Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Ecology and Pollution related links 082918



Tribes seek probe of dioxin in The Dalles

Germany Heat Wave Lowers Elbe and Other Rivers, Exposing Dangerous World War II Munitions

Appeals court orders Trump administration to ban pesticide harmful to children's brains within 60 days

Interior Dept Gives Rules Drafted by Oil Industry Force of Law

Meet Assam’s First Organic Tea Farmer Who Also Owns The World’s First Elephant-Friendly Farms
His yearly turnover from the tea plantation is around ₹60-₹70 lakh per annum.

Record-breaking high temperatures likely a ‘new normal’ for Japan, experts warn

Zinke takes forestry fight to fire-ravaged California

What Fossil Fuels and Factory Farms Have in Common

Asia’s Environment Becoming ‘Full-Blown Crisis’

The next five years will be ‘anomalously warm,’ scientists predict: Humans are already making the planet warmer. Now Earth could help speed the process up.

The San Onofre nuclear plant is a 'Fukushima waiting to happen'

Something Prophetic is Happening Worldwide!

Climate Change is Real

Scott Pruitt may be gone, but the EPA’s pro-pollution agenda remains intact: Acting EPA head Andrew Wheeler will likely stick to Pruitt’s plan to stop agency from using public health studies

Thousands died in Puerto Rico because of Hurricane Maria, new Harvard study says
Researchers suggest the island's mortality rate jumped 62 per cent in the months following the hurricane

Utilities should dump coal to lower power bills: Coal-fired plants are more expensive than renewable alternatives like wind power.

The Great Invisible | Official Trailer | TakePart

Water Use in Fracking Soars — Exceeding Rise in Fossil Fuels Produced, Study Says: As drillers compete for oil and natural gas, more fluids are going into and out of each fracking well. Researchers warn it’s headed for a tipping point.

Environmentally-Caused Disease Crisis? Pesticide Damage to DNA Found 'Programmed' Into Future Generations

North Dakota Prosecutors Drop All Serious Charges against Chase Iron Eyes

Solar Project Throws Shade on Keystone XL

Cartoon: Wheel of Dystopia

LETTERS to the EDITOR

Natural Disasters & the Humanist Response: At Foundation Beyond Belief, Recovery Is a Human Rights Issue

Jerry Brown vs. the Climate Wreckers: Is He Doing Enough?  The California governor has led the nation in reducing emissions, but activists say he won’t take the next step: leaving fossil fuels in the ground.

Words of Warning: The Top 10 ‘Nation’ Articles on Climate Change.  We tried to tell you.

Worse Than Lead? Special Investigation: The chemical industry strikes again, shifting from lead to flame retardants that also sicken and kill.

Climate Change Is Our Most Critical National-Security Challenge: To face it, Washington needs to end the subsidies that enrich the hydrocarbon industry.

States of Emergency: Imagining a politics for an age of accelerated climate change.

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