Trump's NOAA Nominee Signed Deal With China, Which May Have Hacked NOAA
"President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the nation's oceans and atmosphere agency is already facing political headwinds."
Source: Mashable, 10/20/2017
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"Pollution Kills 9 Million People Each Year, New Study Finds"
"Dirty air in India and China. Tainted water in sub-Saharan Africa. Toxic mining and smelter operations in South America. Pollution around the globe now contributes to an estimated 9 million deaths annually."
Source: Washington Post, 10/20/2017
Senate Votes To Raise Revenue By Drilling In Arctic Wildlife Refuge
"The Senate rejected an amendment Thursday that sought to block a key panel from raising revenue through drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a move that could make it easier for future oil and gas drilling to take place there."
Source: Washington Post, 10/20/2017
"Inventing a Vocabulary to Help Inuit People Talk About Climate Change"
"One team is working with Inuvialuit elders to come up with a renewable energy terminology—and maybe revive a dying language".
Source: Smithsonian, 10/19/2017
"Gulf Coast Oil Spill May Be Largest Since 2010 BP Disaster"
"An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last week may be the largest in the U.S. since the 2010 blowout at BP Plc’s Macondo well that sank the Deepwater Horizon rig and killed 11 people."
Source: Bloomberg, 10/19/2017
"EPA Says Higher Radiation Levels Pose ‘No Harmful Health Effect’"
"In the event of a dirty bomb or a nuclear meltdown, emergency responders can safely tolerate radiation levels equivalent to thousands of chest X-rays, the Environmental Protection Agency said in new guidelines that ease off on established safety levels."
Source: Bloomberg, 10/19/2017
"Developing World Still Struggling With Obsolete Pesticides"
"The cotton fields of sub-Saharan Africa hold a deadly secret—thousands of tons of obsolete pesticides are buried out of sight but slowly taking a toxic toll on the region’s people and environment."
Source: BNA, 10/19/2017
"Republican Tactic Aims to Open Eastern Gulf, Arctic to Oil Rigs"
"Congressional Republicans have found a way to use the federal budget to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling -- and they don’t plan on stopping there."
Source: Bloomberg, 10/19/2017
"Dem Senator Puts Holds On Two EPA Nominees"
"Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) has placed a hold on two of President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominees."
Source: The Hill, 10/19/2017
"Trade Talks With Canada And Mexico Dissolve In Harsh Words"
"The leading U.S. trade negotiator exchanged unusually sharp words with his Canadian and Mexican counterparts Tuesday, saying he was “disappointed” at their “reluctance to give up unfair advantages.”"
Source: Washington Post, 10/19/2017
