Fears For Bees As US Set To Extend Use Of Toxic Neonicotinoid Pesticides
"EPA to approve plan for four types of neonicotinoid chemical to be used on US farmland – despite being banned in Europe".
Source: Guardian, 03/09/2022
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"US Officials Reverse Course On Pesticide’s Harm To Wildlife"
"U.S. wildlife officials reversed their previous finding that a widely used and highly toxic pesticide could jeopardize dozens of plants and animals with extinction, after receiving pledges from chemical manufacturers that they will change product labels for malathion so that it’s used more carefully by gardeners, farmers and other consumers."
Source: AP, 03/09/2022
Ukraine Warns Of Risk Of Radiation Leak At Occupied Chernobyl Plant
"Ukraine appealed to Russia for a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday to allow repairs to be made to a power line to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, warning that there could be a radiation leak if the electricity outage continued."
Source: Reuters, 03/09/2022
"Lawmakers Release Fiscal 2022 Spending Deal"
"Congressional negotiators released a $1.5 trillion fiscal 2022 omnibus spending deal early this morning that falls short of Democratic ambitions for major clean energy and environment spending."
Source: E&E News, 03/09/2022
"Biden Leans Into Climate Policy To Undercut Putin"
"President Biden declared yesterday that climate and clean energy policies are an important tool to counter Russian aggression."
Source: E&E News, 03/09/2022
"US Strikes Harder At Putin, Banning All Russian Oil Imports"
"Striking harder at Russia’s economy, President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a ban on Russian oil imports in retaliation for Vladimir Putin’s onslaught in Ukraine. The major trade action, responding to the pleas of Ukraine’s embattled leader, thrust the U.S. out front as Western nations seek to halt Putin’s invasion."
Source: AP, 03/09/2022
"Could Ex-President Lula's Return Mean A Green New Deal For Brazil?"
"Brazil’s former leader looks likely to try to unseat President Jair Bolsonaro in October elections – with potential big implications for environmental policy".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 03/08/2022
Ukraine War Highlights Vulnerability Of Critical Energy Infrastructure
"Minutes before Russian troops marched into Ukraine in late February, a satellite link connected to 5,800 wind turbines across Central Europe suddenly stopped working."
Source: DW, 03/08/2022
Satellites Show Amazon Rainforest Is Hurtling Toward A ‘Tipping Point’
"More than half of the rainforest could turn into savanna — threatening wildlife, shifting weather patterns and fueling climate change".
Source: Washington Post, 03/08/2022
"Environmental Groups Press California On Electric Car Rules"
"More than 80 environmental groups and other organizations on Monday urged California Governor Gavin Newsom to impose tougher rules promoting electric vehicles even as the state is moving faster than President Joe Biden's administration."
Source: Reuters, 03/08/2022
