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In an Era of Pandemics and Fires, Global Action Is the Only Hope
Yale Environment 360 discusses how, in an era of pandemics and fires, global action is the only hope. In the San Francisco Bay Area, where the coronavirus is now eclipsing the dangers of drought and fire, the new pandemic is the starkest reminder yet of how connected we all […]
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The Next Pandemic Could Be Hiding in the Arctic Permafrost – 2 articles
The New Republic discusses why the next pandemic could be hiding in the Arctic permafrost. Global warming could unearth ancient microbes. Will we be as unprepared as we were for the coronavirus? In the summer of 2016, a heatwave washed over Europe, thawing permafrost in the north. In the Arctic […]
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What We Need to Understand About Asymptomatic Carriers if We’re Going to Beat Coronavirus
ProPublica discusses What We Need to Understand About Asymptomatic Carriers if We’re Going to Beat Coronavirus. ProPublica’s health reporter Caroline Chen explains what the conversation around asymptomatic coronavirus carriers is missing, and what we need to understand if we’re going to beat this nefarious virus together.
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FEMA braces for a multi-front war as hurricane season looms
Politico discusses how FEMA is bracing for a multi-front war as hurricane season looms. “Covid is the equivalent of Hurricane Katrina hitting 50 states,” said one former FEMA official.
Federal emergency managers are bracing themselves for the herculean task of handling multiple natural disasters while the coronavirus pandemic taxes their […]
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Trump Admin Weakens Clean Car Standards Despite Its Analyses Showing Rule Favors Big Oil Over Health, Climate
DeSmogBlog discusses how the Trump administration is weakening clean car standards, in favor of the O&G industry and at the expense of our health, climate, and environment. The Trump administration today announced the final rule that rolls back Obama-era clean vehicle standards, a move that, according to the […]
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EPA IS JAMMING THROUGH ROLLBACKS THAT COULD INCREASE CORONAVIRUS DEATHS
The Intercept discusses how EPA is increasing coronavirus deaths through its environmental rollbacks.
WHILE HEALTH EXPERTS around the country are focused on containing the spread of the coronavirus, the Environmental Protection Agency is making changes that could both worsen the impact of the current crisis and hamstring responses to future pandemics. In […]
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Will the coronavirus kill the oil industry and help save the climate?
The Guardian asks whether the coronavirus will kill the oil industry and help save the climate?
The plunging demand for oil wrought by the coronavirus pandemic combined with a savage price war has left the fossil fuel industry broken and in survival mode, according to analysts. It […]
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Coronavirus Delays Key Global Climate Talks
The NY Times discusses how the Coronavirus has delayed global climate talks.
This year’s United Nations-sponsored climate talks, widely regarded as the most important climate meeting of the past four years, were postponed on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The session, known as the Conference of […]
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Plastic Wars – Frontline Film
PBS Frontline describes just how the fossil fuel industry is destroying our health and our planet here.
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Study: How Air Pollution Makes The Coronavirus So Much More Dangerous
Huffington Post discusses how air pollution makes the Coronavirus much more dangerous. Breathing dirty air damages our health and can create underlying conditions that dramatically elevate the risk of complications and death from COVID-19.
As the SARS virus tore through China in 2003, Zuo-Feng Zhang wondered whether the country’s notoriously […]
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