Hawaii Has A One-Year Deadline To Ditch Coal. Can It Keep Lights On?
"The Aloha State’s race to clean up its electricity sector makes it a real-world test case for rapid decarbonization."
Source: Canary Media, 10/26/2021
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"Unchecked Oil and Gas Wastewater Threatens California Groundwater"
"Lax oversight has allowed oil and gas developers to dump billions of barrels of toxic wastewater into the ground, endangering the San Joaquin Valley’s dwindling groundwater supplies".
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/26/2021
Natural Gas Leaks In Boston Vastly Underreported — Could Be Inside Homes
"New research shows that methane emissions in the Boston area were six times higher than previously estimated. That could make the greenhouse effect of natural gas “equivalent to coal.”"
Source: Washington Post, 10/26/2021
"Manchin Pushes For More Climate Cuts From The Budget Bill"
"Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia has pushed Democrats to drop or weaken a second major climate change provision from the sweeping social policy and environmental spending bill that the White House hopes to finalize this week, according to two people familiar with the matter."
Source: NYTimes, 10/26/2021
Climate Change at Core of Beat Reporters’ Award-Winning Coverage
Beat reporters Hal Bernton and Mark Kaufman both found the dramatic changes wrought by climate change to be at the center of their coverage — as their work was elevated to prize-winning heights. Bernton, covering climate impacts in northwestern Alaska at a large newspaper, and Kaufman, covering CO2 globally for a digital platform, talk about the lessons of their recent beat coverage with SEJournal’s Inside Story.
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Total Accused of Campaign to Play Down Climate Risk From Fossil Fuels"
"The French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies was aware of the link between fossil fuels and rising global temperatures 50 years ago but worked with other oil majors to play down the risks for at least three decades, according to internal company documents and interviews with former executives."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/25/2021
"Judge Nixes Trump-Era Limits On Regulation Of Water-Polluting Projects"
"A federal judge on Thursday refused to leave a contested Trump-era water pollution rule in place while the Biden administration reviews it for the next 18 months, finding that letting it stay in effect could cause long-lasting environmental harm."
Source: Courthouse News Service, 10/25/2021
"UN Warns World 'Way Off Track' As Greenhouse Gases Grow"
"Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record in 2020, the U.N. weather agency said on Monday, warning that the world was "way off track" for capping rising temperatures."
Source: Reuters, 10/25/2021
"Biden Crafts a Climate Plan B: Tax Credits, Regulation and State Action"
"After losing the centerpiece of his climate agenda just a week before heading to a major global warming summit, President Biden intends to make the case that the United States has a new plan that will still meet its ambitions to sharply cut greenhouse gases that are warming the planet."
Source: NYTimes, 10/25/2021
"California Seeks Strict Limits On New Oil Drilling Near Communities"
"California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday unveiled a plan to ban new permitting of oil wells within 3,200 feet (975 meters) of communities, calling it a move that will both protect public health and further the state’s goals to combat climate change."
Source: Reuters, 10/22/2021
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