Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

Trump Administration Dismantles Bedrock Environmental Law : Center for Biological Diversity: NEPA Gutting Threatens Air, Water, Wildlife, Public Lands... (Press Release, Center for Biological Diversity ; July 15, 2020) When Public Comments Aren’t Public:  Land Agency Holding Records (Bobby MAGILL, Bloomberg Law ; June 24, 2020) https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/when-public-comments-arent-public-land-agency-holding-records President’s Executive Order to Expedite Environmental Reviews of Infrastructure Pushes the Envelope on the Interpretation of Emergency Authorities (Sheila McGafferty HARVEY, Reba ZARGHAMEE, Mona E. DAJANI, and Alex PEYTON, Pillsbury Law ; June 15, 2020) https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/eo-emergency-powers-infrastructure.html Proposed NEPA Rule Changes [Sharon BUCCINO, The Natural Resources Defense Council ( NRDC ) ; March 9, 2020] https://www.nrdc.org/experts/sharon-buccino/proposed-nepa-rule-changes Publicatio...

Geochemical analysis from the last ice age may hold clues for future climate change and preparedness strategies (Marissa SHAPIRO, Vanderbilt University ; July 14, 2020) https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2020/07/14/geochemical-analysis-from-the-last-ice-age-may-hold-clues-for-future-climate-change-and-preparedness-strategies/ Featured Research Article*: Multi-proxy stalagmite records from Northern California reveal dynamic patterns of regional hydroclimate over the last glacial cycle (OSTER et al. , 2020) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379120303735/pdfft?isDTMRedir=true&download=true (*) = Free Article download available until August 13, 2020 Supplementary Material for OSTER et al. , 2020 https://www.sciencedirect.com/sdfe/pdf/download/S0277379120303735/attachments By Efbrazil - Own work , CC BY-SA 4.0 , Link

Update: Deadly Myanmar mine disaster caused by poor planning, say data sleuths  (Andrew SILVER, Nature; 29 June 2021) https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01740-2 _______ Death toll of jade mine collapse reaches 172 in Myanmar’s northernmost state (Huaxia, Xinhua News ; July 3, 2020) http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/03/c_139186638.htm Myanmar Jade Mine Collapse Kills At Least 168 (Saw NANG and Richard C. PADDOCK, New York Times ; June 2, 2020) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/world/asia/myanmar-jade-mine-collapse.html Selected Research Publications: Chapter 6:  The mafic-ultramafic (ophiolitic) rocks of Myanmar (HTAY  et al. , 2017) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Khin_Zaw2/publication/321077656_Chapter_6_The_mafic-ultramafic_ophiolitic_rocks_of_Myanmar/links/5ccd5959299bf14d957655f9/Chapter-6-The-mafic-ultramafic-ophiolitic-rocks-of-Myanmar.pdf Na-rich vesuvianite in jadeitite of the Tawmaw jade district, northern Myanmar (NYUNT ...