"Feinstein Will Leave A Vast Environmental Legacy"
"Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein shaped California’s environment like no one else."
Source: E&E News, 02/16/2023
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"Poor Nations Seek To Go Green With Debt Swaps"
"With many developing nations facing a triple whammy of rising debt loads, climate change and nature loss, conservationists say the answer could lie with a financial instrument enabling them to tackle all three at once: "debt-for-environment swaps".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 02/16/2023
Will SEC Scale Back ESG Requirements For Publicly Traded Corporations?
"America’s top Wall Street regulator might scale back a proposal that would require public companies operating in the United States to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and any financial risks they face from global warming."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/16/2023
Mono Lake Tribe Asserts Water Rights, Urges Halt of Water Diversions to LA
"Against the backdrop of a severe drought linked with global warming, conservation advocates and Native Americans in California are calling for a temporary emergency stop to all surface water diversions from Mono Lake, contending that continuing to drain the watershed, along with the long-term drought, threaten critical ecosystems, as well as the Kootzaduka’a tribe’s cultural connection with the lake."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/16/2023
"Floating Ice Around Antarctica Just Hit A Record Low"
"The amount of floating sea ice encircling Antarctica reached the lowest level ever recorded, scientists reported Tuesday, a sign that one of the most remote and mysterious facets of the climate system may, at last, be responding to the overall planetary warming trend."
Source: Washington Post, 02/16/2023
"Tesla Opens Its EV Charging Network To The Masses"
"Tesla Inc.’s deluxe electric vehicle charging network will start to serve other automakers’ EVs, the Biden administration said Wednesday, in a move that could drastically expand Americans’ options for plugging in."
Source: E&E News, 02/16/2023
"World Bank President, Dogged by Climate Questions, Will Step Down Early"
"David Malpass, under fire for months by critics who accused him of climate denialism, said he would resign in June, a year before his term ends."
Source: NYTimes, 02/16/2023
"Deadly Arizona Crash, Leak Leaves Highway Stretch Blocked"
"There is no timetable for reopening part of the main southern Arizona highway southeast of downtown Tucson, officials said Wednesday afternoon, a day after a deadly desert crash caused a hazardous material leak and forced evacuations nearby."
Source: AP, 02/16/2023
Greens and Tribes Say Proposed Venting and Flaring Rule Falls Short
"The Bureau of Land Management ignored requests for a public hearing on the proposed rules for venting and flaring methane on public and tribal lands, hindering community members’ efforts to reduce the impacts of gas releases."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/16/2023
"Upset Ohio Town Residents Seek Answers Over Train Derailment"
"Residents of the Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment packed a school gym to seek answers about whether they were safe from toxic chemicals that spilled or were burned off."
Source: AP, 02/16/2023
