"Dangerous Air: As California Burns, America Breathes Toxic Smoke"
"Western wildfires pose a much broader threat to human health than to just those forced to evacuate the path of the blazes."
Source: NPR, 09/29/2021
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"US Says Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, 22 Other Species Extinct"
"Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government is declaring them extinct."
Source: AP, 09/29/2021
"Carbon Offsets Are Growing Fast, But Climate Benefits Remain Murky"
"Over the past couple of years, hundreds of corporations from Amazon to Visa have announced plans to move toward “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions. Look more closely, though, and the promises also reflect something else: the growing prominence of a controversial environmental accounting tool generally known as “carbon offsets,” or “carbon credits.”"
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 09/29/2021
DOI Axes Trump Rule That Would Have Made Public Lands Drilling Cheaper
"The Interior Department on Tuesday withdrew a Trump-era rule that was expected to make it cheaper for industry to drill on federally owned lands and in public waters."
Source: The Hill, 09/29/2021
"Nuclear Power: Downward Trend Ahead Of Climate Summit"
"Ten years since the Fukushima disaster, expensive nuclear energy plants are being shut down across the world as renewable power prices plummet."
Source: DW, 09/29/2021
Energy Firms See ‘Lithium Valley’ Riches in S. California's Salton Sea
"Firms say what’s underneath the Salton Sea could fuel a green-energy boom. But struggling residents have heard such claims before".
Source: Guardian, 09/29/2021
Canadian Dam Owner Sues Maine Over Effort To Remove 4 Kennebec Dams
"The Canadian conglomerate that owns most of the dams in Maine has sued the state over the high-stakes battle over the future of four dams on the lower section of the Kennebec River and the survival of Atlantic salmon in the United States."
Source: Portland Press Herald, 09/29/2021
Report Alleges Conflicts Of Interest Among Texas Oil And Gas Regulators
"Texas oil and gas regulators make big bucks from the industries they oversee and fail to recuse themselves when arbitrating conflicts or determining penalties for companies they’ve invested in, according to a new report."
Source: Texas Public Radio, 09/29/2021
"Gas Blowout Near Los Angeles Leads To Up To $1.8B Settlement"
"Thousands of families sickened and forced from their Los Angeles homes after the nation’s largest-known natural gas leak have reached a settlement of up to $1.8 billion with a utility, attorneys said Monday."
Source: AP, 09/29/2021
"Former TV Host Sues Facebook Over Climate Fact Checks"
"A former Fox Business News host who works with climate denial groups is suing Facebook Inc. for fact-checking his global warming videos."
Source: E&E News, 09/28/2021
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