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11th Annual Women in Green Forum
The annual WIGF program highlights women’s impact on the environmental industry. The 2020 event in Los Angeles will convene sustainability trailblazers who share insights about the newest and most cutting-edge environmental innovations.
"Love It Or Hate It, Earth Day’s Just Not What It Used To Be"
"On its 49th birthday, Earth Day is having a midlife crisis. In the beginning, it was a policy-shaking event that awakened a new generation of activists. But now even environmentalists have misgivings about it. Sure, they can get behind planting trees and clearing trash out of rivers, but they have issues with Earth Day itself."
Source: Grist, 04/22/2019
Most Teachers Don't Teach Climate Change; 4 In 5 Parents Wish They Did
"More than 80% of parents in the U.S. support the teaching of climate change. And that support crosses political divides, according to the results of an exclusive new NPR/Ipsos poll: Whether they have children or not, two-thirds of Republicans and 9 in 10 Democrats agree that the subject needs to be taught in school."
Source: NPR, 04/22/2019
"Americans’ Energy Use Surges Despite Climate Change Concern"
"Americans burned a record amount of energy in 2018, with a 10% jump in consumption from booming natural gas helping to lead the way, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says."
Source: AP, 04/22/2019
Southwest Pennsylvania Kids Breathe Carcinogenic Coke Oven Emissions
"Six-year-old Madelina DeLuca was diagnosed with leukemia when she was just 23 months old."
Source: EHN, 04/22/2019
"Michigan Governor Open To Allowing Great Lakes Oil Tunnel"
"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that she’s open to allowing construction of an oil transport tunnel beneath the channel where Lakes Huron and Michigan meet, despite previously halting work on a tunnel plan developed by her predecessor."
Source: AP, 04/22/2019
Cities Like Detroit Are Looking To Green Stormwater Infrastructure
"With climate change bringing more intense storms, urban areas are looking for better ways to manage runoff."
Source: Ensia, 04/22/2019
"Trump Agencies Work on Climate Change — Quietly — on Public Lands"
"Climate change programs in federal land management agencies are quietly carrying on, even amid Trump administration hostility to such action."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/22/2019
Court Orders EPA To Make Final Decision On Banning Chlorpyrifos
"A U.S. appeals court is forcing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make a final decision on whether it will ban the use of a common pesticide linked to developmental disorders in children."
Source: The Hill, 04/22/2019
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