Climate Change

As Floods, Drought Increase, Communities Look At Storing Water Underground

""Houston, Texas, has flooded every year for the past five years. At the same time, Texas is also known for dire water shortages. What if people were to capture the floodwater and store it for later in aquifers — underground layers of permeable rock, gravel and sand that allow water to pass through?"

Source: Ensia, 06/13/2019

"U.K. Will Cut Net Greenhouse Emissions to Zero, Theresa May Vows"

"Britain would bring its net production of greenhouse gases to zero by 2050 under legislation that Prime Minister Theresa May proposed on Wednesday, a move that would make it the first of the world’s major economic powers to commit to ending its contribution to global warming."

Source: NY Times, 06/13/2019

"Conservative Groups Tell Congress: 'We Oppose Any Carbon Tax'"

"A group of 75 conservative organizations and leaders on Monday sent a letter to Congress expressing their opposition to a carbon tax, pushing back at an idea that has received support from politicians and policy experts on both sides of the aisle as a way to combat climate change."

Source: The Hill, 06/12/2019

Climate Change Poses Major Risks to Financial Markets, Regulator Warns

"A top financial regulator is opening a public effort to highlight the risk that climate change poses to the nation’s financial markets, setting up a clash with a president who has mocked global warming and whose administration has sought to suppress climate science."

Source: NY Times, 06/12/2019

Wheeler Will Focus On Ocean Trash, Not Climate Change, At G20 Summit

"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in an interview Monday that he will emphasize the importance of curbing marine debris during an upcoming summit with his Group of 20 counterparts in Japan, rather than seeking new action on climate change."

Source: Washington Post, 06/11/2019

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