"Vineyard Wind Begins Construction After Ducking Financial Peril"
"America’s first major offshore wind farm is coming into focus on the wavy horizon off Massachusetts."
Source: E&E News, 08/07/2023
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ER Visits For Heart Problems Plummeted After Coal Processor Shut Down
"The closure of one of Pittsburgh’s largest coal-processing plants in 2016 led to a lasting reduction in hazardous air pollution and a decrease in heart-related hospital visits, according to a new study."
Source: EHN, 08/07/2023
"Biden Expected To Designate Grand Canyon Monument"
"President Joe Biden is expected to designate a new national monument protecting lands outside the Grand Canyon National Park during his trip to Arizona next week, according to three people who work for conservation groups familiar with the plans."
Source: E&E News, 08/07/2023
Big Waves Becoming More Common Off California As Earth Warms: New Research
"Waves are getting bigger and surf at least 13 feet (about 4 meters) tall is becoming more common off California’s coast as the planet warms, according to innovative new research that tracked the increasing height from historical data gathered over the past 90 years."
Source: AP, 08/04/2023
EPA Rejects Alabama Coal Ash Plan; Could Force Utilities To Dig Out Ponds
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the first steps toward revoking Alabama’s coal ash permitting plan, saying the state’s plan does not do enough to protect rivers and drinking water from toxins."
Source: Birmingham News, 08/04/2023
The Far Right Has a ‘Battle Plan’ to Undo Climate Progress If Trump Wins
"Far-right conservative groups are promoting a sprawling “battle plan” to obstruct and undo the federal government’s efforts to tackle the climate crisis, with hopes of quickly enacting a series of sweeping changes if Donald Trump, or any other Republican, gets elected as president next year."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/04/2023
"BLM Proposes End To New Oil Leases On 1.6M Acres In Colorado"
"The Bureau of Land Management proposed Thursday removing more than a million acres of public lands in Colorado from future oil and gas leasing, while also designating tens of thousands of acres of new protected areas in the western part of the state as part of an effort to resolve a series of legal challenges from environmental groups."
Source: E&E News, 08/04/2023
"EPA Again Blocks Colorado Air Pollution Permit For Suncor"
"The EPA’s Denver regional office is once again blocking a renewed state air pollution permit for the Suncor refinery in Commerce City, agreeing to objections from environmental groups that Colorado should crack down harder on carbon monoxide dangers and past plant modifications."
Source: Colorado Sun, 08/02/2023
"Climate Education Suffers From Partisan Culture Wars"
"Climate change education has been caught in the crossfire of the culture wars. While some U.S. states are boosting climate literacy, others are effectively miseducating children by depriving them of the skills they’ll need to face the biggest challenge of their generation."
Source: The Revelator, 08/01/2023
"Leak Reveals ‘Touchy’ Issues For UAE’s Presidency Of UN Climate Summit"
"A comprehensive list of “touchy and sensitive issues” for the United Arab Emirates, which is running the next UN climate summit, has been revealed in a document leaked to the Guardian."
Source: Guardian, 08/01/2023
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