"Boston Mayor Divests Vulnerable City From Fossil Fuels"
"Boston Mayor Michelle Wu signed an ordinance Monday designed to divest the city from fossil fuels."
Source: AP, 11/24/2021
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"DEP Commissioner Suspends Permit for $1 Billion Transmission Line"
"Maine’s environmental commissioner suspended a permit Tuesday for a $1 billion electricity transmission line, delivering another blow to the project aimed at bringing Canadian hydropower to New England."
Source: AP, 11/24/2021
Canada's Trudeau Vows Flood Aid, Climate Action After Third Election Win
"Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, opening a new parliamentary session on Tuesday, vowed to help British Columbia rebuild after the devastating floods last week, and said it was time to ramp up the fight against climate change."
Source: Reuters, 11/24/2021
"EPA Forces Natural Gas Plants To Make Pollution Data Public"
"For the first time, hundreds of natural gas processing plants will have to publicly report emissions of benzene and other hazardous air pollutants."
Source: E&E News, 11/24/2021
"Biden Announces Oil Release From Strategic Petroleum Reserve"
"Hammered by high gasoline prices, President Biden announced this morning that the Department of Energy will release 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to lower prices."
Source: E&E News, 11/24/2021
Responsible Business USA 2022
Responsible Business USA will be returning to IN PERSON at the Marriot Brooklyn Bridge to convene leading CEOs, Sustainability, Government and NGO executives to help shape and deliver a clean, inclusive economy.
DEADLINE: ZEKE Awards for Systemic Change and Documentary Photography
In 2025, the Social Documentary Network will give two separate awards — the ZEKE Award for Systemic Change and the ZEKE Award for Documentary Photography, each with a $2,500 prize. Deadline: Jan 15, 2025.
New Superfund Redevelopment Mapper Tool and Training Webinar
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launches Superfund Redevelopment Mapper, an interactive tool that provides information related to reuse and redevelopment on and near Superfund sites. This webinar will review how the tool highlights key data stakeholders need to plan for future Superfund site use. 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET.
"Long Thought Extinct, A Native Corn Re-Emerges"
"The fact that these age-old varieties survived — the fact that Pawnee corn exists at all in 2021 — is a story of tribal perseverance, cutting-edge horticulture and good, old-fashioned cooperation".
Source: Flatwater Free Press, 11/23/2021
"Insuring New York Against Climate Change"
"Climate change poses “wide-ranging and material risks to the financial system,” a New York state agency is warning, and the insurance industry needs to be prepared."
Source: Grist, 11/23/2021
