News items for November 15, 2019
(Also showing draft and scheduled news items)
U.S. Forest Service photo by John Newman, CC
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1. CA’s wildfire, blackout crisis: Who’s to blame?
It’s a story of climate change, a housing crisis and an aging power system that, like much of the infrastructure in the U.S., has fallen into disrepair.
Spokesman-Review
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2. It shouldn’t take a decade to re-legalize duplexes
Loosening zoning to allow more homes is a daunting task for cities. States can help.
Sightline Institute
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3. A small WA town may build the world’s largest methanol plant
But do locals want it? In Kalama, neighbors are divided over a proposed methanol plant to be built along the Columbia.
Crosscut
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4. NOAA argues to allow tribe to hunt gray whales off WA again
More than two decades ago, Makah tribal members killed a 30-foot gray whale in the waters off the Olympic Peninsula amid bitter protests from animal-welfare activists.
Seattle Times
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5. Will new EPA rules reduce cancer-causing emissions?
The agency finally proposed new rules to reduce emissions of ethylene oxide, a carcinogen that the EPA determined is more dangerous than the agency once believed. But records show that the new rules, if implemented, would scarcely make a dent in emissions of the cancer-causing pollutant.
ProPublica
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6. Climate change + overfishing = Boosted toxic levels in fish
Simulations show the projected methylmercury concentrations in forage fish and Chinook salmon will surpass Canada’s mercury consumption limits this century.
The Narwhal
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7. Opponents sue to stop the 300 mile long Eastern OR transmission line
The lawsuit, filed by Stop B2H Coalition and Greater Hells Canyon Council, claims the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service failed to adequately evaluate the environmental impacts of Idaho Power’s proposed transmission line.
Oregon Public Broadcasting
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8. U.S. natural gas is fueling a global plastic boom
Natural gas is mostly used for heating homes or fueling power plants. But when it comes out of the ground it contains another key ingredient—ethane, a building block of plastics—and that is now fueling another booming industry.
KNKX
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9. To make this tofu, start by burning plastic
Plastic waste from America, collected for recycling, is shipped to Indonesia. Some is burned as fuel by tofu makers, producing deadly chemicals and contaminating food.
New York Times
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10. The aluminum can: An American recycling success story
There are lessons from the can’s success story that can be applied to those industries looking to adopt more sustainable packaging.
Green Biz
More News from November 15, 2019
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A new ban on dirty fuel by Arctic cruise operators
A coalition of environmental and conservation groups working on more environmentally sustainable shipping practices in the Arctic says it welcomes a decision by thirty expedition cruise line operators to forgo the use of heavy fuel oil while operating in the region.
Radio Canada International
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This is how the climate crisis wipes an American community off the map
Residents of ‘Flood City’ are finally moving to higher ground. This town has flooded 17 times in the past 30 years.
VICE News
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So you went to the climate strike … now what?
Going to an event is just one of many things you could be doing.
Vancouver Sun
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US electric bus demand outpaces production as cities add to their fleets
Cities are still working through early challenges, but they see health and climate benefits ahead.
Inside Climate News
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7 ways supermarkets can move away from single-use plastic
Today, buying food inevitably involves creating an incredible amount of plastic waste. The supermarket of the future could change that.
Fast Company