"Deep South Towns Are Counting on Biden to Keep His Climate Promises"
"The president promised to direct cash toward communities on the front lines of climate change. Lowndes County is one of them."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 02/10/2021
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Hacker Tried To Poison Florida City's Water Supply, Sheriff Says
"Local and federal authorities are investigating after an attempt Friday to poison the city of Oldsmar’s water supply, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said."
Source: Tampa Bay Times, 02/09/2021"States Clash With Pentagon on PFAS Water Limits, Polluted Sites"
"Six states with drinking water standards for so-called “forever chemicals” are now wrestling with what those limits mean when water contamination from Department of Defense sites seep into their communities."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/09/2021House Panel Renews Probe Into Trump Interference With Covid-19 Response
"The head of a House oversight panel on Monday renewed its investigation into political interference in the nation’s coronavirus response, releasing new allegations of meddling in scientists’ work."
Source: Washington Post, 02/09/2021"Before Himalayan Flood, India Ignored Warnings of Development Risks"
"Long before a deadly flood hit two hydroelectric dams, scientists warned repeatedly that such projects were dangerous in a fragile region made more so by global warming."
Source: NYTimes, 02/09/2021"What Can Parents Do About Toxic Baby Food? Not Much"
"A House report finding that top baby food products contain heavy metals has sparked panic among parents — and a lawsuit. But experts want parents to keep calm."
Source: E&E News, 02/09/2021"Biden's Promise For Justice Tested In Tribal Coal Fields"
"When three 775-foot-tall smoke stacks at the Navajo Generating Station came tumbling down in December, sending plumes of dust into the sky and thundering reverberations off the mesas of the Arizona high desert, it marked the end of an era."
Source: E&E News, 02/09/2021Black Community Fights Project On Coast Land Fouled By Arsenic, Lead
"One last time, residents of North Gulfport have mustered to fight development of Mississippi State Port Authority property contaminated with lead and arsenic."
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald, 02/09/2021"JoAnn Chase To Head Indian Environmental Office"
"Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that JoAnn Chase, Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Indian Nation, was appointed to be director of the American Indian Environmental Office, Office of International and Tribal Affairs."
Source: Indian Country Today, 02/09/2021"Achoo! Climate Change Lengthening Pollen Season in U.S., Study Shows"
"New research suggests that climate change is responsible for longer pollen seasons in the United States and more pollen in the air, as well."
Source: NYTimes, 02/09/2021"Learning To Live With 'El Lobo:' Mexican Wolves Make A Comeback"
"The Mexican wolf was hunted to the brink of extinction. But as it is reintroduced, conservationists hope to quell the old enmity between 'el lobo' and the farmer. "
Source: DW, 02/09/2021"Montana Senator Says He'll 'Block' Deb Haaland's Interior Nomination"
"It’s often said that elections have consequences. In this case the Georgia Senate race last month could make all the difference if Rep. Deb Haaland is confirmed as the first Native American to be Secretary of the Interior."
Source: Indian Country Today, 02/08/2021"House Democrats Reintroduce Green Energy Tax Package"
"Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee on Friday put forward a sweeping green energy bill that would extend several clean energy tax credits, expand electric vehicle tax credits and set the stage for putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: The Hill, 02/08/2021"This GOP Congressman Wants To Remove 4 Dams To Save Idaho’s Salmon"
"An Idaho Republican congressman wants to end the salmon wars by removing select hydroelectric dams, replacing the electricity lost, paying communities and businesses, and giving American Indian tribes more power."
Source: Idaho Statesman, 02/08/2021"Incinerator That Turns Waste To Energy Is Shutting Down"
"A company can no longer burn trash at a Detroit incinerator as part of an agreement with the state. Detroit Renewable Power has entered into an agreement to resolve violations of air quality and waste management rules, according to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy."
Source: AP, 02/08/2021
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