Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

Trump administration sets Gulf of Mexico drilling auction for Nov. 18                                           (Staff, Reuters ; October 15, 2020) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-drilling-offshore/trump-administration-sets-gulf-of-mexico-drilling-auction-for-nov-18-idUSKBN2702SX BOEM Announces Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale For Gulf of Mexico                       (Newsroom, U. S. Department of the Interior ; October 15, 2020) https://www.boem.gov/newsroom/press-releases/boem-announces-region-wide-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-gulf-mexico U. S.  Hurricane Alley Map Image:  NOAA, 2017  

By Phoenix7777", Data source: MODIS Active Fire Detections for CONUS (2020), Geospatial Technology and Applications Center, U.S. Forest Service, USDA; Map: Open Street Map, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Link After Wildfires Stop Burning, a Danger in the Drinking Water (Max HORBERRY, New York Times ; October 2, 2020) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/science/wildfires-water-toxins.html Featured Research Article: Wildfire caused widespread drinking water distribution network contamination   (PROCTOR et al. , 2020) https://awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aws2.1183