"Horror Writers Reveal Their Environmental Fears"
"Who needs vampires, werewolves or serial killers this Halloween when you’ve got oil executives, polluting companies and climate-denying politicians?"
Source: The Revelator, 10/28/2022
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"Why Experts Say You Shouldn't Bag Your Leaves This Fall"
"As leaves across America make their annual autumn pilgrimage from the treetops to the ground, lawn and wildlife experts say it's better to leave them around than to bag them."
Source: NPR, 10/28/2022
Whale Injuries From Drift Gillnets Off California Spark Lawsuit Against US
"Environmentalists on Thursday sued the agency overseeing U.S. fisheries, claiming it had failed to protect endangered humpback whales from entanglement in drift gillnets - sprawling curtains of nylon mesh - used in commercial fishing off California."
Source: Reuters, 10/28/2022
Can Court Compel EPA to Protect Communities of Color From CAFO Pollution?
"Only a third of factory farms have permits to discharge waste into water, soil, and air. A new legal effort from environmental groups seeks enforcement of the Clean Water Act."
Source: Civil Eats, 10/28/2022
"Racial Disparities Beset EPA, State Wastewater Funds"
"As the federal government injects a historic amount of money from the bipartisan infrastructure law into the nation’s sewage and drinking water systems, research shows the money has not historically reached the underserved rural and minority communities that need it most."
Source: E&E News, 10/28/2022
"15 State AG Races To Watch On The Environment"
"The midterm elections could bring a new class of environmentally focused state attorneys general."
Source: E&E News, 10/28/2022
EV Battery Boom Sees Manufacturers Investing Billions in Midwest Factories
"With announcements of more than two dozen plants in the so-called “Battery Belt” of the U.S., the industry is growing at a breakneck pace."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/28/2022
"Major Green Group On Track To Spend Record $100M In Midterms"
"Less than two weeks before Election Day, the League of Conservation Voters and affiliated entities are on track to spend a record $100 million in next month’s midterm elections, according to details shared with The Climate 202.
The infusion of cash is aimed at electing pro-climate Democrats in both the House and Senate, as well as in governor’s offices and state legislatures across the country. It comes as the oil and gas industry pours millions of its own dollars into helping Republicans regain control of one or both chambers of Congress.
Source: Washington Post, 10/28/2022
"Rishi Sunak Criticised For Skipping COP27 Climate Summit"
"Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of "a failure of leadership" for not attending the COP27 climate summit next month."
Source: BBC News, 10/28/2022
War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy: IEA
"The energy crisis sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to speed up rather than slow down the global transition away from fossil fuels and toward cleaner technologies like wind, solar and electric vehicles, the world’s leading energy agency said Thursday."
Source: NYTimes, 10/28/2022
