Young Climate Activists Face Another Challenge: Fear Of The Future
"Young people coming of age in an era of climate disasters are trying to channel anxiety about the planet flooding and burning".
Source: Washington Post, 09/17/2021
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"Biden To Host Leaders To Discuss Climate Change Ahead Of A UN Summit"
"President Biden will virtually convene on Friday some of the leaders of the nations most responsible for climate change, urging them to do more to slash greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a critical United Nations summit in November."
Source: NYTimes, 09/16/2021"Democrats Advance Climate Bill As Advocates Gird For A Fight"
"The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a historic suite of climate and environmental policies in a marathon two-day markup, kicking off a pressure campaign as Democrats look to move quickly on their $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package."
Source: E&E News, 09/16/2021"US Grants License For Temporary Nuclear Waste Dump In Texas"
"Federal officials have cleared the way for construction of a dump in West Texas that could hold spent nuclear fuel for up to 40 years."
Source: AP, 09/16/2021Illinois Gov. Signs Far-Reaching Energy Bill That Ends Coal, Aids Nuclear
"Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed wide-ranging legislation overhauling Illinois’ energy sector on Wednesday, calling the bill a “giant leap forward” for the state as it works to address the effects of climate change and establish “aggressive” clean energy standards."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times, 09/16/2021"US: Wolves May Need Protections After States Expand Hunting"
"The Biden administration said Wednesday that federal protections may need to be restored for gray wolves in the western U.S. after Republican-backed state laws made it much easier to kill the predators."
Source: AP, 09/16/2021Wild Meat Consumption Leads To Increased Risk Of Zoonotic Diseases: UN
"The capture of wild animals for domestic consumption not only poses a threat to protected migratory species but also significantly increases the risk of zoonotic diseases like COVID-19, according to a United Nations report released Wednesday."
Source: The Hill, 09/16/2021Wildfires Shutter Sequoia National Park, Threaten Famous Ancient Trees
"Growing wildfires in the Sierra Nevada forced the closure of Sequoia National Park in California on Wednesday as blazes sparked by lightning strikes threaten the park’s groves of giant sequoias, home to some of the tallest and oldest trees in the world."
Source: Washington Post, 09/16/2021Greatest Killer in New Orleans Wasn’t the Hurricane. It Was the Heat
"A huge power failure after Hurricane Ida left vulnerable residents in sweltering apartments for days. At least 10 deaths in the city have been tied to the heat."
Source: NYTimes, 09/16/2021"90% Of Global Farm Subsidies Damage People And Planet, Says UN"
"Almost 90% of the $540bn in global subsidies given to farmers every year are “harmful”, a startling UN report has found. This agricultural support damages people’s health, fuels the climate crisis, destroys nature and drives inequality by excluding smallholder farmers, many of whom are women, according to the UN agencies."
Source: Guardian, 09/16/2021"Outcry Over Killing Of Almost 1,500 Dolphins On Faroe Islands"
"Even the staunchest defenders of traditional whaling in the Faroe Islands have condemned the “cruel and unnecessary” massacre on Sunday of a superpod of nearly 1,500 dolphins, which were driven into shallow waters of the Skálabotnur beach on the island of Eysturoy and left writhing for hours before being killed."
Source: Guardian, 09/16/2021"Hurricane Nicholas Hammers Gulf Coast Communities"
"After strengthening into a hurricane mere hours before landfall, Nicholas dealt a scathing blow to Texan cities prone to flooding and could further complicate recovery in areas ravaged by Ida."
Source: AccuWeather, 09/15/2021The House’s Reconciliation Bill Would Be A Bonanza For Clean Energy
"Tax credits and direct pay for clean energy, storage and transmission. Funding for EVs and electrification. A program to get utilities on board. But will the Senate go along?"
Source: Canary Media, 09/15/2021"U.S. and EU Vow Steep Methane Cuts Ahead of Climate Summit"
"The U.S. and European Union have agreed to a plan to cut emissions of methane by about a third by the end of the decade as part of a diplomatic push to get other nations to take aim at the powerful planet-warming gas, according to people familiar with the effort."
Source: Bloomberg, 09/15/2021"Permit For Oil Refinery Near National Park Still Active"
"The developer of an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park will keep its construction permit active, even after it has faced delays and received two extensions."
Source: AP, 09/15/2021
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