Calls To Protect Alabama's Unique 60,000-Year-Old Underwater Forest
"Efforts are under way to designate site of submerged forest off the Alabama coast a marine sanctuary".
Source: Guardian, 01/20/2021
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"Democrats Eye Action On Range Of Climate Bills"
"Now that Democrats will control both chambers of Congress and the White House, lawmakers see new chances to enact a range of climate change legislation."
Source: The Hill, 01/19/2021Senate Majority Offers Biden New Paths On Trump Environmental Rollbacks
"The incoming Senate Democratic majority opens new avenues for the incoming Biden administration to reverse a host of last-minute environmental rollbacks by President Trump."
Source: The Hill, 01/19/2021"A Thin Green Line with Global Impact"
"During a decade when Cascadia’s governments flouted their carbon emissions goals, activists fighting fossil fuel exports exceeded their wildest expectations."
Source: Investigate West, 01/19/2021Los Angeles Lifts Air-Quality Limits For Cremations As Covid Deaths Double
"Air quality regulators have lifted the limits on the number of cremations that can be performed in Los Angeles county, citing a death rate that is more than double the pre-pandemic norm and an unmanageable backlog of dead bodies."
Source: Guardian, 01/19/2021"Groups Sue EPA Over 'Backwards' Lead Rule"
"Environmental and civil rights groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a new lead rule critics argue doesn't do enough to remove the lead pipes that contaminate drinking water."
Source: The Hill, 01/19/202112 States, Green Groups Sue EPA Over Airline Standards They Deem Weak
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing two legal challenges from environmental groups and a coalition of 12 states and Washington, D.C., over its new emissions standards for airlines."
Source: The Hill, 01/19/2021"Montana’s National Bison Range Transferred To Tribes"
"Red Sleep Mountain began its official return to the Flathead Indian Reservation on Friday as Interior Secretary David Bernhardt signed papers transferring the National Bison Range to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes."
Source: AP, 01/19/2021"Analysis: Mississippi Pump Fight Unresolved As Trump Departs"
"Farmers and environmentalists have been arguing for decades over proposals for a massive federal flood-control project in the south Mississippi Delta. The fight is continuing into a new presidential administration."
Source: AP, 01/19/2021"Trump Admin Proposes 11th-Hour Plan To Strip Calif. Desert Protections
"The outgoing Trump administration is proposing to strip away protections for millions of acres of California desert, threatening damage to Joshua trees, desert tortoises and landmarks."
Source: Guardian, 01/19/2021"Thai Caves Attract Millions of Bats — and Now Scientists Too"
"A cave complex at a temple in Thailand has long drawn tourists, pilgrims and guano collectors. Now, scientists have arrived, looking for any potential links to the coronavirus."
Source: NYTimes, 01/19/2021Biden Plans To Cancel Keystone XL Pipeline Permit On 1st Day In Office
"U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has indicated plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit via executive action on his first day in office, sources confirmed to CBC News on Sunday."
Source: CBC News, 01/18/2021"Biden to Elevate Science Adviser to His Cabinet"
"The president-elect will nominate Eric S. Lander to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, a post left vacant by President Trump for 18 months."
Source: NYTimes, 01/18/2021Will 2021 Be Year for Environmental Justice Legislation? States Lead
"The new state laws address the disproportionate impact of climate change and pollution on communities of color. Joe Biden is promising to do the same in Washington."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/18/2021"The Capitol Riot and Climate Disinformation"
"Last week, a mob incited by President Trump stormed the United States Capitol building. ... For those of us who cover climate change for a living, the blatant lies about election fraud that fed the mob felt very familiar. A big part of our job is dealing with the disinformation that people and institutions spread to muddy the waters about climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 01/18/2021
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