"Climate Change Swells Odds Of Record India, Pakistan Heatwaves"
"Climate change makes record-breaking heatwaves in northwest India and Pakistan 100 times more likely, a Met Office study finds."
Source: BBC News, 05/19/2022
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"Here’s What We Know About The Legacy of DDT Dumping Off L.A.'s Coast"
"Although DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, was banned 50 years ago, its toxic — and insidious — legacy continues to haunt the marine ecosystem off the California coast."
Source: LA Times, 05/19/2022"Senators Announce Bipartisan Deal To Aid Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits"
"The top members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee announced a deal on Wednesday to provide care to veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits."
Source: The Hill, 05/19/2022"UN Floats Plan To Boost Renewables As Climate Worries Mount"
"The United Nations chief on Wednesday launched a five-point plan to jump-start broader use of renewable energies, hoping to revive world attention on climate change as the U.N.’s weather agency said greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean heat, sea-level rise, and ocean acidification reached record highs last year."
Source: AP, 05/19/2022Plastic 'Recycling' Gets Boost In 18 US States — But Is It Really Recycling?
"Legislators in 18 states have passed laws to encourage the chemical recycling of plastic, also known as advanced recycling. These laws deem chemical recycling facilities manufacturers, not waste-handling facilities. This classification can pave the way for government financial incentives and less-stringent regulation."
Source: Chemical & Engineering News, 05/19/2022Lead Poisonings of Children in Baltimore Are Down, But Still A Threat
"An estimated 85,087 occupied homes in Baltimore have “dangerous lead hazards,” according to a recent report from the Abell Foundation, a local public policy think tank. Fixing the problem would cost between $2.5 billion and $4.2 billion, the report said."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/19/2022"Pollution Killing 9 Million People A Year, Africa Hardest Hit - Study"
"Worsening outdoor air pollution and toxic lead poisoning have kept global deaths from environmental contamination at an estimated 9 million per year since 2015 – countering modest progress made in tackling pollution elsewhere, a team of scientists reported Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 05/18/2022"Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Are Going Dangerously Unregulated"
"In February 2020, a cloud of gas washed over Sartartia, Mississippi, causing residents to pass out on the spot and sending nearly 50 people to local hospitals. Unbeknownst to the residents, a carbon dioxide pipeline half a mile away from the town had ruptured, sending a cloud of CO2 washing over the community. Rescuers were forced to don protective gas masks as cars stalled, unable to run without oxygen."
Source: Earther, 05/18/2022"Fukushima Water Release Plan Gets Initial OK From Japan Regulator"
"Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) granted an initial approval on Wednesday for a Tokyo Electric Power's (Tepco) plan for releasing water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into sea, citing there are no safety issues."
Source: Reuters, 05/18/2022"$230M Settlement Reached Over 2015 California Oil Spill"
"The owner of an oil pipeline that spewed thousands of barrels of crude oil onto Southern California beaches in 2015 has agreed to pay $230 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by fishermen and property owners, court documents show."
Source: AP, 05/18/2022Chicagoans Near Heavy-Traffic Corridors Breathing Most Polluted Air
"Data from a new sensor network shows the highest rates of pollution in Little Village, Austin, Englewood, Irving Park and other neighborhoods."
Source: WBEZ, 05/18/2022"Judge Reverses Trump-Era ESA Sage Grouse Move"
"A federal judge has struck down a 2020 Fish and Wildlife Service decision that a distinct subpopulation of greater sage grouse found along the Nevada-California border does not warrant federal protection."
Source: E&E News, 05/18/2022"Europe Rethinks Its Reliance on Burning Wood for Electricity"
"A new proposal would significantly rewrite E.U. rules on renewable energy, ending subsidies for biomass like wood pellets."
Source: NYTimes, 05/18/2022"Oceans Are Hotter, Higher And More Acidic, Climate Report Warns"
"The world's oceans grew to their warmest and most acidic levels on record last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, as United Nations officials warned that war in Ukraine threatened global climate commitments."
Source: Reuters, 05/18/2022"U.N. Secretary General Asks Countries To Ease Barriers To Green Energy"
"The U.N. secretary-general on Wednesday called for a global coalition to speed the deployment of battery technology, urging countries to ease intellectual property constraints to hasten the transition from fossil fuels and combat climate change."
Source: Reuters, 05/18/2022
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