$2 Billion Project Would Help Save Louisiana Coast - And Stoke Flooding
"In lower Plaquemines Parish, some fear they are river diversion's 'collateral damage'".
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 05/17/2021
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DFO Altered Report To Downplay Risks To Imperilled Steelhead: Docs
"Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) watered down a scientific report to downplay threats to endangered Thompson and Chilcotin steelhead, documents obtained by the B.C. Wildlife Federation through access to information legislation reveal."
Source: The Narwhal, 05/17/2021
"Hurricane Season Spurs Hog Waste Worries In North Carolina"
"As experts predict an active storm season, critics say the hog industry has done little to change after recent hurricanes overwhelmed waste lagoons."
Source: EHN, 05/17/2021
Designed For Disaster: These Homes Can Withstand A Category 5 Hurricane
"As climate change fuels more intense storms, Deltec and other companies build hurricane-proof homes".
Source: Washington Post, 05/17/2021
EPA Orders Virgin Islands Refinery To Shut Down, Cites ‘Imminent’ Threat
"The St. Croix oil refinery, senior EPA official said, is ‘not how a normal refinery operates’"
Source: Washington Post, 05/17/2021
Newburgh, N.Y., Wants Biden's Help To Dig Up Lead Water Pipes
"Even small communities like Newburgh, N.Y., need major federal funds to protect children from what the president calls ‘a clear and present danger’ "
Source: Washington Post, 05/17/2021
"Scientists Urge Restoration Of Federal Gray Wolf Protections"
"A group of scientists urged the Biden administration Thursday to restore legal protections for gray wolves, saying their removal earlier this year was premature and that states are allowing too many of the animals to be killed."
Source: AP, 05/17/2021
"Wild Horses Adopted Under a Federal Program Are Going to Slaughter"
"Records show that some people who are paid $1,000 a head by the government to give legally protected mustangs “good homes” are sending the horses to auction once they get the money."
Source: NYTimes, 05/17/2021
19th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change
For the first time in its 19-year history, the CBA conference will be held in a Latin American country (Recife, Brazil), co-hosted by International Institute for Environment and Development with the state government of Pernambuco and the Institute for Climate and Society. Sessions will be in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
Chemical Toxicants in Water: A GeoHealth Perspective in the Context of Climate Change
Northern Arizona University's Center for Health Equity Research invites you to their virtual workshop featuring nine distinguished speakers across three themes: Chemicals of Emerging Concern, Arsenic in Water Resources, Intersection between Chemical Pollution and Climate Change. Noon.-3:00 p.m. ET each day.
