News items for August 7, 2020
Evergreen Mountain Lookout Sunset by Michael Matti used under CC BY-NC 2.0
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1. Fighting climate change = Saving 4.5 million lives
The U.S. stands to avoid 4.5 million premature deaths if it works to keep global temperatures from rising by more than 2 degree Celsius.
The Hill
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2. Province, BC Hydro, and First Nation end fight over Site C dam
The BC government will work to improve land management and restore traditional place names in areas of cultural significance.
Westerly News
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3. Saving the ‘Magna Carta’ of environmental laws
A coalition of environmental and environmental justice groups are suing the Trump administration for its rollback of the National Environmental Policy Act, which has long served as an important environmental justice protection.
Grist
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4. “Reimagine Oregon” issues equity demands, gains legislative support
While Portland marked its second week of protests, a group of Black-led organizations formed as an ambitious collaborative to dismantle systemic racism. They quickly gained traction with local and state legislators.
The Skanner
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5. This is inequity at the boiling point
The agony of extreme heat, though, is profoundly unequal.
New York Times
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6. In the age of virtual talent, can communities seize the moment?
Mid-size cities and small towns are staring down an unprecedented opportunity. They have the potential to be hotter and more in demand than ever before as a wave of virtual talent looks to move out of the big cities.
Strong Towns
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7. Court cancels shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday reversed a lower court’s determination that the Dakota Access Pipeline should be temporarily shut down.
The Hill
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8. Are national parks really America’s best idea?
Unpacking the perception that the national parks and monuments the U.S. created were previously untouched, empty, and uninhabited.
Outside Online
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9. Native students get an inadequate education
The Bureau of Indian Education has repeatedly neglected warnings that it is not providing a quality education for 46,000 Native students. Once called a “stain on our Nation’s history,” the school system has let down its students for generations.
ProPublica
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10. Solving the big green US mortgage dilemma
Green mortgages are one of the great mysteries of green finance. For years, there has been an expectation that markets and governments would figure out how to provide enough incentives for homeowners to make energy efficiency upgrades and environmental improvements.
Bloomberg Business
More News from August 7, 2020
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Four years of environmental rollbacks
The trend of government regulation is perennially one of rising volume. The Trump administration is trying mightily to bend that curve downward, resulting in clashes over economic liberty and protecting Earth’s climate.
Christian Science Monitor
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These people of color transformed US national parks
From Yosemite to Biscayne Bay, these hidden figures helped save natural wonders and historic places.
National Geographic
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Harris and Ocasio-Cortez team up on a climate equity bill
When Sen. Kamala Harris of California and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced climate “equity” legislation on Thursday, climate activists saw it as a hopeful sign of Democratic unity less than three months before a hugely consequential election with both the White House and the Senate up for grabs.
Inside Climate News
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How we can solve the child care crisis
We can’t reopen the economy without fixing this first. So think of it as a long-term investment.
Slate