Firefly May Blink Out As US Seeks To List It As Endangered For First Time
"Bethany Beach firefly, found in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, faces dangers to habitat because of climate change"
Source: Guardian, 10/01/2024
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"Feud Erupts Between Fla. Officials Over Proposed Trash Incineration Plant"
"Residents of two south Florida counties are feuding over the proposed construction of a huge trash incineration plant that environmentalists say will subject thousands of people to toxic fumes and a risk of polluted drinking water."
Source: Guardian, 10/01/2024
EPA To Undo Approval Of Chevron Plastic-Based Fuels Likely To Cause Cancer
"The US Environmental Protection Agency is planning to withdraw and reconsider its approval for Chevron to produce 18 plastic-based fuels, including some that an internal agency assessment found are highly likely to cause cancer."
Source: ProPublica, 10/01/2024
Mosquitos Spread Virus In L.A. Climate Change May Make Things Worse
"Climate change is exacerbating the risk of potentially dangerous mosquito-borne diseases in California. Dengue, the world’s most common mosquito-borne illness, is not transmitted directly from insect to insect."
Source: LA Times, 10/01/2024
"Around the World, Diplomats Gird for a Trump Assault on Climate Action"
"Climate negotiators from Europe, Latin America and some island nations are bracing for the potential return to the world stage of Donald J. Trump, who withdrew the United States from the fight against global warming during his first term."
Source: NYTimes, 10/01/2024
"US Closes $1.52 Billion Loan To Resurrect Michigan Nuclear Plant"
"The U.S. on Monday said it closed a $1.52 billion loan to resurrect Holtec's Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan, and a senior Biden administration official said it could take two years to reopen the plant, which is longer than the company predicted."
Source: Reuters, 10/01/2024
Hurricane Helene’s ‘Historic Flooding’ Made Worse By Global Heating: FEMA
"The head of the US disaster relief agency has called Hurricane Helene, which has killed nearly 100 people, a “true multi-state event” that caused “significant infrastructure damage” and had been made worse because of global heating."
Source: Guardian, 10/01/2024
Supplies Arrive By Plane And Mule In N.C. As Helene’s Death Toll Tops 130
"Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came to light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways in one of the worst storms in U.S. history. The death toll topped 130."
Source: AP, 10/01/2024
"Trump, Harris Venture Into The Politics Of Hurricane Helene"
"The Harris campaign accused Trump of a lack of empathy, and the Trump campaign said Harris should visit the areas affected."
"VALDOSTA, Ga. — The two candidates for president ventured carefully into the politics of Hurricane Helene on Monday, with Vice President Kamala Harris canceling West Coast campaign stops to attend a storm briefing in Washington and former president Donald Trump delivering remarks from a Georgia city battered by the storm.
Source: Washington Post, 10/01/2024
Biden Says He Could Ask Congress to Pass Aid for ‘Catastrophic’ Helene Damage
"The president, who plans to travel to North Carolina this week, said he might need to call Congress in for a special session after it did not include additional disaster relief in its spending bill."
Source: NYTimes, 10/01/2024
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