by Jim Heath | May 3, 2021 | Environment, Headlines
Two months ago, researchers at Utah State University estimated that Arizona, California, and Nevada would collectively have to cut their intake of Colorado River water by 40 percent over the next three decades due to drought. At a public meeting last Thursday, the...
by Jim Heath | Sep 14, 2020 | 2020, Climate, Environment, Headlines
With wildfires devastating the West and a hurricane bearing down on the Gulf Coast, President Trump, who has for years mocked and denied the reality of climate change, was briefed on today on the status of fires in California. During his briefing, which included...
by Jim Heath | Aug 17, 2020 | Environment, Headlines
The Trump administration today finalized its plan to open up part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas development, a move that overturns six decades of protections for the largest remaining stretch of wilderness in the United States. The...
by Jim Heath | Aug 12, 2020 | Environment, Headlines, Trump
The U.S. Energy Department proposed easing water efficiency requirements for shower heads today following multiple complaints from President Trump about how low water flow is impeding his ability to properly wash his hair. You can’t make something like this up....
by Jim Heath | Jun 7, 2020 | Environment
James Bond has reportedly taken on one of his toughest missions to date — fatherhood. The upcoming “No Time To Die” is expected to introduce the most important Bond Girl in the movie’s almost 60-year history — 007’s five-year-old daughter, according to the Mail today....
by Jim Heath | May 14, 2020 | Environment, Headlines, Health
The Trump administration will not impose any limits on perchlorate, a toxic chemical compound that contaminates water and has been linked to fetal and infant brain damage. The decision by Andrew Wheeler, the administrator of the E.P.A., appears to defy a court order...
