"The Big Sneeze: Climate Change To Make Pollen Season Nastier"
"Climate change has already made allergy season longer and pollen counts higher, but you ain’t sneezed nothing yet."
Source: AP, 03/16/2022
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"Illinois AG Asked To Ensure Proper Cleanup Of Oil Spill"
"The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has asked the Attorney General to enforce cleanup and other action by energy company Marathon Pipe Line after an estimated 165,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from its pipeline in Edwardsville, some of which flowed into a creek, according to the state agency."
Source: Bellieville News-Democrat, 03/16/2022
"Groups Sue For Records In Montana Mine Pollution Case"
"Conservation groups are suing [Montana] Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration to obtain records related to its decision to drop legal claims against a mining executive over decades of pollution from several mines."
Source: AP, 03/16/2022
"Chicken, Turkey Farmers Struggle To Keep Birds Safe From Flu"
"Nearly 7 million chickens and turkeys in 13 states have been killed this year due to avian influenza, prompting officials and farmers to acknowledge that, despite their best efforts, stopping the disease from infecting poultry is incredibly difficult."
Source: AP, 03/16/2022
"As Drought Deepens, Californians Are Saving Less Water"
"California will end winter in a perilous position as record-shattering dryness converges with lagging water conservation efforts in nearly every part of the state, officials said Tuesday."
Source: LA Times, 03/16/2022
"The U.S. Has Made Big Promises. Where’s The Money?"
"The latest spending bill in Congress contains far less money to help developing countries than President Biden had pledged. That fits a pattern."
Source: NYTimes, 03/16/2022
Coal Mining Emits More Methane Than Gas and Oil Wells, New Study Finds
"So much methane is released from coal mining, the Global Energy Monitor says, that it exceeds the carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal at over 1,100 coal-fired power plants in China."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/16/2022
"Somalia's Worst Drought In Four Decades Means Millions Need Aid"
"It has not rained on Habiba Maow Iman's farm in southern Somalia for two years. Her animals are dead; her crops failed."
Source: Reuters, 03/16/2022
"Raskin Withdraws From Fed Nomination After Support Crumbles"
"Sarah Bloom Raskin withdrew as President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the Federal Reserve’s vice chair of supervision Tuesday after it became clear she didn’t have the votes to be confirmed."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/16/2022
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