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Watchdog Finds La. Honeywell Chemical Plant Isn’t Reporting Emissions of CFCs

"U.S. chemical manufacturer Honeywell International released chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)—climate super-pollutants and ozone depleting substances that are banned except for limited uses under an international environmental agreement—according to a report released Oct. 10 by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a non-profit environmental organization based in Washington, D.C."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/17/2023

"Federal Government Declares 21 Species Extinct"

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared 21 species extinct Monday, including 10 birds and two freshwater fish."

Source: The Hill, 10/17/2023

"Why You Should Be Lazy And Leave Your Leaves In The Yard"

"As leaves begin to blanket yards across the country this fall, many might be tempted to clear away the crunchy foliage. Not so fast, experts say." "Fallen leaves can provide critical wildlife habitat and benefit soil health".

Source: Washington Post, 10/16/2023

"Biden Announces Huge Hydrogen Investment. How Much Will It Help The Climate?"

"The Energy Department awarded up to $7 billion in grants for clean hydrogen “hubs,” but environmentalists warn some of the money could prop up fossil fuels and fail to cut emissions."

Source: Inside Climate News, 10/16/2023

"No Shade, No Water, And Record Heat: More Migrants Die In U.S. Desert"

"Veteran firefighter Daniel Medrano got out of his truck somewhere in the barren outskirts of Sunland Park, New Mexico, where a vast expanse of yellow sand is dotted by stubby bushes. Under one, he found a body."

Source: Reuters, 10/16/2023

"To Save Monarch Butterflies, They Had to Silence the Lawn Mowers"

"An unlikely group of New Yorkers is winning small victories in the battle to protect butterfly habitats."

Source: NYTimes, 10/16/2023

Refrigerants Are A Nightmare For The Climate. Alternatives Must Spread Fast

"When Jennifer Byrne, owner and technician at Comfy Heating and Cooling, gets a call to come and fix a relatively new air conditioning system, one of the first questions she asks is if the house has just been remodeled."

Source: AP, 10/16/2023

Prosecutors: Stolen Activist Emails Were Later Cited In Court By Exxon

"Federal prosecutors said in a sentencing memo Thursday that hackers hired by an Israeli private investigator stole communications between climate activists that were later used in court by Exxon Mobil Corp."

Source: The Hill, 10/16/2023

"In A Warming World, Hunger Stalks Guatemala's Mayan Highlands"

"Crop failures are one reason an unprecedented number of migrants are heading to the U.S. border."

Source: Reuters, 10/16/2023

"How Megafires Are Remaking the World"

"In our Pyrocene age, enormous wildfires aren’t merely damaging ecosystems but transforming them."

Source: NYTimes, 10/16/2023

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