http://www.climatecentral.org/news/rising-tides-near-daily-flooding-americas-shorelines-21935Research Brief by Climate Central One morning last October, Miami’s municipal government issued a warning to drivers in the area: they should avoid much of the city’s center, because it had been inundated. “Today, Miami […]
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/408125-trump-admin-rolls-back-obama-oil-train-safety-ruleThe Trump administration on Monday repealed a mandate that would have required trains carrying crude oil to use special brakes with new technology.The Department of Transportation’s Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA…
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/408105-ca-air-pollution-head-new-epa-car-emissions-rule-turns-its-back-onThe chief of the California Air Resources Board is warning that the Trump administration’s proposed changes to car emissions standards “blows a hole” in efforts to meet air-pollution standards.Mary Nichols, chairwoman of the state panel, […]
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/405432-trump-nominee-for-mine-regulator-withdrawsPresident Trump’s nominee to lead a mining industry regulator withdrew his name from consideration Thursday, citing frustration over the ethics review process.J. Steven Gardner, a coal industry consultant, said in a statement that he was […]
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/404905-epa-failed-to-properly-justify-pruitt-security-costs-watchdog-saysThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) didn’t fully justify why it needed to significantly ramp up security efforts for embattled former Administrator Scott Pruitt that led to millions of dollars in extra costs, the agency’s internal […]
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/402867-democrats-decry-trumps-plan-to-replace-obamas-clean-powerDemocrats on Tuesday lashed out against the Trump administration’s proposed alternative to Obama-era coal power regulations, saying the replacement plan won’t safeguard human health.The proposal — introduced Tuesday and known as the Affordable…
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/breathing-fire-wildfire-smoke-forcing-idahoans-indoors-21915By Kevin Davenport (Idaho Statesman). Maya Miller (Climate Central) contributed reporting Ivy Albert’s job is conversation. Working as an interpreter, she helps the hearing impaired by translating things like doctor’s appointments and business meetings to and from American […]
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/breathing-fire-californias-central-valley-wildfire-smoke-21912 This story was produced and published in partnership with KQED, an NPR affiliate in California. It’s part of “Breathing Fire,” a series of research reports and journalism features by Climate Central. The work has […]
https://thehill.com/regulation/energy-environment/401245-kentucky-coal-plant-wont-pay-any-fines-after-polluting-waterA coal plant in Western Kentucky will not pay any fines after a landfill leaked arsenic-laced pollution into the local water supply, according to a report by a local NPR affiliate. Big Rivers Electric Corporation negotiated […]
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/west-nile-el-paso-rising-temperatures-play-role-21905 Read Climate Central’s research report, “U.S. Faces a Rise in Mosquito ‘Disease Danger Days.’”Download story PDF here By John Upton (Climate Central) and Kyle Jones (El Paso Times) Elisa Sierra had just given birth […]
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