"Climate Change: Bonn Talks End in Acrimony Over Compensation"
"Two weeks of climate talks in Germany have ended in acrimony between rich and poor countries over cash for climate damage."
Source: BBC News, 06/17/2022
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"U.S. House Passes A Major Wildlife Conservation Spending Bill"
"A bill to conserve endangered species — from the red-cockaded woodpecker to the snuffbox mussel — was passed by the U.S. House in a 231-to-190 vote on Tuesday."
Source: NPR, 06/17/2022Bank Group Accused Of Loopholes And ‘Greenwashing’ In Climate Pledge
"Banks that have signed up to a global climate pledge, led by Mark Carney, a former governor of the Bank of England, can still invest unlimited amounts in coal mining and coal power, despite promises to tighten the rules on their lending."
Source: Guardian, 06/16/2022"Biden Tells Oil Refiners: Produce More Gas, Fewer Profits"
"President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel, saying their profits have tripled during a time of war between Russia and Ukraine as Americans struggle with record high prices at the pump."
Source: AP, 06/15/2022"Mine Cleanup Program Still Lacks Biden Appointee"
"The Biden administration is preparing to dole out mine cleanup money to states and tribes under the recent bipartisan infrastructure law, but the president hasn’t appointed anyone to formally oversee the program."
Source: E&E News, 06/15/2022Sky News Australia Is A Global Hub For Climate Misinformation: Report
"Australia’s Sky News channel has become a central source for climate science misinformation around the world, gaining high traction among conservative social media influencers and networks, according to a report."
Source: Guardian, 06/14/2022"Aging Dams Could Soon Benefit From $7B Federal Loan Program"
"Eight years after Congress created the program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a first step toward offering more than $7 billion of federally backed loans to repair aging dams owned by states, local governments and private entities across the U.S."
Source: AP, 06/14/2022McCarthy Prods Big Tech To Crack Down On Climate Change Misinformation
"Gina McCarthy, President Biden's top domestic climate adviser, said tech companies should do more to prevent the spread of inaccurate information about climate change and clean energy."
Source: Axios, 06/10/2022"Zinke Projected To Win Republican Nomination for U.S. House in Montana"
"Ryan Zinke, a former Trump administration official, is projected to win the GOP nomination for Montana’s new U.S. House district, according to the Associated Press."
Source: Washington Post, 06/10/2022Industry-Linked Standard Allows Clothing Giants to Ramp Up Emissions
"More than a decade ago, the clothing world’s ultimate would-be do-gooder, Patagonia, partnered with Walmart to clean up the fashion industry’s environmental image. The reason was obvious: The garment industry is the second largest polluter in the world."
Source: The Intercept, 06/10/2022"Yellowstone Bison Face Endangered Species Act Review"
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will spend the next year assessing whether to protect Yellowstone bison under the Endangered Species Act — a court-mandated move that could upend recent attempts to reestablish wild herds on tribal reservations across the west."
Source: HuffPost, 06/10/2022Women In Environmental Leadership. Making Progress? Or Hitting More Ceilings?
"California is a good laboratory to explore women’s impact on environmental policy and the hurdles they continue to face."
Source: LA Times, 06/10/2022"Biden Plans to Nominate Law Professor for Chemical Safety Board"
"President Joe Biden has tapped Catherine J.K. Sandoval for the US Chemical Hazard and Safety Investigation Board."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/09/2022House Passes Water Resources Development Act 384-37
"The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, which would further Everglades Restoration efforts, as well as improve management of the nation’s waterways, and fund flood control and coastal resiliency projects."
Source: WPTV, 06/09/2022"Vulnerable Nations Demand Funding For Climate Losses, Fearing UN 'Talk Shop'"
"Loss and damage" caused by more extreme weather and rising seas is a key issue at mid-year U.N. climate talks in the German city of Bonn, as negotiators launched a three-year dialogue this week on a topic that has long divided rich and poorer economies."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 06/08/2022
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