"How Russia Is Weaponizing The Ukrainian Winter"
"The gas line was punctured by shrapnel. Plastic sheets now hang where the windows were. A single electric heat lamp is all there is to keep the home from freezing."
Source: NPR, 11/21/2022
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"Confusion, Finger-Pointing, Opposing Views At Egypt’s COP27"
"A day before UN climate talks were supposed to wrap up, negotiators appeared to be far apart on all the major issues being discussed."
Source: AP, 11/18/2022"What the Unusual Midterm Elections Mean for Climate Action"
"The Democrats’ strong showing in the midterm elections — both their defense of their Senate majority and their gains in important state races — essentially ensures that President Biden’s signature climate change law, passed in August, will be fully implemented despite threats from some Republicans to block or undo it."
Source: NYTimes, 11/18/2022"‘Momentous:’ US Advances Largest Dam Demolition In History"
"U.S. regulators approved a plan Thursday to demolish four dams on a California river and open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat that would be the largest dam removal and river restoration project in the world when it goes forward."
Source: AP, 11/18/2022"EPA Orders Costly Upgrades At Troubled St. Croix Refinery"
"EPA will not allow the shuttered St. Croix refinery to reopen until the owners obtain a new Clean Air Act permit accompanied by upgraded pollution controls."
Source: E&E News, 11/18/2022"Cleanup Liability Among Concerns About EPA’s Hazardous PFAS Plan"
"The EPA is vowing to move quickly to designate two “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, but has to balance the Biden administration’s desire to better protect disadvantaged communities with public and private sector fears they’ll be held liable for a problem not of their own making."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/18/2022"Israel And Jordan Agree To Team Up To Save Jordan River"
"Israel and Jordan signed a declaration of intent on Thursday at the U.N. climate conference to conserve and protect their shared Jordan River — a sacred waterway nearly running dry because of climate change, pollution and other threats."
Source: AP, 11/18/2022"Tribe Continues Fight Against Proposed Arizona Copper Mine"
"The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the state Department of Environmental Quality illegally issued a Clean Water Act permit for the proposed Resolution Copper Mine, which is being opposed by the San Carlos Apache Tribe."
Source: AP, 11/18/2022"Iraqi Farmers Driven To Suicide As Drought Steals Livelihoods"
"The worst drought Abed Hameed al-Brahimi has ever seen has killed virtually everything around him: his rice farm, most of his livestock and chickens - and accelerated a rural exodus that is jeopardising Iraq's future stability."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 11/18/2022"Feds Grant Lesser Prairie Chicken ESA Protections"
"The Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the lesser prairie chicken for protection under the Endangered Species Act after a yearslong evaluation determined immediate action is needed to save the bird."
Source: E&E News, 11/18/2022U.S. May Bring Grizzlies Back to Washington's North Cascades
"In the wilds of Washington state’s North Cascades — a vast expanse of glacier-capped peaks, rugged valleys and ancient forests — grizzly bears once thrived."
Source: Washington Post, 11/18/2022"A Clash Over Degrees: How Hot Should Nations Allow the Earth to Get?"
"The mantra has been: Limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or risk climate catastrophe. But at COP27, there are hints of backsliding."
Source: NYTimes, 11/17/2022"Lula Lays Out A Vision For Brazil And The Planet At COP 27"
"Brazil’s incoming president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, laid out his vision for the world’s largest rainforest and the future of a warming planet before hundreds of supporters at annual climate talks here Wednesday."
Source: E&E News, 11/17/2022"US Regulators To Vote On Largest Dam Demolition In History"
"The largest dam demolition and river restoration plan in the world could be close to reality Thursday as U.S. regulators vote on a plan to remove four aging hydro-electric structures, reopening hundreds of miles of California river habitat to imperiled salmon."
Source: AP, 11/17/2022"A New Analysis Shows A 'Crisis' Of Male Reproductive Health"
"Global average sperm count is declining at a quicker pace than previously known, chemical exposure is a suspected culprit."
Source: EHN, 11/17/2022
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