disasters
Disastrous Alaskan wildfires could permanently alter forest composition
August 28, 2019From the Amazon to the last frontier of Alaska, fire season is raging on both sides of the equator and bringing with the flames long-term effects that could permanently alter the diverse ecosystems of both regions.
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Cleanup workers left sick and dying after coal ash spill
August 28, 2019The Tennessee Valley Authority, long respected for providing good jobs and cheap electricity, is facing a growing backlash over its handling of a massive coal ash spill.
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Puerto Rican “people’s assemblies” begin to challenge U.S. colonialism
August 27, 2019After the ousting of a criminally negligent governor, the island readies for a possible encounter with another Hurricane, this one named Dorian.
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Climate change, Amazon fires come to France with G7 protests
August 23, 2019Trump’s pal, Brazilian President Bolsonaro, also denies climate change and says environmentalists are to blame for many of the 72,000 plus fires burning so far.
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Trump scheming to ship volatile liquid gas by train across U.S.
August 20, 2019American cities and towns could face disaster similar to fatal explosion that wrecked Quebec town six years ago.
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