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Fresh, April 4, 2023: Canadian Government Pledges Increased Funding for Great Lakes

Circle of Blue

April 4, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Between 2017 and 2022, Canada spent just $33 million US dollars on Great Lakes cleanup efforts, compared to U.S. That discrepancy prompted the U.S.

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Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game

Corp Watch

Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.

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The Gas Utility Industry is Gaslighting Us

Union of Concerned Scientists

As we now know, fossil fuel companies lied about it for decades to protect their profits. Now that there is a desperate need to slash global warming emissions worldwide to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, it is critical to rapidly phase out the use of all fossil fuels. What accounts for that?

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126 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Martin Produces Whale Of A Guitar For Earth Day As Lehigh Valley Company Continues Environmental Tradition -- Post-Gazette: Earth Day Celebrations Kick Off With Events Across Western PA - Planet vs. Plastics Theme -- Erie Times: Report: Great Lakes Beaches, Including Presque Isle, Suffering From Plastic Pollution -- Republican Herald: Hegins Twp.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

in Somerset County -- WHYY: My Climate Story: Philly Students Take Science From Abstract To Personal -- Reading Eagle: Berks Nature Nonprofit Has Evolved Over Its 50-Year History -- MCall: C.F.

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Ask a Scientist: Fighting Big Ag Pollution with Maps and Math

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Allegations of extensive sexual abuse at Kenyan offsetting project used by Shell and Netflix

Corp Watch

Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels Reuters | April 5, 2019 Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels.