Blue Corn And Melons: The Seed Keepers Reviving Ancient, Resilient Crops
"In north-western New Mexico, traditional Indigenous farming methods are being passed down to protect against the effects of climate crisis".
Source: Guardian, 04/19/2022
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"Biden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling"
"The president is under pressure to bring down gas prices, but any new drilling would be years away. The fees that companies pay would rise sharply."
Source: NYTimes, 04/18/2022"Scott Pruitt, Former EPA Leader, Files for Oklahoma Senate Run"
"Scott Pruitt, an EPA administrator under former President Donald Trump, has filed to run in the coming special election to replace retiring Sen. James Inhofe (R)."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/18/2022"Proposal To Restore Sovereignty To Tribes In Maine Advances"
"The Maine Senate advanced a historic proposal Friday to restore tribes’ sovereignty, ensuring they have the same rights as other federally recognized tribes across the country."
Source: AP, 04/18/2022Black, Latino Communities Have Higher Level Of Oil Drilling, Pollution
"Majority Black and Latino communities that received the worst grades under a racially discriminatory federal housing program known as redlining have nearly twice as many oil drilling wells as mostly White communities, a new study says."
Source: Washington Post, 04/18/2022Fight Brewing Over Calif. Ballot Measure To Reduce Single-Use Plastics
"On any given afternoon, the garbage cans in San Jose’s Westfield Oakridge Mall food court overflow with plastic spoons, forks, soft drink cups and takeout food containers. Paper frozen yogurt containers are mashed in with plastic boba tea cups and soda bottles."
Source: LA Times, 04/18/2022Green Infrastructure Helps Cities With Climate Change. Do We Need More?
"Federal agencies are beginning to hand out billions of dollars in infrastructure spending, the largest investment ever made in the country's water system. Much of it will go to improving pipes, drains and stormwater systems. But some scientists and urban planners are pushing to fund projects that are better adapted to the changing climate."
Source: NPR, 04/18/2022"Climate Toll On Arctic Bases: Sunken Runways, Damaged Roads"
"U.S. military bases in the Arctic and sub-Arctic are failing to prepare their installations for long-term climate change as required, even though soaring temperatures and melting ice already are cracking base runways and roads and worsening flood risks up north, the Pentagon’s watchdog office said Friday."
Source: AP, 04/18/2022Wind Power Overtook Coal, Nuclear For First Time in U.S. on March 29
"Wind power was the No. 2 source for power generation in the U.S. for the first time ever on March 29, surpassing coal and nuclear power, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday."
Source: The Hill, 04/18/2022"Companies, Not FDA, Approve Most Chemicals In Food"
"Roughly 99 percent of chemicals added to food since 2000 were approved for use by the chemical and food industry — not federal regulators — according to a new analysis from the Environmental Working Group."
Source: E&E News, 04/18/2022To Fight Climate Despair, Christian Ecologist Says Science Isn’t Enough
"Rick Lindroth is among a small but growing number who argue faith is important to combatting hopelessness. Getting ‘re-enchanted with the Earth,’ he says, is the key."
Source: Washington Post, 04/18/2022White House Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy Planning To Step Down: Sources
"White House climate adviser Gina McCarthy is planning to step down, according to two sources familiar with the deliberations, likely ending a tenure marked by ambitious emissions targets but failure in securing major U.S. carbon-cutting legislation."
Source: Reuters, 04/15/2022"Expanding Drought Leaves Western US Scrambling For Water"
"Tumbleweeds drift along the Rio Grande as sand bars within its banks widen. Smoke from distant wildfires and dust kicked up by intense spring winds fill the valley, exacerbating the feeling of distress that is beginning to weigh on residents."
Source: AP, 04/15/2022"East And Horn Of Africa Prep For Worst Drought In Decades"
"Agricultural workers in the east and Horn of Africa are preparing for their most severe drought in 40 years, as authorities warn that higher temperatures and less than normal rainfall was recorded by weather agencies in March and April this year."
Source: AP, 04/15/2022"Canada Ignored Warnings Of Virus Infecting Farmed And Wild Salmon"
"Canada was warned in 2012 by its own scientists that a virus was infecting both farmed and wild salmon, but successive governments ignored the expert advice, saying for years that risks to salmon were low."
Source: Guardian, 04/15/2022
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