People of Color Breathe More Hazardous Air. The Sources Are Everywhere.
Hiroko Tabuchi and Nadja Popovich, The New York Times
Researchers uncovered stark disparities between white people and minorities across thousands of categories of pollution, including trucks, industry, agriculture and even restaurants.
Glaciers Are Melting More Rapidly, Risking Floods and Droughts
William Wilkes, Bloomberg
A new study found the Earth lost 30% more ice per year from 2015 to 2019 compared with the previous five years.
The U.S. Will Need a Lot of Land for a Zero-Carbon Economy
Dave Merrill, Bloomberg
At his international climate summit last week, President Joe Biden vowed to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. The goal will require sweeping changes in the power generation, transportation and manufacturing sectors. It will also require a tremendous amount of land.
Climate Activists Say BlackRock Just Failed a Key Test
Michelle Celarier, Institutional Investor
The asset management giant voted in favor of Wells Fargo’s existing chairman, whom activists criticized for not doing enough to fight global warming.
From dust bowl to California drought: a climate scientist on the lessons we still haven’t learned
Maanvi Singh, The Guardian
Peter Gleick argues there’s an urgent need to reshape our relationship to water: ‘There is enormous untapped potential for conservation’
Colorado governor says he would veto climate change bill
The Associated Press
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says he would veto a bill backed by fellow Democrats that is designed to enforce, through additional regulation, a state plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change.
