"When prices soared years ago, Americans launched broad efforts to wean the nation off oil and gas to protect households from price swings. But then supply rose and plans fizzled."
"EPA staffers have tentatively concluded that the agency’s ground-level ozone standards do not need to be strengthened, reaffirming a Trump administration decision on one of the agency’s most closely watched pollutant limits."
"More than 1,000 firefighters backed by bulldozers and aircraft battled the largest active wildfire in the US on Saturday after strong winds pushed it across some containment lines and closer to a town in northern New Mexico."
SEJ's 32nd annual conference took place in Boise, Idaho, hosted by Boise State University. See the agenda [8]. On our conference coverage page [9], you'll find video recordings of the plenaries and audio recordings of most concurrent sessions.
"Dating platforms have noticed their users are hot for climate issues and are incorporating features to help them connect with each other. But how useful are additions like OkCupid's climate advocate badge?"
"The frogs have been found in increasing numbers in recent months, according to the WDFW. They prey on native insects and forage food eaten by native species."
"Pristine rainforests were once again destroyed at a relentless rate in 2021, according to new figures, prompting concerns governments will not meet a Cop26 deal to halt and reverse deforestation by the end of the decade."
"Canada’s effort to phase out open-pen salmon farms has hit a roadblock after a federal judge said farmers had been blindsided by a government order to shut down."
"The universal symbol for recycling, known as the “chasing arrows” logo, is stamped on so many things. But that doesn’t mean they’re recyclable."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/why-americans-became-more-vulnerable-oil-price-spikes
[2] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/29/climate/gas-prices-america.html
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-staff-backs-status-quo-ozone-limits-blow-enviros
[4] https://www.eenews.net/articles/epa-staff-backs-status-quo-on-ozone-limits-in-blow-to-enviros/
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/firefighters-battling-new-mexico-blaze-brace-wind
[6] https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-fires-environment-new-mexico-las-vegas-b8d7bc11063d646e60c94ddc4cce1a4e
[7] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/sej-annual-conferences/AC2023-main
[8] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/agenda-sejs-32nd-annual-conference
[9] https://www.sej.org/initiatives/coverage-sejs-32nd-annual-conference
[10] https://www.sej.org/sejspotlight-macy-berendsen-student-university-st-thomas
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/swiping-right-climate-love-dating-apps-and-environmental-advocacy
[12] https://www.dw.com/en/swiping-right-on-climate-love-dating-apps-and-environmental-advocacy/a-61600741
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/invasive-african-clawed-frogs-threaten-native-species-washington
[14] https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/invasive-african-clawed-frogs-population-growing-in-washington/281-db342b8d-5c11-4c9c-b731-81447085ae6e
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/relentless-destruction-rainforest-continuing-despite-cop26-pledge
[16] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/28/destruction-of-pristine-rainforest-globe-relentless-rate-aoe
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/canada-s-attempt-phase-out-open-pen-salmon-farms-faces-setback
[18] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/27/canada-open-pen-salmon-farms-federal-judge
[19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trash-or-recycling-why-plastic-keeps-us-guessing
[20] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/04/21/climate/plastics-recycling-trash-environment.html
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1255
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1252
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1253
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1254
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1257
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1258
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1259
[29] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=1260
[30] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5113
