"Wild Weather Swings Have Devastated Georgia’s Peaches"
"‘We just don’t have a peach crop,’ one Peach State farmer lamented".
Source: Washington Post, 06/26/2023
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EPA Hearing: "Can Louisiana Properly Regulate Carbon Capture Wells?
"Louisiana’s ability to regulate carbon capture injection wells went before the court of public opinion Wednesday as proponents and critics of the burgeoning industry sparred at the first day of a three-day public comment marathon on the state’s bid to wrest control of the wells from the federal government."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 06/23/2023
"Ford Gets $9.2 Billion to Help US Catch Up With China’s EV Dominance"
"A deep-pocketed US government program designed to finance futuristic energy businesses is issuing a conditional $9.2 billion loan to Ford Motor Co. for the construction of three battery factories." "It’s one of the biggest loans to a US carmaker in more than a decade – and a watershed moment in Biden’s $400 billion plan to go all in on green technologies."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 06/23/2023
In ‘Cancer Alley,’ Carbon Capture Push Draws Fire From Environmentalists
"EPA proposes handing regulation of carbon storage to state officials in Louisiana. Activists fear the risks, and the chance it could perpetuate the fossil fuel industry."
Source: Washington Post, 06/22/2023
NC Lawmakers OK Bill Blocking Local Government Energy Fuel Prohibitions
"The North Carolina General Assembly gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that would prohibit local governments from adopting ordinances preventing the expansion of certain energy services based on fuel type — one of two energy bills the legislature could wrap up this week."
Source: AP, 06/14/2023
"North Carolina Republicans Send Green Investment Ban To Governor"
"A ban on green investing has cleared North Carolina’s GOP-controlled legislature as part of a broader Republican crusade against big businesses that champion sustainability and workplace diversity."
Source: AP, 06/14/2023
Threats to Press Come in Many Forms. Some Are Violent.
Attacks of all kinds on U.S. journalists clearly hamper a free press. And environmental journalists are not spared such aggressions, especially when covering contested places like pipeline construction sites. WatchDog Opinion outlines the problem and explores how journalists might be spared from such violations, including with a prospective law explicitly protecting journalists from assault.
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The Seven Stages of Beach Exploitation (and Restoration)
When most people think of coastal tourist destinations, they imagine beaches lined by palm trees and exclusive resorts. But those are exactly the kind of realities that contribute to the environmental and economic decline of coastal communities and their local residents, argues a new book. Contributing Editor Jenny Weeks has our review in the new BookShelf.
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"Puerto Rico Is So Hot This Week, It’s Astonishing Some Meteorologists"
"Parts of the U.S. territory reached a “life-threatening” heat index of 125 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday, driven by a combination of an intense heat dome, El Niño and climate change."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/08/2023
"Pres. Biden Announces $115 Million For Jackson, Mississippi, Water Crisis"
"President Joe Biden is awarding $115 million to support needed investments to rebuild Jackson, Mississippi’s water infrastructure, theGrio is first to report. The federal dollars are part of $600 million in appropriations funding approved by Congress last year."
Source: theGrio, 06/07/2023
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