"'Reprehensible': Fossil Fuel Industry Infiltrates Civil Rights Convention"
"Al Sharpton invited methane representatives to his National Action Network convention, where they fear-mongered attendees about renewables."
Source: HEATED, 04/18/2024
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America's 'Most Endangered Rivers' List: Sewage, Toxic Algae, Construction
"Water scarcity, overuse and development are among the reasons why 10 waterways across the nation were ranked this year’s most endangered rivers by the advocacy group American Rivers."
Source: USA TODAY, 04/18/2024"Will Trump Quit The World Bank? It Would Send Climate Shock Waves."
"A conservative plan to withdraw from global development banks threatens poor nations and U.S. credibility, analysts say."
Source: E&E News, 04/18/202423 GOP States Demand Rollback of EPA Civil Rights Regulations
"A group of Republican-led states want the EPA to begin the process of rolling back elements of its Title VI regulations, according to a new petition for rulemaking."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/18/2024Explosive Levels Of Methane Detected Near Berkeley Landfill-Turned-Park
"Brimming with wildlife and offering panoramic views of San Francisco Bay, César Chávez Park welcomes visitors who might never suspect this stretch of shoreline was built atop a municipal landfill. But beneath the sprawling grasslands and charming hiking trails, decomposing waste continues to generate methane gas."
Source: LA Times, 04/18/2024Can Scientists Clone An Endangered Species Back From Brink Of Extinction?
"Federal officials announced that they have cloned two more black-footed ferrets, one of North America’s rarest mammals". "They’re cute, they’re fuzzy — and they may just help bring their entire species back from the brink of extinction."
Source: Washington Post, 04/18/2024Federal Mine Safety Regulators Finally Focus On Toxic, Lethal Silica Dust
"Federal regulators say they’ve finally crafted a rule that will protect coal and other miners from toxic silica dust, a growing problem in mines that has left thousands sick and dying."
Source: Mountain State Spotlight, 04/17/2024"Interior Said to Reject Industrial Road Through Alaskan Wilderness"
"The Biden administration is expected to deny permission for a 211-mile industrial road through fragile Alaskan wilderness to a large copper deposit, handing a victory to environmentalists in an election year when the president wants to underscore his credentials as a climate leader and conservationist."
Source: NYTimes, 04/17/2024"SuperFund Tax Shortfall: Trouble For Cleanups, EPA Budget"
"The Biden administration has juiced EPA’s Superfund program with billions of dollars, but an unexpected shortfall for “polluter pays” taxes and election-year politics may bring the high times for the toxic waste site cleanup program to a close."
Source: E&E News, 04/17/2024What To Know For The Fourth Round Of Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks
"The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international, legally binding plastic pollution treaty will take place from April 23 to April 29 in Ottawa, Canada."
Source: EHN, 04/17/2024"'Slow-Motion Disaster': Panama's Indigenous Leave Home As Sea Levels Rise"
"The Guna people of Panama's sinking Gardi Sugdub island are planning to move to the mainland to escape rising sea levels".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 04/17/2024"2023 Was Record Year For Wind Installations: Research"
"Last year saw record wind power installations worldwide, with a total of 117 gigawatts in new capacity, according to a report published Tuesday by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)."
Source: The Hill, 04/17/2024"California Derailed Its Booming Rooftop Solar Buildout. Can It Be Fixed?"
"Over the past year, California regulators have kneecapped small-scale solar needed to hit the state’s climate goals. These lawmakers are trying to bring it back."
Source: Canary Media, 04/17/2024"A Heat Pump ‘Petting Zoo’? This Fair Helps Americans Green Their Homes."
"A loose line of people snaked from a doorway in the side of a cargo truck. One young boy wandered over to examine several bales of hay stacked nearby while others waiting craned their necks to get a peek inside. A small sign in the shape of a barn stuck over the open door read, “Petting Zoo.”
Source: Washington Post, 04/17/2024"This Long Island Tribe Is Dealing With the Impact of Climate Change"
"Becky Genia has spent most of her 67 years on the Shinnecock Reservation, 800 acres on the far eastern side of Long Island’s Shinnecock Bay. Sandwiched between multimillion-dollar mansions and yacht clubs that serve as a playground for uber-rich New Yorkers, it may be hard to imagine a bigger threat to the tiny spit of land than encroaching development. But climate change looms even larger."
Source: Sierra, 04/17/2024
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