Plastics Industry Heats World 4 Times As Much As Air Travel, Report Finds
"Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet, according to a new report from the federal government."
Source: The Hill, 04/19/2024
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"Majority Latino City Endures Years Of Toxic Water In Health ‘Crisis’"
"After repeated violations, the state of New Mexico has stepped in — but problems are a reminder that safe water is not available to all Americans".
Source: Washington Post, 04/19/2024"Senate Approves Migratory Bird Conservation Bill"
"The Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to aid conservation efforts for migratory birds."
Source: E&E News, 04/19/2024"How Do Neighbors of Solar Farms Really Feel? A New Survey Has Answers"
"For people living within three miles of a large solar farm, positive attitudes about the development outnumber negative ones by about a three-to-one margin, according to a new national survey released this week by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/19/2024With More Transmission Lines, West Could Make Billions Selling Green Energy
"Building more regional infrastructure to distribute electricity in the West could help states more affordably meet their clean energy goals, a new study found. And they could turn hefty profits selling power out of state."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/19/2024"What Can ‘Green Islam’ Achieve in the World’s Largest Muslim Country?"
"The faithful gathered in an imposing modernist building, thousands of men in skullcaps and women in veils sitting shoulder to shoulder. Their leader took to his perch and delivered a stark warning. “Our fatal shortcomings as human beings have been that we treat the earth as just an object,” Grand Imam Nasaruddin Umar said. “The greedier we are toward nature, the sooner doomsday will arrive.”"
Source: NYTimes, 04/19/2024"Texas Hack May Be First Disruption Of U.S. Water System By Russia"
"In January, an alert citizen in Muleshoe, Tex., was driving by a park and noticed that a water tower was overflowing. Authorities soon determined the system that controlled the city’s water supply had been hacked. In two hours, tens of thousands of gallons of water had flowed into the street and drain pipes."
Source: Washington Post, 04/18/2024"Climate Change Played A Role In Killing Tens Of Thousands Of People In 2023"
"At nine years old, Carter Vigh loved soccer, his friends, and dancing to music. ... Carter also had asthma. The hot temperatures and dense wildfire smoke that enveloped the Vighs’ British Columbia home, 100 Mile House, in the summer of 2023 exacerbated his asthma and killed him."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 04/18/2024Climate Change Damage Could Cost $38 Trillion Per Year By 2050: Study
"Damage to farming, infrastructure, productivity, and health from climate change will cost an estimated $38 trillion per year by 2050, German government-backed research finds, a figure almost certain to rise as human activity emits more greenhouse gases."
Source: Reuters, 04/18/2024"Trump Rails Against Wind Energy In Fundraising Pitch To Oil Executives"
"“I hate wind,” the former president told oil industry officials at a recent Mar-a-Lago dinner, doubling down on promises to end this form of clean energy."
Source: Washington Post, 04/18/2024"'Reprehensible': Fossil Fuel Industry Infiltrates Civil Rights Convention"
"Al Sharpton invited methane representatives to his National Action Network convention, where they fear-mongered attendees about renewables."
Source: HEATED, 04/18/2024America's 'Most Endangered Rivers' List: Sewage, Toxic Algae, Construction
"Water scarcity, overuse and development are among the reasons why 10 waterways across the nation were ranked this year’s most endangered rivers by the advocacy group American Rivers."
Source: USA TODAY, 04/18/2024"Will Trump Quit The World Bank? It Would Send Climate Shock Waves."
"A conservative plan to withdraw from global development banks threatens poor nations and U.S. credibility, analysts say."
Source: E&E News, 04/18/202423 GOP States Demand Rollback of EPA Civil Rights Regulations
"A group of Republican-led states want the EPA to begin the process of rolling back elements of its Title VI regulations, according to a new petition for rulemaking."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/18/2024Explosive Levels Of Methane Detected Near Berkeley Landfill-Turned-Park
"Brimming with wildlife and offering panoramic views of San Francisco Bay, César Chávez Park welcomes visitors who might never suspect this stretch of shoreline was built atop a municipal landfill. But beneath the sprawling grasslands and charming hiking trails, decomposing waste continues to generate methane gas."
Source: LA Times, 04/18/2024
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