Environment-Current-Events-2019

2019

Edinburg, North Dakota: Ruptured Oil Pipeline Spews More Than 380,000 Gallons of Oil Impacting About 2,500 Yards of Land and Wetland Areas

California / Washington D.C.: President Blasts California Governor Over Poor Forest Management Policy Attributed to Wildfires - Threatens to Withhold Federal Funding

World Oceans: With 8 Million Metric Tons of Plastic Entering the Ocean Every Year - Scientists Finding New Ways to Fight Plastic Waste

New York: NY Harbor Cleanest it’s Been in 110 Years; Increase of Whale Sightings a Good Sign of Improved Water Quality

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U.S. / California: Mexican Cartels Poisoning National Parks - Pesticides Used In Illegal Pot Growing Operations Poisoning Water and Wildlife

Edgewater Beach, Ohio: Lake Erie and Coastal Beach Areas Contaminated by More than 140,000 Gallons of Sewage and Stormwater Overflow Discharge into Lake Waters

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Salton City, California: Thousands of Birds Found Dead in California Lake

New York City: Graffiti Complaints Increase +50% Percent in Mayor de Blasio’s NYC

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New York: NY Supreme Court Hands Exxon Big Victory Over NY Attorney General’s Sensational Climate Change Lawsuit

Chesapeake Bay - Maryland: Rockfish Population on Decline. Concern for Juvenile Striped Bass in Maryland Waters

Sacramento, California: EPA Targets California Over Poor Air Quality: Trump Administration and State Officials Clash Over Emission Standards for Cars and Trucks

Rocky Mountains - Colorado: Plastic Raining Down Like Confetti on Pristine Mountain Areas: Traces of Plastic Found 90% of Rainwater Samples

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San Francisco / Los Angeles, CA: Piles of Human Fecal Matter on City Streets May Be Violation of Clean Water Act According to EPA

Bronx, NYC: Student Volunteers Remove Graffiti and Clean Up Bronx Streets: Young People on Mission to Improve Neighborhood Quality of Life

San Franciso, CA: City Workers Remove Boulders Placed by Local Residents to Deter Homeless Vagrants and Drug Dealing; Homeless Advocates Harass Neighbors