"Scientists Go To Bat For Halloween’s Iconic, At-Risk Species"
"Federal agencies and their allies are reinforcing the fight against the scary and, yes, tricky disease that’s been wiping out bat populations."
Source: E&E News, 11/01/2022
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Lula Stages Comeback To Beat Far-Right Bolsonaro In Brazil Election
"Brazil’s former leftist president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has sealed an astonishing political comeback, beating the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in one of the most significant and bruising elections in the country’s history."
Source: Guardian, 10/31/2022"Biden To Attend COP27 Global Climate Summit"
"President Biden will attend a global climate change summit taking place in Egypt, the White House confirmed on Friday evening.
“On November 11th, President Biden will attend the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt,” said a statement from White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
Source: The Hill, 10/31/2022"Climate Migration: Alaska Village Resists Despite Threats"
"Search online for the little town of Shishmaref and you’ll see homes perilously close to falling into the ocean, and headlines that warn that this Native community on a border island in western Alaska -- without access to main roads to the mainland or running water -- is on the verge of disappearing."
Source: AP, 10/31/2022"EU Approves Ban On New Combustion-Engine Cars From 2035"
"European Union lawmakers and member countries reached a deal to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and vans by 2035."
Source: AP, 10/31/2022FBI Investigating Toxin-Laced Letter Sent To Green Group In New Mexico
"The FBI is investigating a letter laced with a toxic chemical and filled with threats and antisemitic symbols that was sent anonymously to an environmental voters group in New Mexico."
Source: HuffPost, 10/31/2022Humans Decimating Wildlife, Report Warns Ahead Of U.N. Biodiversity Talks
"Wildlife populations tracked by scientists shrank by nearly 70%, on average, between 1970 and 2018, a recent assessment has found."
Source: Mongabay, 10/31/2022"The Nigerian Woman Cleaning Up A Land Soaked In Oil"
"It is the rarest of stories. A fix for an environmental disaster that is actually working."
Source: BBC News, 10/31/2022"Along A Withered Mississippi, A Mixture Of Frustration, Hope And Awe"
"Over several days this past week, Washington Post climate reporter Brady Dennis drove more than 400 miles in five states, from Memphis to Cairo, Ill., talking with people whose lives and livelihoods are inextricably linked to the Mississippi River and with people who had come to marvel at how drastically the ongoing drought has weakened it."
Source: Washington Post, 10/31/2022"Oil Companies Rake In Huge Profits Amid Consumer Squeeze"
"Major oil companies saw profits soar in the third quarter of 2022, continuing a trend of massive industry profits even as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine causes soaring prices for consumers."
Source: The Hill, 10/31/2022How Decades of Restoration Reversed Collapse of California’s Mono Lake
"Stream rehabilitation and limits on water diversions saved a crucial feeding stop for migratory birds. The lake is now an inspiration for efforts to heal degraded and warming ecosystems around the world."
"LEE VINING, Calif.—When Rose Nelson camped along lower Rush Creek in the summer of 2017, the water was flowing as high and fast as anyone could remember. The rumble and roar of the creek, she said, was the joyful sound of nature healing.
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/31/2022War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy: IEA
"The energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to speed up rather than slow down the global transition away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner technologies like wind, solar and electric vehicles, the world’s leading energy agency said Thursday."
Source: NYTimes, 10/28/2022"Rishi Sunak Criticised For Skipping COP27 Climate Summit"
"Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of "a failure of leadership" for not attending the COP27 climate summit next month."
Source: BBC News, 10/28/2022"Major Green Group On Track To Spend Record $100M In Midterms"
"Less than two weeks before Election Day, the League of Conservation Voters and affiliated entities are on track to spend a record $100 million in next month’s midterm elections, according to details shared with The Climate 202.
The infusion of cash is aimed at electing pro-climate Democrats in both the House and Senate, as well as in governor’s offices and state legislatures across the country. It comes as the oil and gas industry pours millions of its own dollars into helping Republicans regain control of one or both chambers of Congress.
Source: Washington Post, 10/28/2022EV Battery Boom Sees Manufacturers Investing Billions in Midwest Factories
"With announcements of more than two dozen plants in the so-called “Battery Belt” of the U.S., the industry is growing at a breakneck pace."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/28/2022
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