"The Biggest Climate Ghouls of the 2022 Midterms"
"November's ballots include some people spouting disturbing views on climate science."
Source: Earther, 08/11/2022
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"Climate Bill Would Breathe New Life Into Big-City Trees"
"After years of fighting for survival, the federal tree-planting effort in cities and towns may be poised for growth."
Source: E&E News, 08/11/2022
"Blinken Presses Congo Leaders to Slow Oil-and-Gas Push in Rainforests"
"Pushing for a reconsideration of plans by the Democratic Republic of Congo to auction parts of its vast rainforests and peatlands, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken announced that American and Congolese officials would form a team to examine proposed oil-and-gas extraction in those areas."
Source: NYTimes, 08/11/2022
British Columbia: "Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Conservationists"
"A B.C. environmental group that tested a provincial law intended to protect freedom of speech and prevent frivolous lawsuits from bogging down the courts has won."
Source: The Narwhal, 08/11/2022
"Landfills Around The World Release A Lot Of Methane - Study"
"Decomposing food waste is releasing thousands of tonnes of planet-warming methane gas at landfills in Buenos Aires, Delhi, Mumbai, and Lahore, new research finds."
Source: Reuters, 08/11/2022
"Fate Of ‘Sleeping Giant’ East Antarctic Ice Sheet ‘In Our Hands’ – Study"
"Melting of the world’s biggest ice sheet would cause catastrophic sea level rise, but can be avoided with fast climate action".
Source: Guardian, 08/11/2022
"A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making"
"Time and again, mining company Homestake and government agencies promised to clean up waste from decades of uranium processing. It didn’t happen. Now they’re trying a new tactic: buying out homeowners to avoid finishing the job."
Source: ProPublica, 08/10/2022
Newly Identified Langya Virus Tracked After China Reports Dozens Of Cases
"Virus, which causes symptoms including fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite and muscle aches, is believed to have spread from animals to humans".
Source: Guardian, 08/10/2022
"Climate Bill Targets Transmission to Unjam Clean Energy Backlog"
"Senate Democrats’ climate bill includes $3 billion in loans and grants for electric transmission projects—money that, in addition to tax incentives for electricity generators, would break down a significant barrier to a large-scale clean energy rollout, advocates said."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/10/2022
EPA OKs Plan To Truck Contamination From One Black Community To Another
"Contaminated soil from a Superfund site in Navassa [N.C.] will be shipped to one of three landfills outside Brunswick County, likely moving toxic pollution from one non-white or low-income community to another."
Source: States Newsroom, 08/10/2022
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