Annapolis Sues 26 Oil And Gas Companies For Role In Climate Change
"The City of Annapolis is suing 26 oil and gas companies for what it calls the costs and consequences of climate change."
Source: Capital Gazette, 02/26/2021
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"Tribes Flex Political Muscle In Quest To Co-Manage Parks"
"Flexing their newfound political muscle, the nation's 574 federally recognized tribes are gaining momentum in their long drive to co-manage the country's national parks and other public lands — and they've got a new occupant in the White House who may help make it happen."
Source: E&E News, 02/26/2021
"Former Michigan Gov. Granholm Confirmed As Energy Secretary"
"Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm won Senate confirmation Thursday to be energy secretary, joining President Joe Biden’s Cabinet as a leader of Biden’s effort to build a green economy as the United States moves to slow climate change."
Source: AP, 02/26/2021
"Environmental Group Charges EPA With Ignoring Evidence of Cancer"
"The EPA downplayed the risks of the pesticide Telone, according to a complaint filed with the agency’s inspector general."
Source: The Intercept, 02/26/2021
"Giant N.C. Spill Shows Gaps In Pipeline Safety"
"Shannon Miller Ward would like to know how someone loses enough gasoline to fill nearly two Olympic swimming pools without even missing it. Last summer, a crack in the Colonial pipeline, the country's biggest fuel pipeline, leaked at least 1.2 million gallons of gasoline into a small nature preserve here on the edge of the Charlotte suburbs."
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Source: E&E News, 02/26/2021
Climate Change Is Weakening Ocean Currents That Shape Atlantic Weather
"The change in the main ocean heat pump could bring more heat waves to Europe, increase sea level rise in North America and force fish to move farther north."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/26/2021
Reducing Risk, Avoiding Disaster – Creating Grid 2.0
The Resilience Media Project at Earth Institute of Columbia University invites journalists to join energy experts at 11:00 a.m. ET for a quick tutorial on electric grids, discuss why they are failing with some regularity and dive into how to improve energy reliability and security. Includes story ideas and Q&A.
Hot Houses: The Race To Save Bats From Overheating As Temperatures Rise
"Chimneys for bat boxes and a flying fox heat stress forecaster are among efforts to prevent deaths from effects of climate crisis"
Source: Guardian, 02/25/2021
"RCMP Patrol Wet’suwet’en Territory Despite UN Calls For Withdrawal"
"One year after the RCMP’s highly publicized militarized raids on land defender camps, a continuous police presence is affecting the lives of Wet’suwet’en people who say intimidation and nuisance tactics are being used to suppress opposition to the Coastal GasLink pipeline"
Source: The Narwhal, 02/25/2021
"Minnesota Supreme Court Hands Victory To PolyMet Copper Mine"
"The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed an appeals court’s rejection of a critical air emissions permit for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine and sent the case back for further proceedings."
Source: AP, 02/25/2021
