Controversial $2.5B Oil Terminal Moves Forward In Plaquemines Parish
"Export terminal would be built on slave cemetery, emit 566,466 tons of greenhouse gases per year".
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 04/21/2021
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"U.S. To Join Global Effort To Decarbonize Shipping Industry - Kerry"
"The United States will join an effort by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 in the global shipping industry, climate envoy John Kerry announced on Tuesday ahead of a climate leaders summit President Joe Biden will host this week."
Source: Reuters, 04/21/2021
‘Water Warriors’: US Women Banding Together To Fight For Water Justice
"Deanna Miller Berry first learned of the scores of complaints about Denmark, South Carolina’s water supply, during her 2017 mayoral campaign."
Source: Guardian, 04/21/2021
"How Politics Is Shaping Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal"
"From weatherization funds to electric vehicles, the White House made compromises to enlist a broad coalition that includes labor and communities of color".
Source: Washington Post, 04/21/2021
Watchdog: Trump-Era Rollback Of Car Rules Undercut EPA Staffers' Advice
"Former President Trump's rollback of clean car standards violated federal regulatory processes, obscured career staffers' concerns and failed to assess impacts on vulnerable communities, according to EPA's internal watchdog."
Source: E&E News, 04/21/2021
Biden Admin Kicks Off Plan To Shore Up Cybersecurity Of Electric Grid
"The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it was kicking off a 100-day plan aimed at protecting the electric grid against cyberattacks."
Source: The Hill, 04/21/2021
"Legislation Aims To Kill 90% Of Wolves Roaming Idaho"
"A Republican-dominated state Senate committee on Tuesday approved legislation allowing the state to hire private contractors to kill about 90% of the wolves roaming Idaho."
Source: AP, 04/21/2021
Report On Suncor Malfunctions Doesn't Quell Calls For Refinery’s Closure
"The problem-plagued Suncor Energy oil refinery’s push to renew its operating permits, and questions about state regulatory oversight, have intensified fears of residents, business owners and elected officials that toxic pollution north of Denver won’t end."
Source: Denver Post, 04/21/2021
"Biden Plans To Cut Emissions At Least In Half By 2030"
"President Biden this week will pledge to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions at least in half by the end of the decade, according to two people briefed on the plan, as part of an aggressive push to combat climate change at home and persuade other major economies around the world to follow suit."
Source: Washington Post, 04/21/2021
Why Colombia is the Arctic: Celebrating Earth Day
The World Federation of Science Journalists is hosting a virtual conversation with science journalist Angela Posada-Swafford and Dr. Mario Londoño-Mesa to learn about the current transformation that Colombia is experiencing due to the changes in the Arctic. 6pm ET.
