"Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Nears 60,000 New Cases a Day"
"The country recorded its sixth single-day record in 10 days." "States that were among the earliest to reopen have driven the surge in cases in the U.S."
Source: NYTimes, 07/10/2020
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"White House Pressured NOAA Response to ‘Sharpiegate,’ IG Says"
"Political leaders at the White House and Commerce Department pressured the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to back up President Donald Trump’s false claims that Hurricane Dorian would strike Alabama, Commerce’s internal watchdog said in a report released Thursday evening."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/10/2020"Supreme Court Ruling: Nearly Half Of Oklahoma Under Tribal Control"
"Millions of acres in the eastern half of Oklahoma remain part of a Native American reservation for criminal law purposes, the Supreme Court said today in a sharply divided ruling that could have implications for oil and gas development in the state."
Source: E&E News, 07/10/2020Detroit: Civil Rights Coalition Sues To Bar Water Shutoffs For Residents
"A coalition of civil rights groups have filed a landmark class action to permanently ban water shutoffs for Detroit residents and force the city to implement an affordable payment plan."
Source: Guardian, 07/10/2020"Dakota Access Shutdown Set for Appeal After Judge Keeps Order"
"Energy Transfer LP’s fight to stave off a shutdown of the Dakota Access oil pipeline now heads to a federal appeals court after a district judge on Thursday refused to cut the company a break."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/10/2020"In COVID’s Shadow, Illegal Fishing Flourishes"
"With COVID-19 lockdowns, Brazil’s capacity to monitor for illegal fishing has plummeted. Many on the ground say people have been quick to take advantage of the situation."
Source: Hakai, 07/10/2020"Clean Energy Future 'Is Vital' - UN Chief"
"The UN Secretary-General has told a meeting of ministers it is "vital" the world moves towards clean energy. Antonio Guterres said decisions on recovery strategies must account for the need to transition to a more sustainable future."
Source: BBC News, 07/10/2020From Louisiana to Taiwan, Green Activists Stand Up To Plastics Giant
"Formosa Plastics, a Taiwanese plastics company, intends to build a complex St. James Parish, Louisiana, a region already known as "Cancer Alley." Environmental activist Anne Rolfes faces criminal charges for a protest action she took to call attention to the company's history of harm." "From Southeast Asia to the United States, activists have called attention in recent years to the harmful impact of chemical companies such as Formosa Plastics Corporation, a Taiwanese petrochemical company that operates throughout the world, including the US."
Source: PRI The World, 07/10/2020North Atlantic Right Whale Faces Extinction Crisis, Report Says
"The North Atlantic right whale is “one step from extinction,” an international group of governments and scientists declared Thursday, slightly more than a month after President Trump lifted restrictions on commercial fishing in a key area of the whale’s habitat."
Source: Washington Post, 07/10/2020Humpback Chub 'Alien Abductions' Help Frame Future of Colorado River
"Why the frowny, eel-faced 'trash fish' is at the heart of upcoming water rights negotiations."
Source: InsideClimate News, 07/10/2020"Sanders-Biden Climate Task Force Calls For Carbon-Free Power By 2035"
"A unity task force made up of supporters of both Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Vice President Joe Biden has come up with a series of broad environmental recommendations for Biden as he prepares to become the official Democratic presidential nominee."
Source: The Hill, 07/09/2020"EPA Air Official Accused of Conflict Over Payments Via Gas Giant"
"As the EPA crafts a rule that would trim the agency’s oversight of methane gas, a Democratic-leaning group is demanding a recusal from the division head overseeing the process, accusing her of financial ties to natural gas distribution giant Enbridge Inc."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/09/2020"Natural Gas: With Atlantic Coast Dead, Is This Pipeline Next?"
"The death of the long-embattled Atlantic Coast pipeline has energized environmental and public health groups looking to bring down other major oil and gas projects."
Source: E&E News, 07/09/2020Endangered Calif. Condors In Sequoia Natl Park For 1st Time In 50 Years
"For the first time in nearly 50 years, California condors have been spotted at Sequoia National Park, wildlife officials announced."
Source: LA Times, 07/09/2020"Pennsylvania Governor Pushes to Join Regional Climate Pact"
"Pennsylvania would add 27,000 jobs and $1.9 billion in economic gains by joining a coalition of mostly Northeast states trying to curb carbon dioxide emissions, the state’s Democratic administration said on Wednesday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/09/2020
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