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"Toxic Ash Is Raining Down in Illinois. It’s Time for the EPA to Step Up" [1]

"On January 11, neon-green corrosive ash rained down onto homes, businesses, and schools in La Salle, Illinois, following a fire at the Carus Chemical Company."

Source: Sierra [2], 02/13/2023

"Biden and Lula Project Unity On Democratic Values And Climate Change" [3]

"U.S. President Joe Biden met on Friday with Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a reboot of relations between the hemisphere's two largest democracies after the end of Donald Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro's stormy rule."

Source: Reuters [4], 02/13/2023

"U.S. EPA Announces $1 Billion For New Hazardous Waste Cleanups" [5]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday announced 22 new sites that will benefit from $1 billion in funding from a program designed to remediate hazardous waste sites, such as landfills, mines and manufacturing facilities."

Source: Reuters [6], 02/13/2023

"Report: Companies’ Climate Targets Not What They Claim To Be" [7]

"Climate commitments by companies aren’t always as green as they seem. A new report concludes major brands are exaggerating how ambitious their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions are — in effect misleading consumers, investors and governments."

Source: AP [8], 02/13/2023

"Shell, BP Boost Profit, Sink Investment In Renewable Energy" [9]

"While the big five oil companies registered record profits on the back of the energy crisis, relatively little will be reinvested in renewables as climate goals are slashed."

Source: DW [10], 02/13/2023

"NPS Completes Largest Move Of Yellowstone Bison To Tribal Land" [11]

"The National Park Service earlier this year completed its largest transfer of bison from Yellowstone National Park to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Mont."

Source: E&E News [12], 02/13/2023

"Neglected Tropical Diseases Threaten Global Health" [13]

"Illnesses like trachoma and elephantiasis affect billions of people worldwide with severe health consequences, yet are not well-known. What are these neglected diseases and why is climate change making them worse? "

Source: DW [14], 02/13/2023

The Next Deadly Pandemic Is Not Inevitable, But The Elements Are In Place [15]

"If you wanted to kill as many people as possible, deniably and with no criminal consequences, what would you do? You’d do well to start with a bird flu."

Source: Guardian [16], 02/13/2023

Lawsuit Seeks Medical Testing After Toxic Train Derailment [17]

"Residents who filed a federal lawsuit in the fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals along the Ohio-Pennsylvania line are seeking to force Norfolk Southern to set up health monitoring for residents in both states."

Source: AP [18], 02/13/2023

SEJ Panel Gauges Issues in the Works in the U.S. West [19]

As part of our 2023 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment special report, we’ve got highlights from last week’s reporter panel on the year ahead, led by #SEJ2023 conference co-chair Tom Michael (pictured, left). The focus was largely on the U.S. West, where challenges abound over issues like equitable siting of renewable energy infrastructure, regulating natural gas, managing wildfires and addressing the health consequences of climate-driven heat waves. Read our account [19], plus check out the full 2023 Guide [20].

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