Flesh-Eating Bacteria Kill At Least 7 Along Gulf: Here's How To Be Safe
"A so-called flesh-eating bacterium that thrives in warm seawater has killed at least seven people this year along the Gulf Coast, officials said."
Source: CBS News, 08/11/2026
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This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature
"For the first time, scientists have used artificial intelligence to create new kinds of viruses, raising hopes for medical advances while also raising the disturbing possibility that the technology could someday be used to invent dangerous pathogens."
Source: New York Times, 08/10/2026B.C. Declares Emergency As Wildfires Force Thousands Out Of Homes
"B.C. Premier David Eby says the entire province is now under a state of emergency as crews grapple with dozens of out-of-control wildfires that have forced thousands of people to evacuate."
Source: CBC News, 08/10/2026Trump Launched Big New Solar Tariffs. Here’s What It Means.
"A far-reaching new tariff on solar imports promises to both raise the cost of installing the clean energy source and strengthen efforts to reshore solar manufacturing."
Source: Canary Media, 08/10/2026Ex-White House Official, Project 2025 Author, Picked as DOI Watchdog
"President Trump has nominated a former White House official and Project 2025 author to be the Interior Department’s internal watchdog, a move that critics say could hurt the integrity of the office’s investigations."
Source: The Hill, 08/10/2026Senate Republicans Vote Down Farm Bill Amendment On Pesticide Liability
"Republicans on Thursday voted down a proposed amendment to the Farm Bill that would have protected consumer rights to sue pesticide manufacturers over alleged harm after the US Supreme Court recently narrowed those rights."
Source: The New Lede, 08/10/2026Trump Is Blocking Billions Of Dollars Of Grants That Would Fix The Grid
"The Department of Energy has canceled or stalled funding for thousands of projects that would improve the country’s stressed grid — and not just in blue states."
Source: Canary Media, 08/10/2026Wildfire Smoke Is Now a Bigger Prenatal Threat Than Other Air Pollution
"As regulations have reduced prenatal exposure to harmful emissions from vehicles and industry in recent years, smoke from climate-fueled wildfires is erasing air quality gains."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/10/2026What’s Next After Solar PAC’s win Against Ogles?
"The solar energy industry-backed group that helped oust conservative Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles isn’t done making the case that you don’t mess with renewable energy."
Source: E&E News, 08/10/2026How Clean Air Clubs Are Protecting Americans From Wildfire Smoke
"Mutual aid groups that started giving out PPEs during Covid are now loaning air purifiers and distributing masks to fume-addled communities"
Source: Guardian, 08/10/2026'Astonishing': The Dragonfly That Migrates Further Than Any Other Insect
"Wandering gliders are descended from some of the earliest known insects – and breed as one global population. ... Whenever we see a dragonfly zipping through the airspace and devouring tiny insects with aplomb, we can appreciate they are so timelessly effective that they have barely needed to tweak their way of life in 200m years."
Source: Guardian, 08/10/2026El Niño Could Push 50M People Into Acute Hunger By End Of Next Year
"About 50 million people are likely to be pushed into acute hunger before the end of next year by the rapidly developing El Niño weather system, according to forecasting. This is in addition to the hundreds of millions of people already facing dangerous levels of hunger, owing to years of drought in parts of Africa and pressure on food prices from the war in Iran."
Source: Guardian, 08/07/2026Trump DOI To Pay German Firm $1.22Bn To Cut More Offshore Wind Leases
"The German energy company RWE has reached a $1.22bn deal with the US government to relinquish its offshore wind leases and instead redirect funds towards fossil fuel investments. The agreement marks the fifth deal the Donald Trump administration has struck with energy companies, offering payouts in exchange for abandoning renewable energy projects and redirecting investment towards fossil fuels."
Source: Guardian, 08/07/2026Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power
"A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Pentagon to lift its freeze on reviewing onshore wind projects and to end some of the delays that have brought U.S. wind power development to a standstill."
Source: New York Times, 08/07/2026All Bodies Of Water In England Polluted With Toxic Chemicals: Data
"Every single English water body is polluted with toxic chemicals, new government data shows, while just 14.3% of surface waters achieved good ecological status."
Source: Guardian, 08/07/2026
