Biden Awards $623M To States, Local Govts, Tribes For EV Charging Network
"The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation."
Source: AP, 01/12/2024
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Biden Offers Firms Millions To Break Russia's HALEU Uranium Monopoly
"The Biden administration showed up to last month’s global climate summit in Dubai with a radical new plan to replace coal and compete again with Russia and China over a technology American scientists pioneered."
Source: HuffPost, 01/12/2024"As Leaders Fly To Davos, How Do Private Jets Fuel Climate Change?"
"From popstar Taylor Swift's jetsetting on tour to billionaire Elon Musk's fleet of planes, the use of private jets by the rich and famous has drawn increasing criticism as concern grows over air travel's role in global warming."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 01/12/2024"Many Laws to Protect Sharks Have Backfired, Researchers Find"
"Many of the policies enacted around the world to curb the mass killing of sharks have backfired, partly because well-intentioned rules against taking the predators solely for their fins have led to an increase in demand for shark meat, according to a study published on Thursday."
Source: NYTimes, 01/12/2024"US EPA Plans To Hold Meetings With AT&T, Verizon On Lead Telecom Cables"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it is seeking meetings this month with AT&T and Verizon as it continues to closely review the potential impact of lead-containing telecommunications cables."
Source: Reuters, 01/12/2024"Newsom Unveils Plan To Cut California Climate Funding"
"Facing big deficits, the governor has proposed taking a bigger chunk out of climate programs in his new budget — about 7% — and spreading the funds over seven years. Climate groups said cutting back on state spending now would cost the state more later."
Source: CalMatters, 01/12/2024"The Beleaguered Whitebark Pine Is in Trouble. Can It Be Saved?"
"Once common in the West, whitebark pine is being wiped out by a deadly fungus, ravaging beetles, and climate change. Scientists hope advances in gene sequencing and a recent federal listing as threatened will speed the hunt for trees that can be replanted and seed the future."
Source: YaleE360, 01/12/2024"Lawmakers Brace For Last-Ditch Fight Over Riders, Cuts"
"House Republicans on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to fight for conservative policy riders in fiscal 2024 spending bills, incensing Democratic appropriators and raising the specter of yet another funding stopgap — or a partial shutdown."
Source: E&E News, 01/11/2024"Polar Vortex Could Influence Iowa Caucuses Voter Turnout"
"Winter weather conditions and frigid temperatures may force some GOP presidential hopefuls to cancel campaign events in the final stretch leading up to the Iowa caucuses. Plus, a looming polar vortex could cause low voter turnout."
Source: NewsNation, 01/11/2024"Thousands of U.S. Homes Have Flooded Over And Over Again. Here’s Where."
"Figures show that the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which covers millions of homeowners across the nation, now has on its books at least 44,000 structures where damage has been covered again and again by taxpayers, in some cases with cumulative payouts that exceed a property’s worth."
Source: Washington Post, 01/11/2024Carbon Pollution Is Down in the US, But Not Fast Enough To Meet 2030 Goal
"Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip, a new report finds."
Source: AP, 01/11/2024Activists Call for Process ‘Overhaul’ After Oil Vet Named to Lead COP29
"Azerbaijan named a former state oil executive as the summit’s president, marking the second consecutive year a fossil fuel insider will helm the U.N. climate talks. Climate advocates call it an “enormous conflict of interest.”"
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/11/2024"Why Decades Of Progress In Cars’ Fuel Efficiency Is Ending"
"In the U.S., gas-powered cars have stopped making big efficiency gains. Some automakers’ offerings have gotten less efficient as they swap out sedans for SUVs."
Source: Washington Post, 01/11/2024Climate Change Is Shrinking Snowpack Faster In Many Places, Study Shows
"River basins around the world that were once regularly snowbound are increasingly seeing their snowpack shrink and climate change is to blame, a new study found."
Source: AP, 01/11/2024"The War Zone In Gaza Will Leave A Legacy Of Hidden Health Risks"
"A toxic mix of dust, ash, and other material from 15 million tons of rubble now blankets the territory and all who live there."
Source: Grist, 01/11/2024
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