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"Rich Countries Keep Funding Our Demise" [1]

"The most powerful countries in the world keep ratcheting up public funding for fossil fuel projects and increasing emissions—despite the fact that continued investment in dirty fuels could push us beyond the warming targets laid out in the Paris Agreement."

Source: Earther [2], 10/26/2022

"From E. Coli to Flesh-Eating Bacteria, Floodwaters Are a Health Nightmare" [3]

"Floodwater often contains pollutants and pathogens that can sicken and kill people in the aftermath of a storm."

Source: Earther [4], 10/26/2022

Private Equity Buying Aging Oil, Gas and Coal Assets As Fossil Firms Divest [5]

"Environmentalists fear the sell-offs could keep those facilities operating for years into the future, worsening climate change."

Source: Inside Climate News [6], 10/26/2022

Climate Change Threatens Emperor Penguins With Extinction: USFWS [7]

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service granted federal protections to the world’s tallest and heaviest penguin species Tuesday".

Source: Washington Post [8], 10/26/2022

Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks Likelier [9]

"Countries around the world are failing to live up to their commitments to fight climate change, pointing Earth toward a future marked by more intense flooding, wildfires, drought, heat waves and species extinction, according to a report issued Wednesday by the United Nations."

Source: NYTimes [10], 10/26/2022

"Oil Companies Helping Fund Republican Takeover Plans" [11]

"If Republicans take the House or Senate majority in next month’s midterm elections, they’ll have the oil and natural gas industry to thank — at least to an extent."

Source: E&E News [12], 10/26/2022

"Coming Soon to a Food Label Near You: ‘Bee-Friendly’ Certifications" [13]

"A growing number of farms are seeking out pollinator-friendly certifications, but the two programs offering certification—run by the Xerces Society and Pollinator Partnership—are taking very different approaches."

Source: Civil Eats [14], 10/25/2022

"Western Wildfires Are Making Far Away Storms More Dangerous" [15]

"In late July of 2018, massive wildfires blazed across Northern California. At the same time in Colorado, weather alerts went out warning of heavy thunderstorms and baseball-sized hail. The two disasters were separated by a thousand miles, but scientists are now finding they're connected."

Source: NPR [16], 10/25/2022

"Cow-Harming ‘Forever Chemicals’ Strain USDA’s Relief Resources" [17]

"Dairy farmer Art Schaap had to watch his cows slowly die for over three years before the federal government paid him for the animals — contaminated with toxic “forever chemicals” from a nearby military base."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [18], 10/25/2022

"EPA Details Plan to Improve Long-Criticized New Chemical Reviews" [19]

"The EPA outlined new tools and technology it plans to use to review the risks of new chemicals, part of an effort to address criticism about slow assessments, lack of transparency, and deficient consideration of potential hazards."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [20], 10/25/2022

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