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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BC Is Logging Its Last Old Growth. Protesters Are Sleeping In The Road
"The five-car caravan crept down a gravel logging road as the day’s last beams of golden light filtered through the trees. About 20 forest defenders were making a stand in southwest Vancouver Island, at a spot where a logging company was expected to cut old-growth trees the following morning. They made camp in tents and the backs of cars."
Source: AP, 08/11/2026
Contiguous US Breaks Its Record For Hottest Month Ever, NOAA Says
"The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration."
Source: AP, 08/11/2026
New Amazon Data Center Could Be Most Polluting Power Plant in the U.S.
"Amazon is investing in a large-scale natural-gas-burning power plant as part of a huge data center in Texas, the company confirmed on Friday, a facility that could become the largest single source of climate pollution in the United States."
Source: New York Times, 08/11/2026
Inside Doug Burgum’s Rocky Tenure At Interior
"Interior Department staffers were optimistic after Doug Burgum was confirmed to lead the agency in 2025... . But since he took over at Interior last year, that hope has been replaced by confusion and concern that the agency is poorly run, has devolved into secrecy and has lost thousands of the staff needed to manage the national park systems and millions of acres of public lands."
Source: E&E News, 08/11/2026
Cyberattacks On Water Utilities Renew Dem Calls For Regulations
"Two Senate Democrats introduced a bill Monday to set cybersecurity standards for water utilities — something Republicans and industry have long fought."
Source: E&E News, 08/11/2026
EPA Moves To Rescind Biden-Era Tribal Water Quality Rule
"The Trump administration plans to rescind an EPA rule requiring states to consider tribes’ rights to fish, hunt and gather wild plants when establishing water quality protections — a policy the administration argues went beyond the agency’s authority."
Source: E&E News, 08/11/2026
Nebraska Feedlot: A Very American Invention, Pushed to an Extreme
"In Nebraska, Blackshirt Feeders LP is building the country’s largest feedlot for 200,000 beef cattle on a square-mile slab of concrete."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/11/2026
Top Science Body Deletes Climate Chapter From Judges’ Manual
"The nation’s top scientific body has removed a chapter on climate science from a reference manual for judges after an outcry from critics on the right, including President Trump."
Source: New York Times, 08/11/2026
Trump Signs Order Attempting To Override CDC Vaccine Schedule
"Donald Trump has signed an executive order with plans for sweeping changes to the childhood vaccination schedule that attempts to override the authority of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."
Source: Guardian, 08/11/2026
