How US Climate Funding Could Make Water Pollution Worse
"The Inflation Reduction Act was hailed for its climate funding – but some are concerned several provisions will worsen a growing environmental disaster".
Source: Guardian, 02/09/2023
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"The Race to Waterproof Your Outdoor Gear — Without Toxic Chemicals"
"From Patagonia to Lululemon, brands are only just starting to ditch dangerous “forever chemicals” in outdoor apparel."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 02/09/2023"First-in-US Green Concrete Tax Break Offered as Model for States"
"New Jersey’s top environmental official says he’s going to start pitching to other states a green concrete tax credit, similar to the first-in-the-nation law just signed by Gov. Phil Murphy (D)."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/09/2023Biden FWS Seeks Landowner Help To Protect Endangered Animals, Plants
"The Biden administration called for regulatory changes Wednesday to encourage voluntary conservation projects on private land, partly by shielding owners from punishment if their actions kill or harm small numbers of imperiled species."
Source: AP, 02/09/2023"Brazil Pushes Illegal Miners Out Of Yanomami Territory"
"Armed government officials with Brazil’s justice, Indigenous and environment ministries pressed illegal gold miners out of Yanomami Indigenous territory Wednesday, citing widespread river contamination, famine and disease they have brought to one of the most isolated groups in the world."
Source: AP, 02/09/2023"Drifting Toward Disaster: Breaking the Brazos"
"Few rivers can claim as strong a connection to Texas’ natural and cultural history—and its very identity—as the Brazos."
Source: Texas Observer, 02/09/2023"Drought May Have Doomed This Ancient Empire" — A Climate Warning
"No one knows for sure what happened to the ancient Hittite Empire. For nearly 500 years, its dominion extended across much of modern Turkey and into Syria and Lebanon. Its kings dwelled in massive stone palaces inside a gated capital city. Large-scale farming, sophisticated irrigation systems and far-reaching trade networks filled the imperial coffers. And then, just after 1200 B.C., it vanished."
Source: Washington Post, 02/09/2023"America, Meet Biden’s Climate Bill"
"President Joe Biden began a two-year tour to sell the climate bill Tuesday night. His first stop was the Capitol."
Source: E&E News, 02/08/2023"Judge Backs Federal Approval Of Massive Lithium Mine"
"A federal judge in Nevada on Monday upheld the federal government’s approval of the largest proposed lithium mine in the nation, dismissing arguments that the Thacker Pass project would degrade nearby aquifers, air quality, and habitat for the imperiled greater sage grouse."
Source: E&E News, 02/08/2023Farming, Pharmaceuticals And Sewage Fuel Rise In Superbugs, UN Warns
"Pollution from livestock farming, pharmaceuticals and healthcare is threatening to destroy a key pillar of modern medicine, as spills of manure and other pollution into waterways are adding to the global rise of superbugs, the UN has warned."
Source: Guardian, 02/08/2023"Canada Adds Federal Protection To Indigenous-Declared Marine Refuge"
"When the Mamalilikulla First Nation unilaterally declared an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area in their traditional territory in late 2021, it was as much to protect rare corals and sponges as reestablish connection to lands and waters from which the community had been forcefully removed. Now Canada is backing the nation, adding marine protections under federal law".
Source: The Narwhal, 02/08/2023Despite Protections, Extreme Heat And Wildfire Take A Toll On Farmworkers
"Nearly half of workers in California say their farms are not in compliance with safety codes for extreme weather, survey finds."
Source: Grist, 02/08/2023"Study: 15 Million People Live Under Threat Of Glacial Floods"
"As glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes, 15 million people across the globe live under the threat of a sudden and deadly outburst flood, a new study finds."
Source: AP, 02/08/2023"Feds Warn Rio Grande Settlement Could Trigger Disaster"
"The Biden administration on Monday urged a federal judge to reject a state-authored agreement that could end the long-running legal battle over the waters of the Rio Grande, asserting that proposal could bankrupt a major irrigation project."
Source: E&E News, 02/08/2023Offshore Wind In The Gulf Take A Back Seat To Oil Drilling Under New Law
"President Joe Biden’s administration is tapping the brakes on offshore wind energy development in the Gulf of Mexico to make way for a new fast-tracked effort to open more federal waters to oil and gas drilling."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 02/08/2023
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