"Extreme Heat In Oceans ‘Passed Point Of No Return’ In 2014"
"Extreme heat in the world’s oceans passed the “point of no return” in 2014 and has become the new normal, according to research."
Source: Guardian, 02/03/2022
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"From Fertilizer to Fuel: Can ‘Green’ Ammonia Be a Climate Fix?"
"Ammonia has been widely used as a fertilizer for the last century. Now, using renewable energy and a new method for making ammonia, researchers and entrepreneurs believe “green” ammonia can become a significant clean fuel source for generating electricity and powering ships."
Source: YaleE360, 02/03/2022Scotland Hopes To Save Salmon By Planting Millions Of Trees By Rivers
"Millions of trees are being planted beside Scotland’s remotest rivers and streams to protect wild salmon from the worst effects of climate heating."
Source: Guardian, 02/03/2022"Miami Agrees To Do Something About Its Peacock Problem"
"Peacocks may lose their legally mandated welcome in some neighborhoods across Miami-Dade after county commissioners agreed to loosen a law protecting the divisive birds."
Source: Miami Herald, 02/03/2022"The Search for What’s Harming Florida’s Beloved Bonefish"
"If you think it’s not our fault, urine denial."
Source: Hakai, 02/03/2022"A Butterfly Conservatory Is Shutting Down Due To Right-Wing Harassment"
"The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas, has announced that it's closing its doors "for the immediate future" after ongoing harassment directed at employees and the center itself."
Source: NPR, 02/03/2022"Manchin, Key Dem, Says Build Back Better Bill Is ‘Dead’"
"Sen. Joe Manchin declared Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s vast social and environment bill is “dead,” using his strongest language to date to underscore that any revival of Democrats’ top domestic priorities would have to arise from negotiations that are now moribund."
Source: AP, 02/02/2022"Va. Senate Panel Snubs Trump EPA Chief for Youngkin’s Cabinet"
"A state Senate committee on Tuesday rejected former Trump administration official Andrew Wheeler for Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet — a rare snub that is not likely to end the Republican governor’s efforts to install Wheeler as secretary of natural and historic resources."
Source: Washington Post, 02/02/2022All Coral Will Suffer Severe Bleaching When Heating Hits 1.5C: Study
"Almost no corals on the planet will escape severe bleaching once global heating reaches 1.5C, according to a new study of the world’s reefs."
Source: Guardian, 02/02/2022Illegal Overfishing By Chinese Trawlers Leaves Sierra Leone ‘Starving’
"As illegal industrial-scale fishing by foreign fleets pillages fish populations, despairing coastal communities say they feel powerless".
Source: Guardian, 02/02/2022"NPS Employees Face A Worsening Housing Crunch As Prices Soar"
"Park superintendents across the country these days find themselves keeping close tabs on the real estate market."
Source: E&E News, 02/02/2022"Biden Officials Head To EPA Regional Offices"
"EPA has sent a number of political officials to its regional offices, including a former top aide to Administrator Michael Regan."
Source: E&E News, 02/02/2022"Climate Change A Rising Fed Concern As Nominees Face Hearing"
"How far the Federal Reserve can go to compel banks to consider the consequences of climate change in their lending policies could take center stage at a Senate hearing Thursday on the nominations of Sarah Bloom Raskin and two economists to the Fed’s influential Board of Governors."
Source: AP, 02/02/2022"Climate Change May Be Fueling Increase In Major Northeast Snowstorms"
"Scientists say the recent surge of intense Northeast winter storms is probably tied to rising ocean temperatures and changes in the Arctic".
Source: Washington Post, 02/02/2022O'Rourke Driving Pickup Across Texas To Highlight Issues With Grid
"Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke (D) will be driving over 2,000 miles across the state over 12 days this month to bring attention to its infrastructure."
Source: The Hill, 02/02/2022
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