Monat: April 2023
Energy news
Solar and wind companies are coming to rural Texas. These residents are trying to keep them out.
In Franklin County, a group of locals are concerned about potential environmental harm from renewable energy facilities and support a…
Energy
Health news Regulation Transportation
Electrify everything, California says — including trucks and trains
The unprecedented regulations will tackle air pollution and carbon emissions at the same time. Quelle: https://grist.org/transportation/electrify-everything-california-regulations-trucks-trains/...
Health Regulation Transportation
news Politics Technology
Microsoft quietly supported legislation to make it easier to fix devices. Here’s why that’s a big deal.
Major tech companies have long opposed the right to repair, but Microsoft is finally engaging with lawmakers and activists. Quelle:…
Politics Technology
Climate Extreme Weather news
Major hurricanes expected to increase in 2023, researchers forecast
This hurricane season could be similar to 2017, the year of Harvey and Maria. Quelle: https://grist.org/climate/major-hurricanes-expected-increase-2023/...
Climate Extreme Weather
Accountability news
Is PFAS pollution a human rights violation? These activists say yes.
Activists in North Carolina allege that DuPont has for decades fouled Cape Fear River. They want the UN Human Rights…
Accountability
Accountability Equity Health news Regulation
After a Houston-area chemical fire, toxic benzene lingered for weeks, endangering residents
Pollution from the 2019 fire remained elevated long after shelter-in-place warnings ended, according to an analysis of previously unreported air…
Accountability Equity Health Regulation