"Biden’s Ambitious Climate Plan For EVs Faces These Big Hurdles"
"Many pieces must fall into place for electric vehicles to be the majority of those sold in the U.S. by 2032, as the White House hopes".
Source: Washington Post, 04/17/2023
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"Fossil Fuels Find a Loophole in the Latest G-7 Climate Pledge"
"The meeting of Group of Seven energy and environment ministers ended Sunday without a deadline to halt new coal investments or the kinds of firm commitments that climate advocates have said are necessary to limit global warming."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 04/17/2023
Public Lands Face New Challenges in Today’s Energy, Climate Landscape
The debate over drilling on public lands goes back decades. But now our view of how — or even whether — to use public lands faces the unprecedented reality of climate change, fire, drought, floods and the transition to clean energy. The latest Backgrounder explains how we got here and where the current battles rage, including over the Alaskan North Slope’s massive Willow Project.
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SEJournal News: Environmental Justice Writer To Launch Column; New Editors Join
Veteran environmental justice reporter and co-founder of The Uproot Project Yessenia Funes has signed on with SEJournal to inaugurate the publication’s new environmental justice column. Funes joins the masthead this spring and expects to publish her first quarterly column this summer. Also, SEJournal has brought on a group of new editors to bolster its Inside Story, FEJ StoryLog, Features and other sections. See who our new volunteers are.
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New TSCA Chemical Data Can Help Deepen Reporting
Most environmental journalists are familiar with the Toxics Release Inventory as a data reporting tool. But there’s another potentially useful chemical reporting database, this one focused on the highest-volume chemicals. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explores the Chemical Data Reporting National Review, reports on how its data is gathered and shares its strengths — and some weaknesses.
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"New York City Appointed A Rat Czar. Her Job Will Be A Tall Ask"
"New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been locked in a multiyear war with millions of his constituents. "Everyone that knows me knows one thing: I hate rats," he said in an October 2022 press conference."
Source: NPR, 04/14/2023
"Boston Adopts New Building Code To Limit Use Of Fossil Fuels"
"Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Thursday signed a new city ordinance aimed at discouraging the use of fossil fuels in the construction of new buildings and major renovation projects."
Source: AP, 04/14/2023
"EPA Awards $177 Million To Environmental Justice Groups"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it’s investing $177 million to create 17 technical assistance centers around the country to help environmental justice organizations successfully apply for federal funds."
Source: AP, 04/14/2023
Md. Residents Oppose Planned Lithium Battery Storage System Near Their Homes
"A Pepco pilot project to build the 1-megawatt unit poses fire and explosion risks, the residents say. Pepco says the planned facility, intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, meets all safety codes."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/14/2023
Env. Justice Advocates Urge Calif. to Stop Issuing New Drilling Permits
"The first thing Nalleli Cobo wanted to do when she heard the oil well in her South Los Angeles neighborhood was shutting down was scream. ... Cobo grew up breathing foul-smelling, toxic emissions from an oil production site just 30 feet from her home."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/14/2023
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