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Outcry Over Recycling Plant Next To Watts High School Gaining Traction [1]

"During her four years at Jordan High School, Genesis Cruz repeatedly sounded the alarm for fellow students about the metal recycling plant operating next to the historic Watts campus."

Source: LA Times [2], 06/06/2023

Climate: Carbon Dioxide In Air Hits New Peak, Growing At Near-Record Rate [3]

"The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak, jumping at one of the fastest rates on record, officials announced Monday."

Source: AP [4], 06/06/2023

Fossil Phase Out Key To Curbing Warming But May Not Be On Talks Agenda [5]

"The world needs to phase out fossil fuels if it wants to curb global warming, the United Nations climate chief said in an interview with The Associated Press. But he said the idea might not make it on to the agenda of “make-or-break” international climate negotiations this fall, run in and by an oil haven."

Source: AP [6], 06/06/2023

Letter to SEJ Members and Friends [7]

SEJ Executive Director Meaghan Parker announces she'll be stepping down and shares why she chose this moment as the right time for a successful transition to SEJ’s new leader.

"The Indigenous Forager Reconnecting Native Americans With Their Roots" [8]

"Twila Cassadore hopes teaching Western Apache traditional foodways can aid mental, emotional and spiritual health".

Source: Guardian [9], 06/05/2023

"FERC Aims To Fix The Grid’s Renewable Energy Backlog. Can It?" [10]

"In the fall of 2007, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission raised concerns about how to manage the unprecedented number of renewable energy projects seeking to connect to the U.S. grid. The agency is still grappling with the issue more than 15 years later — except now, the problem is worse, and the stakes are higher."

Source: E&E News [11], 06/05/2023

"Haaland Orders 20-Year Oil Leasing Ban Around Chaco Canyon" [12]

"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday ordered a 20-year moratorium on new oil and gas leasing within 10 miles of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, protecting lands sacred to many Native American communities in New Mexico and northern Arizona."

Source: E&E News [13], 06/05/2023

"Biden Plans To Pick Physician Mandy Cohen To Lead CDC" [14]

"President Biden plans to select former North Carolina health secretary Mandy Cohen to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to three people with direct knowledge of the pending announcement."

Source: Washington Post [15], 06/05/2023

Rich Nations Undermining Climate Funds To Help Poor Countries: Report [16]

"Rich nations are undermining work to protect poor and vulnerable countries from the impacts of the climate crisis, by providing loans instead of grants, siphoning off money from other aid projects or mislabelling cash, new research suggests."

Source: Guardian [17], 06/05/2023

"UAE Defends Big Oil’s Role At UN Climate Summit It Will Host" [18]

"A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit it’s hosting later this year to deliver “game-changing results” for international efforts to curb global warming, but doing so will require having the fossil fuel industry at the table."

Source: AP [19], 06/05/2023

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