"Tyson Faces Lawsuit Over Labeling of ‘Climate-Smart’ Beef"
"A consumer-protection lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that Tyson Foods is misleading consumers with claims about its efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: NYTimes, 09/19/2024
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"Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents"
"Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare?"
Source: NYTimes, 09/19/2024
Calif. Mountain Towns Are Too Risky for Insurers, but Residents Want to Stay
"In the San Bernardino Mountains, another wildfire has forced residents to flee, the latest reminder that they must accept the risks of climate change if they want to remain."
Source: NYTimes, 09/19/2024
"States Own Lands On Reservations. To Use Them, Tribes Have To Pay"
"How schools, hospitals, prisons and other institutions in 15 states profit from land and resources on 79 tribal nations."
Source: HCN/Grist, 09/19/2024
"Environmental Groups Face Off With EPA to Control Manure Pollution"
"For the third time in two decades the Environmental Protection Agency appeared in federal Appellate Court this week to defend its admittedly flawed approach to regulating the billions of pounds of manure running off into the nation’s waters from large industrial animal feeding operations."
Source: Circle of Blue, 09/19/2024
NY State Lets Dangerous Chemical Foul Niagara Falls’ Air
"For at least 15 years, a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. chemical plant in Niagara Falls, New York, has been sending a pollutant that causes bladder cancer into the air at levels 1,000 percent higher than what state regulators now consider safe for the public to breathe, documents show."
Source: Public Health Watch, 09/19/2024
Biden Admin Spending Climate Cash Fast, As Trump Threatens To Cancel It
"Former President Donald Trump has said he would cancel all unspent funds from President Joe Biden's signature climate law if he wins the presidential election on Nov. 5. But the vast majority of grants will be spent by the time a new president takes office in January, and targeting what remains would be a massive legal challenge, according to Biden administration officials."
Source: Reuters, 09/19/2024
EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals: IG
"Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to take “appropriate corrective action” in response."
Source: ProPublica, 09/19/2024
Outstanding Explanatory Reporting, Large: SEJ 23rd Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment
The Society of Environmental Journalists is pleased to announce the Outstanding Explanatory Reporting, Large winners of the 2024 SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment. Read and listen to the stories.
#ProtectWhatWeLove: Artifacts From Floods & Fires in Canada — Stories of Loss & Resilience
Presented by Sierra Club Canada during Climate Week NY, this art exhibit reflects how climate change is impacting lives in Canada and underlines the need to cap rising fossil fuel emissions. 10am - 7pm EDT.
