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18 Jan 2021 DETROIT MI
How Flint Water Scandal Impacts COVID Vaccine Mindsets
In the weeks since the arrival of the first Covid-19 vaccines, the Rev. Dr. Sarah Bailey has been fielding calls from friends and neighbors in Flint. The people reaching out to Bailey aren't folks who will take a vaccine just because the federal government tells them it's safe and effective. They live in Flint, a city still reeling from the 18 months starting in 2014 when public officials insisted that tap water, eventually found to contain dangerously high lead levels, was safe to drink.
18 Jan 2021 LANSING MI
Snyder Charged Over Flint Water Crisis Neglect
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and former Flint Public Works director Howard Croft were each charged Wednesday with two counts of willful neglect of duty as part of an investigation into the Flint water crisis, according to court documents. The charges are misdemeanors, punishable with up to one year in prison or a fine of up to $1,000, the state's penal code shows.
13 Jan 2021 St Paul MN, United States
Lawsuit Seeks To Halt Canada-US Oil Pipeline Over Water Pollution Risk
Last month, opponents of Canadian pipeline company Enbridge’s new $2.6bn Line 3 Canada-US oil pipeline replacement project have filed a lawsuit to halt construction following concerns from environmentalists and indigenous tribes. The case made by the environmental groups is that the project, which commenced construction in December, will not only worsen the effects of climate change, but it will also put a new region of clean water at risk of pollution from potential oil spills...
11 Jan 2021 MEAD NE
Ethanol Producer Pollutes Nebraska Water, Soil
AltEn, an ethanol producer in Mead, Nebraska, has been accumulating thousands of pounds of a smelly, lime-green mash of fermented grains, distributing some to farm fields as a “soil conditioner” and accumulating the rest on the grounds of its plant. Researchers say that the waste is dangerously polluting water and soil and probably also posing a health threat to animals and people...
11 Jan 2021 CASPER WY
Wyoming: Native Tribes Oppose Oil Drilling Permissions
Leaders of several tribal nations said a Trump administration decision to permit five oil companies drilling rights in Wyoming will destroy cultural resources, compromise air and water quality and violate existing treaty rights, Native American tribal leaders say. The Oglala Sioux Tribe said U.S. regulators failed to uphold federal law and fairly consult local tribes when they made their decision...
9 Jan 2021 WASHINGTON DC, United States
Updated US Lead Rule Falls Short In Protecting Human Health
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced the first major update to the US's lead and copper rule (LCR) in nearly 30 years. The new regulation means that homeowners, schools and childcare centres must be alerted of potential lead exposure from drinking water within 24 hours of detection...
3 Jan 2021 WASHINGTON DC
Climate Change Impacts On Global Internet Sustainability
The internet is quite literally in deep trouble, with a potential apocalypse approaching more imminently than you may realize. In about 15 years, the waters that are rising due to the effects of climate change could drown the more than 4,000 miles of underseas fiber optic cables that transmit the internet connections of everyone who lives in the U...
3 Jan 2021 WASHINGTON DC
Geoengineering As A Global Security Risk
Climate change has been viewed as a national security threat multiplier. To offset its damage, scientists in the United States and other countries are working on technology to manipulate the climate. Most of this technology is still in its infancy, but its strategic importance is evident. As countries face climate security threats beyond anything seen before, they might consider geoengineering as the new form of defensive technology to manipulate the environment in their favor...
3 Jan 2021 FORT COLLINS CO
Colorado Wildfires Will Degrade Drinking Water Quality For Millions
The historic wildfire season of 2020 could impact drinking water for more than a million Colorado residents. Environmental researchers and natural resource specialists have conducted a BAER Survey, which stands for Burned Area Emergency Response. The survey evaluated how the record-breaking Cameron Peak Fire and East Troublesome Fire could impact Colorado’s snowpack and watershed...
3 Jan 2021 HELENA MT
Montana Tribes Ratify State Water Compact
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes ratified their water compact with the state on Tuesday, ending a decades-long process to settle water right claims affecting a huge swath of Montana’s irrigated land. The U.S. Congress ratified the compact — passed by the Montana Legislature in 2015 — last week as part of a massive appropriations bill...