Film Studio Aims To Stir Up ‘Populist Anger’ Over Climate Crisis
"Yellow Dot Studios produces short-form videos to inform with ‘genuine, righteous anger’ and ‘laugh-out-loud comedy’".
Source: Guardian, 03/11/2024
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"Oil Industry Has Sought To Block State Backing For Green Tech Since 1960s"
"The oil industry has fought against government support for clean technologies for more than half a century, the Guardian can reveal, even as vast subsidies have propped up its polluting business model."
Source: Guardian, 03/11/2024"Nearly Half the States Sue E.P.A. Over New Limits on Deadly Pollution"
"Manufacturers and 24 states sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday over the Biden administration’s decision to tighten limits on fine industrial particles, one of the most common and deadliest forms of air pollution."
Source: NYTimes, 03/08/2024Record Heat, Rising Sea Levels: High Stakes For Climate In 2024 Elections
"From Biden vs. Trump to an oil well referendum in California, climate change debate is all over the ballot in federal, state and local contests." "In the wake of the hottest year on record, with fossil fuel production increasing and sea levels rising, the stakes for the climate couldn’t be higher in this year’s elections."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 03/07/2024Norway And Sami People End Dispute Over Europe’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm
"Norway on Wednesday reached an agreement with the Sami people, ending a nearly three-year dispute over Europe’s largest onshore wind farm and the Indigenous right to raise reindeer."
Source: AP, 03/07/2024"Big Meat Is Lying About Sustainability. These Media Outlets Are Helping."
"In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed last week, the New York Attorney General accused JBS USA—the American arm of the world’s largest meatpacking company—of “fraudulent and illegal environmental marketing practices” surrounding its claims of sustainability."
Source: HEATED, 03/07/2024"The Fossil-Fuel-Promoting Agency That Biden Seems Powerless To Stop"
"The federally created body that promotes U.S. exports is continuing to finance fossil fuel projects abroad — even after advisers aligned with President Joe Biden’s climate goals pointed out those investments’ risks."
Source: Politico, 03/07/2024Mining Company Can’t Tap Water Needed For Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge: USFWS
"A federal agency is asserting legal rights to waters that feed the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge, setting up a new battle with a mining company seeking permits to withdraw more than 1.4 million gallons daily for a project that critics say could irreparably harm one of America’s natural treasures."
Source: AP, 03/06/2024Lawmakers Across US Seek To Curb Utility Spending On Politics, Ads And More
"After a string of scandals and amid rising bills, lawmakers in statehouses across the country, including in Maryland, have been pushing legislation to curb utilities spending ratepayer money on lobbying, expert testimony in rate cases, goodwill advertising, charitable giving, trade association membership and other costs."
Source: States Newsroom, 03/06/2024"SEC To Vote On Adopting Contentious Climate Disclosure Rule Wednesday"
"The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will vote this week on whether to adopt a contentious rule that would require publicly traded companies to disclose climate change-related information to investors — though the rule could be significantly scaled back compared with what the agency proposed in 2022."
Source: The Hill, 03/05/2024"Fury After Exxon Chief Says Public To Blame For Climate Failures"
"The world is off track to meet its climate goals and the public is to blame, Darren Woods, chief executive of oil giant ExxonMobil, has claimed – prompting a backlash from climate experts."
Source: Guardian, 03/05/2024"Lawmakers Release Environment, Energy Spending Bills"
"Appropriators on Sunday afternoon released text of six fiscal 2024 spending bills, including some of the most important on energy and the environment."
Source: E&E News, 03/05/2024High Court Social Media Case Could Help Climate Disinformation, Experts Warn
"The Supreme Court is once again weighing legal challenges with potential ramifications for the global fight against climate change." "Justices heard first arguments last week on legal challenges to laws passed by Florida and Texas that could make it harder for social media companies to curb misinformation."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/05/2024"This Will Be A Big Year In Shaping The Future Of Chemical Recycling"
"With a presidential election looming, a wave of state-level legislation circulating, an international plastics treaty taking form and fights brewing over proposed facilities, 2024 is set to shape the regulatory future of chemical recycling in the U.S."
Source: EHN, 03/05/2024"After Decades Of Environmental Issues, Pomona Is Updating Its Zoning Code"
"Residents in Pomona’s industrial zone have dealt with pollution from waste facilities, warehouses, and other polluting industries for decades."
Source: L.A. Public Press, 03/05/2024
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