Banks Pledged Emissions Cuts - But Still Invest Billions On US Gas Exports
"Many banks promised to work toward net-zero emissions – but their targets explicitly exempt liquefied natural gas projects".
Source: Floodlight, 04/05/2023
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"Feds Reject ESA Protection For Coyotes That Resemble Wolves"
"The Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday it is rejecting a petition to provide coyotes with federal Endangered Species Act protections."
Source: E&E News, 04/04/2023
"Energy Dept. To Ban Sale Of Some Light Bulbs: Here’s Why"
"Starting in August, Americans will only be able to purchase LED lights from retailers across the nation as an official ban on incandescent lightbulbs will be in full effect."
Source: The Hill, 04/04/2023
CFCs Are Back on the Rise Following an International Ban, New Study Finds
"A U.S. chemical plant in Louisiana that produces a common refrigerant may be partly to blame for increased emissions of CFCs—chemicals thousands of times more potent at warming the planet than carbon dioxide."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/04/2023
England’s Top Beaches Faced 8,500 Hours Of Sewage Dumping Last Year: Study
"England’s most celebrated beaches faced 8,500 hours of sewage dumping last year, new figures show. Many beaches with blue flag status– an international mark of recognition that a beach is deemed safe and has good water quality – were found to have been covered in waste over the last 12 months."
Source: Guardian, 04/04/2023
Majority-Black Town Fights To Stop Land Seizure For Gravel Quarry Rail Link
"A majority-Black rural community in Georgia is battling to stop a railroad company from seizing private land for a new train line they say will cause environmental and economic harms."
Source: Guardian, 04/04/2023
California’s Snowpack Among Deepest Ever. Get Ready For The ‘Big Melt’
"California’s wet and wintry start to the year has resulted in perhaps the deepest snowpack recorded in more than 70 years, officials said Monday."
Source: LA Times, 04/04/2023
"Groups Petition US EPA To Force Reporting Of Waste Incinerator Emissions"
"Environmental groups on Monday petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to require companies to disclose the chemicals discharged from waste incinerators and plants that claim to recycle plastic waste into fuel."
Source: Reuters, 04/04/2023
"Bid To Pause Conocophillips' Alaska Willow Project Fails"
"A federal judge on Monday rejected a bid by environmentalists to temporarily suspend the U.S. government’s approval of ConocoPhillips' (COP.N) multibillion-dollar oil drilling project in Alaska’s Arctic."
Source: Reuters, 04/04/2023
"UAE Plans Huge Oil And Gas Expansion As It Hosts UN Climate Summit"
"The United Arab Emirates, which is hosting this year’s UN climate summit, has the third biggest net zero-busting plans for oil and gas expansion in the world, the Guardian can reveal. Its plans are surpassed only by Saudi Arabia and Qatar."
Source: Guardian, 04/04/2023
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