"The End of the Great River"
"A photographer looks at the changing landscapes of the river’s final miles".
Source: 64 Parishes, 04/25/2022
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"Greenwashing 101: How To Decipher Corporate Claims About Climate"
"Companies are eager to tout their environmental progress on Earth Day. Here are five tips for investigating whether their claims tell the full story."
Source: Washington Post, 04/22/2022"For Earth Day, Houston Public Media Is Promoting... Chevron?"
"The NPR member station has partnered with the oil giant for a series riddled with industry talking points."
Source: Earther, 04/22/2022Over 137 Million Americans Live In Areas With Poor Air Quality: Report
"Despite decades of environmental efforts, over 40% of Americans — more than 137 million people — live in cities and states with poor air quality, a new report says. And, in addition to cars and factories, wildfires are increasingly contributing to unhealthy air.
For the past 22 years, the American Lung Association has produced its annual State of the Air report, which analyzes the air quality on a local level for communities across the country. This year's study found that more Americans were exposed to unhealthy air, at times deemed hazardous, compared to previous years.
Source: NPR, 04/22/2022"Obama: Disinformation Is Killing People"
"Democracy is being eroded by an overwhelming information ecosystem buoyed by major tech platforms, former President Barack Obama said Thursday."
Source: Axios, 04/22/2022"EPA Floats Emissions Cuts For Gas Plants"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is floating ways to cut planet-warming emissions for gas-fired power plants as it waits for a Supreme Court ruling that could limit its regulatory power."
Source: The Hill, 04/22/2022"Groups Push Congress To Pass Climate Package Before Memorial Day"
"A coalition of more than 20 climate, labor and social justice groups is planning a nationwide mobilization to push Congress to pass robust climate legislation before Memorial Day, according to details shared exclusively with The Climate 202."
Source: Washington Post, 04/22/2022"Study: Low-Producing Oil Wells Cause 50% Of Methane Emissions"
"Low-producing oil and gas wells are to blame for roughly half of the methane emitted from all U.S. well sites, despite making up 6 percent of the country’s total production, according to new research published this week."
Source: E&E News, 04/22/2022"Biden Order Aims To Protect Old-Growth Forests From Wildfire"
"President Joe Biden is taking steps to restore national forests that have been devastated by wildfires, drought and blight, using an Earth Day visit to Seattle to sign an executive order protecting some of the nation’s largest and oldest trees."
Source: AP, 04/22/2022Op-Ed: "We Have the Technology to Stop Superspreading Without Masks"
Germicidal ultraviolet light is a practical, proven, affordable technology that has been used successfully to reduce airborne disease in public indoor spaces for decades. It has been overlooked.
"At every stage of the pandemic, a disproportionate number of coronavirus infections have been traced to a relatively small number of gatherings, also known as superspreader events. The recent Gridiron dinner, after which over 70 people tested positive, including members of the Biden administration, is just the latest example.
Source: NYTimes, 04/22/2022"Ten New Environmental Books Offering Inspiration, Insight and Ideas"
"April’s best new eco-books look toward solutions to the extinction crisis, climate change, water shortages, environmental justice and more."
"April brings spring showers — or it used to, at least. Here in the Portland area, this year, it also brought snow, hail, wind and thunder, along with downed trees, power outages and traffic accidents. Similar abnormal weather occurred throughout the country, with several regions experiencing mid-April blizzards.
That’s climate chaos for you: a series of unpredictable and dangerous events making life more complicated and deadly.
Source: The Revelator, 04/22/2022"Rapidly Moving Wildfire In Arizona Destroys Dozens Of Structures"
"Hundreds of homes near Flagstaff, Arizona, have been evacuated as a fast-moving wildfire threatened hundreds of structures Wednesday after destroying at least two dozen buildings, officials said."
Source: CNN, 04/21/2022"Climate Change, Big Agriculture Combine To Threaten Insects"
"Climate change and habitat loss from big agriculture are combining to swat down global insect populations, with each problem making the other worse, a new study finds."
Source: AP, 04/21/2022South Asia Toxic Air: Vehicle Exhaust, Farm Burning and In-Home Cooking
"Over the last few years the air quality levels in one of the world’s fastest growing metropolises have ebbed and flowed, but for the most part New Delhi’s pollution levels remain higher than most cities across the world."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/21/2022"BLM On Pace To Exceed 25K-Megawatt Renewable Energy Goal"
"The Biden administration says it’s set to approve dozens of commercial-scale solar, wind and geothermal power projects capable of producing enough electricity to power millions of homes by the end of 2025."
Source: E&E News, 04/21/2022
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