By Jack Graham | Climate change and nature correspondent, UK
Deforestation amnesty
Brazil and Colombia's dramatic reduction in deforestation last year was hailed worldwide as a major step in the right direction.
Under President Luíz Inácio
•Deepen the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government commitment to environmental justice. The new Executive Order makes clear that the pursuit of environmental justice is a duty of all executive branch agencies and should be incorporated int
. President Establishes New National Monuments in Nevada and Texas; Directs Secretary of Commerce to Consider Expanding Protections for Pacific Remote Islands Which Would Reach Goal of Conserving 30% of U.S. Ocean by At the White House Conser
IMMIGRATION
By Pepper Trail
Writers on the Range
Let’s play a game, the climate-change game that every living thing on Earth has no choice but to play, starting … now.
The game is called Adapt/Move/Die, and the rules are simple. The object of the
By MATTHEW DALY (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to cause liver cancer an
By Angela Dewan, CNN
4 minute read
Updated 10:26 AM EDT, Tue April 30, 2024
CNN —
The Group of Seven nations announced Tuesday its member nations would end the use of “unabated” coal by 2035, but left the door open for countries
Agreement calls for dropping of bills and ballot measures
By Seth Klamann and Nick Coltrain
The Denver Post
Leading Colorado Democrats and the state’s oil and gas industry announced a preemptive armistice Monday — one that seeks to defuse the late
Daily Camera
The University of Colorado Boulder released a plan on Thursday outlining steps to achieve a 50% reduction in campus emissions by 2030 and a reduction to zero emissions no later than 2050.
“The Climate Action Plan basically sets us on a
  
By Coral Davenport
The New York Times
The Biden administration’s move on Thursday to limit pollution from coal-burning power plants is a major policy shift. But in many ways it’s one more hairpin turn in a z
By Matthew Daly
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON>> Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
New limits on greenhouse gas emission
By Jack Graham | Climate change and nature correspondent, UK
Deforestation amnesty
Brazil and Colombia's dramatic reduction in deforestation last year was hailed worldwide as a major step in the right direction.
Under President Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva, forest loss in Brazil's Amazon rai...
•Deepen the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government commitment to environmental justice. The new Executive Order makes clear that the pursuit of environmental justice is a duty of all executive branch agencies and should be incorporated into their missions. It also affirms that environment...
. President Establishes New National Monuments in Nevada and Texas; Directs Secretary of Commerce to Consider Expanding Protections for Pacific Remote Islands Which Would Reach Goal of Conserving 30% of U.S. Ocean by At the White House Conservation in Action Summit today, President Biden wil...
IMMIGRATION
By Pepper Trail
Writers on the Range
Let’s play a game, the climate-change game that every living thing on Earth has no choice but to play, starting … now.
The game is called Adapt/Move/Die, and the rules are simple. The object of the game is not to die. And the winners, well, the wi...
By MATTHEW DALY (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to cause liver cancer and other health problems.
The EPA said its action ...
By Angela Dewan, CNN
4 minute read
Updated 10:26 AM EDT, Tue April 30, 2024
CNN —
The Group of Seven nations announced Tuesday its member nations would end the use of “unabated” coal by 2035, but left the door open for countries to stretch that deadline in particular contexts.
...
Agreement calls for dropping of bills and ballot measures
By Seth Klamann and Nick Coltrain
The Denver Post
Leading Colorado Democrats and the state’s oil and gas industry announced a preemptive armistice Monday — one that seeks to defuse the latest round of dueling ballot initiatives and legisla...
Daily Camera
The University of Colorado Boulder released a plan on Thursday outlining steps to achieve a 50% reduction in campus emissions by 2030 and a reduction to zero emissions no later than 2050.
“The Climate Action Plan basically sets us on a path to get us to zero emissions by 2050,” said C...
Southeastern Colorado leaders say deal violates earlier Arkansas River agreement
By Elise Schmelzer
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The legality of Aurora’s $80 million purchase of a farm and its water rights is disputed by leaders in southeastern Colorado, who say the deal violates a two-decad...
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
The Associated Press
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii>> Richelle Dietz, a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy officer, often thinks about water.
The family, stationed in Honolulu, spends more than $120 a month on jugs of bottled water for drinking,...
  
By Coral Davenport
The New York Times
The Biden administration’s move on Thursday to limit pollution from coal-burning power plants is a major policy shift. But in many ways it’s one more hairpin turn in a zigzag approach to environmental regulation in the ...
  
By Stanley Reed
The New York Times
Renowned for ancient churches and the tomb of Dante, the 14th-century poet, the city of Ravenna and its environs along Italy’s Adriatic coast are also home to old-line industries like steel and fertilizer. The manufacturin...
By Matthew Daly
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON>> Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-fuel-fired electric plants are the B...
Legislature formalized plan to bring service to 700K more households
By Noelle Phillips
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Recycling will expand across Colorado over the next six years through new curbside programs funded by corporations that create the garbage the state wants to see diverted from ...
By Jack Healy
The New York Times
LA PAZ COUNTY, Ariz.>> In Arizona’s deeply conservative La Paz County, the most urgent issue facing many voters is not inflation or illegal immigration. It is the water being pumped from under their feet.
Giant farms have turned Arizona’s remote deserts abou...
EASTERN PLAINS
By Justin Wingerter
BusinessDen
A $2 billion wind energy project near the Kansas border has prompted two lawsuits against a small Eastern Plains county: one aiming to stop it, another by the firm building it.
The Towner Energy Center, near the Kiowa County town of Towner —...
American Climate Corps Hiring Firefighters, Foresters
April 23, 2024
The first batch of various positions available across the country was advertised yesterday -- Earth Day.
By Alicia Clanton
Source Bloomberg News (TNS) Restoring coastal ecosystems with oysters in Florida, protecting forests fro...
How will providers find millions to fix the water?
Smaller, rural water providers will pay highest costs to come into compliance with EPA’s new PFAS rules
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NAPLES, Italy>> Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average, two top climate monitoring organizations reported Monday, warning of the consequences for human health, glacier melt and economic activity.
The U.N.’s World Met...
SOLAR FUNDING
Biden announces $7B in federal grants
By Alexa St. John and Will Weissert
The Associated Press
TRIANGLE, Va.>> President Joe Biden marked Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-inc...