"Climate Change Is Making Us Sick, Literally"
"In hundreds of U.S. cities and towns, extreme rainfalls are overwhelming outdated sewer systems, flooding waterways with untreated sewage."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 08/09/2024
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"Louisiana Advocates ‘Gobsmacked’ By Decision Halting Massive Grain Terminal"
"Blaming “wealthy plantation owners” and outside “special interest groups,” Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry decried the abrupt decision late Tuesday to cancel a massive grain elevator proposed for a small predominantly Black community along the Mississippi River fighting to preserve its history and landmarks."
Source: Floodlight, 08/09/2024"More Osprey Reproduction Problems Found Around The Chesapeake Bay"
"Perched on a nest atop a green navigation marker in Maryland’s Harris Creek, the osprey glared, spread its wings and started hopping as a boatload of people drew near."
Source: Bay Journal, 08/09/2024"The Lost History Of What Americans Knew About Climate Change In The 1960s"
"To judge by recent Supreme Court decisions, the world didn’t know much about climate change a half century ago."
Source: Grist, 08/09/2024ATSDR: "How A US Health Agency Became A Shield For Polluters"
"Companies and others responsible for some of America's most toxic waste sites are using a federal health agency’s faulty reports to save money on cleanups, defend against lawsuits and deny victims compensation, a Reuters investigation found."
Source: Reuters, 08/08/2024Death Toll For Birds Hitting Buildings May Be Over 1 Billion A Year In US
"Less than half of stunned or injured birds survive a collision with a window, research has found, pushing up estimates that more than 1 billion birds may die each year from flying into buildings in the US."
Source: Guardian, 08/08/2024Hottest Ocean Temps In 400 Years Threaten Great Barrier Reef: Researchers
"Ocean temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef are now the hottest in at least 400 years and are an “existential threat” to the planet’s unique natural wonder, according to new scientific research."
Source: Guardian, 08/08/2024Illinois Trees, Plants Damaged By Renewed Use Of Weedkillers On Farms
"Patsy Hirsch and her husband moved to an Elgin subdivision nearly three decades ago, drawn by a backyard thicket of oak, hickory and cherry trees so dense the canopy blotted out the sun."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 08/08/2024"Avocado Goldrush Links US Companies With Mexico’s Deforestation Disaster"
"On a sweltering July afternoon, two large yellow bulldozers dug into the brown soil at the bottom of a lush avocado orchard near the small town of Madero, located in central Mexico’s Michoacan state."
Source: Reuters, 08/08/2024"Study Links Permian Blowouts With Wastewater Injection"
"Fracking wastewater, injected underground for permanent disposal, traveled 12 miles through geological faults before bursting to the surface through a previously plugged West Texas oil well in 2022, according to a new study from Southern Methodist University."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/08/2024Extreme Heat Is Impacting Most Americans’ Electricity Bills: AP-NORC Poll
"Around 7 in 10 Americans say in the last year extreme heat has had an impact on their electricity bills, ranging from minor to major, and most have seen at least a minor impact on their outdoor activities, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research."
Source: AP, 08/08/2024U.S. Funds Fueling Push To Remove Dams And Restore River Habitat
"On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries."
Source: AP, 08/08/2024"A Fifth Of U.S. Green Hydrogen Projects Eyed For Water-Stressed Areas"
"As the federal government pours billions into hydrogen production to lower greenhouse gas emissions, critics worry water shortages in the Southwest could worsen"
Source: Floodlight, 08/08/2024"62.1 Million People In The U.S. May Be Exposed To Dangerous Heat Today"
"The [Washington] Post is tracking the potential for dangerous heat using the heat index, which accounts for the combined impact of temperature and humidity"
Source: Washington Post, 08/08/2024"Tim Walz Has Championed Climate as Governor"
"Over the course of his two terms in office, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has quietly emerged as one of the nation’s most forceful advocates for tackling climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 08/07/2024
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