"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
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"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, 10/28/2022Can 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, 10/28/2022Whale 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"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"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"Climate-Warming Methane Emissions Rising Faster Than Ever, Study Says"
"The amount of methane in the atmosphere is racing ahead at an accelerating pace, according to a study by the World Meteorological Organization, threatening to undermine efforts to slow climate change."
Source: Washington Post, 10/27/2022"Garland Formally Bars Justice Dept. From Seizing Reporters’ Records"
"The Justice Department on Wednesday formally banned the use of subpoenas, warrants or court orders to seize reporters’ communications records or demand their notes or testimony in an effort to uncover confidential sources in leak investigations, in what amounts to a major policy shift."
Source: NYTimes, 10/27/2022"Semafor's Infuriating Climate Misinformation"
"Ben Smith's news outlet promised to be "something new," but it's spreading tired fossil fuel industry propaganda just like the rest."
Source: HEATED, 10/27/2022"A Profound Change Is Coming To American School Buses"
"A common smell of American childhood, the diesel fumes wafting through yellow school buses, may soon be obsolete, as school districts across the nation turn to electric buses amid falling costs and growing concerns about global warming."
Source: Washington Post, 10/27/2022"Rishi Sunak Will Keep Ban On Fracking In UK, No 10 Confirms"
"Fracking will in effect remain banned under Rishi Sunak’s government, his spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday, saying the new prime minister was committed to the policy in the 2019 manifesto."
Source: Guardian, 10/27/2022Illegal Fishing Spurs Billions In Losses For Developing Countries: Study
"Developing countries are losing billions of dollars due to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which siphons off revenue through illicit financial flows, according to a new study by the Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC)."
Source: Guardian, 10/27/2022As Drought Raises, Millions Of Californians Struggle To Pay For Water
"Several months ago, Rosario Rodriguez faced a financial dilemma that has become all too common for millions of drought-weary Californians — either pay the electric bill, which had skyrocketed to about $300 during a scorching summer in western Fresno County, or pay the $220 combined water, sewer and trash bill."
Source: LA Times, 10/27/2022"Analysis: Africa’s Unreported Extreme Weather In 2022 And Climate Change"
"From deadly floods in Nigeria to devastating drought in Somalia, Africa has faced a run of severe – and sometimes unprecedented – extreme weather events since the start of 2022."
Source: CarbonBrief, 10/27/2022"We Investigated Brazil's Ethanol Sector And Uncovered Slavery"
"Ethanol companies in Brazil's main decarbonization scheme have been fined for slave labor in blow to its sustainability claims".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 10/27/2022
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