"GOP Mischaracterizes Biden's Energy Agenda In Convention Speeches"
"President Trump and his allies mischaracterized Joe Biden’s energy agenda at several points during the Republican National Convention."
Source: The Hill, 08/31/2020
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"21 States Sue White House Over Rollback Of Bedrock Environmental Law"
"A coalition of 21 states sued the Trump administration Friday for rolling back what they say is a “rule that is, at its heart, the gutting” of America’s bedrock environmental law."
Source: The Hill, 08/31/2020
"Poor Neighborhoods Feel Brunt Of Rising Heat. Cities Are Mapping Them"
"This summer volunteers are fanning out in 13 cities across the U.S. to — quite literally — take the temperature of their neighborhoods. It's part of a project to help protect people as the world warms, and in many places it's highlighting how the poorest areas suffer most from rising urban heat."
Source: NPR, 08/31/2020
"Big Oil Is in Trouble. Its Plan: Flood Africa With Plastic."
"Faced with plunging profits and a climate crisis that threatens fossil fuels, the industry is demanding a trade deal that weakens Kenya’s rules on plastics and on imports of American trash."
Source: NYTimes, 08/31/2020
As Hurricanes Bring Chemical Fires, Minority Neighborhoods Take a Hit
"Hurricane Laura rolled over a coast studded with refineries and chemical plants. Other storms have caused the release of toxic substances, often affecting poorer or minority communities."
Source: NYTimes, 08/31/2020
Millions Of Pounds Of Extra Pollution Were Released Before Laura Hit
"Hurricane Laura tore through a region that is home to dozens of major oil refineries, petrochemical plants and plastics facilities. Now, residents could be breathing dangerously polluted air from those sites, public health experts and local advocates say."
Source: NPR, 08/31/2020
Hurricane Laura’s Rapid Intensification Is A Sign Of A Warming Climate
"Hurricanes that go from dangerous to deadly very quickly are occurring more often, research suggests." "Experts call the phenomenon “rapid intensification” and say it’s happening more frequently, thanks in part to warming ocean temperatures driven by climate change."
Source: Washington Post, 08/31/2020
"Stranded Whales And Dolphins Offer A Snapshot Of Ocean Contamination"
"When a seabird is found with a belly full of plastic bags, or a turtle is strangled by six-pack rings, it's easy to see how our trash turns deadly when it enters the oceans. It's much harder to track the effects of the tens of thousands of chemicals that are dumped in the ocean every day, through sewage, agricultural runoff, and industrial waste—most of which have unknown effects on wild ecosystems."
Source: EHN, 08/28/2020
Collapse in Oil Revenue Leads to Historic Alberta Deficit
"Alberta is projecting a historic deficit for the 2020-2021 fiscal year as resource revenues decline to levels not seen in decades."
Source: The Narwhal, 08/28/2020
"States Take Action to Curb Oil Industry’s Most Glaring Problem"
"“Routine flaring” from oil wells produces emissions that harm the climate and human health. Two states have proposed new rules to reduce it, just as the true scope of the problem emerges."
Source: The Revelator, 08/28/2020
