"White House Outlines Plan To Overhaul Trump NEPA Rules"
"The White House Council on Environmental Quality has proposed reversing a number of Trump-era changes to the nation’s bedrock environmental permitting law."
Source: E&E News, 10/07/2021
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"The Ship That Became a Bomb"
"Stranded in Yemen’s war zone, a decaying supertanker has more than a million barrels of oil aboard. If—or when—it explodes or sinks, thousands may die."
Source: New Yorker, 10/06/2021
"Fossil Fuel Firms Feel The Heat Over Push For Advertising Ban"
"A push for a Europe-wide ban on advertising and sponsorship by fossil fuel companies is the boldest salvo yet in a campaign by environmentalists who accuse oil firms of "greenwashing" and a history of undermining climate change science."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 10/06/2021
Historical Emissions Reveal Responsibility Of Big Polluting Nations
"Analysis of the total carbon dioxide emissions of countries since 1850 has revealed the nations with the greatest historical responsibility for the climate emergency. But six of the top 10 have yet to make ambitious new pledges to cut their emissions before the crucial UN Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow in November."
Source: Guardian, 10/06/2021
Burning Wood (Biomass) Is Promoted As A Carbon Neutral Fuel. But Is It?
"Many scientists and environmental campaigners question the industry’s claims to offer a clean, renewable energy source that the planet desperately needs".
Source: Guardian, 10/06/2021
"Mapping California’s Oil Spill: Aging Pipes Line the Coast"
"Ever since a pipeline failure caused at least 126,000 gallons of oil to spill into the Pacific Ocean, threatening a fragile coastal ecosystem and forcing some of Southern California’s most popular beaches to close, officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been scrutinizing satellite imagery to track the oil’s spread."
Source: NYTimes, 10/06/2021
5 Midwest Governors Agree To Create Network To Charge Electric Vehicles
"The governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin are joining forces to build a new network for charging electric vehicles. The bipartisan plan aims to improve the region's economy while also reducing toxic emissions from cars and trucks."
Source: NPR, 10/05/2021
"Oil Spills Plague Venezuelan Coast, But Cleanup Efforts Are Lacking"
"There have been 53 oil spills in Venezuela this year through September, most of them concentrated on the Caribbean coast where massive government oil refineries operate with little environmental oversight."
Source: Mongabay, 10/05/2021
"Did Ship’s Anchor Cause California Oil Spill? Maybe"
"Officials investigating one of California’s largest recent oil spills are looking into whether a ship’s anchor may have struck an oil pipeline on the ocean floor, causing heavy crude to leak into coastal waters and foul beaches, authorities said Monday."
Source: AP, 10/05/2021
"Global Natural Gas Crunch Roils Consumers and Industry"
"Much of the world is suddenly worried about running short of natural gas, and the impact is being felt in surging utility bills, shuttered factories and a rising desperation as winter approaches."
Source: NYTimes, 10/04/2021
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