"Biden Doubles Tariffs On Chinese Solar Panel Components"
"The Biden administration will double tariffs on certain solar panel components that are made in China, it announced Wednesday."
Source: The Hill, 12/12/2024
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Arctic Tundra Shifts to Source of Climate Pollution: NOAA Report Card
"The Arctic tundra has shifted from storing carbon in the soil to becoming a carbon dioxide source, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its partner researchers concluded in their 19th annual Arctic Report Card."
Source: Inside Climate News, 12/12/2024
"Social Media Is a Growing Vehicle for Climate Misinformation"
"A new report, published on Friday by international nonprofit Global Witness, found that climate misinformation and disinformation spread unchecked on TikTok during COP29, mostly in user comments on videos. The users they identified denied man-made global warming and rebuked efforts to combat it, claiming that climate change is a “lie” or “hoax.”"
Source: Inside Climate News, 12/12/2024
"Massages And Country Clubs: Your Electric Bill May Be Funding Lavish Perks"
"Power companies across the country have been quietly trying to charge their customers for millions of dollars worth of luxury expenses — including bi-weekly massages, access to exclusive country clubs and private jet travel — according to a new report from the Energy and Policy Institute (EPI), a utility watchdog."
Source: Floodlight, 12/12/2024
"Supreme Court Allows Biden Plan to Address Toxic Coal Ash"
"The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request from an electric utility in Kentucky to block an Environmental Protection Agency effort to address the health risks presented by coal ash, a toxic substance created by burning coal to produce electricity."
Source: NYTimes, 12/12/2024
"Environmental Journalist In Cambodia Shot And Killed By Suspected Logger"
"Chhoeung Chheng, a journalist covering environmental issues for local online news outlet Kampuchea Aphiwat News, has died of his injuries after being shot in Siem Reap province on Dec. 4 by a suspected illegal logger."
Source: Mongabay, 12/12/2024
"Arizona AG Sues Saudi Firm Over ‘Excessive’ Groundwater Pumping"
"Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Wednesday she’s suing a Saudi Arabian agribusiness for allegedly violating a public nuisance law, contending that its groundwater pumping threatens the public health, safety and infrastructure of local communities in a rural western county."
Source: AP, 12/12/2024
Polluted Communities Gasp As California Struggles With Diesel Truck Ban
"Standing in his front yard in Wilmington, Jose Ulloa can’t get a sentence out without coughing. Heavy-duty trucks, headed to and from the Port of Los Angeles, pass in front of his home all day, their engines roaring and their exhaust spewing into the air."
Source: CalMatters, 12/11/2024
"Chemical Fire at Atlanta-Area Plant Sparks Local Movement Against BioLab"
"Skin rashes, breathing difficulties and “generational rage” led residents to join a nationwide push against companies accused of endangering health and the environment."
Source: Capital & Main, 12/11/2024
"Bird Flu In California Child Linked To Virus In Dairy Cows, CDC Says"
""Federal disease trackers reported Tuesday that the first child diagnosed with bird flu in an ongoing U.S. outbreak was infected with a virus strain moving rapidly through dairy cattle, even though there is no evidence the youngster was exposed to livestock or any infected animals."
Source: Washington Post, 12/11/2024
