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Alberta Withholding List Of 100s Of Dangerous Oil And Gas Sites From Public [1]

"The regulator overseeing the energy industry in Alberta has kept the public in the dark for at least three years about a confidential list featuring hundreds of potentially dangerous sites contaminated by oil and gas development in the province, The Narwhal has learned."

Source: The Narwhal [2], 12/07/2022

Scientists Thought Carbon Emissions Had Peaked. They’ve Never Been Higher [3]

"Near the end of 2020, as the covid-19 pandemic continued to rage, a few climate scientists and energy experts made a prediction. They estimated that emissions from fossil fuels — which had just plummeted thanks to the global pandemic — might never again reach the heights of 2019. .... They were wrong."

Source: Washington Post [4], 12/07/2022

World Will Gain Enough Renewable Energy In 5 Years To Power China, Says IEA [5]

"Global renewable power capacity is set to grow as much in the next five years as it has over the past two decades, as soaring energy prices and the climate crisis force governments to ditch fossil fuels."

Source: CNN [6], 12/07/2022

"U.N. Chief Urges Strong Global Nature Deal To End 'Orgy Of Destruction'" [7]

"As countries prepare to negotiate a new global agreement to protect Earth's environment, the head of the United Nations warned there was no time to lose."

Source: Reuters [8], 12/07/2022

EPA Proposes To Close ‘Loophole’ For Reporting PFAS Releases [9]

"The EPA said Monday that it is proposing to close a prior “loophole” that allowed some companies to get out of reporting their releases of certain kinds of toxic chemicals."

Source: The Hill [10], 12/06/2022

"Sale Jumpstarts Floating, Offshore Wind Power In US Waters" [11]

"Tuesday marks the first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms, in the deep waters off the West Coast."

Source: AP [12], 12/06/2022

"Progressives Ready To Block Defense Bill Over Permitting" [13]

"A top House Democrat will vote to block consideration of a must-pass defense spending bill if it includes permitting language that could undermine environmental protections.

The warning shot from Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, comes as congressional Democratic leaders are seriously weighing inclusion of a permitting provision in the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.

Source: E&E News [14], 12/06/2022

"What Is The '30 By 30' Goal - And Can It Save Global Biodiversity?" [15]

"As talks begin this week to agree a global pact to protect nature at the COP15 summit in Montreal, one target is expected to become a leading focus of negotiations: "30 by 30".

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [16], 12/06/2022

As Concern Over Methane Mounts, Emission Controls Yield Stories [17]

While carbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas most often in the news, methane has greater warming power and accounts for a big chunk of the current increase in global warming. Now, growing regulatory pressure may help shift that focus and could drive more local environmental reporting, per the latest TipSheet. The backstory, plus reporting ideas and resources.

Collaborative Journalism Project Reveals Inequities in Escaping Climate Change Hazards [18]

When U.S. communities become unlivable due to climate change impacts, can residents count on government relocation assistance — and are those most in need of help actually getting it? Those questions kickstarted a year-long investigation led by three high-powered journalism organizations. Now they’re sharing their reporting resources toolkit and inviting other journalists to widen the coverage with more local stories.

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