RE: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-014 Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler: The EPA’s proposal to drastically weaken Clean Water Act protections is unacceptable. The proposed rule would wipe out federal protection for streams that provide drinking water to tens of millions of people, and for wetlands that filter pollution and protect our communities from flooding. Please abandon…
Continue reading →Key Findings from a Recent Study A recent study published in PLOS ONE, authored by Susan Palu and Dr. Hussam Mahmoud, highlights the growing vulnerability of deteriorating U.S. bridges due to climate change. This research, conducted at Colorado State University, focuses on how rising temperatures and clogged expansion joints could jeopardize the structural integrity of…
Continue reading →Glacier breaking edge in the Lemaire Canal. The Lemaire Canal is a narrow ship passage. It separates the island of Booth from the Antarctic Peninsula. Credit: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, December 8, 2005. Some Climate Threats May Be Less Urgent, But Action Is Still Needed to Protect Ice Sheets A recent…
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