"New Jersey To Phase Out New Gas-Powered Vehicles By 2035"
"New Jersey will phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, joining states such as California and New York, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Wednesday."
Source: The Hill, 11/27/2023
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‘We Absolutely Need To Act Immediately,’ Says UN Chief in Antarctica
"Ahead of international climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused global warming, to send the message that “we absolutely need to act immediately.”"
Source: AP, 11/27/2023
Dirty Water and Dead Rice: The Cost of Clean Energy Transition in Minnesota
"Mining the critical minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries could threaten local water supply and Indigenous culture."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/22/2023
EPA Offers $2B To Clean Up Pollution, Energy In Poor And Minority Communities
"The Biden administration is making $2 billion available to community groups, states and tribes to clean up pollution and develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities in what officials called the largest-ever investment in environmental justice."
Source: AP, 11/22/2023
'We Didn't Know We Were Poisoning Ourselves': Deadly Legacy Of Uranium Boom
"The Diné helped dig the raw materials to build the US’s nuclear arsenal, but were never told of the danger".
Source: Guardian, 11/21/2023
"Column: California Strikes Another Blow Against Rooftop Solar"
"Just a few weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom returned from a trip to China that he claimed was focused on tackling the climate crisis, his appointees back home voted to slash financial incentives for rooftop solar power — for the second time."
Source: LA Times, 11/21/2023
Union Pacific Fired Him Rather Than Heed His Warnings of Rail Dangers
"Time and again, Johnny Taylor’s duty to keep the rails safe from disaster conflicted with his employer’s desire to keep its trains running as fast and as frequently as possible, putting his career and family in peril."
Source: ProPublica, 11/21/2023
"How Electricity Is Changing Around the World"
"Carbon-free electricity has never been more plentiful. Wind and solar power have taken off over the past two decades, faster than experts ever expected. But it hasn’t yet been enough to halt the rise of coal- and gas-burning generation."
Source: NYTimes, 11/21/2023
Gulf Oil Leak Could Have Spilled More Than 1 Million Gallons: Coast Guard
"Authorities were using skimmers and remote vehicles to respond to an oil leak off the coast of Plaquemines Parish on Monday, with more than a million gallons having potentially been spilled, the Coast Guard said."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 11/21/2023
"Hydrogen Fuel Is Gaining Traction With Truckers"
"Some operators say it allows trucks to drive farther and faster, but the technology is far behind development of battery-cell electric vehicles".
Source: Wall St. Journal, 11/20/2023
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