"‘Monster Fracks’ Are Getting Far Bigger. And Far Thirstier."
"Giant new oil and gas wells that require astonishing volumes of water to fracture bedrock are threatening America’s fragile aquifers."
Source: NYTimes, 09/26/2023
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"‘False Promise’: DOE’s Carbon Removal Plans Rankle Community Advocates"
"The Biden administration has championed carbon removal projects as better neighbors than the pollution-spewing industries of the past. But the Department of Energy’s first two candidates for its $3.5 billion direct air capture program have conducted an opaque early outreach process in the disadvantaged Louisiana and Texas communities where the projects would be built."
Source: E&E News, 09/26/2023"The Human Limit: The Inequality Of Heat"
"After the third day without power, the residents of Kasia Bagan had had enough. Their city of Kolkata was in the midst of a blistering heat wave, with temperatures rising to 105 degrees, making life in the narrow lanes and in their tiny one-room homes nearly unbearable."
Source: Washington Post, 09/26/2023"Court Rejects Utah’s Request To Block EPA Smog Rule"
"A federal appeals court on Monday sided with the Biden administration against the state of Utah in a lawsuit over the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “good neighbor” rule, which regulates the flow of air pollution across state lines."
Source: The Hill, 09/26/2023"The Climate Ambition Summit Was Notably Unambitious, Advocates Say"
"For a conference aimed at inspiring world leaders to dramatically ramp up their efforts to combat climate change, the United Nations’ Climate Ambition Summit was anything but ambitious."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/26/2023Judge Blocks US Plan To Scale Back Gulf Lease Sale To Protect Whale Species
"A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to expand next week’s scheduled sale of of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions of acres, rejecting a scaled-back plan announced last month by the Biden administration as part of an effort to protect an endangered whale species."
Source: AP, 09/26/2023"High School Students Launch ‘Green New Deal For Schools Campaign’"
"Student organizers at 50 different high schools across the country are banding together to launch the “Green New Deal for Schools Campaign.”
Source: The Hill, 09/26/2023"Feeling Anxious About Climate Change? Check Out These Strategies."
"The power of embracing despair, building community, and fostering emotional strength in the face of climate challenges."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 09/26/2023"90% of U.S. Counties Had A Weather Disaster Between 2011 And 2021"
"Very few parts of the U.S. have been untouched by extreme weather. According to a recent report, 90% of U.S. counties had a federally declared weather disaster between 2011 and 2021."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 09/25/2023"Planned Wildlife Refuge Rule Seen as Weapon Against Oil"
"An expected new rule promoting biological diversity and environmental health within the National Wildlife Refuge System could be used to discourage oil and gas drilling on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, environmentalists say."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/25/2023Okefenokee Swamp Refuge Will Be Nominated For World Heritage Designation
"The National Park Service announced Friday that the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge will be nominated as a World Heritage Site, which moves forward the proposal four decades after the refuge was first considered a contender for the honor."
Source: States Newsroom, 09/25/2023"New Orleans Declares Emergency Over Saltwater Intrusion In Drinking Water"
"The New Orleans mayor, LaToya Cantrell, signed an emergency declaration for the city on Friday amid concerns about saltwater from the the Gulf of Mexico that has been creeping up the drought-hit Mississippi River in Louisiana."
Source: Guardian, 09/25/2023Group Of 25 US Governors Promises To Install 20 Million Heat Pumps By 2030
"Buildings, particularly older ones and those with poor energy efficiency, account for 31 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. ... On Thursday, the U.S. Climate Alliance, an association of 25 governors of states accounting for half of the country’s population, announced a major move to reduce those emissions, cut utility bills, and create jobs."
Source: Grist, 09/25/2023"The Secret Dispute Behind Cleaning Seattle’s Only River"
"In its early days as a major aircraft manufacturer, Boeing was remarkably open about toxic chemicals flowing from its factory into the neighboring Duwamish, Seattle’s only river and a longtime source of food, tradition and culture for Indigenous people."
Source: Seattle Times, 09/25/2023FERC Recommends Revising Reliability Standards For Extreme Weather
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday recommended revising reliability standards for power grid and natural gas infrastructure to avoid issues during extreme weather, as part of findings from a report on winter storm Elliott in 2022."
Source: Reuters, 09/25/2023
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