"The Vanishing Islands That Failed to Vanish"
"Low-lying tropical island nations were expected to be early victims of rising seas. But research tells a surprising story: Many islands are stable. Some have even grown."
Source: NYTimes, 06/27/2024
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"He Monitors Solar Flares. Here’s What Keeps Him Up at Night."
"Mike Bettwy, a government meteorologist who focuses on potential threats from space weather, says that we are more prepared than ever — and that forecasting is only getting better."
Source: NYTimes, 06/27/2024U.S. Acknowledged the Harm Dams Have Caused Tribes. Here’s What It Left Out
"The Biden administration said officials historically gave “little, if any, consideration” to impacts on tribal fishing. But some sought deliberately to upend the harvest, according to documents obtained by ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting."
Source: OPB/ProPublica, 06/27/2024"Protecting 1.2% of Earth Would Prevent Most Extinctions, Study Says"
"Setting aside an additional 1.2% of the world's land as nature preserves would prevent the majority of predicted plant and animal extinctions and cost about $263 billion, according to a study published on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 06/27/2024"Latino Environmental Group Launches Climate Campaign"
"A top Latino environmental group is launching a series of bilingual ads on Monday, highlighting climate change as an issue that disproportionately affects Hispanics."
Source: The Hill, 06/27/2024"Canada Reopens Cod Fishery After 32-Year Pause To Replenish Stocks"
"Canada said on Wednesday it would allow some commercial fishing of cod to restart off its northeastern Atlantic coast, more than 30 years after it was shut down to protect plummeting stocks."
Source: Reuters, 06/27/2024Railroad Erred In Burning Vinyl Chloride Cars In East Palestine: NTSB
"Norfolk Southern and its contractors botched the decision to blow open five vinyl chloride tank cars after last year’s disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and trackside detectors that might have prevented the crash failed to accurately detect the temperature of a burning wheel bearing 20 miles (32.19 kilometers) beforehand, according to the National Transportation Safety Board."
Source: AP, 06/26/2024"Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam At Risk Of Failing As Floods Hit Midwest"
"Rising waters on the Blue Earth River in Minnesota washed out a portion of the Rapidan Dam near the town of Mankato, 50 miles southwest of Minneapolis, as floods inundated parts of the Midwest."
Source: Washington Post, 06/26/2024"Supreme Court Could Curb NEPA Reviews Next Term"
"The Supreme Court opened the door Monday to setting new limits for how agencies account for climate and environmental risks for new projects." "The case follows the court’s recent trend of picking up controversial environmental issues."
Source: E&E News, 06/26/2024"How a Top Climate Consultancy is Greenwashing Fossil Fuels"
"Last spring, the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), a trade organization representing offshore oil and gas producers, made a startling claim: Producing more oil in the Gulf of Mexico can help “[drive] climate progress forward.”
Source: Drilled, 06/26/2024Analysis: "Heat Is Killing Thousands, and Big Events Have Not Adjusted"
"At large events all over the world, the scenes of extreme heat stress are starting to look familiar. Older men, shirts undone, lying down with their eyes closed. Aid tents packed with the unconscious. And lines of the faithful — whether they seek religion, music, ballot boxes or sport — sweating under slivers of shade."
Source: NYTimes, 06/26/2024"Flooded Brazil 'Ghost Town' A Climate Warning To World, UN Advisor Says"
"Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas because of climate change, an official at the United Nations' refugee agency said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 06/26/2024‘Gas Certification’ Is Greenwashing, Greens Charge in Contested New Report
"A growing effort by the fossil fuel industry to sell natural gas as a low-carbon fuel is little more than greenwashing, according to a new report by climate advocacy organizations."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/26/2024"Texas, California Cities Threatened By Worsening Fires Amid Oil Wells"
"More frequent and destructive fires are combining with booming oil production to put towns across the American West at risk, a new study has found."
Source: The Hill, 06/26/2024"CREW Files Bribery Complaint Against Trump Over Oil Industry Donations"
"The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a criminal bribery complaint urging the Justice Department to investigate former President Trump’s solicitation of campaign donations from fossil fuel executives."
Source: The Hill, 06/26/2024
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