Fashion Industry May Finally Face Accountability for Its Toxic Footprint
"A bill before the New York State Assembly could finally impose some standards on an incredibly polluting but little-regulated industry: fashion."
Source: Earther, 01/12/2022
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"2021 Was Earth’s Fifth-Hottest Year, Scientists Say"
"The finding, by European researchers, fits a clear warming trend: The seven hottest years on record have been the past seven."
Source: NYTimes, 01/11/2022"Hurricane Ida, Europe Floods Made 2021 Costly For Disasters"
"Damage wrought by Hurricane Ida in the U.S. state of Louisiana and the flash floods that hit Europe last summer helped make 2021 one of the most expensive years for natural disasters, reinsurance company Munich Re said Monday."
Source: AP, 01/11/2022U.S. Emissions Surged In 2021, Pushing Nation Off Its Climate Targets
"U.S. greenhouse gas emissions roared back in 2021, the latest indicator that the country remains far off track from meeting President Biden’s ambitious climate change targets for the end of this decade."
Source: Washington Post, 01/11/2022"U.S. Aims To Double Cover Crop Planting To Address Climate Change"
"The United States aims to double the country's cover crop plantings to 30 million acres by 2030 under a new Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation program launched on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 01/11/2022"Manchin's Coal Corruption Is So Much Worse Than You Knew"
"The senator from West Virginia is bought and paid for by Big Coal. With his help the dying industry is pulling one final heist — and the entire planet may pay the price".
Source: Rolling Stone, 01/11/2022"U.S. Supreme Court Leaves In Place Limits On Higher-Ethanol Fuel Blend"
"The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away an industry group's bid to revive a decision made by the Environmental Protection Agency under former President Donald Trump to allow expanded sales of gasoline that has a higher ethanol blend, called E15."
Source: Reuters, 01/11/2022"Biden Administration To Scrap Trump Plan For Wider Alaska Oil Drilling"
"The Biden administration announced on Monday that it will reverse a Trump-era policy that opened up vast swathes of Arctic Alaska land to new oil development."
Source: Reuters, 01/11/2022Lakes Are Losing Their Ice Cover Faster Than Ever — What That Means
"Climate change is shortening the season when lakes are frozen over, and some of the Great Lakes aren't freezing at all. The impacts will be felt year round".
Source: The Narwhal, 01/11/2022"The Great Siberian Thaw"
"Permafrost contains microbes, mammoths, and twice as much carbon as Earth’s atmosphere. What happens when it starts to melt?"
Source: New Yorker, 01/11/2022"Rare Snowy Owl Soars Over Washington, Thrills Crowds"
"A snowy owl apparently touring iconic buildings of the nation’s capital is captivating birdwatchers who manage to get a glimpse of the rare, resplendent visitor from the Arctic."
Source: AP, 01/11/2022"Biden Consoles Residents in Fire-Ravaged Colorado"
"President Biden flew to Colorado on Friday to console residents suffering from swift wildfires that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes, while pointing to the devastation as evidence of the urgent need to address natural disasters rooted in the global climate crisis."
Source: NYTimes, 01/10/2022"Canada’s New Environment Minister Talks Climate — And Compromise"
"From overseeing 2030 targets to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, Steven Guilbeault has been tasked with one of the largest to-do lists of the entire federal cabinet. The environment minister says he'll act quickly, even if it means not getting exactly what he wants".
Source: The Narwhal, 01/10/2022"Senate Plans Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Vote This Week"
"The Senate plans to vote this week on Republican legislation to enact new, crippling sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project from Russia to Germany."
Source: E&E News, 01/10/2022Biden Faces Delays In Undoing Trump’s War On Efficient Appliances
"Before Donald Trump launched his war against energy-efficient appliances, incandescent lightbulbs were on their way out. Federal rules required retailers to take them off their shelves by 2020 and sell replacements that would save customers money and energy instead."
Source: Washington Post, 01/10/2022
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