National (U.S.)

U.S. Disaster Spending Explodes Amid Climate Change, Population Trends

"U.S. senators are fighting over the details of an approximately $13 billion disaster aid package to help these states and Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory. But congressional feuding over disaster aid is unlikely to stop even after the current impasse is resolved. In a typical year, taxpayer spending on the federal disaster relief fund is almost 10 times higher than it was three decades ago, even after adjusting for inflation, according to a Washington Post analysis of federal data."

Source: Washington Post, 04/25/2019

"Starbucks Promised a Recyclable Drink Lid. Don’t Believe the Hype."

"The new Starbucks coffee cup lid, which is being rolled out with great green fanfare in six cities this summer, was supposed be an environmental milestone. Starbucks promised that its latest design innovation, a “clear, recyclable” plastic drink cap that funnels liquid through a slightly raised area, would soon replace more than a billion plastic straws each year."

Source: The Intercept, 04/25/2019

"Sea-Level Rise: 'My Nightmare Has Already Happened'"

"A continental divide of geography, language, culture and tradition separates the Gullah/Geechee Nation of the south Atlantic coast and the U.S.-Mexico border city of Imperial Beach, Calif. But their elected leaders are bound by a common cause. They are trying to keep rising seas from destroying their ways of life."

Source: ClimateWire, 04/24/2019

"EPA Administrator Failed To Disclose Former Lobbying Client"

"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler left a former lobbying client off of his financial disclosure documents, according to a new letter from House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)."

Source: The Hill, 04/24/2019

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