Who Has Trump Picked For Cabinet? Bessent, Chavez-DeRemer Join Nominees
"Donald Trump is closing out the week with another batch of Cabinet nominations Friday."
Source: USA TODAY, 11/25/2024
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"The World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea"
"Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement."
Source: NYTimes, 11/25/2024
"Climate Talks End With a Bitter Fight and a Deal on Money"
"The financing plan, which calls for $300 billion per year in support for developing nations, was immediately assailed as inadequate by a string of delegates."
"Negotiators at this year’s United Nations climate summit struck an agreement early on Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan, to triple the flow of money to help developing countries adopt cleaner energy and cope with the effects of climate change. Under the deal, wealthy nations pledged to reach $300 billion per year in support by 2035, up from a current target of $100 billion.
Source: NYTimes, 11/25/2024
The Resilient Sea Turtle, Beset by Threats
Sea turtles are in decline across the globe, victims of coastal development, algal blooms and, perhaps cruelest of all, plastic pollution. Marine biologist Christine Figgener, in a new book part memoir and part field guide, recounts the less than glamorous but rewarding work to spare them extinction, from arduous field work to viral video epiphanies. BookShelf editor Tom Henry reviews “My Life With Sea Turtles.”
Will Trump ‘Disappear’ Environment, Climate Data?
Might the incoming Trump administration attempt to blot out any data that undermines his environmental policies, especially around global warming? Many recall, for instance, the 2017 disappearing of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s informative climate change web pages. The new EJ TransitionWatch column explores the concern and offers a heartening assessment of the prospects of preserving these archives of essential information.
$375M Indigenous-Led Conservation Deal Signed In Northwest Territories
"The agreement uses a Wall Street-inspired approach to conservation finance, with 380,000 square kilometres of land and water in its scope"
Source: The Narwhal, 11/22/2024
Biden DOI Trying To Save The Colorado River Before Trump Takes Over
"The Biden administration is swimming against the current to get seven Western states to agree to divvy up the Colorado River’s water in a way that would protect the river basin and the West’s largest single water source – and do it before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, according to a source familiar with the negotiations."
Source: CNN, 11/22/2024
"Long Delayed Biden Rule Could Shake Up Offshore Oil Well Cleanups"
"The Biden administration promised to release a new standard for ocean drilling that could help clean up a growing number of old oil and gas wells, but the first-of-a-kind rule has yet to arrive with just two months before President-elect Donald Trump reenters the White House."
Source: E&E News, 11/22/2024
Phillips 66 Faces Federal Charges Of Wastewater Dumping At Calif. Refinery
"The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles has filed felony criminal charges against Phillips 66, accusing the company’s Carson refinery of illicitly dumping oil and grease into the county sewer system."
Source: LA Times, 11/22/2024
"Subways, Buses and Bike Lanes Scored Billions in Local Ballot Wins"
"Voters overwhelmingly supported local measures to improve mass transit from Arizona to Tennessee."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 11/22/2024
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