"After Ida, U.S. Cities Eye More Equal Resilience Plans"
"New York and other U.S. cities are seeking to ensure their climate mitigation plans protect their most vulnerable communities".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 09/22/2021
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"Turkey’s Erdogan: Refugee Crisis From Climate Change Coming"
"Presaging “hundreds of millions” of climate change refugees, Turkey’s president said Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly that the world needs to find a way to contend with its existing refugees who are fleeing conflict."
Source: AP, 09/22/2021
"Tar Sands Pipeline Is Sucking Water From Minnesota Watersheds"
"The Anishinaabe people are rallying to save their lakes and their traditional wild rice harvests".
Source: Guardian, 09/22/2021
"Fires Fuel New Risks to California Farmworkers"
"As climate change amplifies the health risks of extreme heat and pollution from wildfires, researchers scramble to protect farmworkers."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/22/2021
"Michigan Plans 1st U.S. Charging Road For Electric Vehicles"
"Plans are underway for Michigan to construct a first in the nation segment of road that will charge electric vehicles while they’re driving, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday at the Motor Bella auto show in Pontiac."
Source: AP, 09/22/2021
"6 Tribes Sue Wisconsin To Try To Stop November Wolf Hunt"
"Six Native American tribes sued Wisconsin on Tuesday to try to stop its planned gray wolf hunt in November, asserting that the hunt violates their treaty rights and endangers an animal they consider sacred."
Source: AP, 09/22/2021
Will Taxpayers Bear Cost Of Cleaning Up America’s Abandoned Oil Wells?
"Oil and gas companies have a century-old bad habit of drilling wells and ditching them. And while Congress finally has a plan to plug some abandoned wells, new proposals effectively pass the fossil fuel industry’s cleanup costs on to taxpayers and may even enable more drilling."
Source: Guardian, 09/22/2021
Biden Vows To Double Climate Aid For Vulnerable Nations
"President Biden announced plans Tuesday to double the funding the United States provides each year to help developing nations cope with the ravages of climate change and build greener economies."
Source: Washington Post, 09/22/2021
"China Pledges to Stop Building Coal-Burning Power Plants Abroad"
"In a move designed to bolster Beijing’s climate credentials, President Xi Jinping of China said Tuesday that his country would stop building coal-burning power plants overseas, ending its support for construction projects that rely on the world’s dirtiest fossil fuel."
Source: NYTimes, 09/22/2021
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