"Atlanta Shooting Part Of Alarming US Crackdown On Environmental Defenders"
"Twenty states have enacted laws restricting rights to peaceful protest, as environmentalists are increasingly criminalized".
Source: Guardian, 02/03/2023
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"Bring Back Dodo? Ambitious Plan Draws Investors, Critics"
"The dodo bird isn’t coming back anytime soon. Nor is the woolly mammoth. But a company working on technologies to bring back extinct species has attracted more investors, while other scientists are skeptical such feats are possible or a good idea."
Source: AP, 02/03/2023"Biden Administration Recommends Major Alaska Oil Project"
"The Biden administration released a long-awaited study Wednesday that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska’s North Slope that supporters say could boost U.S. energy security but that climate activists decry as a “carbon bomb.”
Source: AP, 02/02/2023"Shell Accused of Greenwashing by Climate Group in SEC Claim"
"A climate activist group is urging the US Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Shell Plc’s claims about its investments in renewable energy are misleading to investors."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 02/02/2023Green Group Urges California To Limit The Growing Of Almonds And Alfalfa
"As drought and climate change continue to wreak havoc on California’s water supply, an environmental advocacy group is calling on the state to limit the cultivation of thirsty crops like almonds and alfalfa, saying the agriculture industry is guzzling most of the state’s supplies at the expense of residents."
Source: LA Times, 02/02/2023Texas Oilfield Waste Company Gave $53,750 to Regulators Overseeing Permit
"A company seeking to build an oilfield waste dump near wells and waterways in East Texas has showered regulators with upwards of $50,000 in political contributions since 2019." "McBride Operating LLC and owner Joseph McBride contributed to the political campaigns of the three sitting commissioners of the Texas Railroad Commission now considering his request."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/02/2023Gas Industry Is Under Fire. It’s Hiring Democratic Politicians To Help.
"Gas companies have enlisted prominent Democrats to convince liberal voters that the fuel is climate-friendly, documents show".
Source: Washington Post, 02/02/2023"House Republicans Blast Environmental Rules In First Energy Meeting"
"House Republicans took aim at the country’s bedrock environmental policy in their first meeting in charge of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday, painting a bleak picture of the energy sector under President Biden and pushing for sweeping action to boost gas production."
Source: The Hill, 02/02/2023"Lawmakers Clash Over Allowing Guns In Natural Resources Committee"
"Lawmakers on the House Natural Resources Committee had a heated debate Wednesday about whether to allow guns into the committee room."
Source: The Hill, 02/02/2023"Judge: Defiant NJ Beach Town Can Sue For $21M In Dune Costs"
"A New Jersey beach town that defied state environmental authorities and fixed its dunes that were seriously eroded by a storm can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to recover $21 million it spent bulking up its shoreline, but cannot build a bulkhead to permanently thwart the waves, a judge ruled Wednesday."
Source: AP, 02/02/2023"That Dreamy Haze In Monet’s Impressionist Paintings? Air Pollution."
"Claude Monet was “terrified.” He looked outside and saw a scene across the London landscape that worried him: no fog, clear skies.” ... "Then, he writes in translated letters shared by the Tate art museum, gradually fires were lit, and smoke and a haze of industrial pollution returned to the skies. His work continued."
Source: Washington Post, 02/02/2023"Punxsutawney Phil Is Wrong: Spring Is Arriving Early In Some Places"
"The South is experiencing its earliest spring in 40 years of records, while spring is days to weeks early across the East Coast and Pacific Northwest".
Source: Washington Post, 02/02/2023"Administration Expected to Endorse Limited Drilling in Alaska Project"
"The Biden administration is expected to propose a scaled-down version of a sprawling oil drilling project in the North Slope of Alaska, according to two people familiar with the decision. The proposal would allow drilling to proceed on a limited basis as part of an $8 billion project known as Willow that climate activists have criticized for years."
Source: NYTimes, 02/01/2023Pressure Builds As States Miss Deadline In Colorado River Water Crisis
"The seven states that depend on the Colorado River have failed to meet a Tuesday deadline for agreeing on a water-use reduction plan, raising the likelihood of more friction as the West grapples with how to manage the shrinking river."
Source: LA Times, 02/01/2023"Shell Is Selling ‘Carbon Neutral’ Fossil Fuels Again"
"Emboldened by new industry guidelines, natural gas companies are renewing their efforts to sell “carbon neutral” fossil fuels, a controversial practice of offsetting a shipment’s emissions to shrink its environmental impact."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 02/01/2023
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