Kentuckians Left Homeless by Floods Sue Coal Company Over Alleged Negligence
"Floods devastated Eastern Kentucky in July. Now, a community wants to hold Blackhawk Mining accountable for its possible role in the disaster."
Source: Earther, 08/25/2022
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"Dry Pastures Force Texas Ranchers To Slaughter Ever More Cows
"With almost all of Texas in drought, ranchers are sending ever more cattle off to slaughter, a trend likely to increase beef prices over the long term due to dwindling supply from the largest cattle region in the United States."
Source: Reuters, 08/25/2022"Egyptian NGOs Complain Of Being Shut Out Of COP27 Climate Summit"
"A group of Egyptian civil society organisations have been prevented from attending the Cop27 climate summit by a covert registration process that filtered out groups critical of the Egyptian government."
Source: Guardian, 08/25/2022UK and US Banks Among Biggest Backers Of Russian ‘Carbon Bombs’, Data Shows
"US and UK financial institutions have been among the leading investors in Russian “carbon bomb” fossil fuel projects, according to a new database of holdings from recent years."
Source: Guardian, 08/25/2022"As Many As One In Six U.S. Tree Species Is Threatened With Extinction"
"Some 100 native tree species could die out amid an onslaught of invasive insects, a surge in deadly diseases and the all-encompassing peril of climate change".
Source: Washington Post, 08/25/2022"Bird Flu Kills 700 Black Vultures At Animal Sanctuary"
"Bird flu has killed hundreds of wild black vultures at a Georgia sanctuary that houses more than 1,500 other animals."
Source: AP, 08/25/2022"FERC Grants Four-Year Extension for MVP Project"
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has granted a four-year extension to complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline."
Source: WDBJ7, 08/24/2022"Five 1,000-Year Rain Events Have Struck The U.S. In Five Weeks. Why?"
"Precipitation extremes are now more feast or famine because of climate change".
Source: Washington Post, 08/24/2022Climate Law Could Cut Emissions Costs Up To $1.9 Trillion: OMB
"The Inflation Reduction Act, the tax and climate bill President Biden signed into law last week, could reduce the costs from climate-related damages by up to $1.9 trillion, according to an analysis by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)."
Source: The Hill, 08/24/2022"Interior IG Finds Senior BLM Official Violated Ethics Rules"
"The Interior Department’s inspector general has concluded that a senior Bureau of Land Management official violated agency ethics rules last year when she met with a previous employer on potential changes to the agency’s regulation of oil and gas development and climate change."
Source: E&E News, 08/24/2022"Why It’s Taken Decades To Clean Up Waste From A Troubled Mine In B.C.
"The closed Tulsequah Chief mine in northwest B.C. has been leaching untreated waste into a salmon-bearing river since the 1950s. The province may finally start cleaning it up".
Source: The Narwhal, 08/24/2022Experts Debunk Viral Post Claiming 1,100 Scientists Deny Climate Emergency
"To the average consumer of news, the petition’s message might seem reasonable—a healthy dose of skepticism in a debate that affects everyone. .... But despite its measured tone and its list of supporters with impressive-sounding titles like professor or doctor, the declaration isn’t what it appears to be, several career climatologists and disinformation experts told Inside Climate News. "
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/24/2022"Toyota Backs Down In Fight Against California Car Emission Rules"
"Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to recognize California’s authority to set its own auto emission standards, ending a standoff stretching back to the Trump administration."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/24/2022Australia's Rabbit Invasion Traced To Importation Of 24 Animals in 1859
"Population then exploded in what researchers say was ‘the fastest colonisation rate for an introduced mammal ever recorded’".
Source: Guardian, 08/24/2022"Robot Boat Maps Pacific Underwater Volcano"
"A robot boat, controlled from the UK, has returned from an initial survey of the underwater Tongan volcano that erupted explosively back in January."
Source: BBC News, 08/24/2022
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