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Top Calif. Methane Emitter Is A Vast Cattle Feedlot. It Gets A Pass [1]

"Forty miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in Southern California’s Imperial Valley, the Brandt Company cattle ranch is the largest single point source of methane emissions in the state, releasing more of that greenhouse gas than any oil or gas well, refinery or landfill."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
California [8]
Source: Inside Climate News [9], 08/21/2023
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"Locals Have Been Sounding The Alarm For Years About Lahaina Wildfire Risk" [10]

"David woke suddenly in the mid-afternoon. The 56-year-old chef could hear commotion outside and scrambled up from his nap, finding his roommates on the roof of their shared home, holding garden hoses and spraying water on a raging inferno licking closer by the minute."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [13]
Source: Grist [14], 08/21/2023
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"Fierce Hilary Rolls Into Southern California, Bringing Heavy Rain, Flooding" [15]

"After days of urgent warnings and preparations, Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in Baja California on Sunday, turning roads into rivers and imperiling homes before barreling north toward Southern California."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
California [8]
Source: LA Times [16], 08/21/2023
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#SEJSpotlight: Gwendolyn Craig, Reporter, Adirondack Explorer [17]

Meet SEJ member Gwendolyn Craig! Gwen has covered public policy and environmental regulation for the Adirondack Explorer magazine since January 2020. She takes photos and videos for the Explorer's magazine and website and shares her content with the Times Union in Albany.

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [18]
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Public [6]
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"Time to Dance the Salmon Home" [19]

"This summer a Tribal ceremony celebrated the return of sacred fish, lost for generations."

Biodiversity [20]
Environmental Justice [21]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Natural Resources [23]
People & Population [24]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [25]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [6]
California [8]
Source: The Revelator [26], 08/18/2023
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"The Republic of Cows" [27]

"When habitat loss is one of the biggest issues facing wild animals, why has Alaska given an uninhabited, remote island to feral cattle?"

Biodiversity [20]
Natural Resources [23]
Public [6]
Alaska and Hawaii [13]
Source: Hakai [28], 08/18/2023
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"SoCalGas Said Its Natural Gas Was ‘Renewable.’ Now, It’s Paying Penalties." [29]

"More than 95 percent of the gas the utility delivers to customers is derived from fossil fuels."

Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Journalism & Media [18]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Grist [32], 08/18/2023
  • Read more about "SoCalGas Said Its Natural Gas Was ‘Renewable.’ Now, It’s Paying Penalties." [29]

"UN Climate Summit Host UAE Failed To Report Methane Emissions To UN" [33]

"The United Arab Emirates, which will run the crucial Cop28 UN climate summit in December, has failed to report its emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane to the UN for almost a decade, the Guardian can reveal."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Public [6]
International [34]
Middle East [35]
Source: Guardian [36], 08/18/2023
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September 12, 2023

Guided Tour: A Sustainable Future for Steel & Cars in Detroit & Dearborn [37]

Join a guided bus tour of auto and steelmaking sites around the Detroit-Dearborn area that aims to shed light on opportunities to pave the way toward a cleaner and more sustainable future for steel and automaking in Michigan. 10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET. Free registration required.

Other Events [38]
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Topics on the Beat: 
Planning & Growth [39]
Transportation [40]
Region: 
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]

"New Top Cop at the E.P.A. Aims to Get Enforcement Back on Track" [42]

"Under President Biden, the Environmental Protection Agency has closed fewer civil cases against polluters than any administration in the last two decades and has overseen a drop in criminal investigations of environmental crimes. David M. Uhlmann hopes to change that."

Environmental Health [43]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [44], 08/18/2023
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