‘You’re Looking To Die’: The Brazil River Where Illegal Fishing Threatens Lives
"Poaching of endangered species flourishes despite widespread outcry – but sustainable fishing could end the violence engulfing the trade".
Source: Guardian, 06/06/2023
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Mystery of Vanishing Kestrels: What’s Happening to This Flashy Falcon?
"The number of American kestrels has dropped sharply. That goes against the trend for birds of prey, broadly seen as a conservation bright spot."
Source: NYTimes, 06/06/2023"Three ‘Forever Chemicals’ Makers Settle Public Water Lawsuits"
"Three major chemical companies on Friday said they would pay more than $1 billion to settle the first in a wave of claims that they and other companies contaminated drinking water across the country with so-called forever chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other illnesses."
Source: NYTimes, 06/05/2023EPA Spurns Trump Effort to Drop Pollution Controls for Plastic Recycling
"Affirming long-standing incineration regulations, the Biden administration has withdrawn a plan to help ease the way for unchecked pyrolysis and gasification of plastic."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/05/2023After Rough Start, UN Plastic Treaty Talks End With Mandate For 1st Draft
"After a rocky start to a week of negotiations, around 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft by November of what could become the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution by the end of next year.
Source: Reuters, 06/05/2023"Oil Jumps 2% On Saudi Plan To Deepen Output Cuts From July"
"SINGAPORE - Oil prices jumped more than $1 a barrel on Monday after the world's top exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production by another 1 million barrels per day from July, counteracting macroeconomic headwinds that have depressed markets.
Brent crude futures were at $77.64 a barrel, up $1.51, or 2%, at 0014 GMT after earlier hitting a session-high of $78.73 a barrel.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude climbed $1.41, or 2%, to $73.15 a barrel, after touching an intraday high of $75.06 a barrel."
Source: Reuters, 06/05/2023"UAE Defends Big Oil’s Role At UN Climate Summit It Will Host"
"A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit it’s hosting later this year to deliver “game-changing results” for international efforts to curb global warming, but doing so will require having the fossil fuel industry at the table."
Source: AP, 06/05/2023Rich Nations Undermining Climate Funds To Help Poor Countries: Report
"Rich nations are undermining work to protect poor and vulnerable countries from the impacts of the climate crisis, by providing loans instead of grants, siphoning off money from other aid projects or mislabelling cash, new research suggests."
Source: Guardian, 06/05/2023"Biden Plans To Pick Physician Mandy Cohen To Lead CDC"
"President Biden plans to select former North Carolina health secretary Mandy Cohen to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to three people with direct knowledge of the pending announcement."
Source: Washington Post, 06/05/2023"Haaland Orders 20-Year Oil Leasing Ban Around Chaco Canyon"
"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday ordered a 20-year moratorium on new oil and gas leasing within 10 miles of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, protecting lands sacred to many Native American communities in New Mexico and northern Arizona."
Source: E&E News, 06/05/2023"FERC Aims To Fix The Grid’s Renewable Energy Backlog. Can It?"
"In the fall of 2007, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission raised concerns about how to manage the unprecedented number of renewable energy projects seeking to connect to the U.S. grid. The agency is still grappling with the issue more than 15 years later — except now, the problem is worse, and the stakes are higher."
Source: E&E News, 06/05/2023"The Indigenous Forager Reconnecting Native Americans With Their Roots"
"Twila Cassadore hopes teaching Western Apache traditional foodways can aid mental, emotional and spiritual health".
Source: Guardian, 06/05/2023"Debt Deal Pares Federal Role in Environmental Permitting Reviews"
"Permitting changes included in the deal to suspend the debt limit are drawing concern from environmentalists who say many projects would escape federal review under the proposal making its way through Congress."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/02/2023Renewable Energy Surges, Driven By Solar Boom And High Fuel Prices: Report
"The world is set to add a record amount of renewable electricity capacity this year as governments and consumers seek to offset high energy prices and take advantage of a boom in solar power, according to a new report Thursday."
Source: AP, 06/02/2023Industry Documents Show Firms Knew About Forever Chemicals for Decades
"Major chemical companies were aware of the dangers forever chemicals posed to the public, years before they were forced to admit it. A new study in Annals of Global Health examined previously secret industry documents and saw exactly how manufacturers DuPont and 3M purposely distorted public knowledge about PFAS in their products."
Source: Earther, 06/02/2023
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