AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoClimate Accountability: A new U.N. report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C warming limit, with rising U.S. pollution a major setback to global progress. Energy Shift: An Environmental Defense Fund analysis warns fossil fuels could supply 70% of new U.S. power by 2030, as policy changes slow renewable growth. Water Pollution: PFAS was detected in 83% of monitored U.S. waterways, while Great Lakes researchers counted 6,453 oil spills from 2015 to 2024 and urged better cross-border reporting. Public Lands: Conservation groups sued the Forest Service over cuts to Idaho’s Great Burn wilderness protections, citing harm to mountain goat and wolverine habitat. Marine Protection: The Northern Mariana Islands’ governor asked Interior to pause a proposed seabed-mining lease sale until court challenges are decided, citing risks to marine life, fisheries and local communities. Extreme Weather: NOAA sees drought developing or worsening in parts of western Montana, Idaho and the Pacific Northwest; the 2026 wildfire season has already claimed 20 lives and remains underway.
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