India: "Sixty-Thousand Evictions in the Name of Environmentalism"
"The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is relocating whole slums to help restore polluted rivers. Is it doing more harm than good?"
Source: Undark, 08/03/2020
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"Big-Money Investors Gear Up For A Trillion-Dollar Bet On Farmland"
"For a glimpse of what could happen to a trillion dollars worth of American farmland, meet Ray Williams. He's a lawyer-turned-farmer, growing organic grain and feeding young cows on 3,000 acres in northeastern Oregon. Last year, he and his brother Tom decided that they were getting too old for the long hours and hard work."
Source: NPR, 08/03/2020Washington State Says Navy’s Testing Program Would Harm More Orcas
"A Navy military testing program that appeared headed to routine approval has hit a wall of opposition from Washington’s governor, attorney general and state agencies because of potential harm to endangered orcas in Washington waters."
Source: Seattle Times, 08/03/2020"For Sale: 36,000 Acres In Adirondacks For $180 Million"
"A 36,000-acre tract of lakes and forest in the Adirondacks is on the market for $180 million."
Source: AP, 08/03/2020COVID Hospital Data System That Bypasses CDC Plagued By Delays, Errors
"Earlier this month, when the Trump administration told hospitals to send crucial data about coronavirus cases and intensive care capacity to a new online system, it promised the change would be worth it. ... Instead, the public data hub created under the new system is updated erratically and is rife with inconsistencies and errors, data analysts say."
Source: NPR, 07/31/2020"EPA Rule Extends Life Of Toxic Coal Ash Ponds"
"The Trump administration is extending the life of giant pits of toxic coal sludge, a move critics say further risks contamination of nearby water sources."
Source: The Hill, 07/31/2020"A Quarter of Bangladesh Is Flooded. Millions Have Lost Everything."
"Torrential rains have submerged at least a quarter of Bangladesh, washing away the few things that count as assets for some of the world’s poorest people — their goats and chickens, houses of mud and tin, sacks of rice stored for the lean season." "The country’s latest calamity illustrates a striking inequity of our time: The people least responsible for climate change are among those most hurt by its consequences."
Source: NYTimes, 07/31/2020Air Pollution Remains Worst In US Communities Of Color Despite Progress
"Wealthy white Americans are still getting to breathe cleaner air than lower-income communities of color, despite significant nationwide reductions in pollution since the 1980s, according to a new study."
Source: Guardian, 07/31/2020"Rising Seas Could Menace Millions Beyond Shorelines, Study Finds"
"As climate change raises sea levels, storm surges and high tides will push farther inland, a team of researchers says."
Source: NYTimes, 07/31/2020Hurricane Isaias Barrels Toward Bahamas, Fla. As It Gathers Strength
"Officials across the Caribbean and the southern U.S. have urged citizens to brace for Hurricane Isaias after the storm gained strength and barreled over Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic."
Source: HuffPost, 07/31/2020"California Wildfire Surpasses Size Of Last Year’s Biggest Blaze"
"Two Northern California wildfires have merged to form one that exceeds the size of last year’s biggest blaze in the state, fire officials said Thursday morning."
Source: HuffPost, 07/31/2020Could Montana's Coveted Smith River Be Ruined By A New Mine?
"Thousands apply yearly to travel Montana’s Smith River. Now anglers, ranchers and conservationists fear for its future".
Source: Guardian, 07/31/2020For Tool-Wielding Chimps Of Ebo Forest, Logging Plan Is ‘Death Sentence
"Fifteen years ago, Ekwoge Abwe was trekking through Ebo Forest in Cameroon when he heard something cracking in the distance. He scanned the forest, searching for the source of the sound."
Source: Mongabay, 07/31/2020"EPA Cancels Subscription To News Outlet Dedicated To Covering It"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is immediately canceling its paid subscription to one of the largest environmental trade publications, E&E News."
Source: The Hill, 07/31/2020"Oil and Gas Groups See ‘Some Common Ground’ in Biden Energy Plan"
"Joseph R. Biden Jr. won over environmentalists and liberals when he announced a $2 trillion plan to promote electric vehicles, energy efficiency and other policies intended to address climate change." "Some energy executives are pleased that the former vice president is not calling for a fracking ban and said they could work with him."
Source: NYTimes, 07/30/2020
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