In Atlanta, a Deadly Forest Protest Sparks Debate Over ‘Domestic Terrorism’
"Manuel Esteban Paez Teran seemed to be everyone’s favorite social justice activist. ... Now the 26-year-old activist is dead."
Source: Washington Post, 01/27/2023
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"Meet The Top House Recipients Of Oil And Gas Money"
"The oil and gas industry donated millions of dollars to members of the House in the last election cycle. Now, many of the top recipients are well-positioned to advance its interests."
Source: E&E News, 01/27/2023
Colorado River Is Overused And Shrinking. Crisis Transforms The Southwest
"The Colorado River begins as melting snow, trickling from forested peaks and coursing in streams that gather in the meadows and valleys of the Rocky Mountains. Like arteries, its major tributaries take shape across Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico, coming together in a great river like no other — a river that travels more than 1,400 miles and has defined the rise of the American Southwest over the last century."
Source: LA Times, 01/27/2023
"U.S. Native Seed Shortage Hinders Land Restoration - Report"
"The United States is facing a shortage of the native seeds it uses to restore natural habitats damaged by wildfire and other weather events made worse by climate change, according to a report released on Thursday by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)."
Source: Reuters, 01/27/2023
"Puerto Rico Hands Control of its Power Plants to a Natural Gas Company"
"Puerto Rican authorities have hired a natural gas company to operate the island’s publicly-owned fleet of fossil fuel power plants, despite the commonwealth facing increasing pressure to rapidly transition its aging energy system to renewable sources."
Source: Inside Climate News, 01/27/2023
"Lax Oversight Allows U.S. Refineries To Pollute Waterways - Report"
"Weak U.S. water protection rules and federal oversight has allowed dozens of U.S. oil refineries to dump toxic chemicals and metals into the nation’s waterways, the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) said in a report released on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 01/27/2023
"Town Where Child Cancer Rose Blasts Deal Over Polluted Site"
"In hindsight, it’s clear that something was very wrong in this suburban town at the Jersey Shore, where many people worked at or lived near a chemical company that was flushing toxic waste into waterways and burying it in the ground."
Source: AP, 01/27/2023
"Biden Administration Sets a Mining Ban in Boundary Waters Wilderness"
"The Biden administration on Thursday said it will establish a 20-year moratorium on mining upstream from Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a vast preserve of lakes and woods that has been at the center of a fierce dispute over a proposed copper and nickel mine."
Source: NYTimes, 01/27/2023
"Dolphins Make A Splash In The Bronx River For First Time In 5 Years"
"Dolphins are cavorting in the Bronx River of all places for the first time in at least five years, delighting New Yorkers. They’re a hopeful sign that efforts to clean up the river, long plagued by pollution, are seeing some success, said city officials."
Source: HuffPost, 01/26/2023
"Sea Otter Recovery Is Sending Ripples through the Ecosystem"
"On Pleasant Island, Alaska, wolves are feasting on sea otters. That’s surprisingly bad news for deer."
Source: Hakai, 01/26/2023
