"When People Take Pandemic Precautions, Gorillas Breathe Easier"
"A preliminary report suggests that mask wearing and social distancing may curb the spread of disease from humans to great apes."
Source: NYTimes, 02/22/2022
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"Black Farmers Fear Foreclosure as Debt Relief Remains Frozen"
"Lawsuits from white farmers have blocked $4 billion of pandemic aid that was allocated to Black farmers in the American Rescue Plan."
"WASHINGTON — For Brandon Smith, a fourth-generation cattle rancher from Texas, the $1.9 trillion stimulus package that President Biden signed into law nearly a year ago was long-awaited relief.
Little did he know how much longer he would have to wait.
Source: NYTimes, 02/22/2022
Study Shows Renewable Energy Could Help Prevent Blackouts Like Texas
"Electricity blackouts could be avoided across the nation by switching to solar, wind and water energy sources, the report argues".
Source: Washington Post, 02/22/2022
"75% Of People Want Single-Use Plastics Banned, Global Survey Finds"
"Three in four people worldwide want single-use plastics to be banned as soon as possible, according to a poll released on Tuesday, as United Nations members prepare to begin talks on a global treaty to rein in soaring plastic pollution."
Source: Reuters, 02/22/2022
"Lawmakers Eye Grants To Fund Innovation To Save Right Whales"
"Lawmakers from Massachusetts and New Jersey want to set up a new grant program to help develop technology that assists in saving a rare species of whale from extinction."
Source: AP, 02/21/2022
"Wanted: Staff for EPA’s ‘Monumental’ Infrastructure Job"
"EPA will embark on a hiring spree for the agency’s infrastructure campaign, having recently secured authority to bring on an additional 500 employees."
Source: E&E News, 02/21/2022
Florida Chemical Plant Has Fallen Behind in Cutting Nitrous Oxide
"Documents show that Ascend Performance Materials, the nation’s largest emitter of nitrous oxide, is still emitting significant amounts of the climate super-pollutant."
"Efforts by the nation’s largest emitter of nitrous oxide to rein in the release of the potent greenhouse gas are behind schedule, allowing the emissions, which are relatively easy to eliminate, to continue to fuel climate change.
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/21/2022
Whistleblower Alleges Facebook Misled Investors About Climate
"Legal experts called the filings a ‘creative’ approach to holding the tech giant accountable for misinformation"
"A pair of whistleblower complaints filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this month allege Facebook misled investors about its efforts to combat climate change and covid-19 misinformation, according to redacted copies of the documents viewed by The Washington Post.
Source: Washington Post, 02/21/2022
"Watchdog To Probe EPA Handling Of City’s Lead-Tainted Water"
"Federal auditors announced an investigation Friday of how the government has dealt with lead contamination of drinking water in Benton Harbor, an impoverished, mostly Black city in southwest Michigan."
Source: AP, 02/21/2022
Environmental Sacrifice Zones: 8 Places We’ve Given Up—Probably Forever
"Ghost towns, submerged land, and polluted paradises dot the American landscape. Here are some of the most infamous, heartbreaking sites."
Source: EHN, 02/21/2022
