Scores of Farmworkers Are Dying in the Heat – Mother Jones
In California, which has one of the toughest heat standards in the nation.
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In California, which has one of the toughest heat standards in the nation.
CO2 released by burning biogas from cow manure is counted as an emission reduction, rather than a climate pollutant, and multiple state programs are taking credit for the cuts that some see as phantoms.
A hatchery and protected sanctuary in South Africa is boosting penguin numbers.
Environmental advocates say action is still needed to protect “mature” trees, while industry views the move as hindering timber harvests that provide wildfire protection.
Industrial developers describe facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting requirements, and environmental lawyers say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lets it happen.