"US Grants License For Temporary Nuclear Waste Dump In Texas"
"Federal officials have cleared the way for construction of a dump in West Texas that could hold spent nuclear fuel for up to 40 years."
Source: AP, 09/16/2021
Search results
"Democrats Advance Climate Bill As Advocates Gird For A Fight"
"The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a historic suite of climate and environmental policies in a marathon two-day markup, kicking off a pressure campaign as Democrats look to move quickly on their $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package."
Source: E&E News, 09/16/2021
"Biden To Host Leaders To Discuss Climate Change Ahead Of A UN Summit"
"President Biden will virtually convene on Friday some of the leaders of the nations most responsible for climate change, urging them to do more to slash greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a critical United Nations summit in November."
Source: NYTimes, 09/16/2021
DEADLINE: Grist's Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors
Grist invites writers from all over the globe to imagine a future in which solutions to the climate crisis flourish and help bring about radical improvements to our world. Submit your work to the fourth annual competition by June 24, 2024. Cash prizes and potential OSU/Spring Creek Project writing fellowship/residency.
Scientists Could Bring Back Woolly Mammoths. But Maybe They Shouldn't
"Using recovered DNA to "genetically resurrect" an extinct species — the central idea behind the Jurassic Park films — may be moving closer to reality with the creation this week of a new company that aims to bring back woolly mammoths thousands of years after the last of the giants disappeared from the Arctic tundra."
Source: NPR, 09/15/2021
Should Tree Plantations Count Toward Reforestation? It’s Complicated
"Globally, tree-planting projects are becoming all the rage, but many are counting on old habits of planting monoculture plantations and calling them forests."
Source: Mongabay, 09/15/2021
Young People Anxious About Climate Change, Say Governments Failing Them
"How are young people coping with climate change? The answer, according to one study, is not well, and for good reason."
Source: NPR, 09/15/2021
"Vermont Sues 4 Oil Companies, Alleges False Info on Climate"
"Vermont on Tuesday became the latest state to sue some of the country’s top fossil fuel companies by alleging they misled the public about the impact their products have on climate change."
Source: AP, 09/15/2021
‘Not Sustainable’: Overcrowding Changing The Soul Of US National Parks
"Travelers, tour guides and service workers share how years of record-high tourism levels are reshaping popular destinations".
Source: Guardian, 09/15/2021
As Climate Talks Near, Pressure Grows On Asia To Cancel New Coal Projects
"With six nations accounting for over 80% of planned new coal projects globally, winning commitments to cancel those projects could help November's COP26 U.N. climate summit "consign coal power to history", a key goal of organisers, researchers said."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 09/15/2021
