ExxonMobil Sued in Guyana, Less Water for the Dry West, The Great Displacement and more
b'Guyana has one of the fastest growing economies on the planet as an offshore oil boom gets underway. But a potential spill could wipe out its fishing and ecotourism economy. So a trial judge recently ruled that a major ExxonMobil crude oil project needs an \\u201cunlimited guarantee\\u201d to cover the costs of such a spill.\\xa0\\nAlso, the states that rely on the Colorado River for water are facing a supply crisis as climate change reduces the river\\u2019s flow. Now, after months of tense debates and delay, California, Arizona, and Nevada have finally agreed to substantially reduce their Colorado River water use, at least for now. In return, they\\u2019ll receive some federal help to ease some of the economic pain of cutting water use.\\nAnd climate change is already making some places across the country unlivable and seems likely to uproot millions of Americans in the coming decades. The author of \\u201cThe Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration\\u201d collected the stories of people across the U.S. who have been driven out by fires, floods, droughts, and extreme heat.\\nPlus -- when a whale dies, it eventually sinks to the ocean floor. And although that whale\\u2019s life is over, that\\u2019s when a whole new circle of life kicks off, with thousands of organisms including hagfish, zombie worms, and octopuses feeding off this \\u201cwhale fall\\u201d for 50 or more years.\\n--\\nAnd thanks to our sponsor:\\nOregon State University. Find out more about how Oregon State is making a difference at oregonstate.edu/believe-it.\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'