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Texas eased pollution rules on coal plants, environmentalists say
2015-05-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: The State of Texas conspired with the coal industry to illegally exempt 19 coal-fired power plants from federal air quality standards. Thats according to a coalition of Texas citizen groups who on Wednesday filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The coalition of community and public interest groups, represented by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, has called on the EPA to overturn the states decision to exempt those...
Texas, Oklahoma Floodwaters Contain Sewage, Other Pollutants
2015-05-28 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Rains that have flooded portions of the middle part of the United States have damaged buildings, swept away cars and houses, and killed at least 18 people in Texas and Oklahoma. And with a chance of more rain forecast this week, these hard-hit areas aren't out of the woods yet. In Texas, the enormous amount of stormwater has overwhelmed some treatment facilities, washing chemicals and toxic substances into the mix, including raw sewage, crude oil, and pesticides. "Anything you would find on...
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Storms ease in Texas, but runoff could mean more flooding
2015-05-28 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: This week's record rainfall in Texas eased the state's drought and swelled rivers and lakes to the point that they may not return to normal levels until July, scientists said Thursday. Just weeks ago, much of the state was parched with varying levels of drought. But the same drenching rainfall that paralyzed parts of Houston and swept away a vacation home with eight people inside also offered relief from a long dry spell. Many cities were still in danger of flooding as heavy rain from earlier...
Hundreds evacuated in Texas after storms leave least 15 dead
2015-05-28 04:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate flood-threatened areas of Texas on Wednesday as torrential rains battered the state, where at least 15 people have been killed in weather-related incidents this week, including six in Houston. People were told to stay away from more than 200 homes in Parker County where the Brazos River was poised to overflow its banks about 30 miles (50 km) west of Fort Worth on Wednesday night, county officials said. "The river is coming up fast and flowing at dangerous...
Climate Change a Factor in Texas Floods, Largely Ignored
2015-05-28 02:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Texas Tribune: Climate change is taking a toll on Texas, and the devastating floods that have killed at least 15 people and left 12 others missing across the state are some of the best evidence yet of that phenomenon, state climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said in an interview Wednesday. "We have observed an increase of heavy rain events, at least in the South-Central United States, including Texas," said Nielsen-Gammon, who was appointed by former Gov. George W. Bush in 2000. "And it's consistent with what...
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