"Is the Coronavirus in Your Backyard"
"White-tailed deer could become a reservoir for the virus, putting people and animals at risk, health experts say."
Source: NYTimes, 02/08/2022
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Biden’s Top Science Adviser, Eric Lander, Resigns Amid Reports Of Bullying
"President Joe Biden’s top science adviser, Eric Lander, resigned on Monday evening following reports of his bullying and mistreatment of subordinates."
Source: Politico, 02/08/2022
EPA Science Advisers Recommend Tighter Soot Standards In Draft Document
"In a new draft document, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) science advisers recommended that the agency tighten its air quality standards for soot pollution after the Trump administration declined to make such a move.
The new draft that was released Friday by the EPA’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) says “all CASAC members agree that the current level of the annual standard is not sufficiently protective of public health and should be lowered.”
Source: The Hill, 02/08/2022
EPA's Unfinished Agenda
Transparency and scientific integrity are good for public health and the environment, not to mention PR and politics. Yet WatchDog Opinion argues they’ve not been fully embraced by the Biden EPA. There are reasons for hope, however, in the form of a cataloging of violations and in an EPA-specific policy. Why it all matters for how environmental journalists do their jobs.
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EPA TSCA Database Back on the Street
A key federal database on toxic chemicals, kneecapped under the Trump administration, is now back. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week resurfaced the ChemView service, and explains the background law that fuels its data, while offering tips on how to make smart use of the database as it expands in coming years.
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"Top Cat: Why The Puma Is A Leading Influencer In The Animal Kingdom"
"From the Canadian Rockies to Patagonia, pumas have the largest terrestrial range of any mammal in the Americas. Now, a new study has reported the web of life these elusive cats support, showing how they are connected to more than 485 other species, from eagles feeding on their carrion to elk impacted by their “fear effect”."
Source: Guardian, 02/07/2022
"A Third Of Americans Are Already Facing Above-Average Warming"
"Temperatures in 499 counties across west, northeast and upper midwest US have already breached 1.5C (2.7F)".
"More than a third of the American population is currently experiencing rapid, above-average rates of temperature increase, with 499 counties already breaching 1.5C (2.7F) of heating, a Guardian review of climate data shows.
Source: Guardian, 02/07/2022
"Biden Extends Trump’s Solar Tariffs With Key Exemptions"
"President Biden announced today [Fri.] he would extend the Trump administration’s tariffs on solar imports for another four years, but with key exemptions that pleased developers and disappointed U.S. manufacturers."
Source: E&E News, 02/07/2022
"House OKs China Bill Packed With Energy, Enviro Spending"
"The House passed a sprawling competition and innovation package this morning [Friday] that would boost Department of Energy and National Science Foundation spending, along with promoting international climate action."
Source: E&E News, 02/07/2022
Top Corporations Vow To Fight Climate Change But Their Plans Fall Short
"Some of the world’s best-known corporations have clamored to show how seriously they are taking climate change, with an increasing number pledging to eliminate their carbon footprints in the decades ahead. But many of those firms are not yet doing nearly enough to back up their promises, according to a new analysis by the New Climate Institute, an independent organization based in Germany that promotes measures to slow Earth’s warming."
Source: Washington Post, 02/07/2022
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