Lorraine Chow
LATEST ARTICLES BY Lorraine Chow
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Environment
Victory for indigenous nations as Canada halts Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion
September 5, 2018A Canadian court "quashed" approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Thursday.
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TransCanada pipeline explodes in West Virginia
August 2, 2018"It sounded like a freight train coming through, or a tornado, and the sky lit up bright orange."
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Nearly 300 sea turtles dead as red tide plagues Florida
July 30, 2018"More must be done for Southwest Florida, and with urgency. The health and well-being of people and the environment must be prioritized over corporate interests."
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Japan’s record-breaking heatwave declared natural disaster, 80 dead
July 27, 2018The heatwave caused 65 deaths from July 16-22. Another 22,647 people were sent to hospitals with heat stroke symptoms.
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U.S. allows Nestlé to keep piping water from drought-ridden California
June 29, 2018California has suffered from years of recurring drought. Large swaths of the south—where the forest is located—remain severely dry.
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Koko the gorilla, 46: An ‘icon for interspecies communication, empathy’
June 22, 2018"Koko's capacity for language and empathy has opened the minds and hearts of millions."
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Trump agenda ignores economic value of national parks
April 27, 2018The Trump administration has proposed massive budget cuts to the National Park Service, including the firing 1,835 employees at a time when park visits are at record highs.
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Scientists stunned by off-the-charts Arctic temperatures, record-low sea ice
February 26, 2018"Just how hot is the Arctic now? Hotter than ever measured in the winter. Human-caused climate change is beginning to radically transform our planet."
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