National (U.S.)

"MISO Approves Large Grid Expansion, Paving Way For Renewables"

"The Midwest grid operator approved 18 new high-voltage transmission lines yesterday, setting the stage for adding 53 gigawatts of renewable energy to the grid. The decision marks the most U.S. power lines ever approved at once and was hailed by climate advocates as a model for the nation."

Source: E&E News, 07/27/2022

175+ Green Groups Urge Buttigieg To Reinstate State Emission Rule

"More than 175 environmental organizations sent a letter Tuesday to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to adopt a federal rule that requires state and city transportation departments to measure and set standards for their greenhouse gas emissions."

Source: The Hill, 07/27/2022

"Documents Show BLM Wild Horses Sold To Slaughter, Advocates Say"

"The American Wild Horse Campaign today released a report the group says shows that since 2019 at least 840 animals removed from federal rangelands, placed into holding pens and corrals, and adopted into private care were later sold at livestock auctions that included known buyers from slaughterhouses in Canada and Mexico."

 

Source: E&E News, 07/27/2022

"The Audacious PR Plot That Seeded Doubt About Climate Change"

"Thirty years ago, a bold plan was cooked up to spread doubt and persuade the public that climate change was not a problem. The little-known meeting - between some of America's biggest industrial players and a PR genius - forged a devastatingly successful strategy that endured for years, and the consequences of which are all around us."

Source: BBC News, 07/26/2022

Atlanta Superfund Site Leaves Black Neighborhoods Wary of Gentrification

"The EPA wants to test soil for lead contamination in two historically Black neighborhoods on Atlanta’s west side. Residents, eyeing the creep of gentrification, worry that the cleanup is part of an effort to push them out."

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/26/2022

"US To Plant 1 Billion Trees As Climate Change Kills Forests"

"The Biden administration on Monday said the government will plant more than one billion trees across millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands in the U.S. West, as officials struggle to counter the increasing toll on the nation’s forests from wildfires, insects and other manifestations of climate change."

Source: AP, 07/26/2022

"'Dead Bodies' And Dump Sites Draw DOJ Civil Rights Probe Of Houston"

"The Justice Department opened an investigation against the city of Houston on Friday to determine whether complaints of illegal dumping — including dead bodies and animals — in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods amount to civil rights violations."

Source: Politico, 07/25/2022

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