Offshore Oil and Gas Rush Threatens Whale Corridors and Coral Reefs
"Global plans to drill and expand fossil fuel projects overlap with marine protected areas and important fishing grounds, a new report finds."
"Global plans to drill and expand fossil fuel projects overlap with marine protected areas and important fishing grounds, a new report finds."
"The Trump administration is canceling a lease held by Duke Energy Corp. off the coast of North Carolina as it expands its campaign to block new offshore wind developments."
"Trump administration policies that have stalled permits for renewable energy projects are putting more than $121 billion of investment at risk and slowing development of wind, solar and storage capacity needed to meet rising power demand, according to a report published on Monday."
"As the Trump administration censors history on parks and public lands — a move out of the autocrats’ playbook — people have six ways to honor and defend our shared history."
"Every year at the start of summer, a familiar cycle repeats. The nonprofit Environmental Working Group releases its annual sunscreen guide, reigniting fears surrounding sunscreen safety. The guide’s message is predictable: Few sunscreens are both safe and effective. Consumers should beware."
"Twenty-five Metro Detroit communities exceeded Michigan’s lead action level for drinking water since 2018, according to state compliance data analyzed by a drinking water engineer and reviewed by Planet Detroit."
"Political appointees appear poised to gain more control over information coming out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a proposal to add a separate science office atop the agency." "CDC is hunting for funding for the new office, and it remains in limbo"
"In its 52 years, the Endangered Species Act has been a muscular protector of vulnerable plants and animals, invoked to stymie roads, development, and logging or shipping patterns, and shielding entire areas from activity that could edge those species toward extinction. Shifting the political winds to target the landmark law’s clout, the Trump administration has sought more leeway for energy, mining, and other industries that the ESA has interfered with in the name of protecting vulnerable species."
"A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution."
"After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, electricity prices shot up across Europe and consumers looked for ways to save. One popular option was plug-in solar —-inexpensive and easy-to-install renewable energy systems that began to appear in store aisles."