National (U.S.)

"Electric Big Rigs Are Poised to Revolutionize the Trucking Industry"

"The charging yard for electric trucks at the Port of Long Beach is bright and sunny and full of semitrailer tractors—the truncated front ends of big rigs without their big-box loads. It’s also quiet. Elsewhere at the port, wherever there are trucks, there’s the near-deafening rumble of diesel engines. But the trucks here aren’t combusting; they’re filling up with electrons to power their next trip to Southern California’s Inland Empire, the constellation of cities to the east with one of the heaviest concentrations of warehouses in the world."

Source: Sierra, 09/04/2024

"Business Group Sues Texas Officials Over Law That Shields Oil Industry"

"A liberal business group sued Texas officials this week in a major challenge to a 2021 law that bars state entities from doing business with investment firms that the state comptroller says are boycotting energy companies."

Source: NYTimes, 09/04/2024

Florida State Parks Whistleblower Fired After Exposing Ron DeSantis’ Plans

"Florida’s department of environmental protection has fired a whistleblower who exposed and sank governor Ron DeSantis’s secretive plan to pave over environmentally sensitive state parks and build lucrative hotels, golf courses and pickleball courts."

Source: Guardian, 09/04/2024

Congress Members Want U.S. To Do More To Stop Record Tijuana Pollution

"San Diego Congress members are calling on the U.S. State Department to press Mexico to address unprecedented levels of sewage pollution spilling over from Tijuana, causing unbearable rotten-egg odors for residents in the region."

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune, 09/04/2024

"Too Hot For Trout: Why Some Fly Fishers Are Rethinking Their Approach

"In the early season, when the rivers are still running high and cool from snowmelt, KynsLee Scott loves trout fishing. As a fishing guide and conservationist, her life revolves around it, she says, standing in the shade of tall pines on the banks of the Blackfoot River."

Source: NPR, 09/03/2024

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