qz.com 17 August 2018 Border water is the biggest climate change issue no one's talking about Pete MyersBorder water will be at the center of climate change diplomacy. It may pull nations together, or lead them into war. qz.com
Credit: Getty Images/Unsplash+1m US extreme weather survivors are a growing group — now they want to be a political force At a gathering in Texas, near where floods killed 136 people last year, survivors are united on the need for urgent action Read the Full Article on www.theguardian.com
Credit: Unsplash+ Community/Unsplash+4m A rock avalanche buried an Arctic glacier. Was climate change to blame? Degrading permafrost and earlier small quakes likely weakened a rock slope until it collapsed and buried an Arctic glacier in tons of rock. Read the Full Article on eos.org
Credit: Getty Images/Unsplash+6m Powerful waves destroy Long Beach homes as El Niño threatens further coastal erosion A series of tropical storms has battered Long Beach’s Alamitos Peninsula, destroying homes and sections of its historic boardwalk while overwhelming years of beach restoration efforts. Read the Full Article on www.latimes.com
Credit: Getty Images/Unsplash+8m California restoration project turns sinking farmland into wetlands The Nature Conservancy is flooding portions of a delta island to slow land subsidence and create habitat for wildlife. Read the Full Article on yaleclimateconnections.org
Credit: Getty Images/Unsplash+11m Massachusetts withholds climate and energy studies costing taxpayers $1.2 million Massachusetts officials have delayed or withheld the release of three taxpayer-funded studies examining the costs of transitioning to clean energy. Read the Full Article on commonwealthbeacon.org
Credit: laura adai/Unsplash+14m Climate change brings unpredictability, and it's haunting the pumpkin harvest in this Canadian province In Newfoundland and Labrador, farmers say unpredictable summer weather is impacting how their pumpkins grow. Read the Full Article on www.cbc.ca
Credit: Getty Images/Unsplash+3h World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says Action needed to avoid disastrous overshoot of climate targets, according to the United Nation's environment body. Read the Full Article on www.theguardian.com
Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits. www.ehn.org
Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities “They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.” www.ehn.org
Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study "The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.” www.ehn.org
Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry? A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations www.ehn.org
An open letter from EPA staff to the American public “We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.” www.ehn.org
New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants “The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny. www.ehn.org
