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Former EPA chief Whitman at center of 9/11 air safety controversy says 'I'm sorry'
2016-09-10 20:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yahoo: A day before the 15-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Christine Todd Whitman, then head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has finally admitted that she may have been wrong about the safety of the air in the city following the incident. "I'm very sorry that people are sick," Whitman told the Guardian. "I'm very sorry that people are dying and if the EPA and I in any way contributed to that, Im sorry. We did the very best we could at the time with...
China, SE Asia Should Brace for Stronger Typhoons, Study Says
2016-09-07 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yibada: China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia should expect more powerful typhoons in the coming years, a new study revealed. In a study conducted by a team of researchers from the United States, they have discovered that typhoons that hit the East and Southeast Asian regions have progressively become stronger in the last 40 years, the South China Morning Post reported. The scientists looked at the data gathered by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) run by the US Navy and Air Force and that from...
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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High time India acted on climate change, Chinas state-run media says
2016-09-05 09:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: Without mentioning that China thwarted India's Nuclear Suppliers Group membership+ , Beijing-run media said it is "high time" New Delhi shows it means business when it comes to limiting the effects+ of climate change+ . "India has striven to become a world power and to have a bigger say in international affairs, hence it needs to shoulder its due responsibilities+ and take actions, regardless of the difficulties, to help save the planet," said an article in the Chinese government-run Global Times....
'No tariffs' a priority in EU talks, says Toyota UK boss
2016-09-05 01:38:44| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Several car makers have chosen Britain as a manufacturing base, but their key concern is whether the UK will still have free trade with the EU after Brexit.
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