January 2023 – Climate Desk

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Grist

How a Defunct Trump-Era Policy Still Threatens Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp

The short-lived rule is helping the mining industry from beyond the grave.

Jessie Blaeser · January 31, 2023
High Country News

Alaska Whaling Communities Pilot a Project to Keep Traditional Ice Cellars Frozen

‘You can’t put half a whale in a little home freezer.’

Emily Schwing · January 30, 2023
Guardian

Shell and BP Face Tough Job of Keeping Customers and Investors Happy As Profits Roll In

The oil giants will also have to contend with intensifying calls to put more money into clean energy.

Alex Lawson · January 28, 2023
Inside Climate News

Will Biden’s Mining Ban in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Hurt the Clean Energy Transition?

The Biden administration says it will prohibit new mining activity for 20 years across a vast swath of federal land in northern Minnesota known for its natural beauty and pristine habitat.

Kristoffer Tigue · January 27, 2023
Guardian

Flying Shame: The Scandalous Rise of Private Jets

Last week, Rishi Sunak flew from London to Blackpool – his third private jet trip in 10 days. He’s far from the only one using air travel for short journeys. Just how much damage is this doing?

Emine Saner · January 26, 2023
Slate

One Hundred Years of Certitude

We thought we knew how often heavy storms and deadly floods were supposed to occur. We were wrong.

Henry Grabar · January 25, 2023
Inside Climate News

Plant-Based Meat Sales Fell Significantly Last Year. What Does That Mean for Climate Change?

Sales of plant-based meat products—which imitate the taste and feel of meat without using animals—took a dive in 2022.

Kristoffer Tigue · January 24, 2023
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Could the Alaska Government Be on the Hook for Climate Refugees?

A proposed legal strategy could offer a way for those who’ve lost their land to climate change to be compensated.

Isabella Kaminski · January 23, 2023
Guardian

Climate Crisis and Neglect Threaten Spain’s Saffron Crop

Growers fear a perfect storm for a tradition that has long bound rural communities together.

Sam Jones · January 22, 2023
Slate

The Double-Edged Sword of Deep-Sea Mining

We need deep-sea mining to ramp up electric vehicle production. It comes with potentially devastating environmental costs.

Avery Arena · January 21, 2023
Guardian

Exxon’s Predictions About the Climate Crisis May Have Increased its Legal Peril

Several US states say news that Exxon scientists predicted global heating accurately strengthens their lawsuits against company.

Oliver Milman · January 20, 2023
High Country News

California’s Power Outages Are a Life-and-Death Issue

A perspective on the impacts of storms for people with disabilities.

Alice Wong · January 19, 2023