Dear U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Sometimes the best thing to do about pollutants is “to create new opportunities for litigation,” because otherwise polluters will do nothing, because groups like you protect polluters in Congress from remedial legislation.
E.P.A. Will Make Polluters Pay to Clean Up Two ‘Forever Chemicals’
The step follows an extraordinary move that requires utilities to reduce the levels of carcinogenic PFAS compounds in drinking water to near-zero.
www.nytimes.com
Long article, but the punchline remains that climate upheaval is making so much real estate uninsurable and hence unmortgageable that the economic correction presents a "systemic risk" to our financial system. Florida and Louisiana are the leading edge.
Climate Change Is Coming For Your Insurance
As financial safety nets collapse, regulators are letting insurers off the hook.
www.levernews.com
A celebration isn't complete without music, and Earth day is no exception.
I hope you enjoy this playlist, put together with the help of my @EPWCmte colleagues, which we feel embodies what it means to appreciate our one and only planet! 🌎📆🎵
🔗 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3A9pt4rFRhimNMHRg2UgZP?si=4e1e0ea0b6864e6b&pt=cc8ce4a6f218c7e53742774894df2c6d
Roberts’ use of delay to help the Republican presidential candidate makes this like Bush v. Gore 2.0.
Opinion | Liz Cheney: The Supreme Court Should Rule Swiftly on Trump’s Immunity Claim
If delay prevents this Trump case from being tried this year, our system may never hold the man most responsible for Jan. 6 to account.
www.nytimes.com