SBA disaster loan outreach centers and hours of operation
Hurricane Irma aftermath PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM Staff Report ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved almost 30,000 disaster loans totaling over $1 …
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State could spend $1 billion on Everglades reservoir. Will it work?
By JENNY STALETOVICH Miami Herald MIAMI (AP) – This spring, Florida lawmakers approved plans for a massive new reservoir near Lake Okeechobee, touting the billion-dollar project …
Disasters pound North America in 2017; overall down globally
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) – North America couldn’t catch a break in 2017. Parts of the …
Oil and gas plumes found at site of 13-year-old leak in Gulf
Oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. – Federal regulators have found fresh …
Investors lead charge on global climate change
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) – An international summit Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the Paris climate …
Mayors sign climate charter at summit; Obama speaks
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By SOPHIA TAREEN CHICAGO (AP) – Dozens of mayors from around the world signed a “Chicago Climate Charter” on Tuesday at …
Thunderstorms will become larger and more frequent with Global Warming
Storm clouds over the Everglades PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON – Summer thunderstorms in North America will likely be larger, wetter and …
Toxic pollutants poison black communities
Landmark Study: Air pollution from oil and gas facilities disclose racism. Kathy Egland, NAACP’s Environmental and Climate Justice Committee Board Chair. PHOTO COURTESY OF CENTER …
Schwarzenegger calls on climate activists to change methods
Arnold Schwarzenegger PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA BONN, Germany (AP) – Movie star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants environmental activists to give more attention to …
Week In Review
PHOTO COURTESY OF POLITICO.EU GUNMAN CHECKED EACH AISLE, SHOT BABIES AT POINT-BLANK RANGE SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) – The gunman who killed 26 people at …