"US Wildfire Response Could Force Poorest Out Of Paradise"
"Fire in Paradise: Low-income US home owners face soaring insurance premiums in 'managed retreat' from climate change".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 02/02/2024
People & Population
Barbudans Launch New Environmental Lawsuit Against Wealthy Developers
"Construction of two private villas inside a national park in Barbuda has sparked the latest environmental legal fight between angry residents and wealthy foreigners seeking to develop the Caribbean island with support from the government."
Source: AP, 02/02/2024
"Too Hot To Party? Extreme Temperatures Threaten Live Music Shows"
"From hail the size of golf balls to deadly heat, concert-goers in 2023 were forced to deal with extreme weather events that put them in harm's way during the world's warmest year on record, with temperatures predicted to climb even higher in 2024."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 02/02/2024
"Understanding How The Environment Affects Pregnant People’s Health"
"After years of focusing on babies and children, researchers find that exposure to environmental hazards can have long-term effects on pregnant people’s health, too."
Source: EHN, 02/02/2024
"Millions Of Americans Face Risk Of A Toxic ‘Bomb Train’"
"Less than a year ago, a disastrous train derailment sent a massive plume of dangerous chemicals billowing over East Palestine, Ohio, startling the town of nearly 5,000 residents and onlookers nationwide. Now, a new report warns that more of these catastrophes may loom: At any given moment, more than an estimated 3 million people are unknowingly at risk, as toxic trains full of a highly combustible and carcinogenic chemical used to make plastic move between Texas and New Jersey."
Source: Washington Post, 01/31/2024
"OSHA Issues Major Chemical Safety Enforcement Guide Changes"
"A federal worker safety enforcement directive for refineries, chemical plants, and other facilities with large amounts of chemicals has received an overhaul for the first time in 30 years."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/30/2024
‘Carbon Colonialism’ Details the Exporting of Degradation, Climate Collapse
The climate change debate is often so focused on fossil fuels and mining that it ignores impacts in economic, political, neo-colonial and social terms, writes BookShelf’s Melody Kemp in her review of “Carbon Colonialism: How Rich Countries Export Climate Breakdown.” Why concepts like corporate social responsibility do little to stem the losses that come with such development.
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Rockets and Bombs and Chemicals — The Environmental Horrors of War
With the world in the midst of wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, it’s time for journalists to appraise — and report on — the intersection of conflict and the environment, argues the new Backgrounder. That means considering the environment not only as a victim of war, but also as the cause of war and a means of carrying it out.
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"Hawaii’s Out-Of-Control, Totally Bizarre Fight Over Stray Cats"
"On a warm day last spring, dozens of protesters gathered outside a shopping center on the west side of Hawaii’s Big Island. They weren’t there to boycott a store or a pipeline or to deride a politician. They came to revolt against a new ban on feeding cats in the parking lot. “Stop starving the cats,” the protesters chanted, according to a local newspaper."
Source: Vox, 01/26/2024
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