"For Each Public Charger, Here’s How Many EVs Are Looking To Plug In"
"Once, America had 7 EVs for every public charger. Now, there are over 20 seeking to plug in at each charging station."
Source: Washington Post, 05/22/2024
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"States Target Biden’s Environmental Permitting Rule in Court"
"A coalition of mostly red states launched the first legal challenge against the Biden administration’s recent environmental permitting rule on Tuesday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/22/2024"Oyster Renaissance Lifts Chesapeake Bay, But Troubles Linger"
"A campaign to add 10 billion oysters to the bay by 2025 — naturally purifying the water — is on pace even as Virginia and Maryland contend with agricultural runoff and other pollutants."
Source: E&E News, 05/22/2024EPA Warns Of Increasing Cyberattacks On Water Systems, Urges Immediate Action
"Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water."
Source: AP, 05/21/2024"This ‘Doomsday’ Glacier Is More Vulnerable Than Scientists Once Thought"
"A massive Antarctic glacier, which could raise global sea levels by up to two feet if it melts, is far more exposed to warm ocean water than previously believed, according to a study published Monday."
Source: Washington Post, 05/21/2024How 3M Execs Convinced a Scientist the PFAS in Human Blood Were Safe
"Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world."
Source: ProPublica, 05/21/2024"Conservation Efforts Target Monarchs As ESA Decision Looms"
"Judgment day approaches for the monarch butterfly. Bound by a court settlement, the Fish and Wildlife Service is supposed to decide by early December whether the monarch warrants listing as threatened or endangered."
Source: E&E News, 05/21/2024UK: "Week of Protests Over Equinor’s Media Sponsorship Greenwashing"
"Campaigners likened the fossil fuel company’s patronage of climate events to letting an “arsonist sponsor a fire safety conference”."
Source: DeSmog, 05/21/2024California’s First Black Land Trust Makes The Outdoors More Inclusive
"Jade Stevens stands at the edge of a snowy cliff and takes in the jaw-dropping panorama of the Sierra. Peaks reaching more than a mile high form the backdrop to Bear Valley, a kaleidoscope of green pastures mixed with ponderosa pines, firs, cedars and oak trees."
Source: LA Times, 05/21/2024More Than A Third Of Amazon Rainforest Struggling To Recover From Drought
"More than a third of the Amazon rainforest is struggling to recover from drought, according to a new study that warns of a “critical slowing down” of this globally important ecosystem."
Source: Guardian, 05/21/2024"Canada Oil Sands Air Pollution 20-64 Times Worse Than Industry Says: Study"
"The amount of air pollution coming from Canada’s oil sands extraction is between 20 to 64 times higher than industry-reported figures, according to a groundbreaking study. Researchers found that the total amount of air pollution released from the oil sands is equal to all other human-caused air pollution sources in Canada combined."
Source: Mongabay, 05/21/2024"How Cockroaches Spread Around The Globe To Become The Pest We Know Today"
"A new study uses genetics to chart cockroaches’ spread across the globe, from humble beginnings in southeast Asia to Europe and beyond. The findings span thousands of years of cockroach history and suggest the pests may have scuttled across the globe by hitching a ride with another species: people."
Source: AP, 05/21/2024"Microplastics Found In Every Human Testicle In Study"
"Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men."
Source: Guardian, 05/21/2024Analysis: "What Made The Deadly Thunderstorms In Houston So Violent?"
"Several meteorological ingredients, including record-warm land and ocean temperatures from the Florida Keys to Mexico, helped fuel the destructive storms."
Source: Washington Post, 05/20/2024"A Second Trump Presidency Would Target IEA's Green Focus, Advisers Say"
"Donald Trump would likely push to replace the head of the International Energy Agency if he wins the U.S. presidential election to shift the energy watchdog's focus back to maximizing fossil fuel output instead of fighting climate change, according to people familiar with the matter."
Source: Reuters, 05/20/2024
