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Jan 29, 2024 | 
nowthisnews.com | Aubrey Patti
The Biden administration that it is delaying approvals of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, with the president citing the work by "young people" and "frontline communities" as playing a big part in the decision, according to the AP. The pause will delay new export terminals that were pending approval, , which would have been the largest export terminal in the U.S., shipping up to of American gas every year.
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Jan 19, 2024 | 
nowthisnews.com | Aubrey Patti
A federal judge in Alabama has approved the first-ever use of nitrogen hypoxia for the execution of death row inmate Kenneth Smith. State officials argued that the idea of using nitrogen will make the person lose consciousness quicker, but Smith’s lawyers argue any number of things could go wrong, including choking on his own vomit, asphyxiation, or being left in a vegetative state.
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Jan 8, 2024 | 
nowthisnews.com | Aubrey Patti
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Jan 4, 2024 | 
nowthisnews.com | Aubrey Patti
Former New Hampshire firefighter Nathan Nichols, 19, has been arrested and charged with 5 counts of felony arson for allegedly starting multiple fires. Investigators said Nichols set the fires in 2 different towns, with at least 2 involving structures. The fires reportedly took place between May 2022 and September 2023. Nichols has been released on personal recognizance and is set to be arraigned on February 1. Read more here.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
nowthisnews.com | Aubrey Patti
California regulators have approved new rules that outline how utilities can clean wastewater to send it directly to taps as drinking water. The process requires the wastewater to be treated for every pathogen and virus, even ones that aren’t found in the water, before being recycled back into the tap water system. Recycling wastewater isn’t new for Californians — the state’s wastewater is treated and used for a variety of things, including ice skating rinks and crop irrigation.
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Dec 12, 2023 | 
nowthisnews.com | Aubrey Patti
The U.S. is set to break energy records in 2023, adding 33 gigawatts of solar capacity. The increase in solar power, which is up 55% compared to 2022, is credited to government incentives offered through the Inflation Reduction Act. A report from the Solar Energy Industries Association and research firm Wood Mackenzie found that in the first 3 quarters of 2023, 48% of new electricity generation came from solar power, which brought the total solar capacity in the U.S. up to 161 GW.
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Nov 29, 2023 | 
nowthisnews.com | Aubrey Patti
Activists from the Global South held a fake press conference announcing that COP28 President-Designate Sultan Al Jaber would be stepping down from his role as CEO of the United Arab Emirates’ state-run oil and gas company, ADNOC. As part of the prank, the activists sent a false press release to journalists, claiming the press conference was organized by representatives of the COP28 UAE Advisory Committee, UNFCCC, and ADNOC.
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Nov 9, 2023 | 
nowthisnews.com | Aubrey Patti
Last weekend, tense conversations were happening between countries. The topic? A fund for loss and damages. The term “” refers to the unavoidable and irreparable consequences of the climate crisis: rising sea levels, ocean acidification, prolonged droughts, intense flooding, and more. These severe repercussions are . By 2030, it’s expected that the cost of these consequences will reach trillions of dollars every year.
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Nov 8, 2023 | 
nowthisnews.com | Aubrey Patti
An Australian Facebook group was up in arms over an offshore wind farm after a study found that it ‘could kill up to 400 whales per year.’ The problem? The study never existed. After seeing the Facebook post, which has since been deleted, Quentin Hanich, the editor-in-chief of Marine Policy, the journal it was supposedly published in, looked all over for it. He found no evidence that the study had ever taken place, much less been published. ‘We are not seeing any real science so far,’ he said.
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Nov 7, 2023 | 
nowthisnews.com | Aubrey Patti
To get funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, states are supposed to come up with a plan to reduce transportation emissions. Texas’ plan? Expand its highways. The state says building out the highway system will cut emissions from cars idling in traffic. However, many experts said that this won’t actually result in fewer emissions. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is expected to receive the most funding of any state through the act, at $641 million over 5 years.
