"How Gas Utilities Used Tobacco Tactics To Avoid Gas Stove Regulations"
"In the late 1960s, natural gas utilities launched "Operation Attack," a bold marketing campaign to bring lots more gas stoves into people's kitchens."
Source: NPR, 10/18/2023
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"Climate Advocacy Group Plans to Spend $80 Million on Ads to Aid Biden"
"Climate Power, a liberal advocacy group, plans to spend $80 million on advertising to lift President Biden’s standing on environmental issues and inform voters about the impact of legislation he signed last year."
Source: NYTimes, 10/18/2023Enviros Warn Of Intent To Sue Over Snail Species Near Nev. Lithium Mine
"In an ongoing legal battle with the Biden administration over a Nevada lithium mine, environmentalists are poised to return to court with a new approach accusing U.S. wildlife officials of dragging their feet on a year-old petition seeking endangered species status for a tiny snail that lives nearby."
Source: AP, 10/17/2023New York's Gas Stove Ban an 'Existential Threat,' Trade Group Lawsuit Says
"Construction and gas trade groups have filed a lawsuit to block a law passed by New York officials that would ban furnaces and gas stoves in newly constructed buildings."
Source: Earther, 10/17/2023Prosecutors: Stolen Activist Emails Were Later Cited In Court By Exxon
"Federal prosecutors said in a sentencing memo Thursday that hackers hired by an Israeli private investigator stole communications between climate activists that were later used in court by Exxon Mobil Corp."
Source: The Hill, 10/16/2023"Biden Announces Huge Hydrogen Investment. How Much Will It Help The Climate?"
"The Energy Department awarded up to $7 billion in grants for clean hydrogen “hubs,” but environmentalists warn some of the money could prop up fossil fuels and fail to cut emissions."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/16/2023"War In The Middle East Jeopardizes Climate Talks"
"A lasting war between Israel and Hamas could complicate climate talks next month in the United Arab Emirates by raising tensions between nations with fragile alliances and triggering a race to secure energy resources over reducing carbon emissions."
Source: E&E News, 10/13/2023"Island Nations Sign Climate Solidarity Declaration In Indonesia"
"Dozens of island nations signed a declaration in Indonesia on Wednesday to boost solidarity and cooperation on fighting climate threats, including rising sea levels."
Source: AFP, 10/12/2023Tensions Rise in Rio Grande Basin as Mexico Lags in Water Deliveries to US
"In 2020, rebellious Mexican farmers occupied a dam in parched Chihuahua state to prevent the federal government from sending its reservoir water to Texas under a 1944 treaty. With the clock ticking toward another treaty deadline, the two sides are struggling for a solution."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/11/2023"Student Activists Are Pushing Back Against Big Polluters — And Winning"
"South Baltimore is on a peninsula surrounded by water, highways and train tracks. It's mostly made up of residential row houses, small yards, schools, rec centers and parks."
Source: NPR, 10/11/2023Food Industry Influence Could Cloud the U.S. Dietary Guidelines: Report
"It is a long-running concern of government watchdogs: Some of the experts responsible for helping to craft the U.S. dietary guidelines also take money from big food and drug companies."
Source: NYTimes, 10/10/2023Politicians Say Florida News Site Lets Them Buy Coverage. Is Your State Next?
"Political strategist Eunic Epstein-Ortiz arrived in Florida from New York in 2017 to help a major labor union turn out voters for the following year. She recalls being pleasantly surprised by the positive coverage the campaign received from Florida Politics.
The website is Florida's answer to Politico: It illuminates developments on politics and policy for insiders and news buffs, and it influences what other outlets report about the state. And it reflects the drive of its founder, Peter Schorsch.
Source: Floodlight/NPR, 10/09/2023"Biden Suspends 26 Environmental Laws to Build Border Wall"
"President Joe Biden is suspending 26 environmental laws to build a border wall in south Texas, a move announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday. The laws include the Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act—all waived in favor of constructing a border wall to stop migrants fleeing into the U.S. through Mexico."
Source: Earther, 10/06/2023NDP Win Cements Kinew As 1st First Nations Premier In Manitoba History
"The NDP sailed to victory Tuesday night with a solid win that cements leader Wab Kinew as Manitoba's first First Nations premier and also nets the party enough seats to form a majority government."
Source: CBC News, 10/05/2023"Alaska-Rooted Deputy Interior Secretary Tommy Beaudreau Is Stepping Down"
"Tommy Beaudreau is stepping down from his post as the No. 2 official at the U.S. Interior Department. Beaudreau grew up in Alaska during the 1980s and has gone on to spend 10 years working at the Interior Department. He has worn several hats at Interior, including chief of staff and director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management."
Source: Anchorage Daily News, 10/05/2023
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