"Almost Half A Million US Households Lack Indoor Plumbing"
"Renters and people of color are most likely to be living without water or flushing toilets in some of America’s wealthiest cities, new research shows".
Source: Guardian, 09/28/2021
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"Landsat-9: 'Satellite Of Record' Launches To Picture Earth"
"What is arguably the world's most important satellite has launched to orbit from California. Landsat-9 is the continuation of a series of Earth-observing spacecraft stretching back almost 50 years."
Source: BBC News, 09/28/2021Race To The Bottom: Disastrous Blindfolded Rush To Mine The Deep Sea
"One of the largest mining operations ever seen on Earth aims to despoil an ocean we are only barely beginning to understand".
Source: Guardian, 09/28/2021"The ‘Burn Scars’ of Wildfires Threaten the West’s Drinking Water"
"Colorado saw its worst fire season last year, with the three largest fires in state history and more than 600,000 acres burned. But some of the effects didn’t appear until this July, when heavy rain pushed sediment from damaged forests down mountainsides, causing mudslides that shut down sections of Interstate 70 for almost two weeks."
Source: Kaiser Health News, 09/28/2021"Exxon’s Secret Assist From the World’s Top PR Firm"
"A new report says that Edelman, the world’s largest independent PR company, has been working on an Exxon ad campaign to oppose climate regulations."
Source: Earther, 09/28/2021"Former TV Host Sues Facebook Over Climate Fact Checks"
"A former Fox Business News host who works with climate denial groups is suing Facebook Inc. for fact-checking his global warming videos."
Source: E&E News, 09/28/2021"Biden, Congress Face Big Week For Agenda, Government Funding"
"It’s a consequential week for President Joe Biden’s agenda, as Democratic leaders delicately trim back his $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” package to win over remaining lawmakers and work to quickly pass legislation to avoid a federal shutdown."
Source: AP, 09/27/2021COP26 Climate Talks Won't Fulfil Aims Of Paris Agreement, Leaders Warn
"Vital United Nations climate talks, billed as one of the last chances to stave off climate breakdown, will not produce the breakthrough needed to fulfil the aspiration of the Paris agreement, key players in the talks have conceded."
Source: Guardian, 09/27/2021"The Cost of Insuring Expensive Waterfront Homes Is About to Skyrocket"
"New federal flood insurance rates that better reflect the real risks of climate change are coming. For some, premiums will rise sharply."
Source: NYTimes, 09/27/2021Children Face More Climate Disasters Than Their Grandparents: Research
"People born today will suffer many times more extreme heatwaves and other climate disasters over their lifetimes than their grandparents, research has shown. The study is the first to assess the contrasting experience of climate extremes by different age groups and starkly highlights the intergenerational injustice posed by the climate crisis."
Source: Guardian, 09/27/2021Defense Bill Would Require 'Forever Chemical' Testing At Military Sites
"The National Defense Act Authorization (NDAA) passed by the House on Thursday night would require the Pentagon to factor in extreme weather risks and publish studies on a class of toxic “forever chemicals.”"
Source: The Hill, 09/27/2021Young Climate Activists Join Greta Thunberg For Major Strikes Worldwide
"Young people around the world spilled into streets, city squares and local parks on Friday, following the call of Swedish teen Greta Thunberg, for the first big, in-person, coordinated climate protests since the start of the coronavirus pandemic."
Source: Washington Post, 09/27/2021"PG&E Charged With Manslaughter For Sparking California Wildfire"
"Prosecutors in Northern California on Friday charged power utility Pacific Gas & Electric with four counts of manslaughter and other felonies, alleging it failed to cut down a sickly tree that fell onto power lines and sparked a deadly wildfire."
Source: Reuters, 09/27/2021"Biden Appoints 6 to Arctic Research Commission"
"President Biden announced six commissioners to the U.S. Arctic Research Commission today, after forcing several Trump administration appointees to step down in early September."
Source: E&E News, 09/27/2021"Tribe Wins Major Step Toward Resuming Whaling Off Washington"
"An administrative law judge has recommended that a Native American tribe in Washington state once again be allowed to hunt gray whales — a major step in its decades-long effort to resume the ancient practice."
Source: AP, 09/27/2021
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