Trump Administration Forced Joshua Tree To Stay Open During Last US Shutdown
"Emails show David Bernhardt of interior department overrode superintendent of California park, causing ‘chaos and destruction’"
Source: Guardian, 09/29/2023
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"Republicans Fight Over Who Loves Fossil Fuels The Most At Second GOP Debate"
"After dodging surprisingly pointed questions about climate change at the first debate Fox News hosted last month, the contenders hoping to take on President Joe Biden next November battled each other over who would do most to ramp up production of the fossil fuels destabilizing the planet’s weather systems."
Source: HuffPost, 09/29/2023Swiss Glaciers Have Lost 10% Of Their Volume In The Past 2 Years: Experts
"A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two years after high summer heat and low snow volumes in winter."
Source: AP, 09/29/2023"Despite Climate Promises, Insurance Companies Are Still Covering Coal"
"A new report finds that five major global insurers are still backing U.S. coal mines, even when they've promised not to."
Source: Grist, 09/29/2023"As Waters Rise, a Community Must Decide: Do We Stay or Go?"
"Faced with more frequent flooding and worse to come, the Philadelphia environmental justice community of Eastwick is grappling with difficult questions about its future: Will levees and flood walls protect them, or should residents abandon their homes and move to higher ground?"
Source: YaleE360, 09/29/2023World’s Poorest People Won’t Be Able To Migrate To Escape Climate Disasters
"Climate change-driven heat waves, droughts, and floods will push vulnerable people into more extreme poverty, Harvard researcher says."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 09/29/2023"Inside The Complex Effort To Rid Maui Of Toxic Fire Debris And Rubble"
"One of the most complicated wildfire cleanup missions in recent memory is now underway on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where fleets of workers and equipment are being shipped to the island while officials plot how to carefully but quickly remove hundreds of thousands of tons of toxic debris."
Source: Washington Post, 09/29/2023"Toxic Labor"
"A warming planet is creating a booming and loosely-regulated disaster restoration industry fueled by immigrant labor. Without protection, workers are exposed to lethal toxins making them sick long after the cleanup."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 09/29/2023"Inside The Rough-And-Tumble Race To Clean Up America’s Abandoned Oil Wells"
"With a little art, a little science, and a lot of luck, the niche well-plugging industry is hoping to pick up steam."
Source: Grist, 09/29/2023"Shutdown Could Hinder Infrastructure Projects, Permits"
"Concerns are mounting over impacts of a possible federal government shutdown on critical infrastructure projects and permitting activities."
Source: E&E News, 09/28/2023Britain Approves New North Sea Oil Drilling, Pleasing Industry Not Greens
"Britain on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for a major oil and gas project in the North Sea, ignoring warnings from scientists and the United Nations that countries must stop developing new fossil fuel resources if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change."
Source: AP, 09/28/2023Biden Vetoes GOP Bills Undo Endangered Species Protections For Bat, Chicken
"President Biden on Tuesday vetoed a Republican-led attempt to ax endangered species protections for the long-eared bat and the lesser prairie-chicken."
Source: The Hill, 09/28/2023"Coal Dust Is Blowin’ in the Wind"
"That black stuff spilling off railcars is a threat to public health and waterways across the United States".
Source: Sierra, 09/28/2023Report Clears Alberta Officials After Oilsands Leak Went Unreported For 9 Months
"A review commissioned by the board of directors at the Alberta Energy Regulator says there are no concerns with the way the organization handled seepage and a subsequent spill at Imperial Oil’s Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta."
Source: The Narwhal, 09/28/2023Biden Declares Emergency, Pipeline Planned As Salt Threatens Drinking Water
"The White House declared an emergency Wednesday for four Louisiana parishes threatened by salt intrusion in drinking water and officials warned that barges would be insufficient to deal with the problem on the east bank of New Orleans and Jefferson, prompting an urgent plan to build a pipeline."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 09/28/2023
