Oil Firms Insist Carbon Capture Is Safe – So Why Do Albertans Bear Risks?
"Proposed new rules for CCS projects transfer long-term liabilities to the province."
Source: DeSmog, 10/22/2024
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As Bird Flu Outbreaks Rise, Piles Of Dead Cattle Shock Central Valley
"The mortality rate among H5N1 infected dairy cows has been much higher than anticipated. Since early August, outbreaks have been reported in 124 California dairy herds. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the current public health risk is low."
Source: LA Times, 10/22/2024
Maryland Law to Fix Retail Energy Market Faces Industry Legal Challenge
"A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court asked the court to overturn Senate Bill 1, which imposed new consumer protections and required energy companies to disclose if their products are truly “green.”"
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/22/2024
"Arkansas May Have Vast Lithium Reserves, Researchers Say"
"Federal and state researchers said there might be five million to 19 million tons of lithium, more than enough to meet the world’s demand for the battery ingredient." "Researchers at the United States Geological Survey and the Arkansas government announced on Monday that they had found a trove of lithium, a critical raw material for electric vehicle batteries, in an underground brine reservoir in Arkansas."
Source: NYTimes, 10/22/2024
"World Lags On 2030 Nature Goals Headed Into UN COP16 Talks"
"The world in 2022 reached its most ambitious deal ever to halt the destruction of nature by decade's end. Two years later, countries are already behind on meeting their goals."
Source: Reuters, 10/22/2024
Future of Justice40 Program Hangs in Balance
A Biden administration initiative that commits to allocating 40% of federal investments to disadvantaged communities plagued by overpollution is an environmental justice breakthrough, writes columnist Yessenia Funes. But it’s also a program with weaknesses, such as how it factors in race or keeps track of impacts. What is Justice40, what has it missed and what is its future?
#SEJSpotlight: Meg McGuire, Founder and Publisher, Delaware Currents
Meet new SEJ board member Meg McGuire! In 2015, Meg created Delaware Currents — an online news magazine focused on the four-state Delaware River watershed and the 330-mile river — on her own! She's a writer, an editor and, in a pinch, a newsroom manager. Meg is especially a fan of local reporting on big issues, to bring home to people how climate change affects us all and help us develop much-needed understanding of others who are likely dealing with even worse effects.
Rewilding Ireland: "Much of the Emerald Isle Is an Ecological Desert"
"Eoghan Daltun rewilded his land in West Cork and wants more of Ireland to do the same."
Source: NYTimes, 10/21/2024
"Hurricane Helene Underscores Need For More Solar-Battery Microgrids"
"Distributed solar and batteries are helping North Carolina communities that were cut off from grid power by flooding. Should utilities build them into resilience plans?"
Source: Canary Media, 10/21/2024
"Floods Destroy 1.1 Million Tons Of Rice In Bangladesh"
"Floods in Bangladesh have destroyed an estimated 1.1 million metric tons of rice, according to data from the agriculture ministry, prompting the country to ramp up imports of the staple grain amid soaring food prices."
Source: Reuters, 10/21/2024
