"Texas’ Brazos River, Captive and Contaminated"
"Dow-Freeport, the largest chemical plant complex in the Western Hemisphere, dominates—and pollutes—the Lower Brazos Watershed."
Source: Texas Observer, 08/15/2023
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Off Alaska Coast, Research Crew Peers Down To Map Deep And Remote Ocean
"For the team aboard the Okeanos Explorer off the coast of Alaska, exploring the mounds and craters of the sea floor along the Aleutian Islands is a chance to surface new knowledge about life in some of the world’s deepest and most remote waters."
Source: AP, 08/15/2023"After Maui Wildfires Kill 96, Search For The Missing Continues"
"The death toll from the Maui wildfires reached 96 on Sunday as relatives of the missing frantically searched for signs their loved ones may still be alive, while survivors grappled with the scale of the disaster and sought solace at church services."
Source: Reuters, 08/14/2023"Raid of Small Kansas Newspaper Raises Free Press Concerns"
"A small town in Kansas has become a battleground over the First Amendment, after the local police force and county sheriff’s deputies raided the office of The Marion County Record." "The search of Marion County Record’s office led to the seizure of computers, servers and cellphones of reporters and editors."
Source: NYTimes, 08/14/2023"Louisiana Created Alleged Conflict Of Interest In ‘Cancer Alley’ Case"
"Facing a pivotal federal investigation into Louisiana’s relationship with petro-chemical companies, the state’s attorney general hired lawyers who were simultaneously representing one of the main corporations at the center of the investigation, documents reveal."
Source: Guardian, 08/14/2023"Mi’kmaw Nation, Lobster Harvesters Suing Feds For Treaty Violations"
"Mi’kmaw has a treaty right to earn a moderate livelihood from the fishery. It’s a right that was enforced by the Supreme Court of Canada. But Canada hasn’t moved to protect those rights – or fishers from benefiting from them".
Source: APTN, 08/14/2023"EPA Launches Civil Rights Probe Over Calif. Water Fight"
"EPA is probing California’s water department over accusations of discrimination against Native tribes and people of color, launching a significant environmental justice investigation that could affect how the state oversees water."
Source: E&E News, 08/14/2023"We're In For An 'Above Average' Atlantic Hurricane Season, NOAA Predicts"
"The rest of the 2023 hurricane season will be busier than previously thought, according to new projections from the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)."
Source: Earther, 08/14/2023"Playing Matchmaker for Corals"
"Along Florida’s coast, multiple coral restoration projects have hundreds of people painstakingly attaching thousands of coral fragments to acres of endangered reefs. These efforts are yielding impressive results, but they won’t be enough — especially now, in the face of unprecedented high sea temperatures, as some projects scramble to rescue corals from in-water nurseries."
Source: The Revelator, 08/14/2023"South Korean Activists Protest Against Fukushima Water Discharge"
"Hundreds of South Korean activists gathered in central Seoul on Saturday to protest against Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean."
Source: Reuters, 08/14/2023‘Circular Economy’ Went From Environmentalist Dream To Marketing Buzzword
"At a conference in Seattle this summer, Coca-Cola set up shop in an exhibition hall to show off one of its most recent sustainability initiatives. A six-foot-tall interactive jukebox invited passersby to listen to “recycled records” — seven audio tracks that, according to Coca-Cola, represent the world’s first album made with recordings of the plastic recycling process."
Source: Grist, 08/14/2023Bear Known As 'Hank The Tank' To Sanctuary After Breaking Into 21 Homes
"The large female, now called Henrietta, will live out her days at the Wild Animal Refuge in Colorado."
"A female black bear who wildlife authorities say broke into at least 21 California homes has been relocated to an animal sanctuary in Colorado.
Henrietta is now getting used to her new digs at the Wild Animal Refuge near Springfield, according to a Facebook post shared Friday.
Source: HuffPost, 08/14/2023"Maui Fires: Hawaii Death Toll Hits 55, Recovery To Take Years"
"Maui's wildfires have killed at least 55 people, a toll expected to rise, and unleashed destruction on the resort town of Lahaina that will take many years and billions of dollars to rebuild, Hawaiian officials said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 08/11/2023"White House Seeks $12B To Refill The Nearly Broke Disaster Fund"
"President Joe Biden is asking Congress to approve $12 billion in emergency spending to replenish the nearly broke federal fund that helps communities and individuals recover after major disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires."
Source: E&E News, 08/11/2023Battle Rages Over Trump ‘Sweetheart Deal’ With Giant Water District
"Critics call it a “sweetheart deal” between the Trump administration and the Central Valley’s largest agricultural water district, and they claim it unfairly lines the pockets of major farm owners while imperiling California salmon and other fish species."
Source: LA Times, 08/11/2023
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