Environment

Surrounded by Oil Refineries, Port Arthur, TX Faces New Environmental Crisis Following Harvey Floods

Six days after Hurricane Harvey made landfall, the unprecedented storm is continuing to wreak havoc in Texas and parts of Louisiana. The death toll has risen to at least 38,…

August 31, 2017
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Why is the EPA lashing out at climate scientists for telling the truth about Harvey?

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An excessively hot Gulf of Mexico and higher sea levels caused by climate change played a key role in the scale and ongoing destruction by Hurricane Harvey.

August 31, 2017
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Ex-NASA Scientist James Hansen: There is a Clear Link Between Climate Change & Stronger Hurricanes

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Dr. James Hansen has been called the "father of climate change awareness." In 1988, Hansen first warned about the dangers of global warming when he testified before Congress. At the…

August 30, 2017
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1,200 Die as “Devastating” Climate Change-Linked Floods Submerge Parts of South Asia

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In the past month, more than 1,200 people have died amid flooding in Bangladesh, Nepal and India. This year’s monsoon season has brought torrential downpours that have submerged wide swaths…

August 29, 2017
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Cities, States and Kids Sue to Stop Climate Change

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Sooner or later, the courts will be in the path of Hurricane Harvey. The mega-rainstorm that left millions homeless could become Exhibit A in the legal argument that the courts…

August 29, 2017
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Trump's rollback of flood protections risks further Houston-style calamity

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After all the furore, it’s hard to remember now that Donald Trump’s combative press conference earlier this month was supposed to be about infrastructure. Holding two flowcharts, the president …

August 29, 2017
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