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Critics Blast Calif. Poseidon Desalination Plan As Crucial Vote Looms [1]

"Among the many complex arguments over water in California, one particularly heated debate centers on whether the state should seek more drinking water from a plentiful but expensive source: the Pacific Ocean."

Source: LA Times [2], 04/26/2022

"Record Heat Has Gripped India Since March. It’s About To Get Worse." [3]

"Temperatures in India remain high amid ongoing heat waves that have plagued the country with dry, sweltering weather since early spring. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that its March maximum temperatures were the highest in nearly a century and a quarter, and rainfall was only running about a quarter to a third of normal."

Source: Washington Post [4], 04/26/2022

"Birth Of Six Endangered Red Wolves Has Their Advocates Howling For Joy" [5]

"As recently as 2021, red wolves were “a ghost of a species,” one environmentalist said. Then the Biden administration took notice."

Source: Washington Post [6], 04/26/2022

"White House Finalizes Help For Burn Pit Veterans" [7]

"President Joe Biden announced today [Monday] that the Department of Veterans Affairs will grant extensive health care benefits to veterans experiencing certain debilitating respiratory cancers linked to exposure to burn pits and their fumes."

Source: E&E News [8], 04/26/2022

"Ford Juices Production Of Lightning F-150 Electric Truck" [9]

"Ford Motor Co on Tuesday will start regular manufacturing of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck, more than tripling planned annual production of the vehicle that now symbolizes the 118-year-old company's drive to retool for a new century."

Source: Reuters [10], 04/26/2022

"China Promotes Coal In Setback For Efforts To Cut Emissions" [11]

"China is promoting coal-fired power as the ruling Communist Party tries to revive a sluggish economy, prompting warnings Beijing is setting back efforts to cut climate-changing carbon emissions from the biggest global source."

Source: AP [12], 04/26/2022

There Are a Lot More Than 10 Endangered Rivers. Is One Near You? [13]

An annual list of endangered rivers is out, but with it the journalism just begins, since there are numerous troubled river systems, most likely including one near you. The latest TipSheet details how the endangered river list can serve as a template for local reporting and provides story ideas, questions to ask and resources to tap for your coverage.

‘The Green Years’ — When the Environment Eclipsed Politics [14]

There was a moment within living memory when Democrats and Republicans came together — in a time of extraordinary political turmoil — to pass landmark legislation to clean U.S. waters, limit toxic substances and pesticides, and empower the government to protect the environment. BookShelf’s Nano Riley reviews a new book that explores that time, and which speculates on why things have changed.

"The End of the Great River" [15]

"A photographer looks at the changing landscapes of the river’s final miles".

Source: 64 Parishes [16], 04/25/2022

"Olmsted’s Enduring Gift" [17]

"The man behind many of the nation’s beloved public spaces, Frederick Law Olmsted, was born 200 years ago on April 26. His creations are more essential to modern American life than ever.

On the bicentennial of his birthday in April — aptly the season of spring blooms and rebirth — it is worth remembering Olmsted’s enduring imprint on the nation. In plots of earth and green, Olmsted saw something more: freedom, human connection, public health.

Source: NYTimes [18], 04/25/2022

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