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Markey, AOC Ask Biden To Create Civilian Climate Corps By Executive Order [1]

"Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), two of Congress’s most vocal proponents for aggressive climate action, on Monday called for President Biden to establish a Civilian Climate Corps (CCC)."

Source: The Hill [2], 09/19/2023

"Working From Home Now Has Another Powerful Benefit" [3]

"Fully remote workers could produce less than half the climate-warming emissions of people who spend their days in offices, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."

Source: Washington Post [4], 09/19/2023

Errors In A Federal Carbon Capture Analysis Warn Of Waste: Former Official [5]

"A coal plant seeking hundreds of millions in public funding submitted an analysis riddled with mistakes, according to a former Energy Department official. But the government published it anyway."

Source: Inside Climate News [6], 09/19/2023

From "Massive Squishings" To The Insect Apocalypse, Roads Cut Up Nature [7]

"Take a mental picture of the Earth. Now shatter that image into 600,000 fragments. These fragments are carved out by road networks, which stretch across about 40 million miles of the Earth's surface."

Source: NPR [8], 09/19/2023

"Preparing Homes For Wildfires Is Big Business That's Only Getting Started" [9]

"As the Blue Ridge Fire blazed across California's Orange County in 2020, O.P. Almaraz stared at the menacing glow on the horizon and evacuated his family to a hotel. The next morning, he walked out of his room into a jam-packed, buzzing, chaotic lobby."

Source: NPR [10], 09/19/2023

"EPA Rule for State Water Pollution Authority Destined for Court" [11]

"An EPA rule finalized last week that restores states’ veto power over pipelines and other major river-polluting projects is expected to face legal challenges before the dust settles, natural resources attorneys say."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [12], 09/19/2023

EPA Slow On Investigating Chemical Risk From Ohio Derailment: Emails [13]

"Internal agency communications confirm certain EPA experts, including a "key dioxin scientist," were not consulted until a month after the derailment."

Source: HuffPost [14], 09/19/2023

"The US Electricity Transmission System Is in Gridlock" [15]

"How a national macrogrid could accelerate the movement to electrify everything".

Source: Sierra [16], 09/19/2023

Carbon Capture Deep Dive [17]

The Funder Collaborative on Oil and Gas invites journalists to Houston to explore what’s behind big oil’s relentless marketing campaign and what’s at stake for communities. Meals and hotel accommodations will be provided for the first 40 journalists to register. Speakers include Dr. Robert D. Bullard and others.

To Cover Climate Equity Well, Journalists Must Maintain Mental Health [18]

When climate journalists — especially those confronting various forms of oppression in their own communities — witness environmental destruction and human suffering, the trauma can creep into our psyches. But sometimes our professional stance keeps us from seeing the harm to our mental health. In her new Voices of Environmental Justice column, Yessenia Funes looks at the question head-on, exploring resources and paths to better self-care.

Carbon Capture Deep Dive [17]

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