"Oil Companies Helping Fund Republican Takeover Plans"
"If Republicans take the House or Senate majority in next month’s midterm elections, they’ll have the oil and natural gas industry to thank — at least to an extent."
Source: E&E News, 10/26/2022
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"Coming Soon to a Food Label Near You: ‘Bee-Friendly’ Certifications"
"A growing number of farms are seeking out pollinator-friendly certifications, but the two programs offering certification—run by the Xerces Society and Pollinator Partnership—are taking very different approaches."
Source: Civil Eats, 10/25/2022
"Western Wildfires Are Making Far Away Storms More Dangerous"
"In late July of 2018, massive wildfires blazed across Northern California. At the same time in Colorado, weather alerts went out warning of heavy thunderstorms and baseball-sized hail. The two disasters were separated by a thousand miles, but scientists are now finding they're connected."
Source: NPR, 10/25/2022
"Cow-Harming ‘Forever Chemicals’ Strain USDA’s Relief Resources"
"Dairy farmer Art Schaap had to watch his cows slowly die for over three years before the federal government paid him for the animals — contaminated with toxic “forever chemicals” from a nearby military base."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/25/2022
"EPA Details Plan to Improve Long-Criticized New Chemical Reviews"
"The EPA outlined new tools and technology it plans to use to review the risks of new chemicals, part of an effort to address criticism about slow assessments, lack of transparency, and deficient consideration of potential hazards."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/25/2022
"‘It’s Like A Death:’ What It’s Like To Leave One Flood-Prone Community"
"SOCASTEE, S.C. — On the day she would finally move to higher ground, Terri Straka awoke in the neighborhood where she had lived for three decades, but a place steadily becoming less recognizable."
Source: Washington Post, 10/25/2022
"Deforestation Slowed Last Year — But Not Enough To Meet Climate Goals"
"Countries are failing to meet international targets to stop global forest loss and degradation by 2030, according to a report. It is the first to measure progress since world leaders set the targets last year at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK."
Source: Nature, 10/25/2022
Emissions From China-Funded Overseas Coal Plants Equal To Whole Of Spain
"Carbon dioxide emissions from China-invested power plants overseas now stand at an estimated 245 million tonnes per year, about the same as the annual energy-related CO2 emissions from Spain or Thailand, new research showed on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 10/25/2022
"Cyclone Lashes Bangladesh Killing Nine, Flooding Low-Lying Areas"
"A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, killing at least nine people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links, officials said."
Source: Reuters, 10/25/2022
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
