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Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has weakened yet another safeguard against air pollution in the midst of a respiratory pandemic. The agency finalized a rollback of the Clinton-era “once in, always in” policy that required major polluters like industrial plants and refineries to maintain the highest possible levels of pollution controls as long as they continued to operate, Reuters reported.
—Norm Holy
A new study from the Regional Activity Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production alerts people that toxic chemicals in common plastic consumer products and packaging can result in harm to human health and damage to the environment.
—Linda Greene
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday vowed to bar from his transition team any “leaders” of fossil fuel companies, a pledge environmentalists cautiously applauded while urging the former vice president to go further by committing to banning all Big Oil lobbyists and executives from both his transition team and cabinet.
—Norm Holy
In the latest effort to stop the Keystone XL pipeline, the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association wrote to the insurance company Liberty Mutual’s CEO, David Long, to demand that the company immediately cut ties with the pipeline, which Liberty Mutual is insuring.
—Linda Greene
Governor Laura Kelly of Kansas touted job creation, opportunities to expand wind farming and potential savings for ratepayers with construction of an electric transmission line to move power from western Kansas to consumers in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
—Norm Holy
According to Greenpeace UK’s Unearthed investigation and the Swiss NGO Public Eye, two extraordinarily toxic pesticides, paraquat and 1,3-dichloropropene, are illegal for use in the EU, but chemical companies are exporting them to other countries, including the US.
—Linda Greene
Some 40% of the world’s species of plants are threatened with extinction, the Royal Botanic Gardens says in a new report.
—Norm Holy
There’s good news regarding the potential impact of the coming flu season. In the Southern Hemisphere, which is almost entirely through their flu season, the case counts are very low.
—Norm Holy
The USDA’s forecast for corn and soybeans published mid-September reveals a good year for Indiana’s farmers.
—Norm Holy
CALENDAR
- If you have never had the pleasure of crawling through Wolf Cave at McCormick’s Creek State Park, your chance is coming up on Saturday, October 10th, from 1:30 to 3 pm. Join Jessica in front of the Nature Center for the Wolf Cave Crawl. Bring a head lamp or flashlight. You will probably get dirty.
- An Owl Callers program will be presented at the Paynetown State Recreation Area at Monroe Lake on Saturday, October 10th, from 7 to 8 pm. Meet at the Campground Playground to listen to the calls made by several owls found at Monroe Lake.
- Join Friends of Goose Pond and Indiana Department of Natural Resources in observing and recording birds during the Virtual BIG SIT! from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm on Sunday, October 11th.
- Enjoy a Snake Chat at Brown County State Park on Thursday, October 15th, from 2 to 2:40 pm. Meet at the Friends Shelter just outside the Nature Center to learn about a few of Indiana’s native snakes. Please be aware that live snakes may be present during the program.
- Go Foraging In The Fall at the RCA Community Park on Sunday, October 18th, from 1 to 2:30 pm, for a leisurely walk while discovering the edible bounty of the forest in the fall. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a water bottle. Register by October 13th at Bloomington.in.gov/parks.
