"The Climate Economy Is About to Explode"
"A new report suggests that the Inflation Reduction Act could be even bigger than Congress thinks."
Source: Atlantic, 10/06/2022
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"The E.U. Is Preparing For Blackouts This Winter, Amid An Energy Crisis"
"An energy supply crunch tied to the war in Ukraine could cause widespread blackouts in the European Union this winter, an official in charge of managing crises within the bloc has warned."
Source: Washington Post, 10/06/2022"U.S. Acknowledges Child Labor in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain"
"The federal government has, for the first time, included crucial raw materials needed for the clean energy transition under a list of goods that have child or forced labor in their supply chains."
Source: Earther, 10/06/2022"Florida Leaders Rejected Major Climate Laws. Now They’re Seeking Storm Aid."
"Hurricane Ian’s wrath made clear that Florida faces some of the most severe consequences of climate change anywhere in the country. But the state’s top elected leaders opposed the most significant climate legislation to pass Congress — laws to help fortify states against, and recover from, climate disasters, and confront their underlying cause: the burning of fossil fuels."
Source: NYTimes, 10/06/2022"Low-Income Communities Learn To Tackle Climate-Fueled Heat"
"Reggie Carrillo knows firsthand that where you live can determine how hot your neighborhood gets. The environmental activist and educator resides in a largely Mexican American area of south-central Phoenix, where segregation once forced Black and Hispanic people to live south of the railroad tracks."
Source: AP, 10/06/2022Hibernating Fat Bears Are Complex. They May Hold Lessons For Human Health.
"Hibernating bears stay healthy despite being very fat and sedentary. New research is focusing on what humans can learn from them."
"Fat bear week starts today, that glorious autumn tradition when anyone with an internet connection can vote for the plumpest brown bear in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. Last year, more than 800,000 people weighed in during Fat Bear Week, crowning Otis, an enormous, dimpled ursine, Fat Bear champion for the fourth time.
Source: Washington Post, 10/06/2022"The Monsoon Is Becoming More Extreme"
"South Asia’s monsoon is inextricably linked, culturally and economically, to much of Asia. Climate change is making it increasingly violent and erratic."
Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2022"Supreme Court Poised to Scrap US Waters Test, Attorneys Say"
"The test that the federal government has used to determine what waters and wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act seems poised to be scrapped by the US Supreme Court, natural resources lawyers said."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/05/2022Judge Dismisses Cases Against Flint Water Ex-Officials Per Supreme Court
"A circuit court judge on Tuesday dismissed charges against former state and Flint officials for their roles in the water crisis that gripped the city beginning in 2014. The result had been a likely outcome after the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in June that state prosecutors incorrectly used a one-man grand jury to issue indictments last year."
Source: Detroit Free Press, 10/05/2022"COP27: Activists 'Baffled' That Coca-Cola Will Be Sponsor"
"Climate activists are "baffled" over Egypt's decision to have Coca-Cola - a major plastic producer - sponsor this year's global climate talks."
Source: BBC News, 10/05/2022"Australia Announces Plan To Halt Extinction Crisis And Save 110 Species"
"The federal government has set a goal to prevent any new extinctions of Australian wildlife. It is the first time a federal government has announced a zero extinctions target for the country’s plants and animals."
Source: Guardian, 10/05/2022Imperial Valley Ca. Farmers Awash In Colorado River Water, Even In Drought
"A few hundred farms in the southern tip of California, along the Mexican border, may hold the key to saving the drought-plagued Colorado River from collapse."
Source: NPR, 10/05/2022"Snail Darter, Focus Of Epic Conservation Fight, Is Recovered"
"The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish that derailed a federal dam during an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the 1970s, is no longer considered imperiled, officials announced Tuesday."
Source: AP, 10/05/2022Top US Flooring Retailers Linked To Brazilian Firm Probed For Corruption
"New evidence uncovered by a yearlong investigation by Mongabay and Earthsight reveals the corrupt deals made by Brazil’s largest flooring exporter, Indusparquet, and its suppliers."
Source: Mongabay, 10/05/2022"Meet the Band of TV Animals That’s Talking to Preschoolers About Climate"
"There are few books, shows or other tools to help parents and teachers talk to preschoolers about global warming. “Octonauts: Above and Beyond” is one of the first to try." ... "Climate scientists say its depictions are largely accurate, with one striking omission. The program says nothing about why the Earth is heating up: the burning of oil, gas and coal."
Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2022
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