"Companies Are Claiming To Be ‘Plastic Neutral.’ Is It Greenwashing?"
"Plastic credits can help fund waste cleanup, but they can also justify making more plastic."
Source: Grist, 09/12/2023
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Laurel Peltier Took On Utilities Scamming Baltimore’s Low-Income Households
"Policymakers hoped deregulated energy markets would lower utility bills through open competition. Energy advocates found the opposite: retail energy companies are fleecing low-income communities of color in cities like Baltimore."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/12/2023
"Once-Abandoned Dogs Are Now Trained To Sniff Out Environmental Clues"
"About 45 canines are part of Working Dogs for Conservation in various countries. Most of the dogs were rescued from shelters."
Source: Washington Post, 09/11/2023
Feds Delay Decision In Dakota Access Pipeline Environmental Review
"The Dakota Access oil pipeline’s future remains uncertain after the Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released a long-awaited draft environmental study that will help determine whether it receives an easement needed to keep operating."
Source: E&E News, 09/11/2023
G20 Agree To Increase Clean Energy But No Deal On Phasing Out Fossil Fuels
"Group of 20 leaders agreed Saturday to triple renewable energy and try to increase the funds for climate change-related disasters but maintained the status quo with regards to phasing out carbon spewing coal."
Source: AP, 09/11/2023
"U.N. Says More Needed 'On All Fronts' To Meet Climate Goals"
"The world is not on target to curb global warming and more action is needed on all fronts, the United Nations warned on Friday, in the run-up to crucial international talks aimed at stemming the climate crisis."
Source: Reuters, 09/11/2023
Firms Profit From Climate Disaster Clean-Up – While Investing In Fossil Fuels
"Private equity firms are increasingly profiting from cleaning up climate disasters in the US, while failing to better protect workers and often also investing in the fossil fuels that are causing the climate emergency, new research has found."
Source: Guardian, 09/08/2023
Refineries Emit Unsafe Levels Of Benzene Amid Insufficient EPA Action: IG
"An internal watchdog is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to step up its actions to address emissions of cancer-causing benzene, saying that oil refineries have been releasing unsafe levels of the substance."
Source: The Hill, 09/08/2023
Heat Brings Texas Grid Closest It Has Been To Outages Since 2021 Winter
"Texas’ power grid manager on Thursday again asked residents to cut their electricity use as the state endures another stretch of sizzling summer heat."
Source: AP, 09/08/2023
"States Withhold Cooling Aid For The Poor As Heat Gets Deadlier"
"More than 30 million low-income households that are eligible for federal funding to defray the cost of air conditioning have not received any money from a government program that was created to protect vulnerable people from dangerous temperatures, an E&E News analysis shows."
Source: E&E News, 09/07/2023
