"Despite Global Crises, Gas Prices Slide as U.S. Election Nears"
"Fuel prices, which had soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have dropped to their lowest level since February."
Source: NYTimes, 10/23/2024
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"EPA Cancels Pesticide Shown To Be Harmful To Unborn Babies"
"Citing a need to protect the unborn babies of pregnant women, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday banned a pesticide used to kill weeds on farms, golf courses and athletic fields."
Source: The New Lede, 10/23/2024Proposed Okefenokee Refuge Expansion Could Lead To Buyout Of Mining Project
"A federal agency proposed an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge on Friday, which could lead to a buyout offer for land intended for a private company’s mining project that conservationists have fought for years."
Source: AP, 10/23/2024Afro-Colombians Fight The Effects Of Gold Mining With Biodiversity Projects
"In an outdoor classroom surrounded by snake specimens preserved in jars, teacher Melqui Mosquera proudly talks about the nature reserve he set up in a Colombian region environmentally devastated by illegal mining."
Source: AP, 10/23/2024Biden Admin Puts $428M Into Manufacturing Projects In Coal Communities
"The Biden administration is putting $428 million into bolstering manufacturing projects in 15 communities whose economies have historically relied on coal plants or mining."
Source: The Hill, 10/23/2024"Right Whale Population Grows 4% But Extinction Remains A Threat"
"One of the rarest species of whale in the world has increased slightly in population, encouraging conservationists to call on the federal government and the shipping and fishing industries to do more to bring the giant animals back from the brink of extinction."
Source: AP, 10/23/2024"What It’s Like To Care For Some Of The Most Endangered Animals On Earth"
"When Hurricane Douglas came barreling toward Oahu in 2020, David Sischo quickly packed up and drove to higher ground. But he wasn’t evacuating his family. He was evacuating snails."
Source: NPR, 10/23/2024Researchers In Lab Near Lake Erie Study How Toxic Algae Can Damage Health
"Steven Haller remembers the look of fear on people’s faces when toxic algae in Lake Erie made it into his community’s water supply 10 years ago, shutting it down for two days."
Source: AP, 10/23/2024UN Report Backs Up Sámi Claims That Mining In Finland Violates Their Rights
"two different U.N. committees found that Finland violated the rights of the Sámi by granting mineral exploration permits in Finnish Sápmi — the homelands of the Sámi peoples that cross Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia."
Source: Grist, 10/23/2024"What To Do About One Of America's Last Wild Places"
"Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ranks as one of the wildest places on Earth. In the winter, it’s a haven for some of the last polar bears that traverse land and sea. In the summer, millions of birds descend to build their nests and gather fuel for their journey south."
Source: Washington Post, 10/23/2024"World Lags On 2030 Nature Goals Headed Into UN COP16 Talks"
"The world in 2022 reached its most ambitious deal ever to halt the destruction of nature by decade's end. Two years later, countries are already behind on meeting their goals."
Source: Reuters, 10/22/2024"Arkansas May Have Vast Lithium Reserves, Researchers Say"
"Federal and state researchers said there might be five million to 19 million tons of lithium, more than enough to meet the world’s demand for the battery ingredient." "Researchers at the United States Geological Survey and the Arkansas government announced on Monday that they had found a trove of lithium, a critical raw material for electric vehicle batteries, in an underground brine reservoir in Arkansas."
Source: NYTimes, 10/22/2024Maryland Law to Fix Retail Energy Market Faces Industry Legal Challenge
"A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court asked the court to overturn Senate Bill 1, which imposed new consumer protections and required energy companies to disclose if their products are truly “green.”"
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/22/2024As Bird Flu Outbreaks Rise, Piles Of Dead Cattle Shock Central Valley
"The mortality rate among H5N1 infected dairy cows has been much higher than anticipated. Since early August, outbreaks have been reported in 124 California dairy herds. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the current public health risk is low."
Source: LA Times, 10/22/2024Oil Firms Insist Carbon Capture Is Safe – So Why Do Albertans Bear Risks?
"Proposed new rules for CCS projects transfer long-term liabilities to the province."
Source: DeSmog, 10/22/2024
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