"Watchdog Slams EPA Response To Pet Collar Woes"
"EPA should figure out the risks of pesticide-laced pet collars linked to thousands of injuries, according to an Office of Inspector General report released Thursday."
Source: E&E News, 03/01/2024
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"E.P.A. to Exempt Existing Gas Plants From Tough New Rules, for Now"
"Facing intense opposition from major industries and some Democrats, the Biden administration on Thursday said it would delay the most contentious element of its plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions from power plants."
Source: NYTimes, 03/01/2024
How Journalists Can Support the PRESS Act
Join Freedom of the Press Foundation and the Society of Professional Journalists, 12-1 p.m. ET, for an off-the-record virtual panel discussion explaining the PRESS Act, and why reporters and editorial boards should cover it. The panel will be followed by an on-the-record Q&A session with audience members.
"The Butterfly Redemption"
"How scientists, volunteers, and incarcerated women are finding hope and metamorphosis through supporting a struggling butterfly."
Source: Hakai, 02/29/2024
EU Approves Landmark Bill To Restore 20% Of Its Land And Seas By 2030
"EU lawmakers on Tuesday gave the final green light to a milestone bill aimed at protecting nature in the bloc, overriding conservative attempts to torpedo a law that has angered European farmers."
Source: AFP, 02/29/2024
Grease-Proof Food Packaging Containing PFAS Is No Longer Being Sold: FDA
"Grease-proof food wrappers being sold in the U.S. will no longer contain toxic “forever chemicals” the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday."
Source: The Hill, 02/29/2024
Greens To Petition Biden For Cleanup Rules For Offshore Oil Infrastructure
"A coalition of environmental advocacy groups will petition the Biden administration to propose rules that require stricter enforcement for cleaning up leftover infrastructure for offshore drilling."
Source: The Hill, 02/29/2024
After Fighting a Landfill Expansion, Houston Residents Await Methane Rules
"When the Hawthorne Park Landfill opened in 1977, it transformed everyday life for residents of Carverdale, a historically Black neighborhood in northwest Houston. Myra Jefferson has seen pests and roaches from the dump multiply over the decades and remembers yellow dust from the rot sticking to everything."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/29/2024
"Harmful Waste Generation Set To Jump, U.N. Warns"
"Waste produced by the public will surge by 2050, causing hundreds of billions of dollars of damage through biodiversity loss, climate change and deadly pollution, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 02/29/2024
"Dems Slam Ads Depicting National Parks Overrun By Migrants"
"The National Republican Congressional Committee says the ads show parks under “extreme House Democrats.” Critics call the ads misleading and deceptive."
Source: E&E News, 02/29/2024
