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"UN Plastics Treaty Chair To Step Down With Process In Turmoil"

"The chair of stalled UN plastics treaty talks, Luis Vayas Valdivieso, is preparing to step down, after accounts of behind-the-scenes pressure from the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep)." "In August, global talks at the UN headquarters in Geneva to agree on a treaty to deal with accelerating plastic pollution collapsed after three years of negotiations. There is currently no deal and the future of the agreement is unclear."

Source: Guardian, 10/09/2025

"EU To Ban Use Of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Firefighting Foam"

"The European Commission on Friday announced restrictions on the use of so-called "forever chemicals" in firefighting foams."

Source: dpa, 10/09/2025

"Illegal Gold Mining Clears 140,000 Hectares Of Peruvian Amazon"

"An illegal gold rush has cleared 140,000 hectares of rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon and is accelerating as foreign, armed groups move into the region to profit from record gold prices, according to a report."

Source: Guardian, 10/09/2025

"White House Offers ‘Concierge’ Service To Fossil Fuel Firms, Official Says"

"The White House is offering “concierge, white glove service” to oil, coal and other fossil fuel companies that are seeking to gain fast approval for their projects, according to an energy official, while simultaneously slowing down or blocking solar and wind projects."

Source: Washington Post, 10/09/2025

"‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist Confirmed As NOAA Chief"

"The Senate has voted to confirm President Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as part of a group of nominees confirmed en masse."

Source: The Hill, 10/09/2025

Company Bids Less Than A Penny Per Ton In Biggest US Coal Sale In Decade

"A Navajo tribe-owned company bid $186,000 to lease 167 million tons of coal on federal lands in southeastern Montana on Monday in the biggest U.S. coal sale in more than a decade. The offer from the Navajo Transitional Energy Co. (NTEC) equates to one-tenth of a penny per ton, underscoring coal’s diminished value even as President Donald Trump pushes to mine and burn more of the heavily polluting fuel."

Source: AP, 10/08/2025

Solar And Wind Power Grew Faster Than Electricity Demand This Year: Report

"Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis."

Source: AP, 10/08/2025

EPA Drops Planned Delay in Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Plants

"Public health advocates pushed back when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it planned to delay for two years a requirement that steel companies monitor air quality at the perimeters of their 11 coke plants in Western Pennsylvania and across the country. Two groups sued. Now, the EPA has reversed course."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/08/2025

"As Oil Glut Fears Mount, OPEC+ Restrains Output Rises For Now"

"OPEC+ oil-producing countries opted for only a modest rise to November output due to concerns about a potential global glut, sources within the group said, as non-OPEC supply also rises while fuel demand growth slows."

Source: Reuters, 10/08/2025

Groups Sue EPA Over Canceled $7 Billion Solar Program To Help Poor People

"Several groups and nonprofit organizations filed a lawsuit Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency over the canceling of a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans."

Source: AP, 10/08/2025

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