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Secrecy Around Gas Export Terminals Leaves Public In The Dark On Dangers

"During a summer’s afternoon in 2022, a 450-foot fireball exploded at a liquefied natural gas terminal south of Houston, rocking sunbathers on Quintana Beach, adjacent to the Freeport LNG terminal, and rattling homes for miles around. Eighteen months later, residents around the plant have yet to receive any information directly from Freeport LNG about what caused the explosion, or what to do if it were to happen again ... ."

Source: Floodlight, 03/08/2024

"Where Electric Vehicles Are (and Aren’t) Taking Off Across the U.S."

"Last year, Americans bought more than one million fully electric cars, trucks and SUVs, a record and a milestone for the country’s transition away from gas-powered vehicles."

Source: NYTimes, 03/08/2024

"Nearly Half the States Sue E.P.A. Over New Limits on Deadly Pollution"

"Manufacturers and 24 states sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday over the Biden administration’s decision to tighten limits on fine industrial particles, one of the most common and deadliest forms of air pollution."

Source: NYTimes, 03/08/2024

DEADLINE: Next Challenge for Media & Journalism Grants

The 2024 Next Challenge for Media & Journalism is offering $150,000 in grants available to both nonprofit and for-profit startups transforming local news, building technology to power newsrooms, and pioneering new ways of distributing content around the globe. Deadline is Mar 25.

"Scientists Say They’re Closer To Reviving Mammoths. What Could Go Wrong?"

"The plan to bring back the woolly mammoth — or at least a version of it — is ambitious but raises hairy questions".

Source: Washington Post, 03/07/2024

"Storms Recharge California Snowpack, Easing Drought Fears"

"The snowstorms were a ‘tremendous boon’ to the state’s water supply, officials said".

Source: Washington Post, 03/07/2024

"The Fossil-Fuel-Promoting Agency That Biden Seems Powerless To Stop"

"The federally created body that promotes U.S. exports is continuing to finance fossil fuel projects abroad — even after advisers aligned with President Joe Biden’s climate goals pointed out those investments’ risks."

Source: Politico, 03/07/2024

"Big Meat Is Lying About Sustainability. These Media Outlets Are Helping."

"In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed last week, the New York Attorney General accused JBS USA—the American arm of the world’s largest meatpacking company—of “fraudulent and illegal environmental marketing practices” surrounding its claims of sustainability."

Source: HEATED, 03/07/2024

"New Data Details the Risk of Sea-Level Rise for U.S. Coastal Cities"

"A new study of sinking and rising land along American coasts offers a more specific understanding of potential flooding in 32 coastal cities."

Source: NYTimes, 03/07/2024

Norway And Sami People End Dispute Over Europe’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm

"Norway on Wednesday reached an agreement with the Sami people, ending a nearly three-year dispute over Europe’s largest onshore wind farm and the Indigenous right to raise reindeer."

Source: AP, 03/07/2024

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