"How Canada Is Trying To Protect Its Last Three Spotted Owls"
"Canada announced a more full-throated response to the potential extinction of the owl within its borders and boost the species".
Source: Guardian, 04/20/2021
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Despite Clashes, U.S. And China Vow To Work Together On Climate Change
"The United States and China vowed late Saturday to work together in coming months to combat climate change “with the seriousness and urgency that it demands,” a move that signaled a rare collaboration even as they clash over trade frictions, China’s harsh treatment of Uyghurs and a crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong."
Source: Washington Post, 04/19/2021"Biden Pressed On Emissions Goal As Climate Summit Nears"
"When President Joe Biden convenes a virtual climate summit on Thursday, he faces a vexing task: how to put forward a nonbinding but symbolic goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that will have a tangible impact on climate change efforts not only in the U.S. but throughout the world."
Source: AP, 04/19/2021On Infrastructure, Lofty Ideas Collide With Congressional Reality
"Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-N.Y.) says he will oppose President Biden’s infrastructure package if a cap on state and local tax deductions is not erased. “No SALT, no deal,” he said in an interview."
Source: Washington Post, 04/19/2021"Transmission Road Map Could Help Unlock Renewables"
"For the first time in a decade, the grid operator for much of the central United States has put forward a long-range transmission road map that calls for tens of billions of dollars in new projects to help states and utilities across the region unlock renewable energy potential and achieve their climate goals."
Source: E&E News, 04/19/2021"Interior Order Revokes Trump Moves on Coal Leasing Moratorium"
"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday revoked the Trump administration’s rollback of a federal coal leasing moratorium, but it’s unclear whether Haaland’s order fully reinstates the Obama-era decision."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/19/2021"Science Could Aid Climate Cases. Big Oil Is Fighting It"
"States and municipalities that are suing oil and gas companies over climate change may have a new weapon in court: scientific studies."
Source: E&E News, 04/19/2021EPA Knows Tanks Holding Heavy Fuels Emit Harmful Chemicals
"The agency has been aware for more than a decade that companies are underreporting emissions, using equations developed by the petroleum industry that are often wrong."
"Brittany Liscord was at her job at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine in 2018 when, out of nowhere, she received a warning from a colleague. It was about the massive petroleum storage tanks near her home.
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/19/2021"US West Prepares For Possible 1st Water Shortage Declaration"
"The man-made lakes that store water supplying millions of people in the U.S. West and Mexico are projected to shrink to historic lows in the coming months, dropping to levels that could trigger the federal government’s first-ever official shortage declaration and prompt cuts in Arizona and Nevada."
Source: AP, 04/19/2021"Calls Grow For Undoing Environmental Damage Of Trump's Wall"
"While the long-term effects are uncertain, researchers say the construction of the wall has cut through habitats already threatened by the changing climate."
Source: Arizona Republic, 04/19/2021Set For Summer: 49 New National Scenic Byways And All-American Roads
"Earlier this year, the Federal Highway Administration unveiled 34 new National Scenic Byways and 15 All-American Roads in 28 states, bringing the total to 184 in 48 states."
Source: Washington Post, 04/19/2021U.S. Seeks To Polish Tarnished Reputation With New Climate Pledges
"The United States hopes to restore its shattered credibility when it hosts a climate change summit next week by pledging to cut its greenhouse emissions by at least half and securing agreements from allies for faster reductions, according to two sources familiar with the matter."
Source: Reuters, 04/16/2021EPA IG: Trump Official Delayed Releasing Info On Cancer Chemical In Ill.
"A Trump administration political official delayed the publication of information about a chemical that has been linked to health issues – including cancer – in Illinois, an internal government watchdog said Thursday."
Source: The Hill, 04/16/2021"Judge Nixes Civil Rights Bid to Block Chicago Metal Shredder"
"A federal judge in Illinois has refused to halt city permits for a contested metal recycling plant slated to be built in a pollution-burdened neighborhood in South Chicago."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/16/2021"Infrastructure Plan Lifts Tribes’ Hope of Turning on Water Taps"
"Navajo Nation resident Percy Deal hopes that federal coronavirus relief, coupled with $2.3 trillion for infrastructure in the American Jobs Plan, will give him something his grandparents and even his parents didn’t have—running water in his home."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/16/2021
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