"How E-Bike Rebates Will Make Cycling Safer"
"Denver’s wildly successful incentive program isn’t just helping residents buy greener rides — it’s building an army of bike lane advocates."
Source: Bloomberg CityLab, 02/10/2023
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"Mexican Avocados Shipped For Super Bowl Named In Complaint"
"One year after the Super Bowl season was marred by a ban on Mexican avocado shipments, another threat has emerged: An environmental complaint that avocado growers are destroying forests that provide critical habitat for monarch butterflies and other creatures."
Source: AP, 02/10/2023Adrift: Communities On Front Lines Of Pesticide Exposure Fight For Change
"Rural communities of color and farmworkers are disproportionately exposed to some of the most dangerous chemicals used in agriculture."
Source: EHN/palabra, 02/09/202314 Million Americans Live Near Plants Emitting Cancer-Causing Gas: Report
"Emissions of a colorless, carcinogenic gas produced by facilities that sterilize medical equipment disproportionately affect low-income and minority neighborhoods but pose a risk to more than 14 million Americans, according to a report released Tuesday by the Union of Concerned Scientists."
Source: The Hill, 02/09/2023Million-Strong Army Of Environmental Super Voters Recruits In 2 Red States
"The Environmental Voter Project is expanding to Louisiana and Nebraska ahead of key state elections."
Source: HuffPost, 02/09/2023How US Climate Funding Could Make Water Pollution Worse
"The Inflation Reduction Act was hailed for its climate funding – but some are concerned several provisions will worsen a growing environmental disaster".
Source: Guardian, 02/09/2023"The Race to Waterproof Your Outdoor Gear — Without Toxic Chemicals"
"From Patagonia to Lululemon, brands are only just starting to ditch dangerous “forever chemicals” in outdoor apparel."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 02/09/2023"First-in-US Green Concrete Tax Break Offered as Model for States"
"New Jersey’s top environmental official says he’s going to start pitching to other states a green concrete tax credit, similar to the first-in-the-nation law just signed by Gov. Phil Murphy (D)."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/09/2023Biden FWS Seeks Landowner Help To Protect Endangered Animals, Plants
"The Biden administration called for regulatory changes Wednesday to encourage voluntary conservation projects on private land, partly by shielding owners from punishment if their actions kill or harm small numbers of imperiled species."
Source: AP, 02/09/2023"Brazil Pushes Illegal Miners Out Of Yanomami Territory"
"Armed government officials with Brazil’s justice, Indigenous and environment ministries pressed illegal gold miners out of Yanomami Indigenous territory Wednesday, citing widespread river contamination, famine and disease they have brought to one of the most isolated groups in the world."
Source: AP, 02/09/2023"Drifting Toward Disaster: Breaking the Brazos"
"Few rivers can claim as strong a connection to Texas’ natural and cultural history—and its very identity—as the Brazos."
Source: Texas Observer, 02/09/2023"Drought May Have Doomed This Ancient Empire" — A Climate Warning
"No one knows for sure what happened to the ancient Hittite Empire. For nearly 500 years, its dominion extended across much of modern Turkey and into Syria and Lebanon. Its kings dwelled in massive stone palaces inside a gated capital city. Large-scale farming, sophisticated irrigation systems and far-reaching trade networks filled the imperial coffers. And then, just after 1200 B.C., it vanished."
Source: Washington Post, 02/09/2023"America, Meet Biden’s Climate Bill"
"President Joe Biden began a two-year tour to sell the climate bill Tuesday night. His first stop was the Capitol."
Source: E&E News, 02/08/2023"Judge Backs Federal Approval Of Massive Lithium Mine"
"A federal judge in Nevada on Monday upheld the federal government’s approval of the largest proposed lithium mine in the nation, dismissing arguments that the Thacker Pass project would degrade nearby aquifers, air quality, and habitat for the imperiled greater sage grouse."
Source: E&E News, 02/08/2023Farming, Pharmaceuticals And Sewage Fuel Rise In Superbugs, UN Warns
"Pollution from livestock farming, pharmaceuticals and healthcare is threatening to destroy a key pillar of modern medicine, as spills of manure and other pollution into waterways are adding to the global rise of superbugs, the UN has warned."
Source: Guardian, 02/08/2023
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