"Hope for Coral Reefs"
"A new book tracks scientific research and restoration efforts around the world that are focused on saving this critical ocean ecosystem."
Source: The Revelator, 04/01/2022
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"US Taps $420M To Boost Water Supplies Hit By Climate Change"
"Federal officials slated millions of dollars for rural water projects in several states, with the Biden administration looking to shore up infrastructure needs made more urgent by long-term drought conditions that have been exacerbated by climate change."
Source: AP, 04/01/2022
"UN Chief Names Panel To Probe Companies’ Climate Efforts"
"The head of the United Nations announced the appointment Thursday of an expert panel led by Canada’s former environment minister to scrutinize whether companies’ efforts to curb climate change are credible or mere “ greenwashing.”"
Source: AP, 04/01/2022
"White House Advisers Denounce Race Exclusion From Equity Tool"
"Several members of a federal environmental justice committee on Thursday sharply criticized a new White House website that shows which communities are deemed disadvantaged—and therefore in line for more federal dollars—because it excludes race as a factor in its calculations."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/01/2022
"White House Turns To Air Quality In Latest Effort To Thwart Coronavirus"
"The White House is pivoting to emphasize that poorly ventilated indoor air poses the biggest risk for coronavirus infections, urging schools, businesses and homeowners to take steps to boost air quality — a move scientists say is long overdue and will help stave off future outbreaks."
Source: Washington Post, 04/01/2022
"New Global Nature Pact Hangs In Balance As 'World Burns'"
"Despite being two years behind schedule due to the pandemic, talks between governments aimed at brokering a new global pact to protect nature made little concrete progress in the past two weeks, with green groups urging political leaders to wade in."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 04/01/2022
"EPA Resurrects Plan To Drop Air Pollution Liability Shield"
"EPA has revived a bid to scrap a Clean Air Act liability shield for the electric power sector and other industries, launching a new round in a see-saw regulatory fight that now crisscrosses three administrations."
Source: E&E News, 04/01/2022
"House Panel To Grill USPS On Plan To Buy Gas-Guzzling Trucks"
"A key House panel announced plans Thursday to question senior U.S. Postal Service officials about the agency’s decision to buy as many as 148,000 gas-guzzling mail delivery trucks despite directives from the Biden administration to green the federal fleet and opposition from top environmental regulators."
Source: Washington Post, 04/01/2022
"E.P.A. Decides Against Limiting Perchlorate in Drinking Water"
"The Biden administration on Thursday said it would uphold a Trump-era decision and not impose limits in drinking water of perchlorate, a contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants."
Source: NYTimes, 04/01/2022
"Biden Admin To Roll Out New Fuel Efficiency Rule Today"
"The Biden administration is set to announce a new fuel economy rule today as high gas prices and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have renewed calls to reduce domestic reliance on foreign oil."
Source: E&E News, 04/01/2022
