None of 380 Million Tons Of Plastic Made Per Year Is Truly Recyclable
"No plastic is truly recyclable — not even the water bottles and milk jugs that people usually toss into their blue bins."
Source: Grist, 10/25/2022
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"‘He’s A Believer’: Will Sunak Rebuild Green Agenda Torn Up By Truss?"
"Environmental groups see new PM as welcome relief but restoring climate credentials will be difficult".
Source: Guardian, 10/25/2022
"Interior, NOAA Ink Right Whale And Offshore Wind Strategy"
"NOAA Fisheries and the Interior Department released a draft strategy Friday to protect the endangered right whale amid an imminent boom of offshore wind development."
Source: E&E News, 10/24/2022
"Can Floating Turbines Harvest The World's Wind?"
"Ten miles off the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland, five turbines tower over the North Sea. Each is as tall as the giant towers of Canary Wharf in London's docklands. Kincardine is the world's largest floating wind farm."
Source: BBC News, 10/24/2022
"There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait."
"A crucial aquifer is running low, so officials are pumping in treated sewage. It’s an increasingly common strategy as heavy demand and climate change strain water supplies."
Source: NYTimes, 10/24/2022
"‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Water Systems Serving Millions: GAO"
"“Forever chemicals” have been identified in water systems that serve about 9.5 million people in just six states, according to a new analysis of state data by a congressional watchdog."
Source: The Hill, 10/24/2022
"Heat Waves In U.S. Rivers Are On The Rise. Here’s Why That’s A Problem"
"The temperature spikes can cause trouble for fish, plants and water quality".
Source: Science News, 10/24/2022
"Arrest Of Forest Service Employee Sparks Tension In Rural Oregon"
"When U.S. Forest Service personnel started a prescribed burn in a national forest in rural Oregon on Wednesday, Tonna and Mandy Holliday were scared. The sisters, who run the Windy Point Cattle Co., lived nearby and knew conditions were dry."
Source: Washington Post, 10/24/2022
"More Than Half of Bird Species in the U.S. Are in Decline"
"A new report identifies 70 bird species that are at a “tipping point,” meaning that their populations have declined so significantly that they could face endangerment or even extinction in the coming years."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/24/2022
"U.S. EPA Begins Work To Set Up $27 Billion Green Bank"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday began the process of designing a $27 billion green bank that will offer grants to disadvantaged communities around the United States to deploy low- or zero-emissions projects."
Source: Reuters, 10/24/2022
