliament, were announced on Wednesday."
Source: BBC News, 07/15/2021"Mexico Abandons Fishing-Free Zone For Endangered Porpoise"
"The Mexican government officially abandoned the policy of maintaining a fishing-free zone around the last 10 or so remaining vaquita marina."
Source: AP, 07/15/2021"Amazon Rainforest Now Emitting More CO2 Than It Absorbs"
"The Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it is able to absorb, scientists have confirmed for the first time."
Source: Guardian, 07/15/2021LA Beaches Close After 17m Gallons Of Untreated Sewage Discharged Into Bay
"Seventeen million gallons of untreated sewage were discharged into California’s Santa Monica Bay between Sunday evening and early Monday morning, spurring beach closures, as well as criticism of how health officials notified the public about potential safety risks."
Source: Guardian, 07/15/2021Forest Conservation Case Tests B.C.’s Law To Protect Free Speech
"Lawyers say Todsen Design and Construction’s libel case against two individuals and the Qualicum Beach Preservation Society — each fighting to protect a small coastal Douglas fir forest from development — will test a fairly new provincial law designed to halt strategic lawsuits against public participation".
Source: The Narwhal, 07/15/2021"Report: Appalachian States Face Billions In Mining Cleanup"
"The cleanup and reclaiming of coal mines in seven Appalachian states will cost billions, and Kentucky and West Virginia have the largest bills coming due, according to an environmental group’s new report."
Source: AP, 07/15/2021"Senate Committee Advances Bipartisan Energy Infrastructure Bill"
"The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday advanced an energy bill that’s expected to be part of the bipartisan infrastructure framework by a 13-7 vote."
Source: The Hill, 07/15/2021"A Delta in Distress"
"Global warming has already left its mark on the backbone of California’s water supply, and represents a growing threat to its first developed agricultural region, state experts have warned in a new study."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/15/2021
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