"It’s A Moth, It’s A Drone, It’s ‘Smellicopter’"
"Meet the Pacific Northwest-built machine that uses live insect antennae to sniff out disasters".
Source: OPB, 06/09/2022
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"Vulnerable Nations Demand Funding For Climate Losses, Fearing UN 'Talk Shop'"
"Loss and damage" caused by more extreme weather and rising seas is a key issue at mid-year U.N. climate talks in the German city of Bonn, as negotiators launched a three-year dialogue this week on a topic that has long divided rich and poorer economies."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 06/08/2022"Automakers Back U.S. Restoring California Emissions Authority"
"Five automakers including Ford Motor Co, Volkswagen AG and Honda Motor Co on Tuesday backed efforts by President Joe Biden's administration to restore California's ability to set its own strict tailpipe and zero-emission vehicle standards."
Source: Reuters, 06/08/2022"In Nigeria's Disappearing Forests, Loggers Outnumber Trees"
"Deep in a forest in Nigeria's Ebute Ipare village, Egbontoluwa Marigi sized up a tall mahogany tree, methodically cut it down with his axe and machete, and as it fell with a crackling sound, he surveyed the forest for the next tree."
Source: Reuters, 06/08/2022"As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’"
"Climate change and rapid population growth are shrinking the lake, creating a bowl of toxic dust that could poison the air around Salt Lake City."
Source: NYTimes, 06/08/2022"Fight Looms Over New York’s Bid to Slow Crypto-Mining Boom"
"Crypto interests are lobbying Gov. Kathy Hochul to veto a groundbreaking bill that would temporarily halt new crypto-mining projects at fossil-fuel burning plants."
Source: NYTimes, 06/08/2022As Climate Makes Animals Migrate, 1000s of New Viruses Will Hop To Humans
"“We can’t put this one back in the bottle,” said the researcher behind a recent study about the spread of zoonotic diseases."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/08/2022"Oil And Gas Companies Underreported Methane Leaks, New Study Shows"
"Big oil and gas companies have internal data showing that their methane emissions in the vast Permian Basin “are likely significantly higher than official data” reported to the Environmental Protection Agency, says a new report by the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology."
Source: Washington Post, 06/08/2022"Chesapeake Earns Another C Grade In Latest Report Card"
"The Chesapeake Bay’s condition ticked upward in 2021 but not enough to raise its middling C grade in the latest report card from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science."
Source: Bay Journal, 06/08/2022"Biden Funds Brownfields Cleanups But Communities Cite Challenges"
"Cleanups of polluted urban sites are in line for billions of dollars in funding following last year’s infrastructure law—money that advocates of disadvantaged communities say should help steer redevelopment into much-needed grocery stores, affordable housing, and better-paying jobs."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/08/2022"History of US Forest Mismanagement Fans The Flames Of Disaster"
"Residents of the New Mexico canyon scorched by the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires blame the government for the acres they lost".
Source: Searchlight N.M., 06/08/2022"Biden to Pause New Solar Tariffs as WH Aims to Encourage Adoption"
"The Biden administration on Monday announced a two-year pause on imposing any new tariffs on the solar industry, a decision that follows an outcry from importers who have complained the levies are threatening broader adoption of solar energy in the United States."
Source: NYTimes, 06/07/2022"Agency Ruling Delivers Big Setback To Okefenokee Mining Plan"
"A federal agency has delivered a big setback to a company’s controversial plan to mine near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge."
Source: AP, 06/07/2022"EPA Reaches Tandem Deals Over ‘Cancer Alley’ Pollution"
"EPA has reached a tentative deal with environmental groups in a lawsuit brought over toxic pollution in the swath of Louisiana known as “Cancer Alley.”"
Source: E&E News, 06/07/2022"Ship Pollution Is Rising As The U.S. Waits For World Leaders To Act"
"Biden is pushing for countries to adopt a zero-emissions goal for shipping by 2050. But environmentalists want action at home."
Source: Washington Post, 06/07/2022
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