"Salmon Need Trees"
"A new study stands as a striking reminder that logging watersheds has an outsized impact on salmon and trout."
Source: Hakai, 10/21/2021
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Biden Focuses On Climate, Families In Trimmed $2T Plan
"Scaling down his “build back better” plans, President Joe Biden on Tuesday described a more limited vision to Democratic lawmakers of a $2 trillion government-overhaul package with at least $500 billion to tackle climate change and money for middle-class priorities — child tax credits, paid family leave, health care and free pre-kindergarten."
Source: AP, 10/20/2021"Parade Of Powerful Storms To Bring Welcome Rain And Snow To California"
"A trio of moisture-rich storm systems are aimed at the West Coast and poised to dump exceptional precipitation totals in parts of California, Oregon and Washington state. Double-digit amounts are possible in some places by the end of the month, making a dent in the region’s prolonged drought-driven water deficit."
Source: Washington Post, 10/20/2021Net Zero Announcement: UK Sets Out Plans To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
"Another big push towards electric vehicles is being made in the UK government's latest strategy to make the great shift to a virtually zero-carbon economy."
Source: BBC News, 10/20/2021"Dammit, Coal’s Back"
"The nation’s coal-fired power output is expected to surge for the first time in years, the Energy Information Administration said on Monday. By the end of this year, the U.S. will ramp up its coal production by 22%. That marks the first year-over-year uptick since 2014."
Source: Earther, 10/20/2021"99.9% Of Scientists Agree Climate Emergency Caused By Humans"
"The scientific consensus that humans are altering the climate has passed 99.9%, according to research that strengthens the case for global action at the Cop26 summit in Glasgow."
Source: Guardian, 10/20/2021"Climate Report: Africa’s Rare Glaciers Soon To Disappear"
"Africa’s rare glaciers will disappear in the next two decades because of climate change, a new report warned Tuesday amid sweeping forecasts of pain for the continent that contributes least to global warming but will suffer from it most."
Source: AP, 10/20/2021'Brown Recovery' Ends Hope Pandemic Stimulus Would Drive Climate Spending
"Governments in rich countries pledged last year to spend trillions of dollars to rescue their economies from the trough of the pandemic — and to channel that gusher of cash in ways that would aid the fight against climate change. The climate change strategy largely failed."
Source: Politico, 10/20/2021"Diesel Trucks Are Causing Environmental Injustice Across US Cities"
"Low-income people of color in the U.S. are exposed to 28% more nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the air they breathe compared to their wealthier white counterparts, a new study using satellite measurements reports."
Source: EHN, 10/20/2021WaPo Crossed Line with Climate Stories Featuring Excerpt-Style Exxon "Ads"
"Too often, the line between editorial content and Exxon advertising is being crossed in a paper that won a Pulitzer for its climate coverage."
Source: Sustain What, 10/20/2021Canada's Peatlands Can Fight Natural Disasters And The Climate Crisis.
"Canada has more pristine peatland than any other country but is far behind the rest of the world in protecting and restoring these valuable ecosystems".
Source: The Narwhal, 10/20/2021"Biden Administration Moves To Curtail Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’"
"The Biden administration moved Monday to regulate a group of long-lasting, human-made chemicals that pose health risks to millions of Americans, even as they continue to be used in an array of products such as cosmetics, dental floss, food packaging, clothing and cleaning supplies."
Source: Washington Post, 10/19/2021"Senate Hearing On Sams To Head National Parks Set For Oct. 19"
"A politically polarized Senate has set Oct. 19 for a hearing on the nomination of former Oregon tribal leader Chuck Sams as the next director of the National Parks Service."
Source: Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, 10/19/2021Amid Massive Roundup Cancer Suits, Migrant Farmworkers Are Left Out
"Hampered by fear and deprived of resources, migrant farmworkers are unlikely to come forward and seek restitution."
Source: EHN, 10/19/2021"Environmentalists Secure Water Rights For Great Salt Lake"
"In an effort to help save the shrinking Great Salt Lake, environmentalists are attempting a novel idea: securing water rights for a terminal system."
Source: AP, 10/19/2021
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