Hot Houses: The Race To Save Bats From Overheating As Temperatures Rise
"Chimneys for bat boxes and a flying fox heat stress forecaster are among efforts to prevent deaths from effects of climate crisis"
Source: Guardian, 02/25/2021
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"Haaland Stresses Bipartisan Outreach During GOP Grilling"
"Deb Haaland brandished her unique background today while facing tough questioning from Republican lawmakers skeptical about her progressive views during a history-making Interior secretary confirmation hearing."
Source: E&E News, 02/24/2021How Texas Froze: Neglect Of Grid And Climate Warnings Set The Stage
"State officials’ repeated failure to act on deeply researched advice for averting grid catastrophes paralleled Texas’ years-long non-response to experts’ warnings about the dangers of climate change."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/24/2021Five ERCOT Board Members Who Live Outside of Texas Resign After Outage
"Five board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — the entity that manages and operates the electricity grid that covers much of Texas — will resign on Wednesday, according to a notice to the Public Utility Commission. A sixth has withdrawn his application to the board. All six live outside of Texas."
Source: Texas Tribune, 02/24/2021Kerry, at U.N., Likens Global Inaction to a ‘Suicide Pact’
"The United States climate envoy, John Kerry, on Tuesday warned that global warming was making the world a more dangerous place and posed risks to peace and security around the world."
Source: NYTimes, 02/24/2021"White House Urges Passage Of House Public Lands Package"
"The White House released a policy statement on Tuesday saying the administration “strongly supports” a House package aimed at protecting lands and waters in Arizona, Colorado, California and Washington state."
Source: The Hill, 02/24/2021"Global Freshwater Fish Populations At Risk Of Extinction, Study Finds"
"Freshwater fish are under threat, with as many as a third of global populations in danger of extinction, according to an assessment."
Source: Guardian, 02/24/2021Indian Judge Grants Bail To Climate Activist Charged With Sedition
"A New Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to 22-year-old climate activist, saying there was “scanty and sketchy evidence” of sedition in her efforts to help farmers protest in a case that has drawn global attention."
Source: Reuters, 02/24/2021FERC To Examine Climate Change's Threat To Power Reliability
"U.S. federal energy regulators said on Monday they will examine threats that climate change and extreme weather events pose to the country’s electric reliability in the wake of last week’s deadly Texas freeze that left millions of people without power."
Source: Reuters, 02/24/2021"What’s Really Behind Corporate Promises on Climate Change?"
"Many big businesses have not set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Others have weak goals."
Source: NYTimes, 02/24/2021"Yellowstone Bison Slaughter Sets Up Tribal Conflict At Interior"
"One of the most vexing tribal issues awaiting Rep. Deb Haaland if she is confirmed as Interior secretary is currently migrating out of Yellowstone National Park."
Source: E&E News, 02/24/2021Partisan Fight Over Deb Haaland, First Native American Cabinet Pick
"President Biden’s choice for interior secretary faces her confirmation hearing on Tuesday. Democrats see her as embodying the hopes of the new administration; Republicans object to her activism."
Source: NYTimes, 02/23/2021"Long Road, Tough Choices Ahead for Biden Car-Charging Pledge"
"President Joe Biden’s plan to crank up electric vehicle infrastructure is short on publicly available details, but electric vehicle advocates already have a long list of ideas on how the administration can make it a reality."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/23/2021"Supreme Court Weighs Blame in Georgia, Florida Water War"
"The U.S. Supreme Court appears hesitant to side with Florida in a bitter water dispute that pits state’s oystermen against Georgia farmers."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/23/2021"New Data Reveal Where Flood Damage Is An Existential Threat"
"Pastor Aaron Trigg was at home when the water arrived in Rainelle. It had been raining hard all day, filling the creeks and rivers that run through southern West Virginia. In the past, such intense downpours would last only a few hours, but this storm brought wave after wave of torrential rain."
Source: NPR, 02/23/2021
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