"DC Appeals Court Tosses Biden Administration Pipeline Safety Rules"
"A Washington appeals court on Friday ordered the Biden administration to rewrite sweeping new pipeline safety rules issued in 2022."
Source: The Hill, 08/20/2024
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Newsom Vetoes Bill Seeking To Tighten Refinery-Adjacent Air Monitoring Rules
"California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday vetoed a bill aimed at tightening air pollution monitoring provisions for so-called fence-line zones that mark the perimeter of oil refineries."
Source: The Hill, 08/20/2024"Water Treaty Between Mexico And U.S. Faces Biggest Test In 80 Years"
"Eighty years ago, the United States and Mexico worked out an arrangement to share water from the two major rivers that run through both countries: the Rio Grande and the Colorado. The treaty was created when water wasn't as scarce as it is now."
Source: NPR, 08/20/2024"These Books Delve Into Summer’s Climate-Charged Dark Side"
"Summer now has a darker side – or rather a too-brightly burning and dangerously hot side. And that side is making summer the most dangerous season of the year. This month’s bookshelf focuses on two summer dangers: heat waves and wildfires."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 08/20/2024"Hurricane Ernesto Knocks Out Power In Bermuda But Major Damage Avoided"
"Hurricane Ernesto knocked out power, downed trees and flooded parts of Bermuda on Saturday but the British island territory appeared to have escaped major injuries or property damage, officials said after an initial assessment."
Source: Reuters, 08/19/2024"Harris Stirs Hope for a New Chapter in Climate Action"
"Although President Joe Biden already has cemented an unmatched legacy of climate change action, Vice President Kamala Harris raised the bar the moment that she entered the presidential race on July 21."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/19/2024"EPA Solidifies Plans For $27B In Climate Funds Targeted By Republicans"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is solidifying its use of $27 billion in climate funds that have been in GOP crosshairs. The agency announced that Friday, the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, which designated the money, it was officially obligating the funds to recipients."
Source: The Hill, 08/19/2024"Who Might Lead EPA for Trump 2.0?"
"Former President Donald Trump may turn to one of his former appointees to shoulder a tough gig in his possible second term: running EPA."
Source: E&E News, 08/19/2024Self-Monitoring Penn.Gas Company Declares Its Fracking Operations ‘Safe’
"Environmentalists say a new report from CNX Resources’ monitoring program, created as part of a collaboration led by Gov. Josh Shapiro, is full of misinformation."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/19/2024Mass. Gov. Healey Signs Ban on PFAS in Firefighters' Gear"
"It was a different kind of phone call that Fall River fire Lt. Jason Burns made on the morning of Aug. 1, after the passage of a bill by Massachusetts lawmakers to ban the use of chemicals linked to cancer in firefighting protective gear."
Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 08/19/2024"How Your Cat or Dog Could Warn of a Bird Flu Outbreak"
"Like most countries, the U.S. has no comprehensive national system for monitoring disease in companion animals — which leaves pets and people at risk."
Source: NYTimes, 08/19/2024"How Extreme Heat Is Threatening Education Progress Worldwide"
"The continued burning of fossil fuels is closing schools around the world for days, sometimes weeks at a time, and threatening to undermine one of the greatest global gains of recent decades: children’s education."
Source: NYTimes, 08/19/2024"Keeping The Homeless Hydrated In America's Hottest Big City"
"A Context photographer rode along with medics bringing vital heat relief to people living on the streets of Phoenix, Arizona"
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 08/19/2024Feeding Seaweed Supplement To Cattle Halved Methane Emissions In Aussie Study
"Cattle at a Queensland feedlot were fed red seaweed for 200 days in one of the longest trials of the additive – but experts say it’s not farm-ready"
Source: Guardian, 08/19/2024"Shell Oil Non-Profit Donated To Anti-Climate Groups Behind Project 2025"
"A US foundation associated with the oil company Shell has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to religious right and conservative organizations, many of which deny that climate change is a crisis, tax records reveal."
Source: Guardian, 08/16/2024
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