"In the last eight years there have been 535 mountain lions reported killed on California highways — a steady toll of one to two each week that scientists suggest may exceed the reproductive rate of increasingly isolated and inbred puma clans."
"A wave of unionization has swept the non-profit sector – but workers say they are experiencing aggressive opposition and retaliation".
"Gas stoves are coming under fresh scrutiny as a second federal agency has now stepped into the political firestorm with a proposal for new regulations for the appliances."
"A federal appeals court has sided with environmentalists, ruling that the U.S. government failed to consider the cumulative effects of greenhouse gas emissions that would result from the approval of nearly 200 drilling permits in an area surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park."
"Capitol Hill’s permitting reform effort got new life Wednesday as two top Senate and House lawmakers held an initial summit on reviving the overhaul bid. This time, the House could take the lead."
"The largest ever outbreak of bird flu is spilling over into mammals, including otters and foxes in the UK."
This year's UN NGO Conference on the Status of Women forum is focusing on climate change. The Energy Justice Law and Policy Center is hosting this virtual side event featuring the storytelling work and art of Black women/girls in climate. 5:30-7:30 p.m. ET. Pictured, left: Raya Salter, EJLPC founder.
"The South is experiencing its earliest spring in 40 years of records, while spring is days to weeks early across the East Coast and Pacific Northwest".
"Claude Monet was “terrified.” He looked outside and saw a scene across the London landscape that worried him: no fog, clear skies.” ... "Then, he writes in translated letters shared by the Tate art museum, gradually fires were lit, and smoke and a haze of industrial pollution returned to the skies. His work continued."
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[2] https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-02-02/cars-are-killing-mountain-lions-faster-than-they-can-breed
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/hypocritical-environmental-groups-blocking-union-efforts-workers-say
[4] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/02/us-environmental-groups-unionization
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/gas-stoves-back-under-scrutiny-new-us-limits-proposed
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[8] https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-bureau-of-land-management-climate-and-environment-business-f4aaa217511adc62cac313d0ea5bd0f5
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/manchin-westerman-plot-new-push-permitting-reform
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[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/bird-flu-spills-over-otters-and-foxes-uk
[12] https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64474594
[13] https://www.sej.org/sejspotlight-colleen-cronin-reporter-ecori-news
[14] https://www.sej.org/calendar/weaving-our-stories-women-and-girls-climate-communications
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/punxsutawney-phil-wrong-spring-arriving-early-some-places
[16] https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/02/01/groundhog-day-spring-winter-2023/
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/dreamy-haze-monet-s-impressionist-paintings-air-pollution
[18] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/31/air-pollution-impressionism-monet-turner/
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