"On The Edge Of Retreat"
"An island community moved to the mainland. Now the fast-rising sea is following — a warning for the rest of the East Coast."
Source: Washington Post, 11/29/2022
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Pennsylvania’s 1st Proposed Hazardous Waste Landfill Near Homes And Schools
"A landfill company based in Pittsburgh has applied for a permit to open the first hazardous waste landfill in the state of Pennsylvania, which some fear could threaten waterways and increase air pollution."
Source: EHN, 11/29/2022
"Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Is Erupting For The First Time Since 1984"
"The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa on Hawaii, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years. Though lava is flowing down one side of the volcano, the eruption in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is not threatening communities, the US Geological Survey said midday Monday."
Source: CNN, 11/29/2022
For Many, the Global Warming Confab in the Egyptian Desert Was a Mirage
"The madness of COP27 started at the airport, where 50 diesel buses idled under the hot sun with doors wide open and air conditioners blasting until they headed out, often with just a handful of attendees aboard, delivering them to a far-flung network of hotels sprawled along the reef-fringed coast of the southern Sinai Peninsula."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/29/2022
"US to Auction Almost 1 Million Acres Off Alaska for Oil Drilling"
"The Biden administration plans to offer hundreds of thousands of acres off the coast of Alaska for new oil and gas drilling next month, a sale mandated in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act to win the support of holdout West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 11/29/2022
"U.N. Mission Joins Growing Calls to Label Great Barrier Reef ‘In Danger’"
"The Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem and one of its most biodiverse, is under significant threat from climate change and should be placed on a list of world heritage sites in danger, a United Nations-backed mission has recommended."
Source: NYTimes, 11/29/2022
"U.S. Proposes Rules To Limit Methane Leaks From Public Lands Drilling"
"President Joe Biden's administration on Monday proposed rules aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands, Washington's latest move to crack down on emissions of the potent greenhouse gas."
Source: Reuters, 11/29/2022
New ‘Climate Trace’ Emissions Database Unveiled at COP27
A new way for journalists to get more accurate numbers on global greenhouse gas emissions was introduced by former Vice President Al Gore at the recent United Nations’ climate change gathering in Egypt. Reporter’s Toolbox looks under the hood of Climate Trace, which is the result of work by more than 100 collaborators and compiles data from some 300 specialized satellites and 11,000 sensors.
"Meet the Mice Who Make the Forest"
"Scientists are unearthing a quiet truth about the woods: Where trees grow, or don’t, depends in part on the quirky decisions of small mammals."
Source: NYTimes, 11/28/2022
Enviros Urge Md. Gov.-Elect Moore to Roll Back State Fossil Subsidies
"The advocates say they are “appalled” by Maryland Energy Administration grants aimed at promoting and expanding natural gas infrastructure in the state."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/28/2022
