"4 More States Propose Harsh New Penalties For Protesting Fossil Fuels"
"Industry-designed bills to silence climate protests are under consideration in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota and Montana. More are likely to come."
Source: HuffPost, 02/22/2021
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"Water Leaks Indicate New Damage At Fukushima Nuclear Plant"
"Cooling water levels have fallen in two reactors at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant since a powerful earthquake hit the area last weekend, indicating possible additional damage, its operator said Friday."
Source: AP, 02/22/2021
Climate Change Cost? Biden Expected to Raise Carbon’s Dollar Value
"The administration is expected to temporarily increase the “social cost” of carbon, at least to the level set by Obama, but climate-concerned economists say that's not high enough."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/22/2021
Interior’s To-Do List? A Full Plate of Public Lands Issues for Haaland
"The Interior nominee would be the first Native American cabinet secretary if she wins Senate confirmation following hearings that begin Tuesday."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/22/2021
"Oil Spill Off Israel Reaches South Lebanese Beaches"
"Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister Hassan Diab said on Monday he was following up on an oil spill that may have originated from a ship passing near the Israeli coast and has now reached the southern shores of Lebanon."
Source: Reuters, 02/22/2021
Texas Freeze Led To Release Of Tons Of Air Pollutants As Refineries Shut
"The largest U.S. oil refiners released tons of air pollutants into the skies over Texas this past week, according to figures provided to the state, as refineries and petrochemical plants in the region scrambled to shut production during frigid weather."
Source: Reuters, 02/22/2021
Abbott Appointees Cut Power Reliability Team Before Deadly Storm
"Late last year, as winter approached and power companies prepared for cold weather, Gov. Greg Abbott’s hand-picked utility regulators decided they no longer wanted to work with a nonprofit organization they had hired to monitor and help Texas enforce the state’s electric reliability standards."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 02/22/2021
"Texas Blackouts Point to Coast-to-Coast Crises Waiting to Happen"
"Even as Texas struggled to restore electricity and water over the past week, signs of the risks posed by increasingly extreme weather to America’s aging infrastructure were cropping up across the country."
Source: NYTimes, 02/22/2021
Grid Data Can Guide Reporting on Power Disasters
The power and water fiasco that followed a deep freeze in Texas was a predictable debacle and, thus, a warning signal to journalists covering disasters and climate-driven weather extremes. To help, the latest Reporter’s Toolbox provides a rundown of data sources about power grids, from local, regional and national entities, and recommends you start tracking the numbers and be prepared.
“The Last Lions of Africa: Stories From the Frontline in the Battle To Save a Species”
A straightforward but passionate new book explores efforts to save the big cat from extinction in “The Last Lions of Africa.” Our BookShelf review lauds the author for making clear the species’ complexity and the damage done by “sustainable” practices such as trophy hunting. And the loss ends not just with the lions. Read our review for the bigger picture.
