Climate Change

"Report: Restructure Climate Change Aid To Alaska Villages"

"Permafrost thaw, erosion, storm surges and other climate-change impacts in Alaska’s rural Native villages are not being properly addressed by federal programs because residents have too much trouble overcoming bureaucratic hurdles, said a report issued by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium."

Source: Alaska Beacon, 02/05/2024

"How the U.S. Became the World’s Biggest Gas Supplier"

"In just eight years, the United States has rocketed from barely selling any gas overseas to becoming the world’s No. 1 supplier, a remarkable shift that has profited oil and gas companies and strengthened American influence abroad. But climate activists worry that soaring exports of liquefied natural gas could make global warming worse."

Source: NYTimes, 02/05/2024

‘Reversed And Scrubbed.’ How A 2nd Trump Term Could Gut Climate Policy

"Dozens of conservative organizations have banded together to provide Trump a road map — known as Project 2025 — if he prevails in November. It outlines a series of steps that the former president could take to reverse the climate actions taken by the Biden administration."

Source: E&E News, 02/05/2024

2nd Storm In Days Slams California, Knocking Out Power And Flooding Roads

"The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers churned slowly through California early Monday, flooding roadways and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people and prompting a rare warning for hurricane-force winds as the already soggy state braced for another day of heavy rains."

Source: AP, 02/05/2024

"Too Hot To Party? Extreme Temperatures Threaten Live Music Shows"

"From hail the size of golf balls to deadly heat, concert-goers in 2023 were forced to deal with extreme weather events that put them in harm's way during the world's warmest year on record, with temperatures predicted to climb even higher in 2024."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 02/02/2024

"Truck Makers Team Up to Push for Electric Vehicle Chargers"

"There are more than four million electric vehicles on American roads, but fewer than 1,000 of them are heavy-duty trucks. On Tuesday, the three largest truck makers announced a push to remedy that deficit by calling on governments and utilities to help them build many more places to charge big rigs."

Source: NYTimes, 02/02/2024

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