Big Oil Keeps A Grip On New Mexico – With The Help Of A Major Lobbyist
"When Joe Biden paused oil and gas drilling leases on federal lands earlier this year, the alarm bells rang in south-eastern New Mexico."
Source: Floodlight, 07/12/2021
Environmental Politics
Climate Efforts in Massachusetts Clash With Subsidies For Fossil Fuels
"Massachusetts has ambitious climate goals, and not a lot of time to achieve them, which has some clean energy and climate experts questioning why a state program continues to promote fossil fuels with cash incentives for oil and gas home heating systems."
Source: Boston Globe, 07/12/2021
EPA Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show
"For much of the past decade, oil companies engaged in drilling and fracking have been allowed to pump into the ground chemicals that, over time, can break down into toxic substances known as PFAS — a class of long-lasting compounds known to pose a threat to people and wildlife — according to internal documents from the Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: NYTimes, 07/12/2021
As Climate Change Brings Extreme Heat Events, Human Health Is a Casualty
With heat waves driven by global warming pounding parts of the western United States this summer, environmental journalists mustn’t overlook the toll on especially vulnerable populations, among them disadvantaged groups, the elderly, those in low-income housing and more. The latest Issue Backgrounder helps reporters understand heat’s health effects, track heat-vulnerable populations and clarifies how communities can prepare and prevent the worst public health impacts.
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Reporters Reveal True Toll From Texas Winter Storm, Outages
A reporting team at BuzzFeed used a powerful array of data analysis techniques to arrive at a disturbing conclusion about the wintery devastation in Texas — there were far more deaths than acknowledged. But their investigation didn’t stop there. They tracked down families of the deceased to understand the human toll and pressured government over its accountability. How they got the story for “The Graveyard Doesn’t Lie.”
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"Maine Bans Offshore Wind From State Waters"
"Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed a law yesterday [Wednesday] to permanently bar offshore wind from state waters in a compromise with lobstermen."
Source: E&E News, 07/09/2021
Haaland Creates Task Force On Interior Law Enforcement After Incidents
"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is creating a task force aimed at increasing trust in the Interior Department's law enforcement agencies following incidents involving the National Park Service (NPS) law enforcement that have come under public scrutiny."
Source: The Hill, 07/08/2021
Billions In Fishing Subsidies Finance Social, Ecological Harm: Report
"A new report found that the world’s top 10 fishing nations are spending billions of dollars on harmful fishing subsidies to not only exploit their own domestic waters, but to fish in the high seas and the waters of other nations."
Source: Mongabay, 07/08/2021
"Fox’s New Channel Changes the Climate for Weather TV"
"As viewers tune out cable news, Rupert Murdoch is preparing the debut of Fox Weather, a potentially powerful new player in a sphere long dominated by the Weather Channel."
"Weather is taking the media industry by storm.
Source: NYTimes, 07/07/2021
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