UK: "Week of Protests Over Equinor’s Media Sponsorship Greenwashing"
"Campaigners likened the fossil fuel company’s patronage of climate events to letting an “arsonist sponsor a fire safety conference”."
Source: DeSmog, 05/21/2024
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California’s First Black Land Trust Makes The Outdoors More Inclusive
"Jade Stevens stands at the edge of a snowy cliff and takes in the jaw-dropping panorama of the Sierra. Peaks reaching more than a mile high form the backdrop to Bear Valley, a kaleidoscope of green pastures mixed with ponderosa pines, firs, cedars and oak trees."
Source: LA Times, 05/21/2024More Than A Third Of Amazon Rainforest Struggling To Recover From Drought
"More than a third of the Amazon rainforest is struggling to recover from drought, according to a new study that warns of a “critical slowing down” of this globally important ecosystem."
Source: Guardian, 05/21/2024"Canada Oil Sands Air Pollution 20-64 Times Worse Than Industry Says: Study"
"The amount of air pollution coming from Canada’s oil sands extraction is between 20 to 64 times higher than industry-reported figures, according to a groundbreaking study. Researchers found that the total amount of air pollution released from the oil sands is equal to all other human-caused air pollution sources in Canada combined."
Source: Mongabay, 05/21/2024"How Cockroaches Spread Around The Globe To Become The Pest We Know Today"
"A new study uses genetics to chart cockroaches’ spread across the globe, from humble beginnings in southeast Asia to Europe and beyond. The findings span thousands of years of cockroach history and suggest the pests may have scuttled across the globe by hitching a ride with another species: people."
Source: AP, 05/21/2024"Microplastics Found In Every Human Testicle In Study"
"Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery might be linked to declining sperm counts in men."
Source: Guardian, 05/21/2024Analysis: "What Made The Deadly Thunderstorms In Houston So Violent?"
"Several meteorological ingredients, including record-warm land and ocean temperatures from the Florida Keys to Mexico, helped fuel the destructive storms."
Source: Washington Post, 05/20/2024"A Second Trump Presidency Would Target IEA's Green Focus, Advisers Say"
"Donald Trump would likely push to replace the head of the International Energy Agency if he wins the U.S. presidential election to shift the energy watchdog's focus back to maximizing fossil fuel output instead of fighting climate change, according to people familiar with the matter."
Source: Reuters, 05/20/2024Oil Companies Use Paid Content to Protect Business, Documents Show
"Oil major BP considers deals to place paid-for content in trusted media brands as key to influencing the Washington power players who set U.S. energy policy, according to internal company documents."
Source: DeSmog, 05/20/2024Alleged ‘Deal’ Offer From Trump Could Save Big Oil $110 Billion: Study
"A “deal” allegedly offered by Donald Trump to big-oil executives as he sought $1bn in campaign donations could save the industry $110bn in tax breaks if he returns to the White House, an analysis suggests."
Source: Guardian, 05/20/2024Endangered Listing For Lizard Could Slow Drilling In New Mexico, W. Texas
"Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species Friday, citing future energy development, sand mining and climate change as the biggest threats to its survival in one of the world’s most lucrative oil and natural gas basins."
Source: AP, 05/20/2024"Chemical Makers Get Stricter Label Rules for Product Hazards"
"Chemical manufacturers and distributors will have to meet new federal requirements for labeling hazards on commercial products, under a final OSHA rule released Friday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/20/2024Enviros Sue Over Grazing Agreements In Red Rock Lakes Natl. Wildlife Refuge
"Two conservation groups from Montana and Idaho sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week over commercial grazing agreements in Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge that were renewed last year but which the groups say rely on an environmental analysis from 1994 in violation of federal law."
Source: Daily Montanan, 05/20/2024"Navajo Nation Urges Congress To Act On RECA Expansion Bill"
"Kathleen Tsosie remembers seeing her dad come home every evening with his clothes covered in dirt. ... Tsosie’s father, grandfather, and uncles all worked as uranium miners on the Navajo Nation near Cove, Arizona, from the 1940s to the 1960s. The dirt Tsosie’s father was caked in when he arrived home came from the mines, and the cold water he brought back was from the nearby springs."
Source: Arizona Mirror, 05/20/2024"Mexico City Has Long Thirsted for Water. The Crisis Is Worsening."
"A collision of climate change, urban sprawl and poor infrastructure has pushed Mexico City to the brink of a profound water crisis."
Source: NYTimes, 05/20/2024
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