Leaked Audio Shows Pressure to Overrule Scientists in “Hair-on-Fire” Cases
"When industry wants a chemical safety assessment done yesterday, EPA managers classify it as “hair on fire.”"
Source: The Intercept, 08/06/2021
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Biden Calls For Half Of New Cars To Be Electric Or Plug-In Hybrids By 2030
"President Biden on Thursday unveiled a far-reaching, multipronged plan to make U.S. cars and light trucks more fuel-efficient and to begin a shift to electric vehicles over the coming decade. The move marks one of the administration’s most consequential pushes so far to combat climate change and tackle the nation’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: Washington Post, 08/06/2021
"Please Don't Build Fairy Doors Along Trails"
"One person's whimsy is another person's eyesore. Plus, it's bad for the trees."
Source: Treehugger, 08/05/2021
"Infrastructure Bill Boosts Equity Focus for Urban Tree Plantings"
"U.S. cities that have been forced to rely on nonprofit groups and corporations to drive tree-planting efforts and boosting their urban “canopy” could soon get a new ally—the federal government."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/05/2021
FEMA Not Pushing Homeowners Hard Enough to Buy Flood Insurance: GAO
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been collecting a lot of information about flood risks across America, including the increased risk of flooding linked to climate change. But the agency has not effectively used that new knowledge to persuade more Americans to buy flood insurance, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/05/2021
"Wildfire Put Out At Turkish Power Plant"
"Flames that threatened a coal-fired power station in Turkey’s fire-ravaged southwest have been extinguished, local authorities said on Thursday after workers and residents were evacuated overnight by ship when fire broke out in the plant’s grounds."
Source: Reuters, 08/05/2021
MATS: "White House Reviewing Revamp To Trump’s Power Plant Rule"
"Under orders from President Biden, EPA has taken its first overt step to revisit one of the Trump administration’s most bitterly contested air quality rollbacks."
Source: E&E News, 08/05/2021
"Forecasters: Hurricane Season To Be Busier Than 1st Thought"
"After a record start, followed by a near-silent July, the Atlantic hurricane season looks like it will be busier than meteorologists predicted a few months ago."
Source: AP, 08/05/2021
Tens Of Millions Of People Have Been Moving Into Flood Zones: Satellites
"Tens of millions of people have been moving into flood zones around the world. The influx is as much as 10 times more than previously thought, and if the trend continues on its current trajectory millions more could suffer the impacts of flooding, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature."
Source: Washington Post, 08/05/2021
"California Resorts To Water Cutoffs As Drought Worsens"
"California water regulators took unprecedented action this week, passing an emergency regulation that will bar thousands of Californians from diverting stream and river water as the drought worsens."
Source: LA Times, 08/05/2021
