"‘Space Hurricanes’ Swirling Over The Earth Surprise Scientists"
"Cyclone-like auroras near the North Pole, dubbed space hurricanes, can transfer large amounts of energy from the sun to Earth’s upper atmosphere".
Source: Washington Post, 12/16/2022
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China’s Return To Wildlife Farming Risks Global Health And Biodiversity
"China appears to be weakening its post-Covid restrictions on the farming of wildlife such as porcupines, civets and bamboo rats, which raises a new risk to public health and biodiversity, warn NGOs and experts."
Source: Guardian, 12/16/2022
"California Just Slashed Rooftop Solar Incentives. What Happens Next?"
"California sharply reduced incentive payments for rooftop solar power Thursday, taking a sledgehammer to a program that helped 1.5 million homes and businesses put solar panels on their roofs and made the state a leader in fighting the climate crisis."
Source: LA Times, 12/16/2022
"How to Hand Out Billions in Climate Subsidies? Very Carefully."
"John Podesta, President Biden’s clean energy adviser, said the administration was working to ensure that a record $370 billion in new federal subsidies for electric vehicles, wind farms, batteries and other clean energy technologies is spent properly and avoids waste and abuse."
Source: NYTimes, 12/16/2022
"FERC Climate Reviews In Limbo As Glick Departs"
"The head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission had big plans at the start of the Biden administration for assessing planet-warming emissions from new gas pipelines. But with FERC Chair Richard Glick’s time at the agency likely coming to an end, the commission’s path forward on climate assessments is as murky as ever."
Source: E&E News, 12/16/2022
"$698M Deal To End Monsanto PCB Pollution Lawsuit In Oregon"
"Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, will pay Oregon $698 million to end a lawsuit over PCB pollution associated with products made by Monsanto, the agriculture giant it now owns, the state’s attorney general announced Thursday."
Source: AP, 12/16/2022
"Senate Rejects Manchin’s Energy Permitting Amendment To Defense Bill"
"The Senate has bucked Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) latest effort to get his energy deal with Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) attached to must-pass legislation."
Source: The Hill, 12/16/2022
"Keystone Pipeline Break Spilled Diluted Bitumen, Complicating Cleanup"
"The oil spilled from TC Energy Corp’s ruptured Keystone pipeline was diluted bitumen, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday, adding complications to the cleanup."
Source: Reuters, 12/16/2022
"White House Flexes Purchasing Power to Curb Climate Emissions"
"A big piece of the White House’s plan to lower government carbon emissions is drawing on an unlikely source: the federal checkbook."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 12/16/2022
As Workers Battle Cancer, OSHA Admits Its Limit for Chemical Is Too High
"Before his shift at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant in Niagara Falls in May 2021, a worker peed in a cup. Before he clocked out, he did it again."
Source: ProPublica, 12/16/2022
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