"Environmental Protection Agency Gives $20 Billion in ‘Green Bank’ Grants"
"The E.P.A. said the fund will spur a clean energy transition in overlooked communities. Republicans called it a “greendoggle.”"
Source: NYTimes, 04/05/2024
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"Cranes in Ukraine: Birds of Joy in a War-Torn Land"
"This spring, as Russian missiles and drones continued to rain destruction upon Ukraine, a more hopeful symbol appeared in the skies about the embattled nation. The cranes had returned."
Source: The Revelator, 04/04/2024
California Is Top U.S. Emitter Of A Planet-Warming Termite Pesticide
"Despite its aggressive reputation for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, California releases more of a climate-warming pesticide than all other states combined, most of it from homes fumigated for termites, according to a study published Wednesday."
Source: LA Times, 04/04/2024
Midwest Maple Syrup Producers Face Record Warm Winter As Climate Changes
"Human-caused climate change is having varied and unpredictable effects on maple harvests in Wisconsin, Iowa, and elsewhere, experts say."
Source: Wisconsin Watch/Cedar Rapids Gazette, 04/04/2024
"Light at the End of the Tunnel"
"Millions of killer culverts lurk beneath North American roadways, strangling populations of migratory fish. Now with a nationwide project, the United States is trying to fix them."
Source: Hakai, 04/04/2024
"Why Is the BLM Still Clearcutting Piñon-Juniper Landscapes?"
"During the last century, federal agencies have undertaken a campaign to destroy huge tracts of piñon pines and juniper trees in the arid reaches of the American West."
Source: Sierra, 04/04/2024
"Despite Official Vote, the Evidence of the Anthropocene Is Clear"
"When a governing body of the International Union of Geological Sciences voted down a proposal to name a new epoch in Earth’s history, it ignored conclusive evidence that for the first time, a single species — humans — has fundamentally altered the planet."
Source: YaleE360, 04/04/2024
"A Guide To Electric Car Misinformation (Part 2)"
"Financially-motivated EV misinformation comes from both sides of the aisle (the lane?). Industries that see EVs as a threat exaggerate their harms in a bid to get you to hate EVs. And industries that profit from EVs greenwash their benefits in a bid to get you to love EVs."
Source: HEATED, 04/04/2024
Will Bitcoin, Data Centers, and Cannabis Risk US Climate Goals?
"US energy use has been flat. But new industries are forcing a boost in utility forecasts for demand, potentially harming efforts to cut emissions."
Source: Floodlight, 04/04/2024
"Just 57 Companies Linked To 80% Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Since 2016"
"A mere 57 oil, gas, coal and cement producers are directly linked to 80% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since the 2016 Paris climate agreement, a study has shown."
Source: Guardian, 04/04/2024
