Jul 15, 2018

Cleaning house, kinda, at EPA: Editorial cartoonists have the last laugh

Peter Dykstra

Our picks of editorial cartoons from around the country.

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How coastal communities can prepare for the challenges of storms and rising seas

What can a small or medium sized community do to be better prepared for risks of storms and rising seas?

Major coastal storms commonly kill hundreds of people and wreck homes, businesses and communities.

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In radio interview, Wolf breaks with Pittsburgh's Peduto on nat gas, enraging environmentalists

A war of words between labor and environmentalists — with Democrats in the middle — roared back into the spotlight Tuesday when Gov. Tom Wolf waded in, saying that more petrochemical development was “exactly what we need" in western Pennsylvania to meet clean energy standards.

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A blooming problem

The Chesapeake contains some 700 species of algae. Most don’t cause problems. But when algae does bloom, and creates toxins, it can devastate water bodies as well as economies. With warmer waters coming, could the blooms that happened in Florida in the summer of 2018 happen here?

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Where plastic outnumbers fish by seven to one

Plastic is building up in the areas of the ocean where fish feed and grow, according to research.

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Venice floods: Climate change behind highest tide in 50 years, says mayor

A state of disaster is declared as the Italian city is hit with a high tide of more than 1.87m.

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FBI eyes how Pennsylvania approved pipeline

The FBI is investigating how Gov. Tom Wolf's administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline to carry natural gas liquids across Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned.

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Pollution, climate change and the Global Burden of Disease

"It is crucial that environmental exposures are more fully incorporated and considered in future iterations of the Global Burden of Disease study"

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Renewables could be a health boon for Great Lakes, Upper Midwest regions

Harvard analysis pinpoints where renewables would have the most bang for their buck

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EPA by day, “Chicken Man” at the ballpark by night

Cleaning house, kinda, at EPA: Editorial cartoonists have the last laugh

How coastal communities can prepare for the challenges of storms and rising seas

What can a small or medium sized community do to be better prepared for risks of storms and rising seas?

In radio interview, Wolf breaks with Pittsburgh's Peduto on nat gas, enraging environmentalists

Where in the world installing renewable energy makes the biggest impac

Where plastic outnumbers fish by seven to one

Venice floods: Climate change behind highest tide in 50 years, says mayor

FBI eyes how Pennsylvania approved pipeline

Three-quarters of Paris Agreement pledges judged insufficient

As the US begins to withdraw from the global climate pact, the remaining pledges fall short in stemming planet-warming emissions growth.

Pollution, climate change and the Global Burden of Disease

"It is crucial that environmental exposures are more fully incorporated and considered in future iterations of the Global Burden of Disease study"

Peter Dykstra: Bob Murray’s greatest hits

Murray Energy's bankruptcy filing is the latest setback for America's most perfect Coal Baron

Renewables could be a health boon for Great Lakes, Upper Midwest regions

Harvard analysis pinpoints where renewables would have the most bang for their buck

EPA by day, “Chicken Man” at the ballpark by night

Watching tonight's World Series game in DC? Look for Hugh Kaufman—famous EPA whistleblower—trying to fluster the Astros with rubber chickens

Union workers and tribal leaders protest Trump’s support of fracking in Pennsylvania

"Workers and their families need a clean environment to survive."

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Cleaning house, kinda, at EPA: Editorial cartoonists have the last laugh

What can a small or medium sized community do to be better prepared for risks of storms and rising seas?

As the US begins to withdraw from the global climate pact, the remaining pledges fall short in stemming planet-warming emissions growth.

"It is crucial that environmental exposures are more fully incorporated and considered in future iterations of the Global Burden of Disease study"

Murray Energy's bankruptcy filing is the latest setback for America's most perfect Coal Baron

Harvard analysis pinpoints where renewables would have the most bang for their buck

Watching tonight's World Series game in DC? Look for Hugh Kaufman—famous EPA whistleblower—trying to fluster the Astros with rubber chickens

"Workers and their families need a clean environment to survive."

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