"Alarm At Exodus Of Climate Voices On Twitter After Musk Takeover"
"Half of regular green tweeters abandoned platform after its sale and cuts to moderation, analysis finds".
Source: Guardian, 08/16/2023
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"What's to Be Done About the Wild Horse Herds of the American West?"
"They're tearing up rangeland and riparian areas—and also our ideas about wildness".
Source: Sierra, 08/16/2023"US Appeals Court Rejects Challenge To Mountain Valley Pipeline"
"A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected a challenge to federal approvals for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, in a decision that likely ends legal fights over the construction of the $6.6 billion natural gas project led by Equitrans Midstream."
Source: Reuters, 08/15/2023"Louisiana Created Alleged Conflict Of Interest In ‘Cancer Alley’ Case"
"Facing a pivotal federal investigation into Louisiana’s relationship with petro-chemical companies, the state’s attorney general hired lawyers who were simultaneously representing one of the main corporations at the center of the investigation, documents reveal."
Source: Guardian, 08/14/2023"EPA Launches Civil Rights Probe Over Calif. Water Fight"
"EPA is probing California’s water department over accusations of discrimination against Native tribes and people of color, launching a significant environmental justice investigation that could affect how the state oversees water."
Source: E&E News, 08/14/2023‘Circular Economy’ Went From Environmentalist Dream To Marketing Buzzword
"At a conference in Seattle this summer, Coca-Cola set up shop in an exhibition hall to show off one of its most recent sustainability initiatives. A six-foot-tall interactive jukebox invited passersby to listen to “recycled records” — seven audio tracks that, according to Coca-Cola, represent the world’s first album made with recordings of the plastic recycling process."
Source: Grist, 08/14/2023"White House Seeks $12B To Refill The Nearly Broke Disaster Fund"
"President Joe Biden is asking Congress to approve $12 billion in emergency spending to replenish the nearly broke federal fund that helps communities and individuals recover after major disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires."
Source: E&E News, 08/11/2023"Host of U.N. Climate Summit Moves To 'Counteract All Negative Press'"
"The United Arab Emirates has hired a strategic communications firm to “counteract all negative press and media reports” about its role in hosting the next United Nations climate summit, known as COP28, according to federal disclosure filings reviewed by The Climate 202."
Source: Washington Post, 08/11/2023WV Leaders Fight Pollution Standards Amid Health Risks From Coal Plants
"Asthma and low life expectancy are highly prevalent in communities around West Virginia’s coal-fired power plants, federal data show."
Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail, 08/11/2023"Utility Group Calls For Changes To Proposed EPA climate Rules"
"The Edison Electric Institute, which represents investor-owned utilities, said in formal comments Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants are too strict, and said power plant owners need more flexibility, including more time to install pollution controls."
Source: NPR, 08/10/2023"Amazon Deal Lacks Concrete Measures, Say Climate Activists"
"The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. ... A joint declaration on Tuesday created an alliance to combat deforestation, but left each country to pursue its own conservation goals."
Source: BBC News, 08/09/2023"Biden Protects Land by Grand Canyon but Will Still Allow Mining"
"President Joe Biden on Tuesday [announced] plans to block expanded uranium mining around the Grand Canyon by declaring the area a new national monument."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/09/2023As Feds Cut Red Tape, More Local Governments Are Curbing Wind And Solar
"The number of counties with ordinances on wind turbines quadrupled from 2018 to 2022, a new federal study found."
Source: HuffPost, 08/09/2023Indigenous Inspire Amazon City To Grant Personhood To An Endangered River
"On the banks of the Komi Memem River, the activity never ceases: women go down the embankment from Laje Velho village carrying basins to wash clothing, while men embark in small canoes on hunting and fishing expeditions. At day’s end, it’s the children’s turn to dive into its tea-colored waters."
Source: , 08/09/2023"Biden To Protect Vast Sacred Lands Near Grand Canyon"
"U.S. President Joe Biden will curb land development on a stretch of nearly 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) near Arizona's iconic Grand Canyon, a move intended to cement his environmental credentials in the electoral battleground state."
Source: Reuters, 08/08/2023
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