"Experts Warn US Needs To Better Prepare For Hurricane Season"
"As hurricane season approaches, experts say the country is still not adequately prepared."
Source: The Hill, 05/31/2021
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‘Suezmax’ Oil Tankers Could Soon Ply Poisoned Waters of Texas’ Lavaca Bay
"Fishermen and environmentalists say a plan to export crude would require dredging mercury-laced sediment in a Superfund site, imperling oyster reefs and the natural habitat."
Source: Inside Climate News, 05/31/2021
Bolsonaro’s Environment Minister Under Investigation for Corruption
"Brazil’s Supreme Court granted search warrants for the homes and financial records of Ricardo Salles, who accelerated deforestation during the Covid-19 pandemic."
Source: The Intercept, 05/31/2021
Enviros Say Time Running Out To Save Endangered Salmon In Sacramento R.
"As the extreme drought causes various agencies to squabble over dwindling water supplies, conservationists say the state is still not doing enough to prevent an endangered run of salmon from dying in the Sacramento River."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 05/31/2021
Texas Storm And Outages Killed Hundreds More People Than The State Says
"The true number of people killed by the disastrous winter storm and power outages that devastated Texas in February is likely four or five times what the state has acknowledged so far. A BuzzFeed News data analysis reveals the hidden scale of a catastrophe that trapped millions of people in freezing darkness, cut off access to running water, and overwhelmed emergency services for days."
Source: BuzzFeed News, 05/31/2021
"Biden Budget Seeks Boost for EPA Core Programs and Research"
"President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget lays out a 24.1% boost to the EPA’s core rule-writing and enforcement programs and a 7.5% increase in staffing to get the work done, according to a detailed blueprint released on Friday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/31/2021
"U.S. Urges Change In Fishing Practices To Save Endangered Whales"
"U.S. commercial fishing practices must change to prevent the extinction of North Atlantic right whales, the administration of President Joe Biden said on Thursday, as it prepares a list of new regulations to prevent whale entanglements in lobster and crab gear."
Source: Reuters, 05/28/2021
"Three Exxon Refineries Top The List Of U.S. Polluters"
"Exxon Mobil’s U.S. oil refineries pump out far more lung-damaging soot than similarly-sized facilities operated by rivals, according to regulatory documents and a Reuters analysis of pollution test results."
Source: Reuters, 05/28/2021
Biden Officials Condemned For Backing Trump-Era Alaska Drilling Project
"Joe Biden’s administration is facing an onslaught of criticism from environmentalists after opting to defend the approval of a massive oil and gas drilling project in the frigid northern reaches of Alaska."
Source: Guardian, 05/28/2021
Hoover Dam, Symbol Of West, Faces A New Test With Epic Water Shortage
"Hoover Dam has helped store Colorado River water since 1935, but reservoir levels are nearing the lowest point since Lake Mead was filled."
Source: Arizona Republic, 05/28/2021
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