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Two dozen states, 10 cities sue EPA over repeal of 'endangerment' finding central to climate fight
4+ week, 2+ day ago (533+ words) A rule finalized by the EPA last month revoked the 2009 endangerment finding that determined carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. The Obama-era finding had been the legal underpinning of nearly all climate regulations under the…...
'Tremendous insult': Trump admin erases history at Grand Teton National Park
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (584+ words) FILE: Grand'Teton National Park has removed a sign linking an early explorer to a massacre of Native Americans. Reached by email, Interior Department senior public affairs specialist Elizabeth Peace said the order served to ensure that national parks "tell the…...
Calmatters: Record Heat, Melting Snow: What Does It Mean For Californias Reservoirs?
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1222+ words) A record-baking heat wave is scalding California, with major consequences for the state's most important reservoir: its snowpack. Providing about a third of the state's water supply, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is a vital source of spring and summer runoff…...
Calmatters: Sparse Snowpack In California Fuels Concern Over Fast-Approaching Fire Season
2+ week, 4+ day ago (730+ words) California clocked its second-worst snowpack on record Wednesday, a potentially troubling signal ahead for fire season. It's an alarming end to a winter that saw abnormally dry conditions briefly wiped from California's drought map in January, for the first time…...
SF: San Francisco Unveils Updated Climate Plan Targeting Net-Zero Emissions By 2040
22+ hour, 7+ min ago (184+ words) San Francisco officials on Thursday released an updated Climate Action Plan, outlining a roadmap to cut emissions, reduce household costs, and improve public health while aiming for net-zero emissions by 2040. Mayor Daniel Lurie announced the plan, the city's first update…...
You can put beef tallow and salmon sperm on your face. But should you?
15+ hour, 4+ min ago (778+ words) Bryan Vander Dussen spent years as a dairy farmer before shifting to selling farm-raised beef. In the past year, he and his wife have been making another transition: Cooking up recipes in their kitchen that turn organ fat from his…...
One of the only news sites dedicated to national parks to close
19+ hour ago (630+ words) National Parks Traveler founder Kurt Repanshek kayaking while on assignment in Wyoming's Grand'Teton National Park.' National Parks Traveler " among the'oldest publications dedicated to national parks coverage in the United States" announced on April 6 that without the intervention of a new,…...
Mezcal's popularity is booming in the US. That comes with a growing environmental cost in Mexico
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (896+ words) We were taught when to harvest agave, how to care for the soil, and how much we could ask of the forest," said Garnica, 33, speaking from a women-owned distillery in San Pedro Totolapam, a town of just over 3, 000 residents in…...
Fort Bragg: Noyo Center For Marine Science Breaks Ground On Facility To House Whale Skeleton
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (266+ words) The Noyo Center for Marine Science in Fort Bragg broke ground Monday on a 2, 240-square-foot facility called the Whale House La BONEatory, which will house a 73-foot blue whale skeleton. The skeleton. .. The Noyo Center for Marine Science in Fort…...
Supergoop To Pay $350, 000 In Settlement Over Misleading "Reef Safe" Claims
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (133+ words) The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office reached a $350, 000 settlement Friday with sunscreen brand Supergoop over alleged false advertising claims that its chemical sunscreens were "reef friendly" and "reef safe." Filed June 3 in Santa Clara County Superior Court, the settlement…...