"Cyberattacks On 2 Water Utilities Raise Questions About US Preparedness"
"The Pennsylvania and Florida hacks came after a lawsuit spurred EPA’s retreat from mandating cybersecurity protections for the water sector."
Source: E&E News, 01/16/2024
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"Scoop: John Kerry To Leave Biden Administration, Help Campaign"
"John Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, will leave the administration later this winter, and plans to help President Biden's campaign, Axios has learned."
Source: Axios, 01/16/2024Fight Over Fishing Regulation Could Help Tear Down the Administrative State
"The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether to overturn a key precedent on the power of executive agencies."
Source: NYTimes, 01/16/2024Will Storing CO2 In Old Oil Fields Slow Global Warming? Calif. Mulls Plan
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on a California oil company’s plans to permanently store carbon emissions deep underground to combat global warming — the first proposal of its kind to be tentatively approved in the state."
Source: LA Times, 01/16/2024"PR Giant Edelman Worked With Koch Network, Despite Climate Pledges"
"Edelman, the world’s largest public relations company, was among the Charles Koch Foundation’s highest-paid vendors in 2022, a 990 tax disclosure form shows, alarming climate advocates. The PR giant has made numerous climate declarations over the past decade, including making a pledge to eschew projects promoting climate denial."
Source: Guardian, 01/16/2024"Maryland Hails ‘Remarkable’ Year For Young Oysters In The Chesapeake Bay"
"There’s still a long way to go, but oyster recovery efforts in Maryland’s portion of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries continue to show promising results, state officials for the agency charged with monitoring the mollusk ecosystem said."
Source: Washington Post, 01/16/2024"Where The World Warmed The Most In Earth’s Hottest Year"
"The Post has mapped the regions that saw the largest temperature anomalies in 2023 — places that have warmed so fast that the climate is already testing the limits of human infrastructure and the ability of the natural world to cope."
Source: Washington Post, 01/16/2024"EPA Proposes Tougher Air Standards for Waste Burning Facilities"
"The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal on Thursday targeting tens of thousands of tons of emissions annually for sites that burn solid waste."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/12/2024‘Astounding’ Ocean Temperatures In 2023 Intensified Extreme Weather: Data
"“Astounding” ocean temperatures in 2023 supercharged “freak” weather around the world as the climate crisis continued to intensify, new data has revealed."
Source: Guardian, 01/12/2024Cummins To Repair 600,000 Ram Trucks In $2 Billion Emissions Cheating Case
"Engine maker Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement with federal and California authorities that also requires the company to remedy environmental damage caused by illegal software that let it skirt diesel emissions tests."
Source: AP, 01/12/2024Biden Awards $623M To States, Local Govts, Tribes For EV Charging Network
"The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation."
Source: AP, 01/12/2024Biden Offers Firms Millions To Break Russia's HALEU Uranium Monopoly
"The Biden administration showed up to last month’s global climate summit in Dubai with a radical new plan to replace coal and compete again with Russia and China over a technology American scientists pioneered."
Source: HuffPost, 01/12/2024"As Leaders Fly To Davos, How Do Private Jets Fuel Climate Change?"
"From popstar Taylor Swift's jetsetting on tour to billionaire Elon Musk's fleet of planes, the use of private jets by the rich and famous has drawn increasing criticism as concern grows over air travel's role in global warming."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 01/12/2024"Many Laws to Protect Sharks Have Backfired, Researchers Find"
"Many of the policies enacted around the world to curb the mass killing of sharks have backfired, partly because well-intentioned rules against taking the predators solely for their fins have led to an increase in demand for shark meat, according to a study published on Thursday."
Source: NYTimes, 01/12/2024"US EPA Plans To Hold Meetings With AT&T, Verizon On Lead Telecom Cables"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it is seeking meetings this month with AT&T and Verizon as it continues to closely review the potential impact of lead-containing telecommunications cables."
Source: Reuters, 01/12/2024
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