"Alberta Broke Law by Keeping Oil Lobbying Records Secret For Years"
"Seven hundred and ninety-nine days. That’s how long it took for the Alberta government to respond to a simple request for information."
Source: The Narwhal, 12/23/2022
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"Alaska Native Group Protects Land Coveted By Pebble Mine Developers"
"An Alaska Native group on Thursday will announce that more than 44,000 acres of land near Bristol Bay, the site of the world’s largest wild salmon fishery, are off limits to future development, according to details shared exclusively with The Climate 202."
Source: Washington Post, 12/23/2022
"A Water War Is Brewing Over the Dwindling Colorado River"
"Diminished by climate change and overuse, the river can no longer provide the water states try to take from it."
Source: ProPublica, 12/23/2022
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"A Ravaged Quebec Coast Fights Climate Change by Retreating"
"Against the ravaging seas, Quebec’s coastal communities have learned through bitter experience that the way to advance against climate change is to retreat."
Source: AP, 12/22/2022
"New Regulation Head Revesz Seen as Most Progressive Rules Czar"
"Richard Revesz will take over as the long-awaited head of the Biden administration’s rulemaking review office, a confirmation that gives hope for rule-watchers looking ahead to more stringent environmental standards."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 12/22/2022
"Japan Adopts Plan To Maximize Nuclear Energy, In Major Shift"
"Japan adopted a plan on Thursday to extend the lifespan of nuclear reactors, replace the old and even build new ones, a major shift in a country scarred by the Fukushima disaster that once planned to phase out atomic power."
Source: AP, 12/22/2022
"New Mexico Seeks Tougher Provisions For US Nuclear Dump"
"[New Mexico] officials on Tuesday released a draft permit that includes tougher provisions for the U.S. government to meet if it wants to continue dumping radioactive waste from decades of nuclear research and bomb-making in the New Mexico desert."
Source: AP, 12/22/2022
"High Number Of Mosquitoes Found With Mutation That Resists Insecticides"
"The insecticides that target disease-spreading mosquitoes are running into nature’s ultimate defense mechanism: evolution. Scientists reported Wednesday that mosquitoes in Cambodia and Vietnam increasingly carry a mutation that makes them resistant to a commonly deployed insecticide."
Source: Washington Post, 12/22/2022
Record High Number Of Dead Trees Found As Oregon Copes With Extreme Drought
"Flying over Oregon's woodlands, tree health specialist Danny DePinte was stunned by what he saw: a stretch of dead fir that seemed to go on and on."
Source: NPR, 12/22/2022
