by shimi | May 14, 2025 | Climate Change, Data, Flooding, News, Toxics
Three recent news items illustrate the Trump Administration’s contempt for science and its attempt to degrade the information we need to manage water problems and other environmental issues: 1. “US Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme...
by shimi | Apr 24, 2025 | Ecosystems, Flooding, News
“Fighting Louisiana Floodwaters With Patches of Green,” New York Times (gift link) Bioswales and other green stormwater infrastructure can provide multiple benefits, including flood mitigation, water-quality improvement, heat mitigation, and groundwater recharge (less...
by shimi | Apr 24, 2025 | Dams, Ecosystems, News
“On a Dammed River, Amazon Villagers Fight to Restore the Flow,” Yale E360. The construction of the Belo Monte Dam on the Xingu River has devastated the ecology and indigenous communities of the “Volta Grande” (Big Bend); those communities are trying to force...
by shimi | Apr 7, 2025 | Agriculture, News, Toxics
“Weedkiller maker moves to settle suit over Parkinson’s disease claims,” The Guardian The herbicide paraquat – which may increase the risk of Parkinson’s and other diseases – has been banned in many countries, including the EU, but...
by shimi | Apr 7, 2025 | Agriculture, News, Toxics
April 2025: Sludge Contaminated 10,000 Acres of Farmland. What Should be Done?, New York Times (gift link) Another excellent piece of reporting on PFAS chemicals from Hiroko Tabuchi (see also these pieces). These widely-used “forever chemicals” tend to...
