Climate news on June 11, 2026

1. 0122:45 UTC

   3.7 tonnes of contamants per year: Air-quality permit fight reaches B.C. court

   3 outlets · first: ominecaexpress.com Regulation

   Machine summary A South Surrey galvanizing plant's permit for 3.7 tonnes of annual emissions is under judicial review. The case involves a judicial review of an air-quality decision concerning a decade-old permit.

   1. The original air-emissions permit, issued nearly a decade ago, authorized the discharge of 3.7 tonnes of contaminants per year.
   2. Nineteen appeals were lodged by local residents, non-profit societies, an association, and two companies, arguing the permit failed to adequately protect human health and the environment.
   3. The EAB held an 18-week oral hearing starting in 2019, spanning four years, and accepted written submissions that concluded in April 2024.
   4. During the hearing, Metro Vancouver witnesses characterized the plant as a 'relatively small emitter,' while residents attributed health issues directly to its operations.

   Reported by ominecaexpress.com, peacearchnews.com and nanaimobulletin.com.

   • South Surrey galvanizing plant
   • Metro Vancouver

2. 0208:00 UTC

   Former Exxon chief Lee Raymond dies at 87

   3 outlets · first: smh.com.au Sustainability

   Machine summary Lee Raymond, former chief executive of Exxon Corp and the combined Exxon Mobil, has died at 87, according to reports. An Exxon spokesperson said Raymond "was a remarkable leader who transformed not just ExxonMobil but the global energy landscape."

   1. The reports say Raymond was derided as "the Darth Vader of global warming" for his scepticism toward climate change.

   Reported by smh.com.au, The Age and watoday.com.au.

   • ExxonMobil
   • Mobil Corp

3. 0323:41 UTC

   5,200 residents to benefit

   2 outlets · first: jamaica-gleaner.com Sustainability

   Reported by jamaica-gleaner.com and jamaicaobserver.com.

   Full coverage: every report, when each was published, and who was named (2 outlets)

4. 0420:45 UTC

   Study reports Gulf Stream shift during ancient cold snap

   1 outlet · first: home.nzcity.co.nz Sustainability

   Machine summary The authors say the finding is the first direct evidence of such a response and lends support to climate models projecting a similar shift if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation weakens.

   1. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications, according to the source report.
   2. The report states that around 13,000 years ago, during the Younger Dryas, sea ice expanded across the North Atlantic as far south as the Shetland Islands and glaciers regrew in the Scottish Highlands.
   3. According to the report, the finding lends support to climate models that predict a similar northward shift if the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation weakens, a trend the report says has probably already begun.

   Reported by home.nzcity.co.nz.

   • Nature Communications
   • Shetland Islands
   • Scottish Highlands

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