"The Twisted Tale of Indianapolis’ White River"
"Once considered one of the most-polluted waterways in the nation, the White River has been neglected and abused for 200 years. Can it make a comeback?"
Source: Sierra, 02/05/2024
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"Report: Restructure Climate Change Aid To Alaska Villages"
"Permafrost thaw, erosion, storm surges and other climate-change impacts in Alaska’s rural Native villages are not being properly addressed by federal programs because residents have too much trouble overcoming bureaucratic hurdles, said a report issued by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium."
Source: Alaska Beacon, 02/05/2024
"Bank of America Pledged to Stop Financing Coal. Now It’s Backtracking."
"The changes come as Republican lawmakers step up efforts to punish businesses that consider climate change and the environment in their operations."
Source: NYTimes, 02/05/2024
"How the U.S. Became the World’s Biggest Gas Supplier"
"In just eight years, the United States has rocketed from barely selling any gas overseas to becoming the world’s No. 1 supplier, a remarkable shift that has profited oil and gas companies and strengthened American influence abroad. But climate activists worry that soaring exports of liquefied natural gas could make global warming worse."
Source: NYTimes, 02/05/2024
EPA Rushed To Approve Dicamba In 2020 Despite Scientific Concerns: Documents
"In December 2021, a small team of scientists working for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a stark report on a controversial weed killer that had been the subject of years of complaints from farmers and environmentalists."
Source: The New Lede, 02/05/2024
Chile President Laments 'Tragedy' As Wildfires Kill More Than 100
"Fires devastating parts of central Chile have killed at least 64 people and the country faces a "tragedy of very great magnitude," President Gabriel Boric said on Sunday, as he warned that the death toll likely will surge in coming days."
Source: Reuters, 02/05/2024
‘Reversed And Scrubbed.’ How A 2nd Trump Term Could Gut Climate Policy
"Dozens of conservative organizations have banded together to provide Trump a road map — known as Project 2025 — if he prevails in November. It outlines a series of steps that the former president could take to reverse the climate actions taken by the Biden administration."
Source: E&E News, 02/05/2024
Louisiana AG Seeks Communications From Journalists In Lawsuit Against EPA
"Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration is pursuing a federal lawsuit demanding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency turn over three years of its communications with journalists and activist groups, a highly unusual move that has provoked concern among press freedom advocates."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 02/05/2024
2nd Storm In Days Slams California, Knocking Out Power And Flooding Roads
"The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers churned slowly through California early Monday, flooding roadways and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people and prompting a rare warning for hurricane-force winds as the already soggy state braced for another day of heavy rains."
Source: AP, 02/05/2024
#SEJSpotlight: Christopher James Preston, Author; Professor, University of Montana
Meet SEJ member Christopher James Preston! Christopher is a transplanted Brit writing from Missoula, Montana. His work orbits around climate change and biodiversity. His new book on animal recoveries, "Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think About Animals," finds glimmers of hope in a dozen species back from the brink.
