"15 States Pledge Emissions-Free Truck Sales By 2050"
"Fifteen states and the city of Washington, D.C., on Tuesday announced an agreement that aims to make all new truck and bus sales emission-free by 2050."
Source: The Hill, 07/15/2020
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"Global Methane Emissions Reach a Record High"
"Global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, soared to a record high in 2017, the most recent year for which worldwide data are available, researchers said Tuesday." "Scientists expect emissions, driven by fossil fuels and agriculture, to continue rising rapidly."
Source: NYTimes, 07/15/2020
"4 Former CDC Heads Say Trump's Undermining Of Agency Puts Lives At Risk"
"Four former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention blasted the Trump administration's 'repeated efforts to subvert' agency guidelines related to reopening schools, accusing the White House in a scathing Washington Post op-ed of undermining science with 'partisan potshots.'"
Source: Axios, 07/15/2020
"Trump Administration Strips C.D.C. of Control of Coronavirus Data"
"The Trump administration has ordered hospitals to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and send all Covid-19 patient information to a central database in Washington beginning on Wednesday. The move has alarmed health experts who fear the data will be politicized or withheld from the public."
Source: NYTimes, 07/15/2020
"Biden Announces $2 Trillion Climate Plan"
"Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced on Tuesday a new plan to spend $2 trillion over four years to significantly escalate the use of clean energy in the transportation, electricity and building sectors, part of a suite of sweeping proposals designed to create economic opportunities and strengthen infrastructure while also tackling climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 07/15/2020
Chehalis River: "To Dam or Not to Dam"
"As dams are being torn down across the United States, Washington is floating a plan to dam one of the state’s greatest rivers."
Source: Hakai, 07/14/2020
"A Casualty Of Trump’s Immigration Policy: Millions Of Trees"
"The decision to suspend seasonal visas is expected to hurt forestry firms as well as state and federal governments."
Source: Politico, 07/14/2020
"Brazil Sacks Official After Soaring June Deforestation Data"
"Brazil’s government on Monday fired an official at the national space agency Inpe whose department is responsible for satellite monitoring of the Amazon rainforest, just three days after the release of June deforestation data reflected a continued increase in degradation."
Source: AP, 07/14/2020
‘It’s All On Hold’: How Covid-19 Derailed Fight Against Plastic Waste
"Pandemic prompted states to temporarily ban reusable grocery bags and stalled legislation aimed at reducing plastic packaging".
Source: Guardian, 07/14/2020
Scientists Say Wood Pellet Business Boom Is Bad for Climate
"Trump’s EPA is expected to propose a new rule declaring burning biomass to be carbon neutral, as industry looks to expand its domestic markets." "In rural Southern towns from Virginia to Texas, mill workers are churning out wood pellets from nearby forests as fast as European power plants, thousands of miles away, can burn them."
Source: InsideClimate News, 07/14/2020
