The Supreme Court decided Oct. 29 to hear two cases that the Biden administration did not want the court to hear—one, aimed at reviving a rule that screens out potentially government-dependent immigrants, and another that could roll back the reach of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The court decisions came as migrants continue to…
Supreme Court Defies Biden Administration, Accepts Immigration, EPA Cases
October 31, 2021
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Asian Spider Takes Hold in Georgia, Sends Humans Scurrying
ATLANTA—A large spider native to East Asia has spun its thick, golden web on power lines, porches, and vegetable patches all over north Georgia this year—a proliferation that has driven some unnerved homeowners indoors and prompted a flood of anxious social media posts. In metro Atlanta, Jennifer Turpin—a self-described arachnophobe—stopped blowing leaves in her yard…
Socialist Venezuela Caused 50,000 Oil Spills From 2010 to 2016
October 26, 2021
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On Oct. 25, a Center for Strategic and International Studies panel discussed some of the environmental damage taking place in Venezuela, which has been led since 1999 by socialist Hugo Chavez and, after Chavez’s death in 2013, socialist Nicolás Maduro. Sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), much of the event focused…
Climate Financing Plan Won’t Help Climate, but Will Push Country to Totalitarianism: Experts
The Biden administration’s plan to impose a slew of financial regulations in order to counter climate change would end up having little impact on reducing global temperatures. But the measures would be quite effective at hurting economy, expanding government authority, and moving the country toward totalitarianism, according to several experts. Biden’s plan, sketched out in…
Wildlife Photographer Snaps Black Leopard After 2 Years Tracking—And the Photos Are Electric
October 25, 2021
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A wildlife photographer from India snapped these images of a rare black panther as it slept in a tall tree. Bhargava Srivari from Hyderabad had been tracking the large black feline for two years before he finally caught sight of it in Nagarhole Tiger Reserve. The 29-year-old said that, in his some 20 years of…
From Rural Karnataka to Flying Cars: Kaushik Rajashekara, Environmental Innovator, Sees Hope in Electrification
Professor Kaushik Rajashekara—“Raja” for short—hasn’t forgotten where his journey began. “I was born in a village,” says Raja—Devarayasamudram, in the Karnataka state of southwest India. “You know, Indian names are all very long,” he adds. Raja did not grow up rich. His father had to work in a town about 60 miles away, so he…
Spain Pledges Quicker Help for La Palma Volcano Damage
SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, Canary Islands—Spain’s prime minister announced Saturday that his government will speed up already promised aid to help the thousands of residents on La Palma island whose homes and livelihoods have been destroyed by a protracted volcanic eruption. On his fifth visit since the Atlantic island was shaken by the Sept….
New Bat-Friendly Bridge Replaces Old Kentucky Bridge Home to Thousands of Endangered Bats
A newly rebuilt bridge that doubles as a habitat for bats was completed in Kentucky—and as of August, some 1,100 endangered gray bats have moved in. Inspection of the once-dilapidated bridge in 2018 revealed cracked, flaking concrete and rusted steel; but also that the infrastructure had become a roosting ground for thousands of gray bats….
CEO Sees Innovation as a Solution to Plastic Pollution
October 22, 2021
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When Jeff Gold founded Nexus Fuels (now Nexus Circular) in 2018, he was no greenhorn in environmental services—he first entered the field in the eighties. “The whole idea here, at least from my perspective, was to do something that would actually have a meaningful impact on the issue of plastic pollution—whether it be ocean plastics…
White House Wants Easier Path for ‘Climate Migrants’: Climate Security Reports
October 21, 2021
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With the United Nations’ Glasgow climate conference just weeks away, on Oct. 21 several federal agencies simultaneously released four new analyses on the national security implications of climate change—including a report from the White House on climate change and migration stating that individuals citing climate change “may, in limited instances, have valid claims for refugee…
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