"The World’s Largest Cruise Ship Is a Climate Liability"
"As massive ships like Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas tack on more energy-intensive amenities, emissions from the cruise industry are climbing."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 01/23/2024
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"A ‘Revolutionary’ Way to Feed the World That’s Very Old"
"The U.S. global food security envoy is pushing to bring back traditional African crops that American policies helped to sideline."
Source: NYTimes, 01/23/2024Brutally Cold Weather Reaches Into Lower United States; Dozens Of Deaths
"Much of the U.S. remained gripped by deadly Arctic weather Sunday — with subfreezing conditions reaching as far south as Texas and Florida. But the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming days."
Source: AP, 01/22/2024As Climate Shocks Worsen, US Disaster Agency Tries a New Approach to Aid
"The Biden administration is overhauling the country’s disaster assistance programs, expanding aid for survivors of hurricanes, wildfires and other catastrophes and making it easier to access."
Source: NYTimes, 01/22/2024"Women Added To Cop29 Climate Summit Committee After Backlash"
"The president of Azerbaijan has added 12 women to the previously all-male organising committee for the Cop29 global climate summit, which the country will host in December."
Source: Guardian, 01/22/2024Canada Gives Mineral-Rich Arctic Region Of Nunavut Control Of Resources
"Canada on Thursday formally gave the giant Arctic territory of Nunavut control over its reserves of gold, diamonds, iron, cobalt and rare earth metals, a move that could boost exploration and development."
Source: Reuters, 01/22/2024"Chart: The World Is Building Renewable Energy Faster Than Ever Before"
"Renewable energy didn’t just grow last year — it expanded at a pace not seen in years. An estimated 507 gigawatts of renewable electricity were added to grids around the world in 2023 — a new record, and an almost 50 percent year-over-year increase from 2022."
Source: Canary Media, 01/22/2024New EPA Soot Rule Could Save Lives. Industry Says It Could Cost Jobs.
"The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to significantly strengthen limits on fine particle matter, one of the nation’s most widespread deadly air pollutants, even as industry groups warn that the standard could erase manufacturing jobs across the country."
Source: Washington Post, 01/22/2024Guidance Makes EV Charger Tax Credits Available Where Most Americans Live
"The Biden administration has offered a broad interpretation for where electric vehicle (EV) charger projects can qualify for new tax credits — making those credits available in places where about two-thirds of Americans live."
Source: The Hill, 01/22/2024Latest EPA Data Shows Stubborn River And Stream Nitrogen Pollution
"The nation’s rivers and streams remain stubbornly polluted with nutrients that contaminate drinking water and fuel a gigantic dead zone for aquatic life in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a recently released Environmental Protection Agency assessment."
Source: AP, 01/22/2024"A Cash Crop That Never Runs Out"
"Supplemental income from 50 wind turbines helps a fourth-generation family ranch stay viable."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 01/22/2024Billions Of Cicadas Will Buzz This Spring As Two Broods Emerge At Once
"Much of the eastern United States can prepare for what one entomologist described as a "spectacular, macabre Mardi Gras" this spring. The event Jonathan Larson, an extension entomologist at the University of Kentucky, is referring to is the simultaneous emergence of two cicada broods that will erupt in states from Virginia to Illinois come late April through June."
Source: NPR, 01/22/2024"House Passes PRESS Act To Shield Journalists From Revealing Sources"
"The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday to strengthen journalists’ protection of confidential sources from federal investigation. The Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act would protect reporters from being compelled by the government to give up confidential sources and information.. It passed on a voice vote."
Source: McClatchy, 01/19/2024"As Big 2024 Elections Loom, What's At Stake For Climate Action?"
"With millions voting this year from the US to India and the EU, more extreme weather could bump climate change up the agenda".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 01/19/2024"Interior Department Adds Six States To Western Solar-Development Plan"
"The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Wednesday announced an update to its 2012 plan for solar power development in the western U.S., adding five states to the original six."
Source: The Hill, 01/19/2024
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