Top Business Lobby Promised Climate Action – But Worked To Block Efforts
"Business Roundtable aims to weaken efforts that would enable investors to hold companies accountable for their climate promises".
Source: Guardian, 08/22/2022
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"Biden Proposes Restoring Chemical Safety Standards Weakened By Trump"
"The Biden administration is proposing to restore chemical safety regulations that were loosened under the Trump administration.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to reimpose certain safety requirements that apply to facilities including agricultural supply distributors, chemical manufacturers and distributors, food and beverage manufacturers and oil refineries.
Source: The Hill, 08/22/2022
Carbon Capture Plays an Outsized Role in IRA's Emissions Reductions
"The federal government released its first official analysis of the Inflation Reduction Act on Thursday, projecting that the new law will help the United States slash emissions roughly 40 percent below 2005 levels over the next eight years. It’s at least the fourth analysis to come to such a conclusion, which many experts say is a good sign those estimates could be more accurate than not."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/22/2022
"Judge Revives Block On Biden Leasing Pause"
"A federal judge yesterday [Thursday] barred the Biden administration from pausing new oil and gas leases on federal lands in 13 Republican-led states."
Source: E&E News, 08/22/2022
"Mining Companies Strike Gold With New Climate Law"
"The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday, is chock full of mining industry benefits — including a large tax break to any mining company that can produce amounts of minerals central to energy transition products like electric vehicles."
Source: E&E News, 08/22/2022
"Manchin-Linked Company Could Reap Millions From Climate Law"
"Tucked into the massive climate bill President Joe Biden signed into law this week is a one-sentence provision that could give a huge financial boost to a single energy company."
Source: E&E News, 08/22/2022
2022 Lake Erie Science and Outdoor Writers Conference
Ohio Sea Grant is hosting this hands-on learning experience at F.T. Stone Laboratory, The Ohio State University's Island Campus on Lake Erie. The event, housing and meals are free of charge to participants.
"Columbia River's Salmon Are at the Core of Ancient Religion"
"James Kiona stands on a rocky ledge overlooking Lyle Falls where the water froths and rushes through steep canyon walls just before merging with the Columbia River. His silvery ponytail flutters in the wind, and a string of eagle claws adorns his neck."
Source: AP, 08/19/2022
"BLM Reconsiders Trump-Era Midnight Orders Opening Alaska Lands"
"The Biden administration plans to conduct an in-depth analysis of a series of public land orders issued in the final weeks of the Trump administration that sought to open 28 million acres of federal lands in Alaska to oil and gas development and mining activity."
Source: E&E News, 08/19/2022
Canada Oil Sands Sector Aims To Release Treated Tailings Water Into River
"Canada's oil sands mining industry on Thursday outlined proposals to release treated water from tailings ponds into northern Alberta's Athabasca River, a move environmental groups say risks damaging one of the world's largest freshwater deltas."
Source: Reuters, 08/19/2022
