"Zoned for Displacement"
"Hurricanes Harvey and Irma may have hit white and non-white families alike, but it will be people of color who will have the toughest time getting their homes back, which is by design."
Source: CityLab, 09/15/2017
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"East Chicago Starts Lead Pipe Replacement At Superfund Site"
"East Chicago is in the process of replacing lead service lines throughout the city, an action the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says is critical to ensure the safety of the drinking water."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 09/15/2017
"EPA Will Reconsider Obama-Era Safeguards On Coal Waste"
"The Environmental Protection Agency plans to reconsider parts of an Obama-era effort to regulate potentially toxic waste known as coal ash, again siding with energy-industry efforts to slow or reverse standards put in place in recent years."
Source: Washington Post, 09/15/2017
After Giveaways to Industry, Mining Execs To Spend Big at Trump DC Hotel
"The chief executives of some of the largest coal and mining companies in the country have chosen the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., for a private conference next month, according to documents obtained by The Intercept."
Source: The Intercept, 09/15/2017
Independent Tests Found Benzene After Harvey 6x Higher Than Guidelines
"After an oil tank in Houston’s Manchester neighborhood caved in, private monitors found levels that far exceeded California’s health guidelines".
Source: ProPublica/Texas Tribune, 09/15/2017
"Climate Change Threatens the World’s Parasites (That’s Not Good)"
"As many as one in three parasite species may go extinct in the next century, a new study finds, which is not cause for celebration."
Source: NY Times, 09/14/2017
"Air Pollution From Industry Plagues Houston In Harvey's Wake"
Post-Harvey emissions of pollutants from Houston-area petrochemical plants make air unhealthy for residents to breathe.
Source: NPR, 09/14/2017
"Emails Show How the Food Industry Uses ‘Science’ to Push Soda"
"A conversation between two former Coke executives reveals some of the tricks of the trade. "
Source: Bloomberg, 09/14/2017
Realtors Block Sea-Level Warnings That Could Crimp Coastal Profits
"All along the coast of the southeast United States, the real estate industry confronts a hurricane. Not the kind that swirls in the Atlantic, but a storm of scientific information about sea-level rise that threatens the most lucrative, commission-boosting properties."
Source: McClatchy, 09/14/2017
"Trump FEMA Nominee Withdraws After NBC Questions on Falsified Records"
"President Donald Trump's nominee for the No. 2 spot at the Federal Emergency Management Agency withdrew from consideration on Wednesday after NBC News raised questions about a federal investigation that found he had falsified government travel and timekeeping records when he served in the Bush administration in 2005."
Source: NBC News, 09/14/2017
