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Ethylene Oxide: "EPA Eyes Broader Oversight Of Cancer-Causing Gas" [1]

"EPA is set to ramp up scrutiny of facilities that do not currently report releases of a toxic gas as the Biden administration beefs up its environmental justice agenda."

Source: E&E News [2], 10/14/2021

"Nickel Shortage Spells Trouble For EVs — Report" [3]

"The auto industry’s move to electric cars could encounter hiccups caused by a shortage of nickel — one of the most widely used minerals for EV batteries — as soon as 2026, according to research from consultancy Rystad Energy."

Source: E&E News [4], 10/14/2021

"Private Equity Funds, Sensing Profit in Tumult, Are Propping Up Oil" [5]

"These secretive investment companies have pumped billions of dollars into fossil fuel projects, buying up offshore platforms, building new pipelines and extending lifelines to coal power plants."

Source: NYTimes [6], 10/14/2021

Pollution From N.C.’s Poultry Farms Unduly Harms Communities Of Color [7]

"The legislation aimed at regulating North Carolina’s huge and largely unregulated poultry industry seemed modest in scope, ... But as the legislative session in Raleigh came to a close in July, the bill had moved not an inch—and no one was surprised."

Source: Inside Climate News [8], 10/14/2021

"Energy Agency Urges Bigger Global Push To Cut Emissions" [9]

"The International Energy Agency is urging governments to make stronger commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions at an upcoming U.N. climate summit, warning the world is not on track to meet environmental goals and that new investment in clean energy was needed to “jolt the energy system onto a new set of rails.”"

Source: AP [10], 10/14/2021

Calif. Alisal Fire Has Prompted Evacuations, Road And Amtrak Closures [11]

"California firefighters are battling flames and strong winds as they tackle the Alisal Fire, which has shut down a section of the iconic Highway 101 and Amtrak lines in Santa Barbara County."

Source: CNN [12], 10/14/2021

"Over 100 Nations To Adopt 'Kunming Declaration' To Boost Biodiversity" [13]

"As of Wednesday, more than 100 countries have signed on to the so-called Kunming Declaration to protect biodiversity."

Source: DW [14], 10/14/2021

White House Unveils Plans For Massive Expansion Of Offshore Wind Farms [15]

"The Biden administration unveiled plans to develop large, grid-transforming offshore wind farms along much of the U.S. coastline in the coming years, a major effort to invest in renewable energy and combat the growing impacts of climate change."

Source: HuffPost [16], 10/14/2021

"As Drought Worsens, California Farmers Are Being Paid Not To Grow Crops" [17]

"Green fields of alfalfa and cotton rolled past as Brad Robinson drove through the desert valley where his family has farmed with water from the Colorado River for three generations. Stopping the truck, he stepped onto a dry, brown field where shriveled remnants of alfalfa crunched under his boots."

Source: LA Times [18], 10/13/2021

Already This Year, 18 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Have Hit U.S. [19]

"Through the first nine months of 2021, the U.S. has endured 18 separate weather and climate disasters that have cost at least $1 billion, according to the latest report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information."

Source: Washington Post [20], 10/13/2021

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