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"Appeals Court Rejects Bayer’s Bid To Overturn Roundup Trial Loss" [1]

"Monsanto owner Bayer AG has lost another appeals court decision in the sweeping U.S. Roundup litigation, continuing to struggle to find a way out from under the crush of tens of thousands of claims alleging that Monsanto's glyphosate-based herbicides cause cancer."

Source: EHN [2], 08/10/2021

Worst Polluting Countries Must Make Drastic Carbon Cuts: COP26 Chief" [3]

"The world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases must produce clear plans to cut their carbon output drastically, the president of vital UN climate talks has urged, after scientists warned there was only a small chance of escaping the worst ravages of climate breakdown."

Source: Guardian [4], 08/10/2021

"Biden Plans ‘Comprehensive’ Assault on Planet-Warming Methane" [5]

"The Biden administration will soon unveil a broad plan for curtailing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, climate adviser Rick Duke says, amid mounting warnings of the potent greenhouse gas role in near-term warming."

Source: Bloomberg [6], 08/10/2021

Biden FWS Renews Permit Allowing Oil Companies To Disturb Polar Bears [7]

"The oil industry will be able to continue working around polar bears on the North Slope for the next five years, thanks to a renewed authorization from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service."

Source: Arctic Today [8], 08/10/2021

"Carmakers’ EV Pledge Gives Burned Environmentalists Deja Vu" [9]

"The chief executives of the world’s biggest automakers gathered with President Barack Obama at the Washington Convention Center in 2011 to announce they had agreed to double the average fuel economy of their vehicles to 54.5 miles per gallon -- the largest increase in history."

Source: Bloomberg Green [10], 08/10/2021

Minnesota Blocks Release of Records About Surveilling Pipeline Opponents [11]

"Following critical stories about the policing of anti-pipeline activists, a Minnesota law enforcement agency barred a federally affiliated body from releasing documents through the state’s public records laws, according to documents obtained by The Intercept."

Source: The Intercept [12], 08/10/2021

"Senate Poised to Pass Infrastructure Deal, Then Turn to Dem Budget" [13]

"The Senate is expected on Tuesday to pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, capping off weeks of intense negotiations and debate over the largest federal investment in the nation’s aging public works system in more than a decade."

Source: NYTimes [14], 08/10/2021

"UN Climate Report Expected to Drive U.S. Regulation, Litigation" [15]

"The dire picture of the global climate crisis depicted in Monday’s United Nations scientific report is widely expected to permeate U.S. energy and environmental regulations, as well as litigation challenging them."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [16], 08/10/2021

"Senate Dems Unveil $3.5 Trillion Budget For Social, Climate Efforts" [17]

"Senate Democrats unwrapped a budget resolution Monday envisioning a massive $3.5 trillion, 10-year cascade of federal resources, aiming historic sums at family support, health and education programs and an aggressive drive to heal the climate."

Source: AP [18], 08/10/2021

A Chance To Widen Public Information About Chemical Hazards [19]

For years, public information about some of the deadliest chemical security risks has been limited. But now that the Biden EPA is exploring the issue, our latest WatchDog opinion column explains why this is such an important open information issue for environmental reporters and other journalists.

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