Women In Environmental Leadership. Making Progress? Or Hitting More Ceilings?
"California is a good laboratory to explore women’s impact on environmental policy and the hurdles they continue to face."
Source: LA Times, 06/10/2022
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"Biden Proposes a New Marine Sanctuary Off the Northeastern U.S."
"Hudson Canyon, a vast gorge in the Atlantic Ocean that is home to endangered whales, sharks, sea turtles, would become a national marine sanctuary under a proposal made by the Biden administration on Wednesday."
Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2022"National Parks To Phase Out Single-Use Plastics"
"In a major move, the Biden administration will phase out the sale of single-use plastics across the country’s beloved national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands, in a multiyear process that will culminate by 2032."
Source: E&E News, 06/09/2022"More Than 22 Million in Southwest Brace for Dangerous Heat"
"Dangerous and potentially deadly heat will settle over the Southwestern United States for the next several days, with temperatures in some locations expected to break records and exceed 110 degrees."
Source: NYTimes, 06/09/2022Drought Prompts Closure Of Joshua Tree Trail To Ensure Water For Bighorns
"Extreme drought conditions prompted the open-ended closure of a popular hiking trail in Joshua Tree National Park to ensure water access for bighorn sheep."
Source: LA Times, 06/09/2022Industry Overpumping Of Baton Rouge Groundwater Could Pollute Supply
"Flowers seem to live longer in vases filled with Baton Rouge water, according to Dominique Rogers, 36, a florist in Louisiana’s capital city with 14 years of experience."
Source: Floodlight, 06/09/2022"Biden Plans to Nominate Law Professor for Chemical Safety Board"
"President Joe Biden has tapped Catherine J.K. Sandoval for the US Chemical Hazard and Safety Investigation Board."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/09/2022"Battery Shortage Is Hampering The U.S. Switch To Wind, Solar Power"
"U.S. renewable energy developers have delayed or scrapped several big battery projects meant to store electrical power on the grid in recent months, scuttling plans to replace fossil fuels with wind and solar energy."
Source: Reuters, 06/09/2022House Passes Water Resources Development Act 384-37
"The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, which would further Everglades Restoration efforts, as well as improve management of the nation’s waterways, and fund flood control and coastal resiliency projects."
Source: WPTV, 06/09/2022"Antarctica: Southern Ocean Floor Mapped In Greatest Ever Detail"
"Scientists have made the most precise map yet of the mountains, canyons and plains that make up the floor of Antarctica's encircling Southern Ocean."
Source: BBC News, 06/09/2022"It’s A Moth, It’s A Drone, It’s ‘Smellicopter’"
"Meet the Pacific Northwest-built machine that uses live insect antennae to sniff out disasters".
Source: OPB, 06/09/2022"Vulnerable Nations Demand Funding For Climate Losses, Fearing UN 'Talk Shop'"
"Loss and damage" caused by more extreme weather and rising seas is a key issue at mid-year U.N. climate talks in the German city of Bonn, as negotiators launched a three-year dialogue this week on a topic that has long divided rich and poorer economies."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 06/08/2022"Automakers Back U.S. Restoring California Emissions Authority"
"Five automakers including Ford Motor Co, Volkswagen AG and Honda Motor Co on Tuesday backed efforts by President Joe Biden's administration to restore California's ability to set its own strict tailpipe and zero-emission vehicle standards."
Source: Reuters, 06/08/2022"In Nigeria's Disappearing Forests, Loggers Outnumber Trees"
"Deep in a forest in Nigeria's Ebute Ipare village, Egbontoluwa Marigi sized up a tall mahogany tree, methodically cut it down with his axe and machete, and as it fell with a crackling sound, he surveyed the forest for the next tree."
Source: Reuters, 06/08/2022"As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’"
"Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City."
Source: NYTimes, 06/08/2022
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