"First Penguins Die In Antarctic Of Deadly H5N1 Bird Flu Strain"
"With confirmed or suspected cases in two Antarctic penguin species, researchers fear highly contagious virus could rip through colonies".
Source: Guardian, 01/30/2024
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NC PFAS Factory Claims Emissions Fell By 99.99%. Guardian Shows Otherwise
"Chemours and state regulators say the Fayetteville Works plant has reduced air emissions, but we found levels of 'forever chemicals' as much as 30 times higher than state tests".
Source: Guardian, 01/30/2024
Viral Pork TikToks? It’s a Government-Backed Group Pushing Meat On Gen Z.
"Ad campaigns from controversial quasi-government programs for pork, dairy, and beef are raising new questions around the checkoff program’s foray into social media."
Source: Politico, 01/30/2024
Colorado Enviro Group Sues Corps Of Engineers Over $2B River Diversion Plan
"A Colorado environmental group is asking a federal judge to strike down a $2 billion plan that would reroute river water to the state’s expanding northern communities."
Source: The Hill, 01/30/2024
"OSHA Issues Major Chemical Safety Enforcement Guide Changes"
"A federal worker safety enforcement directive for refineries, chemical plants, and other facilities with large amounts of chemicals has received an overhaul for the first time in 30 years."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/30/2024
9 Species In 33 States May Soon Be On Endangered List: USFWS
"Nine species could soon find themselves on federal threatened or endangered species list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says."
Source: NEXSTAR, 01/30/2024
"Energy Department Sets Efficiency Standards For Gas Stoves"
"The Department of Energy unveiled a heavily anticipated, scaled-back regulation Monday to cut greenhouse gas emissions from stovetop cooking in the U.S., going with a compromise that pleased gas stove producers and environmentalists alike."
Source: E&E News, 01/30/2024
‘Carbon Colonialism’ Details the Exporting of Degradation, Climate Collapse
The climate change debate is often so focused on fossil fuels and mining that it ignores impacts in economic, political, neo-colonial and social terms, writes BookShelf’s Melody Kemp in her review of “Carbon Colonialism: How Rich Countries Export Climate Breakdown.” Why concepts like corporate social responsibility do little to stem the losses that come with such development.
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Rockets and Bombs and Chemicals — The Environmental Horrors of War
With the world in the midst of wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip, it’s time for journalists to appraise — and report on — the intersection of conflict and the environment, argues the new Backgrounder. That means considering the environment not only as a victim of war, but also as the cause of war and a means of carrying it out.
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Take This Clean Electricity ‘Dashboard’ for a Trip Into the Energy Transition Future
To better understand progress in the U.S. energy transition, some of the best nonpartisan data comes from the Energy Information Administration. And, as the latest Reporter’s Toolbox explains, EIA has an effective dashboard tool for exploring state-by-state variations in clean energy performance, among other things. Here’s how to use it smartly. Plus, a few caveats.
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