"How One Solar Company Is Succeeding In Coal Country"
"Solar advocates in southwestern Virginia say being local, proving the technology works and building a coalition to support it have been key."
Source: Grist, 11/03/2023
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"A Tangle of Rules to Protect America’s Water Is Falling Short"
"America’s stewardship of one of its most precious resources, groundwater, relies on a patchwork of state and local rules so lax and outdated that in many places oversight is all but nonexistent, a New York Times analysis has found."
Source: NYTimes, 11/03/2023
Poisoned For Decades By A Peruvian Mine, Communities Feel Forgotten
"The open-cast crater seems ready to swallow the city whole. Mud-brick houses with corrugated iron roofs teeter on the edge of the massive Raúl Rojas mining pit, now lined with razor wire, which stretches nearly 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) across and is 300 meters, or more than a quarter of a mile, deep. This is the center of Cerro de Pasco, a city in central Peru, sitting at an elevation of more than 4,300 m (14,100 feet) above sea level."
Source: Mongabay, 11/03/2023
"Action To Protect Against Climate Crisis ‘Woefully Inadequate’, UN Warns"
"The UN Environment Programme (Unep) report estimated that between $215bn and $387bn a year is needed for climate adaptation in poor and vulnerable countries alone this decade. However, funding fell by 15% – to just $21bn – in 2021, the report said."
Source: Guardian, 11/03/2023
"UN Sounds Warning On Climate Change Health Threat"
"Climate change poses a health threat through increasing weather disasters and extreme heat, the UN said Thursday, calling for better warning systems that could be weaved into public health policy."
Source: AFP, 11/03/2023
"Access Denied: Trying To Get Into Canada’s ‘Premier’ Pro-Coal Gathering"
"I was feeling hopeful when I made my way to the Coal Association of Canada’s conference registration desk at the Sheraton Wall Centre in downtown Vancouver last week. The association had denied my media request to attend the conference but didn’t share their decision-making process or reasoning. I thought an in-person conversation would help clarify any concerns and hoped it was an oversight."
Source: The Narwhal, 11/03/2023
"Court Tosses EPA Ban On Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Kids"
"A federal appeals court on Thursday is tossing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ban on a pesticide that has been linked to brain damage in children."
Source: The Hill, 11/03/2023
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