"Climate Bill Would Breathe New Life Into Big-City Trees"
"After years of fighting for survival, the federal tree-planting effort in cities and towns may be poised for growth."
Source: E&E News, 08/11/2022
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"The Biggest Climate Ghouls of the 2022 Midterms"
"November's ballots include some people spouting disturbing views on climate science."
Source: Earther, 08/11/2022Driving Out Invasive Species On Islands Has Big Benefits – Study
"Eradicating rats, goats and other invasive animals from islands is one of the most effective tools for protecting wildlife, resulting in dramatic transformations to degraded archipelagos and atolls, according to a new study."
Source: Guardian, 08/11/2022Chicago Signs $422 Million Deal For Green Energy
"Chicago has signed a $422.2 million agreement with Constellation New Energy LLC to provide renewable power to government buildings, street lights and all other city assets — and a carbon-free footprint — by 2025."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times, 08/11/2022"'The Sacrifice Zone': Myanmar Bears Cost Of Green Energy"
"The birds no longer sing, and the herbs no longer grow. The fish no longer swim in rivers that have turned a murky brown. The animals do not roam, and the cows are sometimes found dead. The people in this northern Myanmar forest have lost a way of life that goes back generations. But if they complain, they, too, face the threat of death."
Source: AP, 08/11/2022"We Went on a Lanternfly-Killing Rampage. They're Still Here"
"The spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest that ecologists have urged the populace to squish on sight, is back, infesting the New York City area."
Source: NYTimes, 08/11/2022"Almost No One In Ky. Has Flood Insurance, Hindering Recovery"
"Kentucky residents who are struggling to rebuild after devastating flooding face huge financial obstacles because almost nobody in the state has flood insurance."
Source: E&E News, 08/10/2022"EPA Launches Civil Rights Probes Of Texas Regulator"
"EPA is opening two civil rights investigations of Texas’ environmental agency, exploring whether state regulators failed to properly permit concrete batch plants and discriminated against people who speak limited English."
Source: E&E News, 08/10/2022"National Academies Urge EPA To Study Sunscreen Risks"
"Some of the country’s most powerful scientific advisers want regulators to take a closer look at the risks sunscreen products pose for aquatic environments."
Source: E&E News, 08/10/2022"As Temperatures Rise, Industries Fight Heat Safeguards For Workers"
"Extreme heat is making work more dangerous. But beyond the West Coast, the fight to protect workers faces head winds."
Source: Washington Post, 08/10/2022"What the Historic Climate Bill Means for Farmers and the Food System"
"The Inflation Reduction Act includes billions for sustainable agriculture and a last-minute provision to provide debt relief to farmers."
Source: Civil Eats, 08/10/2022Conceding to Manchin, Bill Exempts Most Oil Industry From Methane Fees
"The U.S. Senate climate bill’s fee on oil and gas industry methane emissions will cover less than half the sector’s releases of the powerful greenhouse gas, thanks to concessions made to win over party holdout Joe Manchin, according to a review of the legislation and interviews with lawmakers that negotiated it."
Source: Reuters, 08/10/2022EPA OKs Plan To Truck Contamination From One Black Community To Another
"Contaminated soil from a Superfund site in Navassa [N.C.] will be shipped to one of three landfills outside Brunswick County, likely moving toxic pollution from one non-white or low-income community to another."
Source: States Newsroom, 08/10/2022"Climate Bill Targets Transmission to Unjam Clean Energy Backlog"
"Senate Democrats’ climate bill includes $3 billion in loans and grants for electric transmission projects—money that, in addition to tax incentives for electricity generators, would break down a significant barrier to a large-scale clean energy rollout, advocates said."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/10/2022Newly Identified Langya Virus Tracked After China Reports Dozens Of Cases
"Virus, which causes symptoms including fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite and muscle aches, is believed to have spread from animals to humans".
Source: Guardian, 08/10/2022
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