"The Hidden Environmental Costs of Food"
"Damage to the natural world isn’t factored into the price of food. But some governments are experimenting with a new way of exposing the larger costs of what we eat."
Source: NYTimes, 09/24/2024
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House Backs Measure To Overturn Biden Auto Emissions Rule That Promotes EVs
"The GOP-controlled House approved a resolution Friday that would overturn a new Biden administration rule on automobile emissions that Republicans say would force Americans to buy unaffordable electric vehicles they don’t want."
Source: AP, 09/23/2024
DOE Promised Yakama Nation a $32 Million Solar Grant. Bureaucracy Stalls It
"The Department of Energy gave the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation what seemed like very good news earlier this year: It had won a $32 million grant for a novel solar energy project in Washington state. ... Months after announcing the grant, the same department is making it nearly impossible for the tribal nation to access the money."
Source: OPB/ProPublica, 09/23/2024
"Lawsuits Buffet US Offshore Wind Projects, Seeking To End Or Delay Them"
"Opponents of offshore wind around the U.S. are pelting projects with lawsuits seeking to cancel them or tie them up for years in costly litigation."
Source: AP, 09/20/2024
"How Colorado Cowboys and Conservationists Joined Forces to Stop Drilling"
"The drilling leases in a pristine corner of Colorado seemed like a done deal. But then an unlikely alliance of cowboys and environmentalists emerged. And things changed."
Source: NYTimes, 09/20/2024
"Microsoft Deal Would Reopen Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant To Power AI"
"The owner of the shuttered Pennsylvania plant plans to bring it online by 2028, with the tech giant buying all the power it produces."
Source: Washington Post, 09/20/2024
Biden Admin Spending Climate Cash Fast, As Trump Threatens To Cancel It
"Former President Donald Trump has said he would cancel all unspent funds from President Joe Biden's signature climate law if he wins the presidential election on Nov. 5. But the vast majority of grants will be spent by the time a new president takes office in January, and targeting what remains would be a massive legal challenge, according to Biden administration officials."
Source: Reuters, 09/19/2024
"Big Energy Issue in Pennsylvania Is Low Natural Gas Prices. Not Fracking."
"Energy businesses and farmers in western Pennsylvania are struggling because of prices, an issue that has not figured prominently in the campaigns of Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris."
Source: NYTimes, 09/18/2024
"Our Digital Lives Need Massive Data Centers. What Goes On Inside Them?"
"We toured a facility in Northern Virginia to see how it works and to understand why water use and energy consumption are such a concern."
Source: Washington Post, 09/18/2024
"Oil and Gas Sponsorship of Global Sports Hits $5.6 Billion, Report Finds"
"Oil and gas companies are spending an estimated $5.6 billion on sports sponsorships, seeking to extend their social licence to boost production of fossil fuels even as the climate crisis intensifies, according to a new report."
Source: DeSmog, 09/18/2024
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