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Study: E.P.A.’s Final Deregulatory Rush Runs Into Open Staff Resistance
The New York Times discusses how E.P.A.’s Final Deregulatory Rush Runs Into Open Staff Resistance.
President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency was rushing to complete one of its last regulatory priorities, aiming to obstruct the creation of air- and water-pollution controls far into the future, when a senior career scientist […]
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Report: Pollinator-Friendly Solar Could be a Win-Win for Climate and Landowners, but Greenwashing is a Worry
Inside Climate News discusses Pollinator-Friendly Solar Could be a Win-Win for Climate and Landowners, but Greenwashing is a Worry. Solar developers are planting native flowers and grasses near—or even in between—solar panels, addressing the twin problems of pollinator decline and climate change.
Between a colorful array of wildflowers and the […]
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In Georgia, 16 Superfund Sites Are Threatened by Extreme Weather Linked to Climate Change
Inside Climate News discusses In Georgia, 16 Superfund Sites Are Threatened by Extreme Weather Linked to Climate Change. With climate a major issue in two Senate runoff elections, the state’s voters need look no further than coastal Brunswick for potential risks.
From a distance, the inland marsh a few miles […]
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More than 3 billion people affected by water shortages, data shows
The Guardian discusses how More than 3 billion people affected by water shortages, data shows. UN warns about consequences of not conserving water and tackling climate crisis.
Water shortages are now affecting more than 3 billion people around the world, as the amount of fresh water […]
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Study: When Autumn Leaves Begin to Fall: As the Climate Warms, Leaves on Some Trees are Dying Earlier
Inside Climate News discusses When Autumn Leaves Begin to Fall: As the Climate Warms, Leaves on Some Trees are Dying Earlier. The finding counters scientists’ previous assumptions and indicates a reduction in the amount of carbon deciduous forests can remove from the atmosphere.
When the last shimmering autumn leaves drift […]
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Scientists urge federal government to ramp up conservation efforts in eastern Arctic
CBC discusses why Scientists urge federal government to ramp up conservation efforts in eastern Arctic. Scientists say the collapse of the Milne Ice Shelf highlights the needs for more conservation in the area.
A team of Canadian scientists is urging the federal government to step up its conservation efforts in the […]
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‘A lost run’: logging and climate change decimate steelhead in B.C. river
The Narwhal discusses ‘A lost run’: logging and climate change decimate steelhead in B.C. river. When zero fish showed up for a winter count in the Gold River on Vancouver Island, their absence hinted at a much larger story of how and why this species is disappearing throughout the province.
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Study: Environmental Health News, November 26, 2020
Environmental Health News discusses: a Study (not peered reviewed) – air pollution and children’s health; students and plastic waste; flame retardants; Study – unstable ice causing more deaths on winter ponds; and more.
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Major oil and gas companies join program to cut methane emissions
The Daily Climate discusses how Major oil and gas companies join program to cut methane emissions. 62 oil and gas companies from around the world signed on to a UN-led partnership aimed at bolstering monitoring and reductions of the potent climate-warming gas.
Dozens of the top oil and gas companies […]
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