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The long shadow of Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Population Bomb’ is evident in anti-immigration efforts today

Paul Ehrlich opened his 1968 book “The Population Bomb” with a scene recounting returning to his hotel through a crowded Delhi neighborhood on a stifling night in the mid-1960s. He described the physical sensation of overpopulation: people eating, washing, arguing, begging – “people, people, people, people.”

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A former Sierra Club Foundation director sues over internal racism that he says hinders its mission

A former Sierra Club Foundation employee is suing the nonprofit, alleging that normal workplace interactions got twisted into an unfair harassment complaint to force him out after he called out racial discrimination internally

The Independent UK

Brickbat: It's a Gas

Groups including the ACLU and the Sierra Club are backing Oak Park, Illinois, as it defends in federal court its… The post Brickbat: It's a Gas appeared first on Reason.com.

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The Sierra Club Went Woke, and Now Is Going Broke

A heavily reported expose on one of the nation's environmentalist organizations in the New York Times

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Texas power plants and chemical companies benefit as Trump eases pollution rules, experts say

A two-year delay on new mercury rules benefits coal-fired power plants, while chemical plants got an exemption from stricter air pollution standards.

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Trump Administration Gives Coal Plants and Chemical Facilities a Pass

In Texas and across the nation, scores of coal-fired plants and petrochemical facilities are allowed to bypass toxic emission rules.

Capital & Main

How Environmental Groups Use Hysteria To Get Rich—and Stop Progress

Most of Big E spends little on cleaning rivers or parks and far more on filing lawsuits.

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Who was John Muir? The Scottish-American who fought to protect our wilderness areas

Who was John Muir? We take a close look at the life of the influential ‘father of the National Parks’ and consider his ongoing legacy

Advnture

When does scrambling become climbing?

Our mountaineering expert ponders the point when scrambling ends and climbing begins, taking a look at grades and viewpoints from both sides of the Atlantic

Advnture

Green groups sue Trump administration over climate webpage removals

The White House has pulled federal webpages tracking climate and environmental justice data

The Guardian - US

Trump may rue firing experts when environmental rollbacks land in court

Advocacy groups are better prepared than the first term for legal challenges – but will the administration obey rulings?

The Guardian - US

11 years after a celebrated opening, massive solar plant faces a bleak future in the Mojave Desert

What was once the largest solar power plant of its type in the world appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening

The Independent UK

‘It’s going to be rough’: what Trump’s response to LA fires portends for future climate disasters

Big oil executive plans to celebrate Trump’s inauguration as California burns – though experts say climatic conditions are only getting more extreme

The Guardian - US

Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas

A 2021 ruling found the oil giant committed more than 16,000 violations of the Clean Air Act at its Baytown refinery and plant.

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Environmental groups alarmed as Doug Burgum picked for US interior secretary

Several groups say North Dakota governor will sacrifice public lands on the ‘altar of the fossil fuel industry’s profits’

The Independent UK

Environmental groups call for Biden to take ‘bold action’ on climate ahead of Trump’s second term

As Cop29 kicks off in Azerbaijan this week, President-elect Donald Trump’s anti-climate stance looms large

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Harris comes out swinging in presidential debate

Kamala Harris kept Donald Trump on the defensive as he devolved into bizarre and false tangents about crowd sizes, abortion and immigration. Plus: how to get a better night’s sleep

The Texas Tribune

Federal court orders regulators to fix process, reconsider gas export projects in South Texas

This week’s ruling was the latest twist since cities and groups in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley sued to block the projects.

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10 things to do for Earth Day to show you care

How to protect the places you love, and preserve them for future generations of adventurers

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Three states end judicial deference practices

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

The Texas Tribune

Valley activists wage transatlantic battle to stop natural gas exports from South Texas

As legal efforts fall short, Rio Grande Valley residents are pursuing a novel strategy to halt export terminals on wetlands: Lobby Europeans to reject gas from the U.S.

Capital & Main

The Transatlantic Battle to Stop Methane Gas Exports From South Texas

As legal efforts fall short, residents are pursuing a novel strategy to halt the building of export terminals on unspoiled wetlands: Lobby Europeans to reject gas from the U.S.

The Texas Tribune

Texas greenlights negotiations with SpaceX for Boca Chica State Park land exchange

Monday’s vote lets Texas Parks and Wildlife staff begin negotiations to swap 43 acres in the park for 477 acres next to a federal wildlife refuge.

The Guardian - US

‘Black snow’: sugarcane burning makes our lives hell, Florida locals say

Fire and ash from burning cane fields has worsened health near Lake Okeechobee, US’s largest sugar-growing region

Chicago Sun-Times

Give people more info about federal energy-efficiency rebates, tax credits

Seven in 10 Americans say they know little or nothing about the Inflation Reduction Act, including parts of the package that offer rebates or tax credits for things like home solar panels and heat pumps.

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