#SEJSpotlight: Kristoffer Tigue, Reporter, Inside Climate News
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In the Year of the Electric Truck, Some Real Talk from Texas Auto Dealers
"The transition to electric vehicles will enter a new phase this spring with the debut of the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck, the first all-electric edition of the country’s top-selling vehicle. In McKinney, Texas, a far-flung suburb of Dallas, the enthusiasm for the new model is running high, said Bob Tomes, owner of Bob Tomes Ford."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/07/2022
"Groups File Complaint Against Water Utility Over Lead Pipes"
"Five environmental and community groups have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alleging the Providence Water Supply Board’s infrastructure and lead pipe replacement work disproportionately increases the risk of lead exposure for residents of color."
Source: AP, 01/07/2022
"Health Risks of Smoke and Ozone Rise in the West as Wildfires Worsen"
"Simultaneous high levels of the two pollutants, which harm human health, are occurring with increasing frequency, researchers say."
"Dangerous levels of two air pollutants, ozone and smoke, are occurring in tandem with increasing frequency over widespread parts of the Western United States where millions of people live, researchers said Wednesday.
The two harmful pollutants are a result of worsening wildfires and extreme heat, and researchers suggest the increase is linked to climate change.
Source: NYTimes, 01/07/2022
"Monarch Butterfly Conservation Efforts Improve. Are They Enough?"
"Monarch butterflies are having a moment — in court, on Capitol Hill and across the countryside. Some migrating populations are up from 2020’s devastating lows. Congress is kicking in more money. Endangered Species Act legal settlement talks are underway."
Source: E&E News, 01/07/2022
"First Advanced Reactor Proposal Suffers Setback"
"The license application for one of the first advanced nuclear reactor designs to undergo federal scrutiny suffered a setback today when regulators announced they were dismissing the proposal for lack of information."
Source: E&E News, 01/07/2022
Interior: US Has Twice As Many Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells As Was Thought
"The U.S. has more than double the amount of abandoned oil and gas wells than previously thought, according to a preliminary analysis by the Interior Department."
Source: The Hill, 01/07/2022
Can Roadless Areas Help Stem the Extinction Crisis in the U.S.?
"A new study looked at a group of forest lands that hold big conservation potential but aren’t adequately protected."
Source: The Revelator, 01/07/2022
Over 40% of Americans Live In Counties Hit By Climate Disasters In 2021
"More than 4 in 10 Americans live in a county that was struck by climate-related extreme weather last year, according to a new Washington Post analysis of federal disaster declarations, and more than 80 percent experienced a heat wave."
Source: Washington Post, 01/07/2022
"Virginia Democrats Aim to Block Trump’s EPA Chief From State Agency"
"A rare confirmation battle is brewing around the nomination of Andrew Wheeler, who ran the Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald J. Trump, to take a similar role in an incoming Republican state administration in Virginia."
Source: NYTimes, 01/07/2022
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