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Gov. Newsom Signs $15 Billion Climate Package At Sequoia National Park

"Speaking at Sequoia National Park, where firefighters have toiled for the past two weeks to keep wildfires from killing some of the largest trees in the world, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a package of bills providing $15 billion for a wide range of climate, wildfire and water projects — from thinning forests to building electric car charging stations and encouraging the development of offshore wind farms."

Source: San Jose Mercury News, 09/24/2021

"Drilling on the Arctic Beach"

"Russian Arctic oil is moving north into territories previously untouched by man. The latests lands up for industrial expansion might be the shorelines and delta areas of several Arctic rivers and bays."

Source: Barents Observer, 09/24/2021

'Death Sentence': Low-Lying Nations Implore Faster UN Action On Climate

"Faced with what they see as an existential threat, leaders from low-lying and island nations implored rich countries at the United Nations General Assembly this week to act more forcefully against a warming planet."

Source: Reuters, 09/24/2021

EPA Issues Rule To Sharply Reduce Use Of HFCs, Driver Of Climate Change

"The Biden administration on Thursday finalized its first major regulation to directly limit greenhouse gases, part of an effort to show America’s progress on global warming before a crucial climate summit in Glasgow in November."

Source: NYTimes, 09/24/2021

"UN Summit Seeks To Fix Food’s Many Problems, But Draws Fire"

"Nations, companies and foundations pledged billions of dollars to feed the world in connection with an ambitious United Nations food summit Thursday, while some grassroots anti-hunger groups and food experts blasted the event as too corporate, tech-focused and top-down."

Source: AP, 09/24/2021

"Nitrogen: The Environmental Crisis You Haven’t Heard Of Yet"

"The creation of synthetic fertilizers in the early 20th century was a turning point in human history, enabling an increase in crop yields and causing a population boom. But the overuse of nitrogen and phosphorus from those fertilizers is causing an environmental crisis, as algae blooms and oceanic “dead zones” grow in scale and frequency."

Source: Mongabay, 09/23/2021

Water Usage In S. Calif. Rose, Despite Newsom's Call To Cut Back: Data

"Water usage in parts of Southern California increased in July but saw a minor reduction statewide as Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) requested that residents cut back amid a historic drought, according to new state data released Tuesday."

Source: The Hill, 09/23/2021

Entergy Resisted Upgrading New Orleans' Power Grid. Residents Suffered

"The day after Wilma Banks lost power, the stale summer air inside her New Orleans apartment became suffocating."

Source: NPR, 09/23/2021

Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Its 12th-Lowest Minimum Extent On Record

"Sea ice is more extensive than in recent low years, but still far lower than historically — even as other markers, such as thickness and age show declines."

Source: Arctic Today, 09/23/2021

"California’s Reliance on Dams Puts Fish in Hot Water"

"As California’s prized salmon runs teeter toward extinction in another crushing drought, a new study highlights the need to rethink dams — a key part of the state’s water management." "Water releases from dams aren’t that good at mimicking natural conditions, a new study finds."

Source: The Revelator, 09/23/2021

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