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What Francis' Latest Climate Text Means for Upcoming UN Summit

Pope Francis’ planned history-making trip to the latest global climate conference has been thwarted by illness. But his passionate advocacy for the environment still will be felt through his hot-off-the-press apostolic exhortation about the climate crisis. National Catholic Reporter’s environment correspondent Brian Roewe unpacks the pope’s new eco-document and explains how it relates to international climate diplomacy at and beyond Dubai.

Hard-To-Eradicate ‘Super Pigs’ In Canada Threatening To Invade The US

"An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion."

Source: AP, 11/27/2023

Black Women Face Risks From Toxics in Beauty and Personal Care Products

"The FDA has finally proposed a ban on formaldehyde in hair straighteners, and new regulations on the cosmetics industry take effect next month. But one activist called them “a floor, not a ceiling.”"

Source: Inside Climate News, 11/27/2023

"The Protein Problem: Raising Better Beef"

"No food is harder on the environment than beef. Here's how ranchers and researchers are trying to make burgers less burdensome."

Source: AP, 11/27/2023

"Wild Turkeys Are Disappearing — But No One Is Sure Why"

"In many parts of the country, turkeys are on the decline in the wild — but scientists aren’t sure why".

Source: Washington Post, 11/27/2023

"U.S. Gas Prices Plunging as Holiday Travelers Hit the Road"

"With OPEC Plus members in disarray over production levels, oil prices have fallen nearly 20 percent in three months." "U.S. gasoline prices are plunging just in time for Thanksgiving, and with the OPEC Plus oil cartel in apparent disarray, they could be heading lower for Christmas."

Source: NYTimes, 11/27/2023

Between the Lines — Author Explores Experience of Living Through Climate Change

To make climate change less abstract and more direct, writer Madeline Ostrander traveled the country to speak to those living with its impacts in the places they call home. In a BookShelf “Between the Lines” Q&A, Ostrander discusses her resulting book, “At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth,” and addresses the lenses she used, the characters she portrayed and the surprises she encountered.

"Highway Agency Finalizes Contentious Climate Rule"

"The Federal Highway Administration announced a sweeping greenhouse gas rule that will require state and local transportation officials to set declining emissions targets for road projects funded with federal money."

Source: E&E News, 11/27/2023

"As Groundwater Dwindles, Powerful Players Block Change"

"In a country where the value of land often depends on access to water, powerful interests in agriculture, heavy industry and real estate draw vast amounts of water out of the ground. For generations, that water has been treated as an unlimited resource in much of the United States, freely available to anyone who owns a piece of land and can drill a well. Entire local economies have been built around the assumption that the water will never run out."

Source: NYTimes, 11/27/2023

"New Jersey To Phase Out New Gas-Powered Vehicles By 2035"

"New Jersey will phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, joining states such as California and New York, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Wednesday."

Source: The Hill, 11/27/2023

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