"Biden Launches American Climate Corps"
"President Joe Biden is launching a new federal program that aims to put more than 20,000 young people to work in jobs that promote renewable energy and combat climate change."
Source: E&E News, 09/21/2023
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"X Ranks Last On Climate Change Misinformation Scorecard"
"X earned last place in a new ranking of social media platforms and their actions against climate change misinformation."
Source: The Hill, 09/21/2023Black Community in W. Va. Sues EPA to Spur Action on Toxic Air Pollution
"Institute, one of two majority-Black communities in the state, was left out of an effort earlier this year to tighten limits on cancer-causing chemicals. Now, a community group is suing."
Source: Mountain State Spotlight, 09/21/2023"United Nations Seems to Boost Plastics Industry Interests, Critics Say"
"Ahead of a groundbreaking treaty to reduce plastic pollution, a group of independent scientists fear that the United Nations is legitimizing industry-backed proposals such as chemical recycling."
Source: ProPublica, 09/21/2023"Revealed: Almost Everyone In Europe Is Breathing Toxic Air"
"Guardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year".
Source: Guardian, 09/21/2023"Climate Risks Place 39 Million U.S. Homes At Risk Of Losing Their Insurance"
"From California to Florida, homeowners have been facing a new climate reality: Insurance companies don’t want to cover their properties. According to a report released today, the problem will only get worse."
Source: Grist, 09/21/2023"Chicago Mayor Unveils Reforms to Fight Environmental Racism"
"Promising to end the practice of piling on more environmental burdens to the same South and West Side communities, Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a series of reforms aimed at changing city practices after federal investigators last year determined Chicago violates the civil rights of its residents by concentrating polluting businesses in Black and Brown communities."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times, 09/21/2023Wildfire Smoke Is Erasing Years Of Progress Toward Cleaning Up America's Air
"Over the last few decades, air in the U.S. has undergone a remarkable transformation: pollution levels of health-damaging tiny particles have dropped by roughly 40% since 2000, primarily thanks to the country's decades-long effort to improve air quality through the Clean Air Act, a landmark environmental law."
Source: NPR, 09/21/2023"Wildfire Fighters Describe A Mental Health Crisis On The Frontlines"
"Extreme working conditions, low pay and high turnover are leading to a crisis exacerbated by more intense wildfires. Eighteen firefighters tell their stories of the mental toll — from burnout to PTSD to the loss of peers to suicide."
Source: The Narwhal, 09/21/2023"Biden Warns ‘What Awaits Us’ Without Climate Action"
"President Joe Biden issued a warning to international leaders on Tuesday about the global perils that lie ahead if nations don’t work together to slash emissions from fossil fuels."
Source: E&E News, 09/20/2023"Road Hazard: Evidence Mounts on Toxic Pollution from Tires"
"Researchers are only beginning to uncover the toxic cocktail of chemicals, microplastics, and heavy metals hidden in car and truck tires. But experts say these tire emissions are a significant source of air and water pollution and may be affecting humans as well as wildlife."
Source: YaleE360, 09/20/2023"Climate Change Made Libya's Deadly Rainfall Up To 50 Times More Likely"
"Climate Change made the heavy rainfall that led to deadly floods in Libya up to 50 times more likely, scientists said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 09/20/2023DOE Announces $400M To Help States Adopt Climate-Friendly Building Codes
"The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will open applications for the first tranche of funding — $400 million — to help states and territories take up energy-efficient building codes.
A senior administration official told reporters Monday that under the codes, new buildings and major renovations would be done with better construction and in a way that is more efficient and resilient.
The Energy Department said in a press release announcing the funding that homes built using modern energy codes are 40 percent more efficient than homes built 15 years ago."
Source: The Hill, 09/20/2023"Wind Opponents Spread Myth About Dead Whales"
"They claim the offshore wind is responsible for a spike in whale deaths. Experts don’t buy it, but interest groups backed by fossil fuel money are spreading false information."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 09/20/2023"A Northern California Tribe Works To Protect Traditions In A Warming World"
"The Oak Fire, which burned roughly 20,000 acres west of Yosemite National Park last summer, was devastating to the area's Indigenous tribes — including the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation."
Source: NPR, 09/20/2023
