"Who Will Clean Up The 'Billion-Dollar Mess' Of Abandoned US Oilwells?"
"As oil companies go out of business, they are leaving a legacy of abandoned wells that leak huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere".
Source: Guardian, 03/01/2021
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COVID, Squalor Threaten Tribes In Indian Fishing Sites Along Columbia R
"Indian fishing platforms cling precariously to the rocks, part of a way of life on the Columbia River persisting for more than 10,000 years."
Source: Seattle Times, 03/01/2021
Over 25m Drink From Worst US Water Systems, With Latinos Most Exposed
"Millions of people in the US are drinking water that fails to meet federal health standards, including by violating limits for dangerous contaminants. Latinos are disproportionately exposed, according to the Guardian’s review of more than 140,000 public water systems across the US and county-level demographic data."
Source: Guardian, 03/01/2021
House Passes Historic Public Lands Bill Protecting Nearly 3M Acres
"The US House of Representatives has passed a historic public lands preservation bill that pledges to protect nearly 3m acres of federal lands in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona."
Source: Guardian, 03/01/2021
"Global Action Is ‘Very Far’ From What’s Needed to Avert Climate Chaos"
"New climate pledges submitted to the United Nations would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by less than 1 percent, the world body announced." "The global scientific consensus is clear: Emissions of planet-warming gases must be cut by nearly half by 2030 if the world is to have a good shot at averting the worst climate catastrophes."
Source: NYTimes, 03/01/2021
"Monarch Butterflies Down 26% In Mexico Wintering Grounds"
"The number of monarch butterflies that showed up at their winter resting grounds in central Mexico decreased by about 26% this year, and four times as many trees were lost to illegal logging, drought and other causes, making 2020 a bad year for the butterflies."
Source: AP, 02/26/2021
"Biden Urged To Back Water Bill Amid Worst US Crisis In Decades"
"Democratic lawmakers and advocates are urging Joe Biden to back legislation proposing unprecedented investment in America’s ailing water infrastructure amid the country’s worst crisis in decades that has left millions of people without access to clean, safe, affordable water."
Source: Guardian, 02/26/2021
Amid Lawsuits, Delaware R. Basin Commission Makes Fracking Ban Permanent
"The Delaware River Basin Commission on Thursday approved a permanent ban on hydraulic fracturing of natural gas wells along the river, doubling down in the face of new legal challenges."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, 02/26/2021
"How A Billion-Dollar Gold Racket Wrecks The Jungle, Enriches Narcos"
"Juan Pablo Granda stepped into a small office in a middle-class neighborhood in the permanently foggy city of Lima, Perú, on February 18, 2013. The lights were off. He couldn’t see."
Source: McClatchy, 02/26/2021
Annapolis Sues 26 Oil And Gas Companies For Role In Climate Change
"The City of Annapolis is suing 26 oil and gas companies for what it calls the costs and consequences of climate change."
Source: Capital Gazette, 02/26/2021
