"California Sea Lions Face 'Unprecedented Rate Of Cancer'"
"When a female adult sea lion came ashore in San Luis Obispo County in central California recently, responders immediately knew something wasn't right."
Source: Reuters, 06/09/2021
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"Line 3 Foes In Northern MN Block Road, Chain Themselves To Equipment"
"A summer of ramped-up opposition to the Line 3 oil pipeline in northern Minnesota kicked off Monday as some 1,000 opponents began protesting and disrupting construction work, starting with a blockade at the entrance of an Enbridge Energy pump station south of Itasca State Park."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/08/2021"Drought Ravages California’s Reservoirs Ahead Of Hot Summer"
"Each year Lake Oroville helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops, sustain endangered salmon beneath its massive earthen dam and anchor the tourism economy of a Northern California county that must rebuild seemingly every year after unrelenting wildfires."
Source: AP, 06/08/2021"Carbon Dioxide Fueling Climate Change Hits A Four Million Year High"
"The amount of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere reached 419 parts per million in May, its highest level in more than four million years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Monday."
Source: NPR, 06/08/2021Granholm: "Adversaries Have Capability Of Shutting Down US Power Grid"
"Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm (D) said on Sunday that adversaries of the U.S. have the capability of shutting down the country’s power grid."
Source: The Hill, 06/08/2021"Climate Emerges As Infrastructure Sticking Point"
"Climate change is emerging as a sticking point in infrastructure negotiations, as proposals from President Biden and Republicans remain disparate on actions to address the warming planet."
Source: The Hill, 06/08/2021Amid G-7: Will Rich Countries Help Poor Ones Grapple With Climate Change?
"From his home in Bhutan’s capital of Thimphu, high in the Himalayas, Sonam P. Wangdi has witnessed climate change speed the retreat of glaciers and fuel flash floods in his country. He has watched other developing nations confront rising seas encroaching on Pacific islands and drought plaguing farms in Africa."
Source: Washington Post, 06/08/2021Wealthy Nations Finance Natural Gas for Developing Ones, Risking Climate
"As the world’s governments try to raise their collective climate ambitions, one of the biggest questions is whether developing countries can expand their access to energy and reduce poverty without driving a sharp rise in greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/08/2021"EPA Acting Air Chief Plots Course For Tackling Trump Rollbacks"
"EPA might try to toughen hazardous air pollutant standards for coal-fired power plants in the course of revisiting one of the Trump administration's most incendiary environmental moves, according to the agency's acting air chief.
Source: E&E News, 06/08/2021"EPA to Close Asbestos Reporting Loopholes Under Settlement"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will eliminate asbestos reporting loopholes put in place by the Trump administration and collect more data on how much of the carcinogen is made, imported and put into U.S products under a settlement announced Monday."
Source: Courthouse News Service, 06/08/2021"How Returning Lands to Native Tribes Is Helping Protect Nature"
"From California to Maine, land is being given back to Native American tribes who are committing to managing it for conservation. Some tribes are using traditional knowledge, from how to support wildlife to the use of prescribed fires, to protect their ancestral grounds."
Source: YaleE360, 06/08/2021Restore Land The Size Of China To Meet Climate And Nature Goals: UN
"The world needs to restore nature on land areas equivalent to the size of China by 2030 if it is to feed a fast-growing population, curb pollution, halt species loss and meet global goals to tackle climate change, U.N. agencies said on Thursday."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 06/07/2021"G7 Backs Making Climate Risk Disclosure Mandatory"
"Group of Seven (G7) rich countries backed moves to force banks and companies to disclose their exposure to climate-related risks on Saturday, a measure seen as vital to efforts to safeguard the financial system from climate change shocks.
G7 finance ministers meeting in London also called for more coordination to measure what impact companies are having on the climate and environment, warning of the risk of fragmentation as local jurisdictions adopt different approaches.
Source: Reuters, 06/07/2021"Save Fairy Creek: The Battle Over Western Canada's Ancient Forests"
"The dispute over felling British Columbia’s ancient forests has been thrust into the limelight by a months-long blockade of private logging company Teal Jones in the Fairy Creek watershed on western Vancouver Island. Protests that started last August have intensified in recent weeks, leading to more than 150 arrests."
Source: Reuters, 06/07/2021As Disasters Worsen, Calif. Looks at Curbing Construction in Risky Areas
"At the start of wildfire season, California’s insurance regulator has backed sweeping changes to discourage home building in fire-prone areas, including looking at cutting off new construction in those regions from what is often their only source of insurance — the state’s high-risk pool."
Source: NYTimes, 06/07/2021
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