Alexandria, Va., Digs $615 Million Tunnel to Fix Its Sewage Overflows
Alexandria, Va., is almost finished digging a 2.2-mile tunnel to fix its combined sewer overflow problem..
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/21/2024
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"Pressure Mounts On Methane-Polluting Oregon Landfill To Clean Up Its Act"
"Nearby residents have been sounding the alarm about Coffin Butte Landfill for years. Now Sen. Jeff Merkley and other members of Congress are demanding action."
Source: Canary Media, 08/21/2024
FDA Lets Companies Self-Police If Recycled Plastic Is Safe For Food Contact
"Recycled plastic can be more toxic than virgin plastic, yet the federal approval process to use it in food packaging is lax and leaving consumers at risk, researchers say."
Source: EHN, 08/21/2024
Groups Say They’re Shut Out Of Plastics Treaty Talks In Bangkok
"Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution. Final treaty negotiations take place in South Korea in November. Yet most of the people who have been closely tracking the negotiations — environmentalists, tribal leaders and residents from communities hard-hit by plastic production and waste — are shut out of the talks in Bangkok."
Source: AP, 08/21/2024
"2024 Democratic Platform Emphasizes Economic Case For Climate Action"
"The 2024 Democratic Party platform makes a case for action against climate change as economic populism, a sharp contrast to Republican arguments that it would hurt the middle class."
Source: The Hill, 08/21/2024
"More Than 4 Billion People Don’t Have Access To Clean Water At Home"
"New analyses reveal that 4.4 billion people across low- and middle-income countries — over half of the world’s population — don’t have safe household drinking water."
Source: Vox, 08/21/2024
#SEJSpotlight: Katherine Cheng, Photographer and Videojournalist, Global News
Meet SEJ member Katherine Cheng! Katherine is a photographer and videojournalist at Global News, based between Canada and Hong Kong. With a background in international relations, critical development studies, and journalism, she is driven to share the most urgent stories of our time.
"These Books Delve Into Summer’s Climate-Charged Dark Side"
"Summer now has a darker side – or rather a too-brightly burning and dangerously hot side. And that side is making summer the most dangerous season of the year. This month’s bookshelf focuses on two summer dangers: heat waves and wildfires."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 08/20/2024
"Water Treaty Between Mexico And U.S. Faces Biggest Test In 80 Years"
"Eighty years ago, the United States and Mexico worked out an arrangement to share water from the two major rivers that run through both countries: the Rio Grande and the Colorado. The treaty was created when water wasn't as scarce as it is now."
Source: NPR, 08/20/2024
Newsom Vetoes Bill Seeking To Tighten Refinery-Adjacent Air Monitoring Rules
"California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday vetoed a bill aimed at tightening air pollution monitoring provisions for so-called fence-line zones that mark the perimeter of oil refineries."
Source: The Hill, 08/20/2024
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