CO2 Turns Puget Sound Acidic And Region’s Oysters Struggle To Survive
"Bill Taylor’s first memory is of falling out of a boat at about age 3."
Source: Investigate West, 07/12/2017
Water & Oceans
"Controversial Alaskan Gold Mine Could Be Revived Under Trump’s EPA"
"The Trump administration has taken a key step toward paving the way for a controversial gold, copper and molybdenum mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed, marking a sharp reversal from President Barack Obama’s opposition to the project."
Source: Washington Post, 07/12/2017
"Dying 'Mother Ganga': India's Holy River Succumbs To Pollution"
"India's holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the icy Himalayas but pollution and excessive usage transforms it into toxic sludge on its journey through burgeoning cities, industrial hubs and past millions of devotees."
Source: Reuters, 07/11/2017
Maryland Gov. Opposes Offshore Drilling As State Doubts Seismic Testing
"Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said last week that he is against gas drilling off Maryland’s coast, and as President Trump’s administration considers seismic testing to search for energy reserves, state officials are asking the federal government to more closely study its impact."
Source: Washington Post, 07/11/2017
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"At Smith Island, a Chance To Shore Up The Future"
"John Tyler's family name can be traced through this Chesapeake Bay community back at least 300 years, and as many as a dozen generations. But a few years ago, he feared his generation might be the island's last."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 07/10/2017
"Towns Sell Their Public Water Systems — And Come To Regret It"
"LAKE STATION, Ind. — This hard-luck town just south of Chicago is weighing a decision confronting many small and midsize cities with shrinking populations and chronic budget deficits: whether to sell the public water system to a for-profit corporation."
Source: Washington Post, 07/10/2017
"Adaptation: Can Sewage Save Sinking Coastal Virginia?"
"SUFFOLK, Va. — People here in coastal Virginia are beginning to see changes: Tides are a little higher, storms bring water into the streets and basements sometimes flood."
Source: ClimateWire, 07/07/2017
After Centuries Of Draining This Swamp, U.S. Now Wants To Save It
"In southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina, the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge has been dramatically altered over the past few centuries by human development, creating an environment more vulnerable to both floods and wildfires. Now, a federal project is trying to restore some of the swamp's natural habitat and other characteristics through a $3 million effort that aims to reverse some of that damage."
Source: NPR, 07/06/2017
"The ‘Rewilding’ of a Century-Old Cranberry Bog"
"Scientists are turning a cranberry bog back into coastal wetland. The experiment is seen as a path for dormant bogs and another chance for vanishing habitat."
Source: NY Times, 07/05/2017
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