"Who Were the Worst Climate Polluters in the US in 2021?"
"The worst of the worst included a coal-fired power plant in Alabama, a coal mine in Pennsylvania and a nylon plant in Florida, recent EPA data shows."
Source: Inside Climate News, 11/23/2022
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"How The Forest Dies"
"The Amazon is going dry. In one parched corner, a desperate wait for water is only just beginning."
Source: Washington Post, 11/22/2022
"Growing Storms Push Shrinking La. Insurers Into Failure"
"More than a year after Hurricane Ida swept across Louisiana, the Category 4 storm is triggering a property-insurance crisis in the state that has bankrupted 11 insurance companies and will force some homeowners to pay annual premiums of nearly $18,000."
Source: E&E News, 11/22/2022
"Analysis: First U.S. Coral Insurance Marks The Rise Of The Reef Brigades"
"Conservation group The Nature Conservancy's vision for the future of coral protection involves speed boats, and a global army of snorkellers and divers deployed when tropical storms and hurricanes damage reefs."
Source: Reuters, 11/22/2022
"Car Tire Chemicals Are Killing Salmon And Steelhead"
"The chemical 6PPD, added to tires to prevent degradation, is causing a “complete breakdown of the blood brain barrier” in fish, a new study found."
Source: EHN, 11/22/2022
"U.S. Approves Aid to Extend Life of California Nuclear Plant"
"California’s last nuclear power plant received a $1.1 billion federal grant on Monday as the state seeks to extend the plant’s operations — currently set to end in 2025 — to meet electricity demand at a time of intensifying climate events."
Source: NYTimes, 11/22/2022
"EPA, Watchdog Clash Over Water Cyberthreats"
"EPA and the agency’s inspector general are at odds over whether federal oversight is sufficient to ensure U.S. water operators are protected against hackers and other saboteurs."
Source: E&E News, 11/22/2022
"In War-Torn States Hurt By Climate, Scant Hope For New Funds"
"In conflict-ravaged nations like Yemen and Somalia, devastating floods and droughts kill hundreds of people and uproot tens of thousands from their homes. .... But they have little or no access to climate financing."
Source: AP, 11/22/2022
"Democratic Gains Embolden State Lawmakers Eyeing Climate Action"
"Newly elected Democratic lawmakers are planning bolder climate action in states where their party wrested legislative majorities and governors’ mansions from Republicans."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/22/2022
"Coal Emissions On Pace For Record-Setting 2022"
"Global emissions associated with coal burning are on track to hit a new record in 2022, underscoring the challenge of phasing out the world’s most carbon-intensive fuel."
Source: E&E News, 11/22/2022
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