"Facing The Surge"
"With a fast burst of sea level rise, New Orleans’s outer defenses face a major test".
Source: Washington Post, 08/08/2023
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"Supreme Court Wetlands Ruling Imperils Waters on Public Lands"
"Wetlands and waterways in national parks, monuments, forests and other federal public lands are newly vulnerable to pollution and development in the wake of the Supreme Court’s May ruling in Sackett v. EPA, natural resources attorneys say."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/03/2023
"White House To Agencies: Tally Projects’ Financial Damage To Ecosystems"
"Federal agencies would be required to do a full accounting of how their decisions affect ecosystems the public depends on under a draft guidance that the White House will release Tuesday."
Source: E&E News, 08/02/2023
"Sandhill Cranes Are Moving to Cities and Adopting Urban Lifestyles"
"Once elusive inhabitants of remote wetlands, sandhill cranes can now be found thriving in yards, athletic fields, and college campuses".
Source: Sierra, 07/24/2023
"European Union Approves Ambitious Nature Restoration Law"
"The European Union strengthened its environmental policies this week with adoption of a nature restoration law that member countries hope will help them meet climate and biodiversity targets set under the 2015 Paris Agreement and a global biodiversity agreement reached late last year."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/14/2023
"Mountain Valley Pipeline Halted as Legal Wrangling Heats Up"
"A federal court in Richmond has held up construction, despite a law passed by Congress last month that says it no longer has jurisdiction over the pipeline."
Source: NYTimes, 07/13/2023
"83,000 Hawaii Homes Dispose Of Sewage In Cesspools"
"The town of Hauula packs hundreds of homes into a narrow strip of land sandwiched between verdant, towering cliffs of the Koolau mountain range and the Pacific. But the stunning views obscure an environmental problem beneath the ground."
Source: AP, 07/07/2023
"In Rush for Key Metals, Canada Ushers Miners to Its Fragile North"
"Canada is offering incentives to mining companies to dig in its northern regions for the critical minerals needed for EVs and solar panels. But based on past abuses, critics fear carbon-rich peatlands will be lost, wild rivers polluted, and enormous cleanup projects left behind."
Source: YaleE360, 06/27/2023
"Here’s a Look at the Water Crises That Might Be Coming to You Soon"
"Bangladesh, a river delta nation, is on the front line of climate change. Its coping strategies could offer lessons for the wider world."
Source: NYTimes, 06/26/2023
Court Delivers Blow To Wetlands Protections In Win For Idaho Landowners
"The Supreme Court on Thursday significantly weakened a landmark water pollution law by ruling that an Idaho couple's property does not include wetlands subject to federal oversight under the law."
Source: NBC News, 05/26/2023
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