13 June 2019 Will climate change kill everyone - or just lots and lots of people? Megan McLaughlinThe debate over whether climate change will end life on Earth, explained. www.vox.com
Credit: Prot56/Big Stock Photo18h Hotter than ever: Hawaiʻi preps kūpuna for extreme heat Heat resilience workshops on the Big Island are offering tools to vulnerable populations to withstand the state's increasingly common heat waves. Read the Full Article on www.civilbeat.org
Credit: Johan Larson/Big Stock Photo19h As flooding increases and federal aid shrinks, Vermont is not prepared to manage disaster recovery Across Vermont, repeated floods are leaving residents and towns facing a precarious future. Read the Full Article on vtdigger.org
Credit: Getty Images/Unsplash+19h As the sea swallows a Nigerian community, migratory bird habitat disappears Increasingly powerful tides linked to rising sea levels are rapidly eroding the coastline in southwestern Nigeria, damaging local community infrastructure as well as the wetlands that shorebirds rely on. Read the Full Article on news.mongabay.com
Credit: Getty Images/Unsplash+19h Trump says he's ending restrictions on methane emissions from oil drilling President Donald Trump says he's “terminating” a Biden-era rule that aimed to reduce planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling. Read the Full Article on apnews.com
Credit: Jonathan Ash/Big Stock Photo19h Stratos Project’s emissions could cause up to 45 premature deaths, illnesses each year If natural gas continues to be Stratos Project's energy choice, the data center campus would be the root of many public health woes. Read the Full Article on utahnewsdispatch.com
Credit: shakzu/BigStock Photo ID: 133153415 21h New satellites see thousands of methane leaks. Governments shrug A technological revolution is colliding with political decisions in the U.S. and Europe to weaken climate regulations on the potent gas. Read the Full Article on www.politico.com
Credit: Semyon_Nazarov/Big Stock Photo21h Trump’s cuts have exposed US to ‘cascade’ of El Niño dangers, experts warn Trump has taken an axe to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, stalling climate research on and response to extreme weather events. 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
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