"It Wasn’t Just Oil Companies Spreading Climate Denial"
"The electricity industry knew about the dangers of climate change 40 years ago. It denied them anyway."
Source: Atlantic, 09/12/2022
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"The Gulf of Maine Is Simmering, But Its Lobsters Seem Fine — For Now"
"Many tourists visiting coastal Maine may at some point purchase a lobster roll, with big chunks of lobster meat, a dash of mayo and a bag of potato chips on the side. But as summers become hotter and sea temperatures rise in the Gulf of Maine, there’s concern that warmer waters will cause the cold water crustacean to move elsewhere, making it harder to satisfy lobster cravings for the region’s tourists."
Source: Washington Post, 09/12/2022
Enviros Seek To List Rare NV Springsnail As Endangered Due To Lithium Mine
"A group of conservationists are seeking to get a tiny rare Nevada springsnail listed as an endangered or threatened species, arguing that the species is threatened by a planned lithium mine in Thacker Pass."
Source: States Newsroom, 09/12/2022
"Air Conditioning Has A Climate Problem. New Technology Could Help"
"Researchers and start-ups are racing to develop innovative air conditioning units fit for a hotter future".
Source: Washington Post, 09/12/2022
"California’s Newsom Signs Bills Boosting State Extreme-Heat Plan"
"With a record-shattering heat wave receding in California, four extreme heat-related bills are set to become law after receiving Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature on Friday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/12/2022
Will New Indiana Plant Recycle Plastic Waste or Just Incinerate It?
"After two years, Brightmark Energy has yet to get the factory up and running. Environmentalists say pyrolysis requires too much energy, emits greenhouse gases and pollutants, and turns plastic waste into new, dirty fossil fuels."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/12/2022
"As Seas Rise, U.S. Coastal Landowners Urged To Let The Water In"
"Led by Maryland, governments and green groups are offering incentives to allow threatened saltwater marshes to 'migrate' inland".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 09/12/2022
"As Wildfires Grow, Millions of Homes Are Being Built in Harm’s Way"
"Across the Western United States, wildfires are growing larger and more severe as global warming intensifies. At the same time, new data shows, more Americans than ever are moving to parts of the country more likely to burn, raising the odds of catastrophe."
Source: NYTimes, 09/12/2022
Will Congress Pass Manchin’s Energy Permitting 'Side Deal'?
In the fine print of the historic Biden climate bill is a controversial commitment to pass legislation on fossil fuel permitting, a measure deeply opposed by the environmental community and calling for heavy political muscle to move through Congress this month. Issue Backgrounder details what’s in it, and what’s not, and takes the measure of the measure’s prospects.
Fill Your Plate With Chicken Stories
Chicken production in the United States is a colossal industry controlled by a few vertically integrated companies. On a much smaller scale, it’s also heritage breeds and increasingly popular backyard flocks. As the latest avian flu outbreak makes headlines, journalist Christine Heinrichs looks at environmental reporting opportunities related to poultry pathogens, pollution and more.
