Mon.Nov 23, 2020

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Changes in Fire Activity Threaten 4,400 Species Around the Globe

Yale E360

Humans are driving large shifts in fire activity around the world, from increasing the size and severity of wildfires to burning ecosystems where blazes were historically rare or absent. Now, scientists have found that these changes in fire activity are threatening more than 4,400 species , from birds to mammals to crops. Read more on E360 ?.

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND CALIFORNIA REACH AGREEMENT TO DEMOLISH MAJORITY OF BUILDINGS AT SANTA ANA LABORATORY NUCLEAR SITE

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL BLOGS

      According to the Ventura County Star newspaper, the U.S. Energy Department and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control have reached agreement on demolishing 10 of the 18 buildings at the site, located just outside of Simi Valley, California.  See the November 19, 2020 edition of the paper, [link].        The site has long been the subject of controversy, as neighborhoods in the area claim that contamination from historic testing