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Disasters

"UN Calls For $2.6 Trillion Investment To Reverse Land Degradation"

"Restoring the world's degraded land and holding back its deserts will require at least $2.6 trillion in investment by the end of the decade, the U.N. executive overseeing global talks on the issue told Reuters, quantifying the cost for the first time."

Source: Reuters, 12/03/2024

Texas Reaches $12.6 Million Settlement On 2019 Port Neches Chemical Blast

"Texas reached a $12.6 million settlement with TPC Group over environmental violations related to the November 2019 explosions at the company’s Port Neches chemical plant, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday."

Source: Texas Tribune, 11/26/2024

Asheville Restores Drinking Water After 53 Days – But Not All Want To Sip

"Until earlier this week, most residents of this town east of Asheville had no drinkable tap water for 52 days. After the storm damaged infrastructure around the region, water had been partly restored in mid-October. It was good for flushing toilets but not safe for consumption. In some places, sediment left the water inky like black tea."

Source: Guardian, 11/25/2024

"A Call For EPA Action On Climate Risks To Hazardous Waste Facilities"

"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be doing more to help address potential climate change-related risks to hundreds of hazardous waste facilities across the country, according to a recent government watchdog report."

Source: The New Lede, 11/21/2024

"Drought Is an Immigration Issue"

"In Mexico, the conditions that have contributed to the largest sustained movement of humans across any border in the world will get only more common. This spring, at the start of the corn-growing season, 76 percent of Mexico was in drought, and the country was sweltering under a deadly heat dome."

Source: Atlantic, 11/20/2024

"Biden Administration Requesting Roughly $100 Billion For Disaster Relief"

"The Biden administration is sending a roughly $100 billion request to Congress to help Americans impacted by a series of major and record-breaking natural disasters in 2023 and 2024, including Hurricanes Helene and Milton, calling on lawmakers to pass the needed relief with “bipartisan and bicameral support.”"

Source: CNN, 11/20/2024

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