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Race-Blind Biden Effort On Air Pollution Disparities Will Fail: Report [1]

"The Biden administration has pledged to address deadly air pollution disparities in communities of color that resulted from historically racist policy decisions. But its efforts are destined to fail if officials follow through on a decision to dismiss race as a factor to determine where federal aid should be focused, a new report says."

Source: Washington Post [2], 07/21/2023

"The Biden Administration Bets Big on ‘Climate Smart’ Agriculture" [3]

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated more than $3 billion to help farmers transition to practices that sequester carbon and reduce emissions. But some researchers claim the program can’t measure emissions accurately and is unlikely to achieve its climate goals."

Source: YaleE360 [4], 07/21/2023

"GOP Pushes Disastrous Environmental Plan As The Planet Bakes" [5]

"House Republicans on Wednesday advanced an appropriations bill for federal environmental agencies that would boost development of the same fossil fuels driving the myriad disasters that have ravaged the Northern Hemisphere this year."

Source: HuffPost [6], 07/21/2023

Revealed: Media Blitz Against UK Heat Pumps Funded by Gas Lobby Group [7]

"An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned."

Source: DeSmog [8], 07/21/2023

"World Will Miss 1.5C Warming Limit - Top UK Expert" [9]

"A leading British climate scientist has told the BBC he believes the target to limit global warming to 1.5C will be missed."

Source: BBC News [10], 07/21/2023

Utilities’ Fossil Fuel Investments Driving Up Rates For The Most Vulnerable [11]

"A proposed rate hike on gas in Chicago highlights a troubling nationwide trend."

Source: Daily Climate [12], 07/21/2023

Researchers Find Evidence Of ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Blood Of Pregnant Women [13]

"California researchers have found new evidence that several chemicals used in plastic production and a wide array of other industrial applications are commonly present in the blood of pregnant women, creating increased health risks for mothers and their babies."

Source: Guardian [14], 07/21/2023

New Biden Rule Would Make Companies Pay More To Drill On Public Lands [15]

The Interior Department proposed a rule that would significantly increase how much energy companies must pay to lease and drill on federal lands. It would also give the Bureau of Land Management greater authority to keep fossil fuel development away from sensitive ecosystems and cultural sites.

Source: HuffPost [16], 07/21/2023

"The Great Plains: Bringing Back an ‘American Serengeti’" [17]

"Conservationists are working to preserve eastern Montana’s intact prairie and return its assemblage of native wildlife."

Source: The Revelator [18], 07/18/2023

As Climate Shocks Multiply, Designers Seek Disaster-Proof Homes [19]

"The homebuilding industry has been slow to adopt changes that can better protect against extreme weather. Some architects are showing what’s possible."

Source: NYTimes [20], 07/18/2023

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