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Texas Sheriff Is on Mission to End Illegal Dumping of Frack Waste
Posted by InsideClimate: David Hasemyer on July 1st, 2014
InsideClimate: Deputy Sheriff Hector Zertuche parked his pickup across the road from a gas and oil waste dump and watched through binoculars as a container truck unloaded a mountain of black sludge.
Zertuche, the environmental crimes officer for Jim Wells County, is the law here when it comes to oil and gas waste. The job has fallen to him, he said, because the state's environmental agencies don't effectively police the disposal of the industry's waste. It typically contains benzene and other chemicals found...
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Malnutrition a threat with use climate-resilient crops, scientists say
Posted by Reuters: Isaiah Esipisu on July 1st, 2014
Reuters: As farmers move toward growing crops designed to meet growing world demand for food and stand up to tougher climate conditions, they may inadvertently be worsening malnutrition, scientists say.
Such "hidden hunger" stems from a lack of vitamins and minerals in some crops that replace staple favourites, and a narrowing of the range of foods eaten.
"When I was young, we used to feed on amaranth vegetables, guava fruits, wild berries, jackfruits and many other crops that used to grow wild in our...
Water, Rivers and Runoff Challenge Ethiopia’s Expanding Capital
Posted by Inter Press Service: James Jeffrey on July 1st, 2014
Inter Press Service: The streets of Addis Ababa are increasingly turning into water-logged obstacle courses as downpours increase in the run up to Ethiopia’s July to September rainy season. Strangers link hands to steady themselves as they step high and gingerly over the spreading puddles and slippery mud.
Sustainable drainage systems may not sound like an exciting topic to get the heart beating faster, but it is one of increasing importance in Ethiopia and especially in Addis Ababa as the capital city grows, construction...
After wet weekend, new tornadoes, floods seen in U.S. Midwest
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 1st, 2014
Reuters: A strong storm front that proved deadly in Iowa moved through northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin on Monday, bringing with it hurricane-force winds and thunderstorms that damaged homes and took down trees and power lines.
The National Weather Service issued thunderstorm and flash flood warnings west of Milwaukee and Chicago as storm spotters reported 70 mph (112 kph) winds and baseball and golf ball-size hail that pelted parts of Iowa earlier on Monday.
One person was killed in Linn County,...
Report: Alaska military sites vulnerable climate-change impacts
Posted by Alaska Dispatch: Yereth Rosen on July 1st, 2014
Alaska Dispatch: Several U.S. military sites are vulnerable to rising temperatures and seas as well as other impacts of climate change, and the Department of Defense should do more to protect its facilities, said a federal report issued Monday by the Government Accountability Office.
The report examined 15 military facilities around the nation, including several in Alaska. Investigators worked for a year to assess climate change impacts at those sites and the military’s work to adapt and protect infrastructure....