"Half Of World’s CO2 Emissions Come From 36 Fossil Fuel Firms, Study Shows"
"Half of the world’s climate-heating carbon emissions come from the fossil fuels produced by just 36 companies, analysis has revealed."
Source: Guardian, 03/06/2025
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"State Department Halts Global Air Pollution Monitoring Program"
"The State Department will no longer share data about foreign air pollution under a program that it says is designed to help U.S. personnel and travelers abroad."
Source: The Hill, 03/06/2025US Withdrawing From Plan To Help Major Polluters Move From Coal, Sources Say
"The United States is withdrawing from the Just Energy Transition Partnership, a collaboration between richer nations to help developing countries transition from coal to cleaner energy, several sources in key participating countries said."
Source: Reuters, 03/06/2025"Cuts Could Close Campsites and Trails in Calif., Forest Service Memo Says"
"A government spreadsheet lists thousands of campsites and trails that could shutter for the summer because of federal government staff reductions and budget freezes."
Source: NYTimes, 03/06/2025"Trump Fires NOAA Scientists Helping Whales And Offshore Wind Coexist"
"Scores of employees working to ensure offshore wind has a low impact on whales, birds, and other wildlife were cut in a major round of layoffs at the agency."
Source: Canary Media, 03/06/2025L.A. County Sues S. Calif. Edison, Alleging Equipment Sparked Wildfire
"Los Angeles County said Wednesday that it’s suing Southern California Edison, alleging the utility’s equipment sparked January’s Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 9,400 structures and killed 17 people in the Altadena area."
Source: AP, 03/06/2025"Revealed: How Wall Street Is Making Millions Betting Against Green Laws"
"Financial speculators are investing in a growing number of lawsuits against governments over environmental laws and other regulations that affect profits, often generating lucrative awards, the Guardian has found."
Source: Guardian, 03/06/2025"A ‘Trojan Horse’ for Toxic Chemicals"
"Regulation of toxic substances has long exempted synthetic chemicals made of large molecules believed too big to escape products to cause harm. A new study shows how dangerous that assumption is."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/06/2025Florida Sugar Company’s Environmental Claims Are ‘Greenwashing’: Lawsuit
"Plaintiffs say Florida Crystals’ farming method that blights minority neighborhoods belies its climate-friendly claims"
Source: Guardian, 03/06/2025"Women In Wildland Firefighting Bootcamps Canceled After DEI Cuts"
"Women already had an intimidating entry point to the male-dominated field. Trump's orders to dismantle DEI in the federal government could hurt years of progress."
Source: The 19th, 03/06/2025"High Court Rejects EPA Sewage Permits in San Francisco Win"
"The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected EPA “end result” sewage permits issued under the Clean Water Act that focus on water quality instead of outlining specific requirements to prevent pollution.
In a fractured 5-4 ruling written by Justice Samuel Alito, the court blocked the EPA from issuing permits that make a permittee responsible for surface water quality, or “end result” permits—a term the court coined in the ruling. National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits govern pollution from sewer overflows during storms.
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/05/2025Opinion: "H5N1 Is Spreading. America Is Not Ready."
"With egg prices spiking due to bird flu, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced steps last week to control the H5N1 virus, such as increasing financial relief for farmers with affected flocks and exploring vaccines and therapeutics for chickens. While these steps might help stabilize the egg supply in the short term, they’re insufficient for one simple reason: Chickens are not the only animals affected by this disease."
Source: Washington Post, 03/05/2025"‘Drill Baby Drill’ Belied by Firing Federal Permit Approvers"
"Federal firings expected to undermine oil and gas permitting"
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/05/2025Does N.C. Need Another Polluting Plant to Turn Plastic Waste Into Diesel?
"Buffeted by PFAS-emitting industries, Fayetteville could soon be home to a financially troubled company that wants to turn tons of plastic waste into diesel fuel using a polluting, energy-intensive process called pyrolysis."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/05/2025"Trump's 'God Squad' Timber Logging Mandate Is Legally Murky"
"President Donald Trump’s plans to use the “God Squad” and emergency provisions of the Endangered Species Act to promote widespread logging on public lands are likely illegal and little more than rhetoric without the force of law, legal experts say."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/05/2025
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