"Some of Arizona’s Most Valuable Water Could Soon Hit the Market"
"A small tribal community along the Colorado River could become a major player in the state’s water supply."
Source: Circle of Blue, 08/23/2024
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"DeSantis’s Plan To Bring Golf To Protected Florida Parks Faces Pushback"
"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration wants to build hotels, golf courses, pickleball courts and other “amenities” at state parks prized for their pristine habitats — a plan that has sparked outrage and concern across the aisle."
Source: Washington Post, 08/23/2024"Harris Goes Light on Climate Policy. Green Leaders Are OK With That."
"President Biden made climate change a cornerstone of his agenda. Vice President Kamala Harris has yet to detail her own plan."
Source: NYTimes, 08/22/2024"Trump Vows To Ax Power Plant Rule"
"The former president assailed Vice President Kamala Harris for her views on fracking and power plant emissions as he vowed to cut energy costs in half in his first year in office."
Source: E&E News, 08/22/2024"La. Advocate Leading Fight Against Ammonia Plant: ‘I Already Feel Ignored’"
"It wasn’t Kimbrelle Eugene Kyereh’s intention to become a community leader when she moved back to her hometown of St. Rose, Louisiana in 2017. But it’s the role she felt she had to take when she learned a petrochemical company had plans to build a $4.6 billion blue ammonia plant in her predominantly Black community."
Source: Floodlight, 08/22/2024"TotalEnergies’ Ad Found ‘Misleading’ Over Sustainability Claim"
"A South African advertising regulator found TotalEnergies SE made a “misleading” claim over its commitment to sustainable development, marking the first time a challenge of this kind has been made in the country."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 08/22/2024Oil Firms And Dark Money Fund Push By GOP States To Block Climate Laws
"A powerful group that boasts 28 Republican attorneys general, including many who have sided with oil and gas firms to block states seeking compensation for weather disasters caused by climate change, has raked in millions of dollars from fossil fuel giants and a dark money fund tied to Federalist Society co-chair, Leonard Leo."
Source: Guardian, 08/22/2024"Heat, Fires, Floods — Extreme Weather Has Affected 99% Of Americans"
"Extreme weather alerts for dangerous heat, wildfires, storms, flooding and other hazards have affected nearly everyone in the United States over the past few months."
Source: LA Times, 08/22/2024Microplastics Are Infiltrating Brain Tissue, Human Organs, Studies Show
"Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight"
"A growing body of scientific evidence shows that microplastics are accumulating in critical human organs, including the brain, leading researchers to call for more urgent actions to rein in plastic pollution.
Studies have detected tiny shards and specks of plastics in human lungs, placentas, reproductive organs, livers, kidneys, knee and elbow joints, blood vessels and bone marrow.
Source: Guardian, 08/22/2024"2024 Democratic Platform Emphasizes Economic Case For Climate Action"
"The 2024 Democratic Party platform makes a case for action against climate change as economic populism, a sharp contrast to Republican arguments that it would hurt the middle class."
Source: The Hill, 08/21/2024Groups Say They’re Shut Out Of Plastics Treaty Talks In Bangkok
"Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution. Final treaty negotiations take place in South Korea in November. Yet most of the people who have been closely tracking the negotiations — environmentalists, tribal leaders and residents from communities hard-hit by plastic production and waste — are shut out of the talks in Bangkok."
Source: AP, 08/21/2024Wisconsin Senate Candidates Differ Widely In Climate Views
"While Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin has warned that climate change threatens “our very way of life,” GOP challenger Eric Hovde compared clean energy tax credits to “corporate welfare.”"
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/21/2024"Democrats Divided Over Permitting Reform’s Climate Math"
"The Democratic caucus is divided over whether to support legislation that seeks to speed up the nation’s energy build-out — largely based on disagreements about what its actual climate impacts would be."
Source: The Hill, 08/21/2024"Climate Groups Begin $55 Million Ad Campaign for Kamala Harris"
"Several organizations focused on combating climate change joined forces on Monday for a $55 million advertising campaign in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, embracing what they describe as the economic upside of the Democratic Party’s environmental efforts."
Source: NYTimes, 08/20/2024"Oil And Ink Mix As Chevron Reports The ‘News’ In Texas, New Mexico"
"Since 2022, one of the largest oil producers in the Permian Basin has run its own local news website. The Chevron-operated site, Permian Proud, provides local news coverage for a region with a dwindling number of local news outlets, while inserting articles with a positive spin about the company."
Source: Floodlight, 08/20/2024
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