Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The push to return America to its toxic past may accelerate after Trump nominated an industry hired gun to run EPA’s chemical safety program. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/458415624/0/edf/blogs/feed~From-the-tobacco-industry-to-the-EPA-latest-Trump-nominee-bad-news-for-vulnerable-chemical-safety-law
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The push to return America to its toxic past may accelerate after Trump nominated Michael Dourson to run the EPA’s chemical safety program. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/458456420/0/edf/blogs/feed~A-hired-gun-for-tobacco-and-chemical-industries-this-EPA-nominee-would-undermine-chemical-safety
Published by the Environmental News Service MIAMI, Florida, September 10, 2017 (ENS) – Hurricane Irma made landfall twice in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane Sunday morning and is currently blasting up the state’s Gulf coast. Irma first touched land just after 9 am at Cudjoe Key in the Florida Keys archipelago; the second landfall […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Refusing to discuss climate change during catastrophic storms is like telling people to shut up about germs during a flu epidemic. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/457773038/0/edf/blogs/feed~Heres-whats-insensitive-Mr-Pruitt-Not-telling-hurricane-victims-whats-really-going-on
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund It’s as if Earth is running a controlled scientific experiment to show us, with terrifying detail, what happens when rising global temperatures fuel powerful storms. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/457709424/0/edf/blogs/feed~Nothing-stood-in-Irmas-way-%E2%80%93-thats-why-she-turned-into-a-monster-storm
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund Programs that help communities deal with hurricanes are on the chopping block as another catastrophic storm approaches our coast. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/457591408/0/edf/blogs/feed~These-EPA-programs-are-key-to-hurricane-relief-efforts-Now-Congress-wants-to-cut-them
Published by the Environmental News Service MIAMI, Florida, September 6, 2017 (ENS) – Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, slammed Puerto Rico’s north shore Wednesday night after devastating several small northern Caribbean islands. At least three people have lost their lives to the storm. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/09/06/category-5-hurricane-irma-on-a-caribbean-rampage/
Published by the Environmental News Service TOKYO, Japan, September 3, 2017 (ENS) – A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at the surface of the Earth struck North Korea on Sunday, raising suspicions that an explosion likely caused the quake. The shaking was felt in China. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/09/03/north-korean-nuclear-test-triggered-strong-earthquake/
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, September 1, 2017 (ENS) – Countries will have to spend US$150 billion per year to reach the Sustainable Development Goal of access to safely managed water and sanitation services by 2030, finds a new report by The World Bank released at World Water Week 2017 in Stockholm. […]
Published by the Environmental News Service HOUSTON, Texas, August 31, 2017 (ENS) – After dumping record rainfall of nearly 52 inches on the east Texas coast, claiming 29 lives and sending thousands of people into shelters or fleeing to higher ground, Hurricane Harvey, now slowed to a tropical depression, is making its destructive way across […]
Published by the Environmental News Service HOUSTON, Texas, August 31, 2017 (ENS) – Two explosions rocked a flooded chemical plant 20 miles northeast of Houston at 2 am this morning. A column of black smoke rose into the air, and the explosions set off an intense fire. More explosions are expected over the next five […]
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund The president’s reckless order to rescind flood standards requires congressional lawmakers to step in – and fast. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/453593538/0/edf/blogs/feed~Trumps-climate-denial-puts-Houstons-massive-recovery-at-risk
Published by the Environmental News Service AUSTIN, Texas, August 27, 2017 (ENS) – Catastrophic and life-threatening flooding is inundating southeastern Texas, and flash flood emergencies are in effect as Hurricane Harvey dumps record rainfall on the area. The combination of wind and water could leave parts of south Texas “uninhabitable for weeks or months,” warns […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, August 26, 2017 (ENS) – Nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states that have the first U.S. market-based compact to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, have decided to reduce the limit on emissions by 30 percent between 2020 and 2030. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/08/26/eastern-states-slash-allowable-power-plant-emissions/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund As global temperatures rise, storms are becoming more destructive and costly. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/447496812/0/edf/blogs/feed~Torrential-rains-and-violent-storm-surge-Why-hurricane-impacts-are-getting-worse
Published by the Environmental News Service AUSTIN, Texas, August 24, 2017 (ENS) – Widespread evacuations have been ordered along the Texas Gulf Coast ahead of Hurricane Harvey, the first major hurricane, Category 3 or stronger, to strike the United States in nearly 12 years. Workers are being evacuated off oil rigs in the Gulf ahead […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, August 24, 2017 (ENS) – Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended to the White House today that none of 27 national monuments under review by the Trump administration be eliminated, but he says land should be removed from some of them. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/08/24/zinke-recommends-shrinking-some-national-monuments/
Published by the Environmental Defense Fund If the EPA chief and his legal team continue to make misleading arguments, they may suffer more setbacks. Read the full article at: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/445149002/0/edf/blogs/feed~Scott-Pruitts-antienvironmental-agenda-hits-a-snag-The-courts
Published by the Environmental News Service BISMARK, North Dakota, August 22, 2017 (ENS) – The owner of the Dakota Access oil pipeline today sued environmental groups, accusing them of inciting terrorism, fraud, racketeering and defamation in the course of their opposition to construction of the pipeline. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/08/22/dakota-access-pipeline-owner-sues-enviros-for-terrorism/
Published by the Environmental News Service NEWPORT, Oregon, August 20, 2017 (ENS) – The first total solar eclipse since 1979 to be visible across North America starts early Monday morning, prompting hundreds of celebrations, festivals, star-viewing parties, exhibits, astronomy teachings and citizen science events. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2017/08/20/grab-your-eclipse-glasses-here-it-comes/