"Hotter Temperatures Are Causing Trees to Have Heat Strokes"
"How climate-change-driven drying of the air is leading to tree deaths the world over".
Source: Sierra, 07/30/2024
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Washington Giving Tax Breaks to Data Centers That Threaten Green Energy Push
"In 2019, Washington adopted legislation requiring electric utilities to go carbon-neutral in a decade. Yet lawmakers continued to promote the growth of energy-guzzling data centers with generous tax incentives."
Source: Seattle Times, 07/30/2024"A Surprising Byproduct Of Wildfires: Contaminated Drinking Water"
"Over the weekend, the Park Fire grew to more than 360,000 acres, prompting evacuation orders and warnings around Chico, Calif. in Butte, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama counties. In the days ahead, Cal Fire will seek to contain the blaze to reduce harm to people, structures and the environment. However, months from now when the rains come and the fires are extinguished, a hidden threat could put communities at risk once again."
Source: Washington Post, 07/30/2024"Raw Milk Is Booming. A Salmonella Outbreak Highlights Its Risks."
"When Jackie’s 9-year-old son came down with a low-grade fever in October, she chalked it up to a typical back-to-school bug. But his illness worsened over the next couple of days. “His skin tone looked gray,” she said, and near-constant diarrhea left him unable to sleep and too weak to stand."
Source: NYTimes, 07/30/2024"It’s Shark Season. How Worried Should You Be?"
"Humans have been afraid of sharks since long before “Jaws” and “The Meg” patrolled summer movie screens. Whether it’s the teeth or the lifeless eyes, something about them can just make your blood run cold.
Marine biologists are quick to say this fear is way out of proportion. Lightning strikes and bear attacks are more common than shark bites, they say. Of the more than 500 species of shark, only a handful have ever attacked humans, and most bites in the United States can be traced to just four species.
Source: NYTimes, 07/30/2024"California Wildfire Explodes, Becomes Largest In US"
"Thousands of firefighters were battling a rapidly growing wildfire in northern California on Saturday after the blaze more than doubled in size in a 24-hour span."
Source: Reuters, 07/29/2024"Everything You Need to Know About Project 2025's Plan for the EPA"
"The details of Project 2025 plans on climate, and for the EPA."
Source: Drilled, 07/29/2024"Project 2025 Plan Calls For Demolition Of NOAA and National Weather Service"
"Among its many sweeping calls for change in American government, a conservative platform document known as Project 2025 urges the demolition of some of the nation’s most dependable resources for tracking weather, combating climate change and protecting the public from environmental hazards."
Source: LA Times, 07/29/2024"The Plastic Industry’s $30 Million Lie"
"If you’ve tuned into any major TV network in the last few months, you may have seen an ad promising a brand new way to end plastic pollution: advanced recycling."
Source: HEATED, 07/29/2024"Second Trump Term Could Boost Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’, Experts Warn"
"A second Donald Trump presidency would represent a serious threat to dealing with the toxic impact of PFAS “forever chemicals”, as well as other toxins, and could be a danger to the health of millions of Americans, experts and environmental campaigners warn."
Source: Guardian, 07/29/2024"A Company Wanted To Store Carbon Under US Forests; It May Get Its Wish"
"The U.S. Forest Service said ‘no’ when CapturePoint asked to put carbon capture projects under national forests. The agency is now reconsidering."
Source: Floodlight, 07/29/2024United Houma Nation Gets $56 Million To Deal With Climate Risks, Relocation
"The United Houma Nation, the largest Indigenous tribe in Louisiana, has secured a $56.5 million grant to enact a massive plan to deal with growing climate risks that tribal leaders hope will serve as a model, ranging from infrastructure improvements to potential relocations."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 07/29/2024Wind Farms’ Benefits To Communities Face Opposition And Misinformation
"After NextEra proposed a wind farm in Greeley County, Nebraska two years ago, Robert Bernt, a dairy farm owner in the area, helped to mobilize community members against the idea."
Source: AP, 07/29/2024Wood Pellets Boom To Feed EU Demand At A Cost For Black People In South
"This southern Mississippi town’s expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins’ home that she sometimes heard company loudspeakers. She says industrial residues coated her truck and she no longer enjoys spending time in the air outdoors."
Source: AP, 07/29/2024"Some Condom And Lubricant Brands Contain Alarming Levels Of PFAS – Study"
"Several brands of condoms and lubricants contain alarming levels of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”, including styles of Trojan and K-Y Jelly, new research finds."
Source: Guardian, 07/29/2024
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