"Who Gets the Water in California? Whoever Gets There First."
"The story of California’s water wars begins, as so many stories do in the Golden State, with gold."
Source: NYTimes, 12/15/2023
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"In EPA’s New Methane Rule, An Innovative Way To Stop ‘Super Emitters’"
"Scientists with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory were flying a plane equipped with a visible-infrared imaging spectrometer over an oil field in California’s San Joaquin Valley when they made a worrisome discovery. Images produced by the device revealed a large plume of methane lingering in the air."
Source: Grist, 12/15/2023New Mexico Extends Ban On Oil And Gas Leasing Around Sacred Chaco Park
"New oil and natural gas leasing will be prohibited on state land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park, an area sacred to Native Americans, for the next 20 years under an executive order by New Mexico Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard."
Source: AP, 12/15/2023"How Christmas Tree Farms Can Help Wildlife"
"It may seem counterintuitive to support the annual culling of trees, but environmentalists say Christmas tree farms have ecological benefits."
Source: NYTimes, 12/15/2023"COP28 Does Not Deliver Clear Path to Fossil Fuel Phase Out"
"Going into overtime under the cover of a dark winter night in Dubai, climate negotiators at COP28 cooked up a weak sauce of climate half-measures that fail to adequately address the existential risk of global warming to millions of people around the globe, according to leading climate experts at the conference."
Source: Inside Climate News, 12/14/2023"The Billion-Dollar Industry Between You And FEMA’s Flood Insurance"
"Cutting payments to brokers, or selling policies directly to consumers, could save millions. FEMA and insurance companies say it’s not quite that straightforward."
Source: Grist, 12/14/2023From Saving Owls To Removing Garbage: The Work Of Tribal Land Guardians
"Far from untouched wilderness, the Guardians care for their urbanized Homelands with gentle compassion and expertise — and share it all on Facebook".
Source: The Narwhal, 12/14/2023Hidden Death Toll Of Flooding In Bangladesh Sends A Grim Climate Signal
"A study published last week shows Bangladesh’s intensifying monsoons come with a staggering death toll, both in the immediate aftermath of the flooding itself and, more significantly, in the months that follow. The true scale of the toll has not been fully captured by local officials, aid organizations, or the international research community."
Source: Grist, 12/14/2023Millions Infected With Dengue This Year In New Record Amid Hotter Temps
"Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more than four decades ago, with experts warning that rising temperatures and rapid urbanization are accelerating the pace of infections."
Source: AP, 12/14/2023We Went to the First EV Charging Station Funded by Infrastructure Law
"On the western outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, two doors down from a Waffle House, is a truck stop that, as of last Friday, has the first electric vehicle charging station in the country to be financed in part by the 2021 federal infrastructure law."
Source: Inside Climate News, 12/14/2023"US EPA Must Do More To Ensure Captured Carbon Stays Underground -Report"
"The U.S. environment regulator does not sufficiently verify that carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects keep emissions trapped underground and should boost its requirements to ensure companies receiving CCS tax credits provide an actual environmental benefit, a watchdog group said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 12/14/2023"Virginia County Approves Data Center Project After 27-Hour Public Hearing"
"County supervisors in northern Virginia approved one of the world’s largest data center projects after a public hearing that ran through the night and lasted more than 24 hours."
Source: AP, 12/14/2023"Pilots Flying Tourists Over National Parks Face New Rules"
"Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the most beloved natural areas in the United States."
Source: AP, 12/14/2023"Nine Climate Book Stocking Stuffers"
"These affordable paperbacks can inspire everyone on your gift list."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 12/14/2023COP28 Delegates Agree To ‘Transition Away’ From Planet-Warming Fossil Fuels
"United Nations climate negotiators directed the world on Wednesday to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels in a move the talks chief called historic, despite critics’ worries about loopholes."
Source: AP, 12/13/2023
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