Musk's Company Plans To Dump Wastewater In The Colorado. Locals Concerned
"Residents of a small Texas town view the controversial billionaire's Boring Company with suspicion."
Source: HuffPost, 03/23/2023
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"Big Sky Bison Battles Spell Trouble For Haaland"
"While Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wants to restore more bison across the country, Yellowstone’s famous herd suffered through one of the deadliest winters on record, with the animals easy prey for hunters as they sauntered across the park’s northern border in search of food."
Source: E&E News, 03/23/2023"Residents Sue St. James Parish To Halt Chemical Plants"
"St. James Parish community groups are calling for a ban on new petrochemical plants to halt what they say is a history of racist land use decisions that have concentrated polluting industries in Black neighborhoods, according to a federal lawsuit."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 03/22/2023Older Americans Blockade Banks to Protest Fossil Fuel Financing
"Climate activists are taking to the streets Tuesday in one of the biggest coordinated demonstrations over global warming since millions of the world’s youth walked out of their classrooms in 2019 to urge their governments to do more to tackle the climate crisis. Except this time, it’s not young people leading the charge but Baby Boomers."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/22/2023"The Dark History Of Using Water As A Weapon"
"As the UN conference on water kicks off, it’s vital to reflect on how water has been used as a tactical weapon and a strategic battlefield resource."
Source: Fast Company, 03/22/2023"Biden Will Let Calif. Lead On Electric Trucks, Despite Industry Protest"
"The EPA plans to grant California a waiver that will allow the state to phase out diesel-powered trucks, helping communities burdened by truck pollution".
Source: Washington Post, 03/22/2023"Global Renewables Capacity Grew By 10% Last Year - IRENA"
"Global renewable energy capacity grew by 9.6% last year but needs to grow by three times the current rate to limit global warming, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 03/22/2023"Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable"
"Lithium, the common ingredient in almost all electric-car batteries, has become so precious that it is often called white gold. But something surprising has happened recently: The metal’s price has fallen, helping to make electric vehicles more affordable."
Source: NYTimes, 03/22/2023"Rise Of Deadly Fungus Spotlights Hospital Infection-Control Challenges"
"A deadly fungus spreading at an alarming rate in U.S. health facilities has exposed the broader problem of how patient safety is jeopardized by underfunded and understaffed infection-prevention efforts, experts say."
Source: Washington Post, 03/22/2023"Brazil Evicts Miners From Yanomami Territory, Prepares For More Removals"
"Brazil has ousted almost all illegal gold miners from the Yanomami territory, its largest indigenous reservation, and will remove miners from six more reserves this year, the head of the federal police's new environmental crimes division said Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 03/22/2023"Why Americans Should Eat Lentils Every Day"
"While start-ups scramble to engineer a sustainable protein, from lab-grown meat to fake burgers, lentils are a ready solution, one with a proven record."
Source: Washington Post, 03/22/2023"Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years"
"X-ray technology has allowed researchers a glimpse at the reaches of the Yellowstone landmark’s prized stone and its importance to Indigenous people."
Source: NYTimes, 03/22/2023Scientists Deliver ‘Final Warning’ On Climate: Act Now Or It’s Too Late
"Scientists have delivered a “final warning” on the climate crisis, as rising greenhouse gas emissions push the world to the brink of irrevocable damage that only swift and drastic action can avert. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), made up of the world’s leading climate scientists, set out the final part of its mammoth sixth assessment report on Monday."
Source: Guardian, 03/21/2023"Navajo Nation Water Rights Case Heard Before Supreme Court"
"The latest case involving Indian Country was argued Monday before the Supreme Court. Arizona v. Navajo Nation, like many cases heard before the high court, is complicated and this case in particular deals with the tribe’s water rights as it relates to the Colorado River."
Source: ICT, 03/21/2023"Biden To Create 2 National Monuments, In Nevada And Texas"
"President Joe Biden on Tuesday will designate two landscapes — Nevada’s Spirit Mountain, an area that is sacred to a dozen Native American tribes, and Castner Range, a former military weapon testing facility in West Texas — as America’s newest national monuments."
Source: HuffPost, 03/21/2023
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