Black Town Stood In The Way Of Pipeline – So Developers Called It White
"When residents in Union Hill, Virginia, decried the pipeline as a form of environmental racism, the energy company insisted it wasn’t".
Source: VPM/Floodlight, 09/17/2021
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"EPA Rescinds Trump-Era Clean Water Guidance on Maui Decision"
"The EPA is revoking fast-tracked guidance clarifying Trump-era Clean Water Act permitting requirements for indirect water pollution, according to an agency memorandum posted online Thursday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/17/2021
"Glasgow Climate Summit At Risk Of Failure, U.N. Chief Warns"
"United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said a critical meeting on climate change later this year in Scotland is at risk of failure due to mistrust between developed and developing countries and a lack of ambitious goals among some emerging economies."
Source: Reuters, 09/17/2021
"Los Angeles County Votes To Phase Out Oil And Gas Drilling"
"Los Angeles County supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to phase out oil and gas drilling and ban new drill sites in the unincorporated areas of the nation’s most populous county."
Source: AP, 09/17/2021
‘Larger Than Usual’: This Year’s Ozone Layer Hole Bigger Than Antarctica
"The hole in the ozone layer that develops annually is “rather larger than usual” and is currently bigger than Antartica, say the scientists responsible for monitoring it."
Source: Guardian, 09/17/2021
"Most States Have Cut Back Public Health Powers Amid Pandemic"
"Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking away the powers that state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases."
Source: AP/KHN, 09/17/2021
"House Panel Expands Inquiry Into Climate Disinformation by Oil Giants"
"The House Oversight Committee has widened its inquiry into the oil and gas industry’s role in spreading disinformation about the role of fossil fuels in causing global warming, calling on top executives from Exxon Mobil, Chevron, BP and Royal Dutch Shell, as well as the lobby groups American Petroleum Institute and the United States Chamber of Commerce, to testify before Congress next month."
Source: NYTimes, 09/17/2021
NYC Climate Week: Protecting 80% of the Amazonia by 2025
As the Amazon rainforest is in danger of flipping toward a savanna due to extractive activities, this webinar brings together Indigenous leaders with researchers from the Amazon Geo-Referenced Socio-Environmental Information Network to present evidence-based solutions and a global call to action. 2-3:30 p.m ET.
"Outcry Over Killing Of Almost 1,500 Dolphins On Faroe Islands"
"Even the staunchest defenders of traditional whaling in the Faroe Islands have condemned the “cruel and unnecessary” massacre on Sunday of a superpod of nearly 1,500 dolphins, which were driven into shallow waters of the Skálabotnur beach on the island of Eysturoy and left writhing for hours before being killed."
Source: Guardian, 09/16/2021
"90% Of Global Farm Subsidies Damage People And Planet, Says UN"
"Almost 90% of the $540bn in global subsidies given to farmers every year are “harmful”, a startling UN report has found. This agricultural support damages people’s health, fuels the climate crisis, destroys nature and drives inequality by excluding smallholder farmers, many of whom are women, according to the UN agencies."
Source: Guardian, 09/16/2021
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