"Troubled Waters"
"In an iconic corner of the Grand Canyon, a uranium mine may threaten a tribe’s sole water source"
Source: Science, 08/27/2024
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Corps To Reexamine Permit For Hyundai’s $7.6 Billion Georgia EV Plant
"A federal agency plans to reassess its environmental permit for Hyundai’s $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia after a conservation group complained that regulators failed to properly examine the sprawling factory’s potential impacts on the area’s water supply."
Source: AP, 08/27/2024
DeSantis’ Plan To Develop State Parks Set Back As Golf Course Backer Quits
"Facing widespread opposition across the political spectrum, Gov. Ron DeSantis ' plan to develop state parks with business ventures — such as golf courses, pickleball courts and large hotels — has hit a snag after a key supporter pulled the plug."
Source: AP, 08/27/2024
"Tanzania's Maasai Protest Eviction In The Name Of Conservation"
"For a week, the green hills around Tanzania's famous Ngorongoro crater have been chequered with the blood red shuka cloths of tens of thousands of Maasai herdsman protesting their eviction from their land - all in the name of conservation."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 08/27/2024
"At Least 30 Dead, Many Missing After Dam Bursts In Eastern Sudan"
"Surging waters have burst through a dam, wiped out at least 20 villages and left at least 30 people dead but probably many more in eastern Sudan, the United Nations said on Monday, devastating a region already reeling from months of civil war."
Source: Reuters, 08/27/2024
"National Parks Nonprofit Receiving Largest Grant In Its History"
"An Indiana-based philanthropic endowment will give $100 million to the official nonprofit of the National Park Service (NPS), the largest gift the organization has ever received."
Source: The Hill, 08/27/2024
Rare, Deadly Mosquito Virus Has Massachusetts Towns Urging Vigilance
"A rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes has one town in Massachusetts closing its parks and fields each evening. Four other towns are urging people to avoid going outdoors at night."
Source: AP, 08/27/2024
"Record Number Of Americans Killed By Heat In 2023: Research"
"Extreme heat killed more Americans in 2023 than any other year over nearly a quarter century of records, according to research published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association."
Source: The Hill, 08/27/2024
#SEJSpotlight: Sebastián Rodríguez Vargas, Special Projects Editor, Climate Home News
Meet SEJ member Sebastián Rodríguez Vargas! Sebastián is a climate journalist based in San José, Costa Rica. He is currently the Special Projects Editor at Climate Home News, leading international investigations on climate accountability.
Scientists Seek To Make Your Hamburger Less Bad For The Planet
"Researchers in California are working to genetically engineer the cow microbiome -- and in the process, eliminate methane emissions."
Source: Washington Post, 08/26/2024
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