"Solar Geoengineering: Scientists Decry A 'Foolish' Idea"
"Ideas to dim the sun 'ignore the root cause' of the climate crisis – and create a cascade of unintended problems, scientists and activists say".
Source: EHN, 06/11/2021
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Solar Company Will Build A New Factory In Ohio, Giving Biden A Boost
"One of the nation’s biggest solar-energy companies said on Wednesday that it would double production in the United States by opening a third plant in Ohio by the middle of 2023."
Source: NYTimes, 06/11/2021
EPA to Review Rules on Deadly Soot, Which Trump Declined to Tighten
"The Biden administration says it will consider tougher limits on a deadly air pollutant that disproportionately affects low-income and minority communities."
Source: NYTimes, 06/11/2021
New Infrastructure Proposal Faces Dem Resistance, Calls For End To Talks
"Liberal Senate Democrats are unloading on a bipartisan group of senators working on an infrastructure deal, warning that the effort to win GOP backing could erode support on the left -- underscoring the stiff resistance the negotiators face in shepherding the proposal through a narrowly divided Congress."
Source: CNN, 06/11/2021
"In Mexico, Dive Tourism Is Worth as Much as Fishing"
"The surprising value of the country’s dive tourism industry gives another reason to protect its marine ecosystems."
Source: Hakai, 06/10/2021
Hook To Plate: Blockchain Tech Could Turn Tide For Sustainable Fishing
"Could using digital tags to track fish reduce seafood fraud, help conservation and hold everyone in the supply chain to account?"
Source: Guardian, 06/10/2021
After Exposé, Oregon House Moves To Curb Forest Institute’s Power, Budget
"The Oregon House on Tuesday passed a bill to redirect funding from a tax-funded institute created 30 years ago to inform residents about forestry, after an investigation found that the organization sought to discredit scientists and acted as a lobbying and public relations arm for the timber industry."
Source: Oregonian/OPB, 06/10/2021
US-Funded Study Of Whale Hearing Going Ahead Despite Concerns For Whales
"An international team of scientists is preparing to trap a dozen baleen whales off the coast of Norway and conduct hearing tests on them to gauge their sensitivity to human-made sounds such as sonar."
Source: NPR, 06/10/2021
Red States Warn of ‘Collusive’ Tactics by Biden in Kids' Climate Case
"Republican-led states want a seat at the table as the Biden administration discusses settlement options in a novel climate case led by a group of children and young adults. Alabama and 16 other states on Tuesday moved to intervene in Juliana v. United States, also known as the kids’ climate case, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/10/2021
"Vale's Decomissioned Brazil Dam At Risk Of Collapse, Labor Body Says"
"Iron ore miner Vale SA's decomissioned Xingu dam is at "imminent risk of collapsing," according to a statement on Wednesday by the Regional Labor Department for the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais."
Source: Reuters, 06/10/2021
