2 States Ban PFAS From Firefighter Gear. Advocates Hope More Will Follow
"Massachusetts and Connecticut are the first two states in the nation to ban PFAS from firefighter gear, citing health hazards."
Source: USA TODAY, 09/04/2024
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"Business Group Sues Texas Officials Over Law That Shields Oil Industry"
"A liberal business group sued Texas officials this week in a major challenge to a 2021 law that bars state entities from doing business with investment firms that the state comptroller says are boycotting energy companies."
Source: NYTimes, 09/04/2024
Florida State Parks Whistleblower Fired After Exposing Ron DeSantis’ Plans
"Florida’s department of environmental protection has fired a whistleblower who exposed and sank governor Ron DeSantis’s secretive plan to pave over environmentally sensitive state parks and build lucrative hotels, golf courses and pickleball courts."
Source: Guardian, 09/04/2024
"Dark Money Group Aiding Cornel West Has Ties To Utility Operative"
"A lawyer tied to secret funding of spoiler candidates in Florida is more evidence West’s biggest backers are people who want Trump to win".
Source: Floodlight, 09/04/2024
Congress Members Want U.S. To Do More To Stop Record Tijuana Pollution
"San Diego Congress members are calling on the U.S. State Department to press Mexico to address unprecedented levels of sewage pollution spilling over from Tijuana, causing unbearable rotten-egg odors for residents in the region."
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune, 09/04/2024
"Focus: Canada's Insurance Sector Faces Climate Catastrophe Claim Deluge"
"Hotter summers in Canada that have sparked wildfires in tourist areas, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with severe flooding in major cities, all likely linked to climate change, are leading to personnel shortages and potentially claims adjustment delays, according to insurance sector insiders."
Source: Reuters, 09/04/2024
"Biden’s Top Climate Negotiator to Visit China This Week"
"John Podesta, President Biden’s top climate diplomat, is traveling to Beijing on Tuesday where he is expected to press Chinese leaders to make more ambitious plans to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 09/04/2024
"Too Hot For Trout: Why Some Fly Fishers Are Rethinking Their Approach
"In the early season, when the rivers are still running high and cool from snowmelt, KynsLee Scott loves trout fishing. As a fishing guide and conservationist, her life revolves around it, she says, standing in the shade of tall pines on the banks of the Blackfoot River."
Source: NPR, 09/03/2024
Climate Change Can Cause Bridges to ‘Fall Apart Like Tinkertoys,’ Experts Say
"Extreme heat and flooding are accelerating the deterioration of bridges, engineers say, posting a quiet but growing threat."
Source: NYTimes, 09/03/2024
Navajo Nation Strengthens Law On Transportation Of Uranium Across Its Land
"The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal law that regulates the transportation of radioactive material across the largest Native American reservation in the U.S."
Source: AP, 09/03/2024
