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How a defunct Trump policy still threatens Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp

The short-lived rule is helping the mining industry from beyond the grave. Quelle: https://grist.org/regulation/georgia-okefenokee-swamp-mining-permit-trump-epa-navigable-waters-protection-rule-twin-pines/...

Politics Regulation

Climate Extreme Weather news

Auckland drenched by New Zealand’s wettest month on record

The nation’s prime minister attributes the torrential rain and flooding to climate change. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/auckland-drenched-by-new-zealands-wettest-month-on-record/...

Climate Extreme Weather

news Politics Regulation

Why Biden’s new protections don’t eliminate threats to the Tongass National Forest

The Agriculture Department just restored the so-called Roadless Rule, but federal land swaps could still open forest lands to logging.…

Politics Regulation

Culture news

‘The Deluge’ is a climate nightmare — and it’s based on reality

Stephen Markley explains how he wrote a dystopia that feels a little too real. Quelle: https://grist.org/culture/the-deluge-stephen-markley-interview-climate-change-realism/...

Culture

Accountability Energy news

As fracking increases in Texas, city leaders avoid scrutiny

With demand for natural gas surging during the Russia-Ukraine war, Texans say their homes are on the frontlines of new…

Accountability Energy

news Protest

Documents show how 19 ‘Cop City’ activists got charged with terrorism

Georgia police are invoking a 2017 terrorism law against activists accused of little more than trespassing. Quelle: https://grist.org/protest/atlanta-cop-city-terrorism/...

Protest

Cities news Solutions

How Pittsburgh found a secret climate weapon in ‘the thrilling world of municipal budgeting’

Even cash-strapped cities have money for climate action. They just need to spend it better. Quelle: https://grist.org/solutions/pittsburgh-priority-budgeting-climate/...

Cities Solutions

Equity news Regulation

Oil refineries are polluting US waterways. Too often, it’s legal.

Facilities release a "witches' brew" of toxins in their wastewater. Quelle: https://grist.org/article/oil-refineries-polluting-us-waterways-too-often-its-legal/...

Equity Regulation

Global Indigenous Affairs Desk news

The best way to save forests? Legally recognize Indigenous lands.

A new report says the key to saving Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is recognizing Indigenous territory. Quelle: https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/the-best-way-to-save-forests-legally-recognize-indigenous-lands/...

Global Indigenous Affairs Desk

Accountability Energy news Regulation

Utilities use customer dollars to pay for their lobbying. Here’s how lawmakers can stop it.

A report outlines a strategy to rein in corruption and carbon emissions from utilities. Quelle: https://grist.org/regulation/utilities-lobbying-corruption-climate-change-report/...

Accountability Energy Regulation