"Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections"
"Tens of millions of Americans are struggling to cope with soaring temperatures. OSHA is developing new workplace safety standards, but they are not yet complete."
Source: NYTimes, 10/06/2023
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September Set Records And Was So Hot Scientists Call It ‘Mind-Blowing’
"After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the European climate agency reported Thursday."
Source: AP, 10/06/2023"Appeals Court Gives Connecticut Win In Climate Fight With Exxon"
"In a win for local governments suing oil and gas majors over climate change, a federal appeals court Wednesday became the seventh to reject the industry’s bid to move a lawsuit to federal court."
Source: E&E News, 10/06/2023"New Saltwater Forecast Could Spare Most Of New Orleans, Jefferson Parish"
"Forecasts for when salt water advancing up the Mississippi River will reach the New Orleans area were drastically pushed back Thursday, potentially sparing most of the city and Jefferson Parish entirely from the threat while avoiding the need to build an emergency pipeline estimated to cost as much as a quarter of a billion dollars."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 10/06/2023"Getting The Lead Out Of Spices In Bangladesh And Georgia"
"Many low- and middle-income countries lack the resources to tackle lead poisoning. Here’s how two countries did it."
Source: EHN, 10/06/2023"Climate Change Is a Key Obstacle for New York City’s Transit System"
"Transit officials in New York on Wednesday released a list of the system’s most pressing needs that ranks contending with climate change among the top priorities for the subway and bus network, which was paralyzed last week by a torrential storm."
Source: NYTimes, 10/06/2023"The UAW Strike Is About the EVs"
"The current strike by the United Auto Workers against the Detroit carmakers is, in part, about the transition to electric vehicles. A key union demand—in addition to a 40 percent wage increase, endorsed last week by President Biden when he joined a UAW picket line—is job security for union members as the auto industry reshapes itself."
Source: Sierra, 10/06/2023"New Technology Uses Good Old-Fashioned Wind To Power Giant Cargo Vessels"
"Well over a century after the Age of Sail gave way to coal- and oil-burning ships, climate change concerns are prompting a new look at an old technology that could once again harness wind to propel commercial cargo ships — this time with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions."
Source: NPR, 10/06/2023"Biden Suspends 26 Environmental Laws to Build Border Wall"
"President Joe Biden is suspending 26 environmental laws to build a border wall in south Texas, a move announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday. The laws include the Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act—all waived in favor of constructing a border wall to stop migrants fleeing into the U.S. through Mexico."
Source: Earther, 10/06/2023"Tarantulas In Colorado Are On The Move, And They're Looking For Love"
"Dust swirls on the dirt roads running through more than 400,000 acres of cactus studded grasslands south of La Junta, Colo. Suddenly, Jessica LaPage spots the reason she's here: A two-toned brown tarantula about the size of an adult's fist, crawling through the scrubby plants".
Source: NPR, 10/06/2023EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Alabama’s Management Of Sewage Funds
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will investigate possible racial discrimination in Alabama’s management of funds that can be used to bolster sewage infrastructure."
Source: The Hill, 10/05/2023NDP Win Cements Kinew As 1st First Nations Premier In Manitoba History
"The NDP sailed to victory Tuesday night with a solid win that cements leader Wab Kinew as Manitoba's first First Nations premier and also nets the party enough seats to form a majority government."
Source: CBC News, 10/05/2023"Flood Threats Are Rising. Here’s Where People Are Moving Into Harm’s Way."
"Worldwide, humans now occupy more than twice as much land in flood-prone areas as they did four decades ago, according to a new study in the journal Nature. The findings highlight the degree to which rapid development along coasts and in floodplains has increased the need for disaster preparedness around the globe."
Source: NYTimes, 10/05/2023"Alaska-Rooted Deputy Interior Secretary Tommy Beaudreau Is Stepping Down"
"Tommy Beaudreau is stepping down from his post as the No. 2 official at the U.S. Interior Department. Beaudreau grew up in Alaska during the 1980s and has gone on to spend 10 years working at the Interior Department. He has worn several hats at Interior, including chief of staff and director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management."
Source: Anchorage Daily News, 10/05/2023Oil Firms Helped Craft Texas’ New Waste Rules For 2 Years Before The Public
"State regulators on Monday released their draft rules for what to do with all the hazardous oilfield waste that’s left over once a well is drilled. The announcement gives the public one month to comment on the new rules — while some industry representatives started giving input more than two years ago, documents and interviews show."
Source: Texas Tribune, 10/05/2023
