National (U.S.)

"Drought-Weakened Bee Colonies Shrink U.S. Honey Crop, Threaten Almonds"

"There was barely a buzz in the air as John Miller pried the lid off of a crate, one of several "bee boxes" stacked in eight neat piles beside a cattle grazing pasture outside Gackle, North Dakota. 'Nothing,' Miller said as he lifted a plastic hive frame from the box, squirming with only a few dozen bees."

Source: Reuters, 08/20/2021

Interior Dept. To Scrutinize Climate Impact Of Coal Sales From US Lands

"U.S. officials launched a review Thursday of climate damage and other impacts from coal mining on public lands as the Biden administration expands its scrutiny of government fossil fuel sales that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions."

Source: AP, 08/20/2021

"10th Circuit Rules Kansas 'Ag-Gag' Law Unconstitutional"

"A divided federal appeals court on Thursday affirmed that parts of Kansas' "ag-gag" law - among the first laws in the nation restricting undercover animal rights activists - violates the First Amendment, upholding a permanent prohibition against the state enforcing the provisions."

Source: Reuters, 08/20/2021

"Texas Is Letting Shell, Exxon, and Other Oil Producers Break the Rules"

"A new analysis from Earthworks suggests that oil and gas producers in the Permian Basin in Texas, one of the largest oilfields in the world, are routinely emitting carbon dioxide and methane without the correct permits, with offenders including big names like Shell and Exxon."

Source: Earther, 08/20/2021

"Hydrogen Could Fuel U.S. Energy Transition. But Is It Safe?"

"Lynn Rigsbee was sitting on her couch on a Tuesday morning last year when an explosion knocked her to the floor. The blast came from a hydrogen plant a few hundred feet from her house in Long View, N.C., northwest of Charlotte. It broke doors loose from deadbolts, shattered windows and blasted a hole through her roof."

Source: E&E News, 08/20/2021

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