Climate Change

"House Votes To Restrict Feds From Banning Or Regulating Gas Stoves"

"The House on Tuesday voted in favor of preventing the Consumer Product Safety Commission from banning gas stoves and also limiting the safety agency’s ability to regulate the products."

Source: The Hill, 06/14/2023

Climate-Smart Cowboys Hope Regenerative Cattle Ranching Can Heal the Land

"Grazing livestock to mimic how wildlife forages can prevent the erosion of topsoil, protect water quality and keep carbon out of the atmosphere, but it requires big changes in how the beef industry operates."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/13/2023

"Fossil Fuel Company Net Zero Plans 'Largely Meaningless,' Report Says"

"The number of fossil fuel companies setting net-zero emissions targets has risen sharply over the past year, but most fail to address key concerns, making them "largely meaningless", a report showed on Monday."

Source: Reuters, 06/13/2023

UN Mulls Limiting Influence of Fossil Fuel Industry at Global Climate Talks

"Politically, a growing number of civic groups, as well as elected officials in several countries, say the growing influence of fossil fuel companies in the climate negotiations threatens the UNFCCC’s fundamental credibility, as well as its ability to help rein in the emissions from burning oil, gas and coal."

Source: Inside Climate News, 06/13/2023

"Young Activists Testify At US’s First Constitutional Climate Trial"

"The US’s first-ever trial in a constitutional climate lawsuit kicked off Monday morning in a packed courtroom in Helena, Montana. The case, Held v Montana, was brought in 2020 by 16 plaintiffs between the ages of five and 22 from around the state who allege state officials violated their constitutional right to a healthy environment by enacting pro-fossil fuel policies."

Source: Guardian, 06/13/2023

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