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Pa. Gas Firms Used 160 Million Lbs. of Secret Chemicals From 2012 to 2022 [1]

"Oil and gas producers in Pennsylvania used some 160 million pounds of chemicals that they are not required by law to publicly identify in more than 5,000 gas wells between 2012 and 2022, according to research published on Tuesday."

Source: Inside Climate News [2], 10/25/2023

"World Far Off Track On Pledges To End Deforestation By 2030 - Report" [3]

"The world is moving too slowly to meet pledges to end deforestation by 2030, with the destruction worsening in 2022, according to a report by a coalition of environmental organizations released on Monday."

Source: Reuters [4], 10/25/2023

"Inside Poland Spring’s Hidden Attack on Water Rules It Didn’t Like" [5]

"When Maine lawmakers tried to tighten regulations on large-scale access to water, the brand’s little-known parent company set out to rewrite the rules."

Source: NYTimes [6], 10/25/2023

Fossil Firms Spent Millions On Lawmakers Who Sponsored Anti-Protest Bills [7]

"Fossil fuel companies have spent millions of dollars on lobbying and campaign donations to state lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest laws – which now shield about 60% of US gas and oil operations from protest and civil disobedience, according to a new report from Greenpeace USA."

Source: Guardian [8], 10/25/2023

"Hurricane Otis Makes Rare Category 5 Landfall Near Acapulco, Mexico" [9]

"Hurricane Otis made rare Category 5 landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, early Wednesday morning after it underwent explosive rapid intensification on Tuesday."

Source: Weather Channel [10], 10/25/2023

Lydia Polgreen and Connie Walker in Conversation: The State of the Media [11]

The Canadian Journalism Foundation invites you to an event in Toronto, Ontario featuring NYT's Lydia Polgreen in conversation with Pulitzer and Peabody award-winning journalist Connie Walker of Gimlet Media, followed by a reception where guests can mingle with the speakers. 6:30-8:30 p.m. ET.

Seasonal Fog, Swamp Fires Combine To Create Deadly Louisiana Pileup [12]

"Acrid smoke from stubborn swamp fires burning south and east of New Orleans combined Monday with dense fog to create the “superfog” that contributed to one of the deadliest highway pileups in memory."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [13], 10/24/2023

Democrats Ask For Review Of Environmental Threat From ‘Zombie’ Coal Mines [14]

"Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and seven House Democrats asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review potential environmental damages caused by idled coal mines."

Source: The Hill [15], 10/24/2023

"The Slow Death Of A Desert Giant" [16]

"Climate change is pushing the Sonoran Desert to the brink, with saguaro cacti as a bellwether of the impending disaster."

Source: Yale Climate Connections [17], 10/24/2023

"Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World" [18]

"The Democratic governor is supercharging climate policy and eyeing a future White House run. But critics say some of his constituents could be left behind."

"Gavin Newsom, the California governor, packed his bags and his ambition Monday and flew to Chinese provinces on a weeklong mission to negotiate climate agreements.

Last month, he was the only American invited to address the United Nations about climate change, where he excoriated the fossil fuel industry for what he called its decades of “deceit and denial.”

Source: NYTimes [19], 10/24/2023

Lydia Polgreen and Connie Walker in Conversation: The State of the Media [11]

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