"Leading Denier Think Tank Uses AI Image of Dead Whale and Wind Turbines"
"The Texas Public Policy Foundation used AI to push a misleading story about renewable energy—a practice that could soon become widespread."
Source: Earther, 03/17/2023
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"US Toxic Chemical Releases Climbed 8% in 2021, EPA Report Says"
"The US saw an 8% increase in toxic chemicals industries released into the environment or sent for hazardous waste disposal in 2021 over the previous year, the Environmental Protection Agency reported Thursday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/17/2023"Public Health vs. Economic Growth: Toxic Chemical Rules Pose Test for Biden"
"The Biden administration is preparing to impose some of the first new rules in a generation to restrict or ban an array of toxic chemicals that are widely used in manufacturing, presenting the White House with tough choices between its economic agenda and public health."
Source: NYTimes, 03/17/2023"A 24-Armed Hunter, Threatened With Extinction, Is Set to Get Protection"
"Sunflower sea stars, huge starfish that until recently thrived in waters up and down the west coast of North America, are threatened with extinction and should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, federal officials said Wednesday."
Source: NYTimes, 03/17/2023"Farmers Wary Of Proposal To Save Colorado River Water"
"Tom Brundy, an alfalfa grower in California's Imperial Valley, thinks farmers reliant on the shrinking Colorado River can do more to save water and use it more efficiently. That's why he's installed water sensors and monitors to prevent waste on nearly two-thirds of his 3,000 acres."
Source: AP, 03/17/2023"Pythons, Invasive and Hungry, Are Making Their Way North in Florida"
"A study from the U.S. Geological Survey called the state’s python problem “one of the most intractable invasive-species management issues across the globe.”"
Source: NYTimes, 03/17/2023"E.P.A. Tells Dozens of States to Clean Up Their Smokestacks"
"The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized a rule forcing factories and power plants in 23 Western and Midwestern states to sharply cut smog-causing pollution that is released from their smokestacks and fouls the air in Eastern states."
Source: NYTimes, 03/16/2023"Is A Common Industrial Chemical Fueling The Spread Of Parkinson’s Disease?"
"A cancer-causing chemical that is widely used to degrease aviation components and heavy machinery could also be linked to Parkinson’s disease, according to a new research paper that recommends increased scrutiny of areas long contaminated by the compound."
Source: LA Times, 03/16/2023Water Restrictions Lifted For Millions in SoCal, But Conservation Urged
"Mandatory water restrictions are being lifted for nearly 7 million people across Southern California following winter storms that have boosted reservoirs and eased the severe shortage that emerged during the state’s driest three-year period on record."
Source: LA Times, 03/16/2023"California Salmon Season Is Canceled For The First Time Since 2009"
"Federal regulators overseeing West Coast fisheries have effectively called off California’s entire 2023 ocean salmon fishing season, in an effort to protect fish populations that have dwindled during the ongoing drought."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 03/16/2023"Texas Officials Target Climate Science In Textbooks"
"The Texas State Board of Education altered its internal guidance to schools last month to emphasize the “positive” aspects of fossil fuels in science textbooks."
Source: E&E News, 03/16/2023"Arctic Ice Has Seen An ‘Irreversible’ Thinning Since 2007, Study Says"
"Arctic sea ice declined dramatically in 2007 and has never recovered. New research suggests the loss was a fundamental change unlikely to be reversed this century, if ever — perhaps proof of the sort of climate tipping point that scientists have warned the planet could pass as it warms."
Source: Washington Post, 03/16/2023"Senate Hope For Permit Deal Alive After DOA House Energy Bill"
"Senate Democrats are still holding out hope for a deal on permitting reform, but a House Republican energy bill is not going to do the trick."
Source: E&E News, 03/16/2023"Inside The Movement To Remake America’s City Streets"
"The automobile has been a fixture of urban life for more than a century. Then came the coronavirus pandemic. Congested streets turned into pedestrian safe havens. Now many want to make those changes permanent — but it won’t happen without a fight."
Source: Washington Post, 03/16/2023"Scientists Investigate a Bird Flu Outbreak in Seals"
"Last summer, the highly contagious strain of avian influenza that had been spreading through North American birds made its way into marine mammals, causing a spike in seal strandings along the coast of Maine. In June and July, more than 150 dead or ailing seals washed ashore."
Source: NYTimes, 03/16/2023
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