"Despite Global Crises, Gas Prices Slide as U.S. Election Nears"
"Fuel prices, which had soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have dropped to their lowest level since February."
Source: NYTimes, 10/23/2024
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Proposed Okefenokee Refuge Expansion Could Lead To Buyout Of Mining Project
"A federal agency proposed an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge on Friday, which could lead to a buyout offer for land intended for a private company’s mining project that conservationists have fought for years."
Source: AP, 10/23/2024Biden Admin Puts $428M Into Manufacturing Projects In Coal Communities
"The Biden administration is putting $428 million into bolstering manufacturing projects in 15 communities whose economies have historically relied on coal plants or mining."
Source: The Hill, 10/23/2024"Right Whale Population Grows 4% But Extinction Remains A Threat"
"One of the rarest species of whale in the world has increased slightly in population, encouraging conservationists to call on the federal government and the shipping and fishing industries to do more to bring the giant animals back from the brink of extinction."
Source: AP, 10/23/2024"What To Do About One Of America's Last Wild Places"
"Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ranks as one of the wildest places on Earth. In the winter, it’s a haven for some of the last polar bears that traverse land and sea. In the summer, millions of birds descend to build their nests and gather fuel for their journey south."
Source: Washington Post, 10/23/2024"World Lags On 2030 Nature Goals Headed Into UN COP16 Talks"
"The world in 2022 reached its most ambitious deal ever to halt the destruction of nature by decade's end. Two years later, countries are already behind on meeting their goals."
Source: Reuters, 10/22/2024Maryland Law to Fix Retail Energy Market Faces Industry Legal Challenge
"A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court asked the court to overturn Senate Bill 1, which imposed new consumer protections and required energy companies to disclose if their products are truly “green.”"
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/22/2024Supreme Court To Consider Which Courts Can Hear Challenges To EPA Actions
"The Supreme Court will take up a series of cases to determine which federal courts can take on cases related to certain Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions, it said Monday."
Source: The Hill, 10/22/2024"Faith-Based Environmental Groups Take On Fossil Fuels As ‘A Sacred Duty’"
"In mid-September, Val Smith, chief sustainability officer at Citigroup, one of the United States’ Big Four of banking, met with four religious environmental activists to discuss the company’s record on fossil fuel investment."
Source: Religion News Service, 10/22/2024Canadian Regulator Colluded With A Pesticide Maker To Silence Researcher
"The federal pesticide regulator collaborated with an agrochemical giant to undermine research by a prominent Canadian scientist to stave off an impending ban of a class of pesticides harmful to human brains and sperm and deadly to bees, insects and birds, Canada's National Observer has found."
Source: National Observer, 10/21/2024Could High-Tech Gear Help Save Both Right Whales and Lobstermen?
"Entanglements are a leading cause of death for endangered North Atlantic right whales. Removing fishing lines from the ocean could help minimize this risk—but only if lobstermen get on board, experts say."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/21/2024Brazil To Seal $30 Billion Settlement With Miners Over 2015 Dam Collapse
"Miners Vale, BHP, and Samarco are discussing a near $30 billion compensation deal with Brazilian authorities related to the 2015 Mariana dam collapse, they said on Friday, with an agreement set to be signed on Oct. 25, sources said."
Source: Reuters, 10/21/2024"Trump Has Vowed To Gut Climate Rules. Oil Lobbyists Have A Plan Ready."
"An influential oil and gas industry group whose members were aggressively pursued for campaign cash by Donald Trump has drafted detailed plans for dismantling landmark Biden administration climate rules after the presidential election, according to internal documents obtained by The Washington Post."
Source: Washington Post, 10/18/2024Phillips 66 Refinery Closure A Welcome Surprise To Activists
"For more than a century, the sprawling Phillips 66 oil refinery complex has dominated a vast tract of southern Los Angeles County."
Source: LA Times, 10/18/2024"Canada Court Orders New Hearing In Youth-Led Climate Suit"
"The court of appeal in Canada's most populous province ordered a new hearing on Thursday in a youth-led lawsuit claiming Ontario's climate plan violates young people's rights."
Source: Reuters, 10/18/2024
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