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Norway And Sami People End Dispute Over Europe’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm

"Norway on Wednesday reached an agreement with the Sami people, ending a nearly three-year dispute over Europe’s largest onshore wind farm and the Indigenous right to raise reindeer."

Source: AP, 03/07/2024

Industry Poisoned A Black Neighborhood In Houston. Is Buyout The Solution?

"Leisa Glenn spent decades living in the Fifth Ward, a historically Black neighborhood in Houston, known for having one of the city’s best views of downtown. Every July 4th, Glenn, 65, and her neighbors would stream out of their houses into the summer heat and crowd onto front porches to watch the fireworks display."

Source: Grist, 03/07/2024

Record Heat, Rising Sea Levels: High Stakes For Climate In 2024 Elections

"From Biden vs. Trump to an oil well referendum in California, climate change debate is all over the ballot in federal, state and local contests." "In the wake of the hottest year on record, with fossil fuel production increasing and sea levels rising, the stakes for the climate couldn’t be higher in this year’s elections."

Source: Yale Climate Connections, 03/07/2024

SEC OKs Rule That Requires Companies To Disclose Emissions, Climate Risks

"The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved a rule that will require some public companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks, after last-minute revisions that weakened the rule in the face of strong pushback from companies."

Source: AP, 03/07/2024

First Man Charged With Smuggling Greenhouse Gases From Mexico Into US

"A California man was arrested and charged Monday with allegedly smuggling potent, planet-heating greenhouse gases from Mexico, marking the first such prosecution in the US, according to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California."

Source: CNN, 03/06/2024

Lawmakers Across US Seek To Curb Utility Spending On Politics, Ads And More

"After a string of scandals and amid rising bills, lawmakers in statehouses across the country, including in Maryland, have been pushing legislation to curb utilities spending ratepayer money on lobbying, expert testimony in rate cases, goodwill advertising, charitable giving, trade association membership and other costs."

Source: States Newsroom, 03/06/2024

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