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Scientists: Sandy dumped 11 billion gallons of sewage in U.S. waterways
Scientists say waste-treatment plants must follow subways and power stations in being protected against climate change Hurricane Sandy dumped about 11 billion gallons of raw and untreated sewage into waterways from Washington DC to Connecticut, the science journalism group Climate Central said on Tuesday. That’s or enough human waste to…
Hurricane Sandy dumped 11 billion gallons of raw sewage into East Coast waterways
Scientists say waste-treatment plants must follow subways and power stations in being protected against climate change Hurricane Sandy dumped about 11bn gallons of raw and untreated sewage into waterways from Washington DC to Connecticut, the science journalism group Climate Central said on Tuesday. That’s or enough human waste to cover…
Cruz called Sandy aid ‘pork’ but wants ‘all available resources’ after Texas blast
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) says that he is prepared to make “all available resources” available from the federal government to assist in the recovery after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas — but the senator voted against aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy earlier because he said it…
Hurricane Sandy took a toll on the Statue of Liberty
She has kept a lonely vigil over New York Harbor with no visitors except for a few workers since Hurricane Sandy. But last week, federal officials announced the Statue of Liberty would again welcome guests by July 4. Although Lady Liberty wasn’t hurt in the storm —… …
Scientists look at restoring lakes damaged by Hurricane Sandy
Scientists look at restoring lakes damaged by Hurricane Sandy (via NJ.com) WEST LONG BRANCH — Once a natural inlet that closed over time, Wreck Pond in Monmouth County was one in a long line of Hurricane Sandy’s casualties, its eastern edge ripped open and exposed to the ocean. But to…
Hurricane Sandy turns Long Island airport into vast used-car purgatory
Mother nature in all her fury tossed them about like toys. Now they fill two airport runways — parked, obedient and damaged — as they await nibbles from buyers. Cars — thousands upon thousands of them, of every size, color, make and model — roughed up to one extent or…
Former USGS scientist: Coastal cities are ‘sitting ducks’ for next big storm
Marcia McNutt, who resigned as director of the US Geological Survey, says Hurricane Sandy has left communities exposed Cities on the United States east coast are “sitting ducks” for the next big storm because of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy, one of Barack Obama’s top scientists warned on Tuesday.…
Rep. Grayson mocks ‘bath salts caucus’ for voting against Sandy relief
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) on Monday mocked the 67 House Republicans who voted against disaster relief funds for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. “It’s the same 67 over and over again,” he noted on The Stephanie Miller Show. “It’s the bath salts caucus, the people that would rather eat your…
GOP Rep.: Hurricane Sandy relief ‘reminds me of the stimulus package’
Appearing Thursday on the fringe right-wing American Family Association talk show “Focal Points,” Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) announced that he is “not convinced” that funding for Hurricane Sandy relief is really needed, saying the disaster recovery bill “reminds me of the stimulus package.” “It certainly is loaded up with pork.…
Republican leaders’ pledge Sandy relief funds after day of stinging criticism
The embattled Republican leadership in the House of Representatives promised to settle the issue of Sandy relief funds within the next two weeks, after a day of excoriating criticism from senior GOP figures. A vote on a $9bn proposal towards Hurricane Sandy flood insurance will be held on Friday, while…
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