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Environment
When Will Climate Change Make the Earth Too Hot For Humans?
“Famine, economic collapse, a sun that cooks us: What climate change could wreak — sooner than you think.” More …
In the Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the Koch Brothers’ Campaign Becomes Overt
” … Voters and big business were arrayed against leaving the climate agreement. Yet despite the majority’s sentiment, a tiny—and until recently, almost faceless—minority somehow prevailed. How this happened is no longer a secret. The answer, as the New York Times reported, on Sunday, is ‘a story of big political money’. It is, perhaps, the most astounding example of influence-buying in modern American political history.” More …
Trump Pulls Out of Climate Deal, Western Rift Deepens
“German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other G-7 leaders did all they could to convince Trump to remain part of the Paris Agreement. But he didn’t listen. Instead, he evoked deep-seated nationalism and plunged the West into a conflict deeper than any since World War II.” More …
CEOs Praised for Backing the Paris Accord Also Funded Lobbyists Pushing Trump to Withdraw
“The Chief Executives of Dow Chemical and Corning Inc., among other business leaders, were portrayed in the media as environmental champions for opposing President Donald Trump’s move to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement… Yet both companies back one of the few business groups to openly lobby the Trump administration in support of withdrawing from the plan.” More …
Sea Level Rise Viewer
“Use this web mapping tool to visualize community-level impacts from coastal flooding or sea level rise (up to 6 feet above average high tides). Photo simulations of how future flooding might impact local landmarks are also provided, as well as data related to water depth, connectivity, flood frequency, socio-economic vulnerability, wetland loss and migration, and mapping confidence.” More …
State Attorneys General Environmental Actions
“The Sabin Center has partnered with stateag.org to develop a database of environmental actions undertaken by state attorneys general as they seek to advance environmental law and policy objectives within their jurisdictions. The database includes legal actions initiated by state attorneys general against the federal government, private actors, and other public entities; defensive actions taken in support of federal and state rules; amicus briefs; regulatory petitions and other forms of participation in administrative proceedings; legislative inputs (e.g., congressional testimony and bill proposals); and other types of interventions.” More …
As Trump Works to Gut EPA, Report Finds One Quarter of Country Drinks Substandard Water
“Our country has major problems with its drinking water supplies. Nearly one quarter of people living in the United States get their drinking water from one of the 18,000 water systems in all 50 states that reported violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act in 2015, according to a new report. This news comes as the Trump administration eyes deep budget cuts to programs safeguarding drinking water and public health.” More …
High Ground Is Becoming Hot Property as Sea Level Rises
“Climate change may now be a part of the gentrification story in Miami real estate.” More …
There Are Diseases Hidden in Ice, and They Are Waking Up
“Long-dormant bacteria and viruses, trapped in ice and permafrost for centuries, are reviving as Earth’s climate warms.” More …