"Republicans Want To Plant A Trillion Trees. Scientists Are Skeptical."
"New research casts doubt on the climate strategy pushed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other GOP leaders".
Source: Washington Post, 08/04/2023
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"Takin’ Out The Trash: How Do Transnational Waste Traffickers Operate?"
"Sneaky use of waste codes, fake documentation, corruption and taking advantage of control loopholes are among the many ways waste is illegally trafficked to countries with more competitive rates and lower environmental standards."
Source: Mongabay, 08/04/2023
"Growing Number Of Sewage Monitors In England’s Bathing Waters ‘Broken’"
"New analysis of Environment Agency data by Lib Dems shows more than 100 systems are faulty"
"An increasing number of sewage monitors in England’s swimming spots are broken, new analysis has shown, meaning unknown quantities of raw sewage may be present in bathing waters.
New analysis of 2022 Environment Agency data by the Liberal Democrats has shown that more than 100 sewage monitors in bathing waters were faulty. This is an increase on 2021, when 88 of the monitors were broken.
Source: Guardian, 08/04/2023
Chemical Companies’ PFAS Payouts Are Huge – But The Problem Is Even Bigger
"When the chemical giant 3M agreed in early June to pay up to $12.5bn to settle a lawsuit over PFAS contamination in water systems across the nation, it was hailed by attorneys as “the largest drinking water settlement in American history”, and viewed as a significant win for the public in the battle against toxic “forever chemicals”.
Source: Guardian, 08/04/2023
EPA Rejects Alabama Coal Ash Plan; Could Force Utilities To Dig Out Ponds
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the first steps toward revoking Alabama’s coal ash permitting plan, saying the state’s plan does not do enough to protect rivers and drinking water from toxins."
Source: Birmingham News, 08/04/2023
Homeless Struggle To Survive Record Temperatures In Blistering Phoenix
"Homeless in America’s hottest big metro, Stefon James Dewitt Livengood was laid out for days inside his makeshift dwelling, struggling to breath, nauseous and vomiting."
Source: AP, 08/04/2023
The Far Right Has a ‘Battle Plan’ to Undo Climate Progress If Trump Wins
"Far-right conservative groups are promoting a sprawling “battle plan” to obstruct and undo the federal government’s efforts to tackle the climate crisis, with hopes of quickly enacting a series of sweeping changes if Donald Trump, or any other Republican, gets elected as president next year."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/04/2023
"BLM Proposes End To New Oil Leases On 1.6M Acres In Colorado"
"The Bureau of Land Management proposed Thursday removing more than a million acres of public lands in Colorado from future oil and gas leasing, while also designating tens of thousands of acres of new protected areas in the western part of the state as part of an effort to resolve a series of legal challenges from environmental groups."
Source: E&E News, 08/04/2023
"New Chemical Reviews Still Inconsistent EPA Watchdog Finds"
"The EPA’s decisions about whether new chemicals can be produced remain inconsistent despite improvements the agency has made, the agency’s inspector general said in a report urging further efforts."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/04/2023
"Did Big Expectations Doom The Tiny House Movement"
"Tiny houses started as a minimalist revolution. They ended up as an Instagram aesthetic."
Source: Grist, 08/03/2023
