"The Killer Stalking Sri Lanka’s Men"
"Climate change and contaminated water have combined to create an epidemic of kidney disease."
Source: NYTimes, 07/11/2024
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"Supreme Court Rulings Boost Odds to Win Chemical Rule Challenges"
"Three recent Supreme Court decisions increase industries’ chances of winning regulatory challenges, but only after a period of divergent lower court rulings on what the nation’s primary commercial chemical law requires."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/11/2024
Azerbaijan Plans Climate Fund After Pushback On Fossil-Fuel Levy: Source
"Azerbaijan, host of this year's U.N. COP29 climate summit, has scrapped plans to propose a levy on fossil-fuel producers to raise climate-change funding, and instead aims to launch a new fund at the summit for green investments in poorer countries, a senior COP29 source said."
Source: Reuters, 07/11/2024
"Is The EPA About To Get Serious About Methane Pollution From Landfills?"
"Landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions both in the U.S. and globally." "Current EPA rules are inadequate, experts say, but the agency has committed to updating them. States like California, Maryland, and Washington can show the way."
Source: Canary Media, 07/11/2024
"These Biden Rules Could Be Trashed By Trump"
"Some priority regs — including climate standards for existing gas-fired power plants, curbs on lead and copper in drinking water, and heat protections for workers — could be doomed."
Source: E&E News, 07/11/2024
"To Protect Giant Sequoias, They Lit a Fire"
"After thousands of sequoias were destroyed by extreme wildfires, tribes are conducting cultural burns."
Source: NYTimes, 07/10/2024
"Taking A Train During A Heat Wave? Watch Out For ‘Sun Kinks’"
"As tracks heat up, they expand and buckle. That's forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms."
Source: Grist, 07/10/2024
"The Pacific Northwest Is Littered With ‘Deadbeat Dams’"
"Aging structures dubbed 'deadbeat dams' choke off habitat and threaten human life in some instances. Native nations are at the forefront of the effort to address these lingering dams".
Source: ICT, 07/10/2024
Behind Tribal Spearfishing Is A Long, Violent History Of Denied Treaty Rights
"On a twilight so calm the red and white pines are reflected in the waters of northern Wisconsin’s Chippewa Flowage, John Baker plans to go spearfishing — a traditional Ojibwe method of harvesting walleye. But before he sets out, he detours his boat to land on a sandy shore, hops out and crosses the tree line, crunching through dead leaves. “This is my sanctuary,” he says, recalling childhood visits in his dad’s rowboat."
Source: AP, 07/10/2024
"Biden Signs Bill Bolstering Nuclear Power"
"President Biden signed a bipartisan bill Tuesday aimed at bolstering the nation’s nuclear power in what supporters describe as a historic win for the sector. The nuclear package is expected to speed up the timeline for licensing new nuclear reactors and cut fees that companies have to pay to do so."
Source: The Hill, 07/10/2024
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