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Australia seeks $120m for Great Barrier Reef damage from Chinese coal ship

2016-09-06 08:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AAP: The Australian government is seeking at least $120m from the owners of a Chinese coal carrier that destroyed part of the Great Barrier Reef. Shenzhen Energy Transport is arguing against paying for the clean-up of the Douglas Shoal, which was severely damaged when the Shen Neng 1 went off-course and grounded in April 2010. The federal court heard on Tuesday the crash site was contaminated with hundreds of kilograms of paint particles tainted with the highly toxic anti-fouling agent tributyltin,...

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Louisiana Flooding: Damage to State At Least $8.7 Billion, Governor Says

2016-09-06 02:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Patch: The state of Louisiana suffered more than $8.7 billion in damage from the catastrophic flooding in August and that figure is expected to increase, Gov. John Bel Edwards said. In a letter sent to President Obama dated Sept. 2, Edwards asked that Congress approve $2 billion in federal aid for housing, economic development and infrastructure that he said will be necessary for the state's recovery. The flooding has been called the worst disaster since Hurricane Sandy by the Red Cross. "With FEMA...

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Could air pollution cause brain damage?

2016-09-06 00:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Tiny particles of pollution - inside samples of brain tissue - could be contributing to diseases such as Alzheimer's, according to new research. The study, led by scientists at Lancaster University, raises a host of new questions about the health risks of air pollution. Our Science Editor David Shukman assesses its findings.

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Australia backs out of climate science cuts but the damage may be done

2016-08-04 08:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yahoo: Australian scientists may be suffering from a case of whiplash. After deep funding cuts to the country's peak science body provoked international outcry in early 2016, the first move of the new science minister appears to be something of a reversal. On Thursday, Minister Greg Hunt appeared to encourage the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to renew its focus on climate science. "Climate science is important, it's significant, it's critical to our long-term...

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