"Oregon’s Aspiring Tree Climbers Reach New Heights"
"Students at Cottage Grove-based national tree climbing school push themselves to the limit to become professional pine cone collectors".
Source: OPB, 02/14/2024
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"Biden Administration Urges Court to Scrap Youth Climate Trial"
"The Department of Justice wants an appellate court to quash the youth climate lawsuit Juliana v. US, which was greenlit last year for trial in Oregon."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/14/2024
"Arizona Monument Created By Biden Faces Volley Of Lawsuits"
"Opponents of a sprawling national monument surrounding the Grand Canyon National Park on Monday launched a pair of lawsuits challenging the site, opening another front in a Republican effort to roll back presidential authority to protect federal lands."
Source: E&E News, 02/14/2024
Canadian Watchdog Gets Complaints About Green Claims By Shell, RBC, Enbridge
"The list of companies whose marketing is being accused of deceiving Canadians about their environmental commitments continues to grow".
Source: The Narwhal, 02/14/2024
"U.S. Gas Producers Are Racing to Sell to Asia. And Mexico Is Key."
"As soon as next year, the United States’ fossil fuel industry will gain its first foothold on a valuable shortcut to sell natural gas to Asia. The shortcut goes straight through Mexico."
Source: NYTimes, 02/14/2024
Horseshoe Crabs, Living Fossils Of The Sea, Draw Endangered Species Petition
"Environmental groups on Monday petitioned the U.S. government seeking endangered species protection for the American horseshoe crab, a "living fossil" under threat from commercial harvests for bait and biomedical use as well as from habitat loss and climate change."
Source: Reuters, 02/14/2024
"Redfin Adds Air Quality Scores To Listings As Climate Concerns Rise"
"After a year of record-breaking air pollution from wildfire smoke, real estate brokerage Redfin has begun publishing air quality data in its home listings. Now, buyers can see how many days a year on average a particular area will experience poor air quality, and whether that number is projected to increase over time."
Source: Washington Post, 02/14/2024
Biden EPA Expands Funds For Sewers In Underserved Communities
"The Biden administration is expanding its efforts to help underserved communities get access to sewage infrastructure. The administration said Tuesday it would expand a pilot initiative to 150 additional communities, up from 11 at its start, to help them get access to federal wastewater funds."
Source: The Hill, 02/14/2024
"Wildfire Smoke Will Worsen, New Study Shows, and Protections Are Few"
"More than 125 million Americans will be exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution by the middle of the century, largely because of increased smoke from wildfires, according to estimates released on Monday."
Source: NYTimes, 02/14/2024
"Trinidad And Tobago Cleans Up Beaches Following 12-Kilometer Oil Spill"
"First responders and volunteers from Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday sought to contain an oil spill detected last week in the Caribbean country's waters and clean areas of Tobago island's coast already affected by the incident."
Source: Reuters, 02/14/2024
