Crisp air and crunchy leaves

Good morning Earthlings! The hottest summer in recorded history is nearly over and I’m looking for any and every sign of fall — crisp air, crunchy leaves, seasonal produce. Something about summer’s transition to fall makes me want to lean in a little closer to steal a look at nature’s little magic unwinding all around us.

This week we’re sharing a quick explainer on carbon insetting, followed by a roundup of good climate news. This weekend kicks off NYC Climate Week. We’ll see you at the March to End Fossil Fuels this Sunday 🍎🗽

You’ve heard about carbon OFFsetting, but have you heard about carbon INsetting??? A lot of companies now offer or participate in carbon offsetting — often in the form of planting trees

Biden is banning oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 10.6 million acres in Alaska’s North Slope, making up nearly half of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, will be protected from development, with a permanent ban on oil and gas drilling. In addition to this ban, 7 leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are being canceled, and proposed a ban on offshore drilling across 3 million acres in the Beaufort Sea. However, these bans will not stop ConocoPhillips’ Willow project. Washington Post

Liquified natural gas can no longer travel by train. The U.S. Department of Transportation suspended the Trump-era rule that allowed liquefied natural gas (LNG) to travel by rail across the country without a special permit, which can only be acquired on a case-by-case basis with public input. LNG transport by rail exposes nearby communities to the risk of destructive explosions, air pollution, and fires. Many groups are now calling for a replacement rule that fully prohibits LNG transport by rail. NRDC

The Pacific alliance has paused deep-sea mining in their waters. A group of pacific island nations has paused mining within its member countries’ waters, saying that more research is needed to establish whether mining the seabed is possible without damaging ecosystems and fisheries. This pauses a mining project in Papua New Guinea that had been opposed by coastal villages. Mongabay