"The Flood-Protection Rule That Trump Rolled Back"
"A Trump-era rollback of flood-protection rules has left critical infrastructure projects at higher risk, experts say."
Source: NYTimes, 10/16/2024
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The Climate Election: Fighting for a Greener Future
The New York Review of Books presents the second in a series of online events in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. Join New York Review contributors Bill McKibben and Rhiana Gunn-Wright for a conversation about the fate of the environment in a Harris or Trump presidency. 6:30 p.m. ET.
"Weeks After Hurricane Helene, Many Remain Missing In The Mountains"
"Weeks after being swept away in floodwaters, a North Carolina grandmother is among an untold number of victims who remain unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene."
Source: Washington Post, 10/15/2024
EPA OKs Use Of Radioactive Material In Florida Road Pilot Project
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted preliminary approval for the use of a material that contains radioactive radium in a Florida road project that’s being described as a “pilot.”"
Source: The Hill, 10/15/2024
Alabama Slowly Bringing Sanitation Equity to Rural Black Communities
"In 2023, Alabama settled a civil rights complaint alleging that the state was discriminating against Black residents by not providing adequate sewage treatment in a poor, rural county. A year later, slow progress is being made to close the gap."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/15/2024
The Fate Of Thousands Of U.S. Rural Dams Hangs In The Balance
"Dams across the country are aging and facing intensifying floods wrought by climate change. But the price tag to fix what’s broken is estimated in the hundreds of billions of dollars."
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10/15/2024
"Hundreds Dead, More Than 1 Million Displaced Due To Niger Floods"
"Floods caused by intense rains have resulted in 339 deaths and displaced more than 1.1 million people in Niger since June, while also causing devastating damage to the Sahel nation's critical resources, cultural sites, and schools."
Source: AFP, 10/15/2024
Insurance 'Nightmare' Unfolds For Florida Homeowners After Two Hurricanes
"Bridgette Bello thought she’d taken proper precautions to protect against Florida’s notorious hurricanes, having purchased flood insurance as well as a separate hurricane-specific policy, in addition to her regular homeowners coverage. Yet nearly two weeks after Helene hit — and even before Milton had arrived — what Bello, 54, describes as an insurance “nightmare” has only begun."
Source: NBC News, 10/15/2024
"The U.S. Gets A New National Marine Sanctuary, The First Led By A Tribe"
"More than 4,500 square miles of ocean will soon be protected by the federal government off the Central California coast. The Biden administration is creating a new national marine sanctuary, which will be the third largest in the U.S. The sanctuary is also the first to be led by Indigenous people."
Source: NPR, 10/15/2024
Washington State’s Landmark Climate Law Hangs In The Balance This Election
"A groundbreaking law that forces companies in Washington state to reduce their carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for climate programs could be repealed by voters this fall, less than two years after it took effect."
Source: AP, 10/15/2024
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