"Is the Coronavirus in Your Backyard"
"White-tailed deer could become a reservoir for the virus, putting people and animals at risk, health experts say."
Source: NYTimes, 02/08/2022
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2 Storms In 2 Weeks Carve Trail Of Death And Destruction In Madagascar
"Cyclone Batsirai rammed into Madagascar’s coast on Feb. 5, bringing further devastation to a country already reeling from the effects of another tropical storm, Ana, that struck on Jan. 22."
Source: Mongabay, 02/08/2022"Documents Show Major Gaps In Texas Gas Inspections"
"Oil and gas regulators are assuring Texans the natural gas system will keep functioning this winter, saying they’ve done more than 3,000 inspections to check on it. What they’re not saying is many of those inspections found that gas production and transmission facilities can’t guarantee they’re prepared for another hard freeze."
Source: E&E News, 02/08/2022"Pipeline’s Safeguards Not Working In Louisiana Diesel Spill"
"A corroded pipeline that ruptured and spilled 350,000 gallons (1.6 million liters) of diesel fuel into a New Orleans area wetland did not have a fully functioning leak detection system at the time, according to federal records, which also show the spill was larger than previously reported."
Source: AP, 02/08/2022"Biden Plan To Spend $725M To Clean Up Abandoned Coal Mines"
"Nearly $725 million in federal funding is available this fiscal year to 22 states and the Navajo Nation for the reclamation of abandoned coal mines and cleanup of acid mine drainage, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced Monday."
Source: AP, 02/08/2022Biden Vows To Stop Nord Stream 2 Pipeline If Russia Invades Ukraine
"President Biden vowed Monday that a major European energy pipeline would be abandoned if Russia sends forces into Ukraine, intensifying pressure on the Kremlin as Western leaders attempt to stave off a renewed assault on the continent’s eastern edge."
Source: Washington Post, 02/08/2022"What’s Needed to Save Wolverines? A New Study Has Answers"
"Policymakers can’t hide behind a lack of research anymore when it comes to enacting meaningful conservation measures to protect dwindling wolverine populations."
Source: The Revelator, 02/08/2022"Getting Personal About Climate Change Made Me A Better Reporter"
"The third weekend of August 2020 was a hectic time for California. Wildfires raged, smoke filled the air, and power shortages had forced state officials to order rolling blackouts, meaning hundreds of thousands of homes lacked air conditioning during a brutal heat wave."
Source: LA Times, 02/08/2022"Study Ties Environmental Conservation To Pandemic Prevention"
"Conservation efforts could be key to preventing the next pandemic, according to a new paper from 20 public health experts around the globe."
Source: E&E News, 02/07/2022"Urban Air Pollution Affects 2.5 Billion People Worldwide, Study Says"
"About 86 percent of people living in urban areas worldwide — 2.5 billion people — are being exposed to air pollution levels roughly seven times greater than World Health Organization guidelines, according to new research, led by George Washington University researchers and published in the Lancet Planetary Health journal."
Source: Washington Post, 02/07/2022Calif. Board Says Oil Wastewater Is Safe for Irrigation; Experts Doubt It
"Studies in Kern County, performed by oil industry consultants, cannot answer fundamental safety questions about irrigating crops with “produced water,” the board’s own panel of experts concedes."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/07/2022"Fed Nominee Hits Back At GOP Climate Attacks. Will It Work?"
"President Biden’s nominee to be the Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator came out swinging yesterday against Republican assertions that she’s on a mission to combat climate change by diverting dollars away from the oil and gas sector."
Source: E&E News, 02/07/2022Top Corporations Vow To Fight Climate Change But Their Plans Fall Short
"Some of the world’s best-known corporations have clamored to show how seriously they are taking climate change, with an increasing number pledging to eliminate their carbon footprints in the decades ahead. But many of those firms are not yet doing nearly enough to back up their promises, according to a new analysis by the New Climate Institute, an independent organization based in Germany that promotes measures to slow Earth’s warming."
Source: Washington Post, 02/07/2022"House OKs China Bill Packed With Energy, Enviro Spending"
"The House passed a sprawling competition and innovation package this morning [Friday] that would boost Department of Energy and National Science Foundation spending, along with promoting international climate action."
Source: E&E News, 02/07/2022"Biden Extends Trump’s Solar Tariffs With Key Exemptions"
"President Biden announced today [Fri.] he would extend the Trump administration’s tariffs on solar imports for another four years, but with key exemptions that pleased developers and disappointed U.S. manufacturers."
Source: E&E News, 02/07/2022
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