"Governors Island to Be Site of $700 Million Climate Campus"
"A “living laboratory” for climate solutions will rise on the idyllic 172-acre island off Lower Manhattan, led by Stony Brook University."
Source: NYTimes, 04/26/2023
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Freelance Isn't Free Day at the Hub!
The Freelancers Union's Freelancers Hub celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Freelance Isn’t Free Act with a day of events, featuring speakers who can clarify what the Act offers, review important contract basics and opportunities to connect with fellow freelancers. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ET, in-person in Brooklyn, NY or virtual.
"Clean Energy, Ethanol Concerns Dog Debt Ceiling Bill"
"Republicans leaders are eager to ram their debt ceiling package through the House this week, even with discomfort among some members with the bill’s energy and environment provisions."
Source: E&E News, 04/26/2023
New Book: "Did a Military Lab Spill Anthrax Into Public Waterways?"
"Unsterilized laboratory wastewater from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland, spewed out the top of a rusty 50,000-gallon outdoor holding tank, the pressure catapulting it over the short concrete wall that was supposed to contain hazardous spills."
Source: KFF Health News, 04/26/2023
"U.S. Identifies Gulf Of Maine Area For Offshore Wind Development"
"President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday said it had finalized an area of nearly 10 million acres in the Gulf of Maine for potential offshore wind development, a major step toward expanding the industry into northern New England."
Source: Reuters, 04/26/2023
"Blackout-Beset South Africa May Delay Closing Coal Stations"
"South Africa may delay shutting down many of its highly polluting coal-fired power stations, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday, a move that could stem a crisis of daily electricity blackouts but would slow a shift to greener energy sources."
Source: AP, 04/26/2023
Record Number Of Dam Removals Helps Restore Rivers Across Europe
"A record number of river barriers, including dams and weirs, were removed across Europe in 2022, with at least 325 taken down in 16 countries, allowing rivers to flow freely and migratory fish to reach breeding areas."
Source: Guardian, 04/26/2023
"EPA Solvent Rule Said to Signal Hurdles Ahead for US Industries"
"The EPA’s recent proposal to limit a potentially deadly solvent’s use and production signals challenges for diverse industries as the agency prepares to release more rules restricting widely used chemicals, according to an industry attorney."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/26/2023
Amid Fires, Calif. Scientists Probe How Smoke Affects Pregnancy and Children
"When wildfires spread through parts of Northern California wine country in 2017, they melted electronics, combusted cars and exploded propane tanks. The fires sent acrid smoke billowing into the sky, its footprint wafting over the state and extending for 500 miles into the Pacific Ocean."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/26/2023
"Top US Banks Face Little Investor Pressure On Fossil-Fuel Financing"
"Top U.S. bank investors gave only slim support on Tuesday to shareholder resolutions calling for the lenders to wind down new fossil fuel financing, setbacks for climate activists who had hoped for new constraints on the oil and gas industries."
Source: Reuters, 04/26/2023
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