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TRUMP’S ATTACK ON THE CLEAN WATER ACT WILL FUEL DESTRUCTIVE PIPELINE BOOM
This article discusses how Trump’s policies will fuel the building of pipelines.
A NEW WATER RULE that will strip federal protections from an estimated 60-90 percent of U.S. waterways will dramatically ease restrictions on how polluting industries do business.
According to the rule, which is due out next week, streams that don’t run […]
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DeSmog Blog
This week’s version discusses the following:
Energy Transfer, Banks Lost Billions by Ignoring Early Dakota Access Pipeline Concerns
COP24: Climate Science Denial, Disinformation and Fake News at the UN Climate Talks
‘Green is Great’: Coal, Oil, and Greenwash at the UN Climate Talks
Kochs Fund Study to Kill Electric Vehicle […]
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How Climate Change Is Driving Central American Migrants to the United States
This article discusses How Climate Change Is Driving Central American Migrants to the United States. In the poor, violent Northern Triangle of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, worsening floods, drought and storms are pushing a growing number of migrants north.
Thousands of Central American migrants arrive at the border each […]
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WHY THE NEXT CLIMATE CHANGE DISASTER COULD BE IN SOMALILAND
This article discusses why the next climate change disaster could be in Somaliland.
It is often said that climate change will hurt the world’s poorest people first. Nowhere is that potentially truer than in Somaliland, an unrecognized state in the Horn of Africa sandwiched between an expanding desert and […]
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Study: Why These Changes in Winter Climate May Indicate More Damage to Come. Winter Is Coming!
This article discusses Why These Changes in Winter Climate May Indicate More Damage to Come. Winter Is Coming!
Climate change often conjures up images of heat, drought, and hurricanes. But according to the latest US National Climate Assessment, released on Nov. 23, 2018, winters have warmed three times faster than […]
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EPA PLANS TO ROLL BACK WATER PROTECTIONS DESPITE CLIMATE CHANGE WARNINGS
This article discusses how EPA intends to ignore science and roll back protections for American waterways.
WHILE ONE BRANCH of the U.S. government issued a report last week outlining the grave threats posed by climate change, another branch was preparing a rollback of water protections that will further exacerbate some of […]
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Farmers, Don’t Count on Technology to Protect Agriculture from Climate Change
This article discusses how climate change will affect food production. Farmers, Don’t Count on Technology to Protect Agriculture from Climate Change. The worsening impact of heat, drought and extreme weather will overtake tech and science advances within decades at the current pace, new U.S. climate report warns.
Of all the […]
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Climate change: Report warns of growing impact on US life
These articles (here, here, here, here, here, and here) discuss the report issued by the US Government on climate change. These articles all have one thing in common – they agree with the scientists and disagree with our denier-in-chef, Trump.
Unchecked climate change will cost […]
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Inside 3M’s fight to thwart a massive water pollution tab
This article discusses how 3M is fighting to thwart a massive pollution tab. From questioning the science to donating to political campaigns, 3M is going all out to avoid liability for water contamination plaguing more than 1,500 communities.
Chemical industry giant 3M is waging an aggressive campaign to stave off new regulations […]
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Another DeSmogBlog Entry
This link discusses:
‘Time is Running Out,’ American Petroleum Institute Chief Said in 1965 Speech on Climate Change
In Southwest Texas, the Fracking Industry Encroaches on Small Towns, Remote Wilderness, and Clear Skies
Pick Your Poison: The Fracking Industry’s Wastewater Injection Well Problem
US Donors Gave $177k to UK […]
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