"Mine Games"
"With little more than a promise, the Texas Railroad Commission is trusting a struggling coal industry to pay for the cost of cleaning up old mines."
Source: Texas Observer, 08/23/2016
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"Health Official Warns Zika Could Spread Across U.S. Gulf"
"One of the top U.S. public health officials on Sunday warned that the mosquito-borne Zika virus could extend its reach across the U.S. Gulf Coast after officials last week confirmed it as active in the popular tourist destination of Miami Beach."
Source: Reuters, 08/23/2016
Widening 80 Mile Crack Threatens One Of Antarctica’s Biggest Ice Shelves
"For some time, scientists who focus on Antarctica have been watching the progression of a large crack in one of the world’s great ice shelves — Larsen C, the most northern major ice shelf of the Antarctic peninsula and the fourth largest Antarctic ice shelf overall."
Source: Wash Post, 08/23/2016
"Storm Gaston To Become Hurricane By Wednesday: NHC"
"Tropical Storm Gaston, the seventh tropical storm of the season, is strengthening and is expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 08/23/2016
"In Crow Country, A Water System Brings New Life"
"CROW RESERVATION, Mont.— Alisara Knaub saw firsthand how contaminated water can upend your life."
Source: EHN, 08/23/2016
"Louisiana Floods A 'Crisis Of Climate Change' Say Greens"
"The Green Party presidential candidate has described the flooding in the US state of Louisiana as 'a crisis of climate change'."
Source: BBC News, 08/23/2016
"White House Says Feds Doing Their Part In Flood Response"
"President Barack Obama is making his first visit to flood-ravaged southern Louisiana as he attempts to assure the many thousands who have suffered damage to their homes, schools and businesses that his administration has made their recovery a priority."
Source: AP, 08/23/2016
"Sacred Water: Environmental Justice In Indian Country"
"For Native American tribes, water more than sustains—it is a sacred, living thing to be revered and protected. It is their cultural touchstone. Yet tribes across the United States face water pollution problems that make their members sick, taint their traditions and epitomize the weight of modernity squeezing spiritual connections to a breaking point."
Source: EHN, 08/22/2016
"The Biggest California Water Decision You’ve Never Heard Of"
"Many of California’s farmers, facing severe water cutbacks yet again this year, are blaming the hand they’ve been dealt on environmental protections for endangered fish. The protections limit how much water can be taken up by the huge pumps that serve much of the state."
Source: KQED, 08/22/2016
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