Republicans Call Everyone But Governor Snyder for Congressional Hearing on Flint Water Crisis
It is unknown who will be called to testify at the hearing, or why the Governor of the State, whose administration and appointees were responsible for the decisions that led to the public being forced to drink and bathe in contaminated water for so long, isn’t being called to the hearing.
Coal Dust Responsible for Thousands of Deaths in the E.U.
Not only does burning coal cost companies and governments billions of pounds in disease treatment and lost working days, but it is proven to be the cause of thousands of deaths.
Arturo the World’s Saddest Polar Bear Dies in Captivity
At least 64 captive animals have died at the Mendoza Zoo in the last 7 months, reportedly due to bacteria outbreaks and overcrowding. Arturo died on Sunday due to a “blood circulation imbalance.”
EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue
The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
EPA says repealing power plant emissions rules will save billions – but its estimate...
Keeping aging coal plants open, building new gas plants and choices about pollution controls affect electricity bills. Pollution adds health costs and climate damage that may not appear on those bills.
Biodiversity credits shouldn’t copy the carbon market playbook
An op-ed argues biodiversity credits should be judged by how continuously and independently a claim can be verified, because a hectare of mangrove is not interchangeable with a hectare of grassland.
We Mapped All 11,000 Factory Farms in Iowa. Here Are Five Things We Learned.
Here’s what the data reveal about the country’s factory farm hotbed.
Appeals court rules the constitution guarantees no right to clean water
A dissenting judge compared the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis to Flint's
Private jets use 7 percent of airspace but pay under 0.6 percent of aviation...
The Institute for Policy Studies also counts more than $1.13 billion in airport grants that may mainly benefit private jets, as a provision in the ALERT Act draws opposition over state tax enforcement.
Flood-damaged Nepal wants help from the global climate Loss and Damage Fund – but...
Getting Loss and Damage Fund money would be worth a lot more than the $20 million Nepal is asking for. The foreign minister calls it a demand for justice and ‘legal and moral liability.









