Race To The Bottom: Disastrous Blindfolded Rush To Mine The Deep Sea
"One of the largest mining operations ever seen on Earth aims to despoil an ocean we are only barely beginning to understand".
Source: Guardian, 09/28/2021
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"Landsat-9: 'Satellite Of Record' Launches To Picture Earth"
"What is arguably the world's most important satellite has launched to orbit from California. Landsat-9 is the continuation of a series of Earth-observing spacecraft stretching back almost 50 years."
Source: BBC News, 09/28/2021
"Almost Half A Million US Households Lack Indoor Plumbing"
"Renters and people of color are most likely to be living without water or flushing toilets in some of America’s wealthiest cities, new research shows".
Source: Guardian, 09/28/2021
21 States Urge EPA To Toughen Vehicle Emissions Rewrite
"A group of 21 state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and several major U.S. cities urged the Biden administration to finalize significantly stricter vehicle emissions rules than it has proposed."
Source: Reuters, 09/28/2021
"PennEast Becomes The Latest To Scuttle A Natural Gas Pipeline Project"
"PennEast Pipeline said on Monday it would stop developing a proposed pipeline from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, the latest in a series of natural gas lines to run aground due to legal and regulatory challenges."
Source: Reuters, 09/28/2021
"Ford Unveils Record $11B Bet On Sprawling EV Factories"
"Ford Motor Co. said it would go big on electric vehicles and last night explained what that means: two new factories in the Southeast to make legions of batteries and up to a million electric pickup trucks a year."
Source: E&E News, 09/28/2021
"Climate Plans In Flux As Democrats Eye Reconciliation Deal"
"House Democratic leaders continued to project outward confidence last night they’ll be able to reach an agreement with the Senate by Thursday on a massive spending package, despite a litany of outstanding policy differences related to climate and continued clashes over the current $3.5 trillion top-line number."
Source: E&E News, 09/28/2021
"See the Dozens of Offshore Oil Spills Caused by Hurricane Ida"
"When Hurricane Ida barreled into the Louisiana coast with near 150 mile-per-hour winds on Aug. 30, it left a trail of destruction. The storm also triggered the most oil spills detected from space after a weather event in the Gulf of Mexico since the federal government started using satellites to track spills and leaks a decade ago."
Source: NYTimes, 09/27/2021
"Tribe Wins Major Step Toward Resuming Whaling Off Washington"
"An administrative law judge has recommended that a Native American tribe in Washington state once again be allowed to hunt gray whales — a major step in its decades-long effort to resume the ancient practice."
Source: AP, 09/27/2021
"Biden Appoints 6 to Arctic Research Commission"
"President Biden announced six commissioners to the U.S. Arctic Research Commission today, after forcing several Trump administration appointees to step down in early September."
Source: E&E News, 09/27/2021
