'Climate Gaslighting': Fossil Giants Have Abandoned Their Net Zero Pledges
"A new analysis warns that some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies have entered a ‘gaslighting’ phase to bolster their profits."
Source: Euronews, 03/24/2026
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"Suddenly, The US Manufactures A Ton Of Grid Batteries"
"Energy storage is surging on the U.S. grid — and now the country has more than enough battery-making factories to meet that booming demand."
Source: Canary Media, 03/24/2026Shell's Cracker Has Polluted More Than Permitted With No New Fines For 3 Years
"State regulators have allowed the Beaver County ethylene plant to keep exceeding limits on damaging nitrogen oxides while the official permitting process has taken seven times its original timeline."
Source: Public Source, 03/24/2026Border Communities Remain in Dark About DHS' Billion-Dollar Buoy Project
"The industrial-grade buoys, already being installed in Brownsville, Texas, are meant to prevent unauthorized crossings. But experts warn the buoys could intensify flooding and change the river’s course."
Source: E&E News, 03/24/2026Replacing Toxic Lead Pipes Could Drive Job Creation in Illinois: Report
"Illinois has nearly 1.5 million lead service lines. A new report estimates replacing the unsafe plumbing has the potential to create 90,000 jobs."
Source: Grist/WBEZ, 03/24/2026"Nebraska Fires Burn Grazing Lands, Threaten Plans To Grow US Cattle Herd"
"Wildfires burn nearly 775,000 acres in Nebraska. Land is a grazing resource for about 40,000 cows."
Source: Reuters, 03/24/2026Warming Climate Brings Bears Out Of Hibernation, Into Vt. Backyards Earlier
"As bears emerge from their dens in early spring, they’re on the search for food. That can lead them to backyard beehives, birdfeeders, compost piles and even chicken coops."
Source: VTDigger, 03/24/2026US Judge Blocks Pentagon Restrictions On Press In New York Times Lawsuit
"A federal judge has blocked key portions of the Pentagon’s press access policy, siding with the New York Times and ruling that the Trump administration’s controversial policy was unconstitutional." "Lawsuit alleged changes gave DoD free rein to punish reporters and outlets over coverage it did not like"
Source: Guardian, 03/23/2026"Hochul Proposes Weakening New York’s Climate Law"
"Gov. Kathy Hochul is backing measures that would weaken the strict deadlines for implementing New York’s landmark climate law and make the targets easier to meet."
Source: Politico, 03/23/2026Trump DOI Issues Sudden Waiver Allowing Budd-Falen To Work On Grazing
"Ethics officials at President Donald Trump’s Interior Department granted Karen Budd-Falen, the agency’s No. 3 official, a waiver on March 11 — the very day that Public Domain inquired about her recent work on grazing issues — that provides her wide latitude to work on grazing policy and permitting, despite her family’s vast personal holdings in the public lands grazing industry."
Source: Public Domain, 03/23/2026Biogas Project Touted As Climate Fix Emits Thousands Of Tons Of Methane
"A Wisconsin project dubbed the “world’s largest manure biogas project” emits nearly 5,000 metric tons of climate-warming methane annually, roughly equivalent to emissions from 30,000 gasoline-powered vehicles, according to state data that adds to concerns about the impacts of large-scale manure digesters."
Source: The New Lede, 03/23/2026"The First US Coal Plant In A Decade Is On Shaky Ground"
"Trump officials are heralding a potential new coal plant in Alaska, but the project faces mounting opposition and tricky data center politics."
Source: E&E News, 03/23/2026"EPA Chief to Headline Event by Group That Says There’s No Climate Crisis"
"Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will be the opening speaker at a conference next month sponsored by the Heartland Institute, a group that rejects the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change, the organization has announced."
Source: NYTimes, 03/23/2026"Trump’s Latest Attempt To Derail EV-Charger Construction"
"States are fighting a requirement that chargers getting federal funding be made with 100% American components — a standard no manufacturers currently meet."
Source: Canary Media, 03/23/2026Trump EPA Is Paving The Way For Haze To Return To National Parks, Conservationists Warn
"A year ago, federal environmental regulators told West Virginia officials that their plan to clear sulfur and smog from skies over the state’s national wilderness areas wasn’t good enough because a dozen coal plants didn’t analyze whether they needed better pollution controls."
Source: AP, 03/23/2026
