Drought Fears Take Hold in a Four Corners Region Already Virus-Hit
"The landscape where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah meet is withering again as the pandemic persists."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/09/2020
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"BP To Cut 10,000 Jobs As Virus Hits Demand For Oil"
"BP has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs following a global slump in demand for oil because of the coronavirus crisis."
Source: BBC News, 06/09/2020
Coronavirus Silence, Secrecy Harms Public Health
Mishandling of vital information by the U.S. government worsened the COVID-19 pandemic, argues the latest WatchDog. The no-holds-barred opinion piece, which notes that coronavirus is as much an environmental story as a public health one, points the finger at the White House and the “Silent CDC,” sifts the wreckage of the testing program and speculates about the dearth of data as the nation reopens.
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Coronavirus Should Sharpen Focus on Another Deadly Respiratory Illness — Legionnaires’ Disease
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, there’s another respiratory disease to worry about. Legionnaires’, which attacks the lungs, is already the deadliest waterborne illness in the United States. And the dangerous bacteria may now be breeding in the plumbing systems of buildings shut down during the outbreak. Contributor Brett Walton asks: Is the nation prepared for a safe reopening?
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Pandemic Pushes Bikes Into New Popularity. Will It Last?
Commuters seeking social distancing want them. City dwellers drawn to nearly car-free streets want them too. But the boom in bikes long pre-dates the COVID-19 outbreak, and their eco-friendly reputation offers environment reporters numerous smart local story angles, per the latest TipSheet. Get context, plus numerous story ideas and resources.
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"Coronavirus: Hard-Hit Brazil Removes Data Amid Rising Death Toll"
"Brazil has removed months of data on Covid-19 from a government website amid criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak."
Source: BBC News, 06/08/2020
"Global CO2 Measurement Hits Record High In May Despite Pandemic"
"A key measure of carbon dioxide emissions in the Earth’s atmosphere hit a record in May even as a global pandemic brought the world’s economies to a virtual standstill this year, according to U.S. government data published on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 06/05/2020
Trump, Citing Pandemic, Weakens Two Key Environmental Protections
"The Trump administration, in twin actions to curb environmental regulations, moved on Thursday to temporarily speed the construction of energy projects and to permanently weaken federal authority to issue stringent clean air and climate change rules."
Source: NYTimes, 06/05/2020
"Democrats Call For Green Energy Relief In Next Stimulus Package"
"Nearly 60 Democrats are calling on leaders to include help for the renewable energy industry in the next stimulus package."
Source: The Hill, 06/04/2020
"U.S. and Chinese Scientists Trace Evolution of Coronaviruses in Bats"
"An international team of scientists, including a prominent researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, has analyzed all known coronaviruses in Chinese bats and used genetic analysis to trace the likely origin of the novel coronavirus to horseshoe bats."
Source: NYTimes, 06/02/2020
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