"One In 11 People Went Hungry Last Year. Climate Change Is A Big Reason Why."
"Hunger and food insecurity are no longer merely benchmarks of public health. They are symptoms of a warming world."
Source: Grist, 08/01/2024
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"Manchin-Barrasso Energy Permitting Bill Advances To Full Senate"
"Bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up approvals for new energy projects advanced to the full Senate Wednesday. The legislation, put forward by Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), sailed through committee in a 15-4 vote."
Source: The Hill, 08/01/2024
"Extreme ‘Heat Dome’ Hitting Olympics ‘Impossible’ Without Global Heating"
"The “heat dome” causing scorching temperatures across western Europe and north Africa, and boiling athletes and spectators at the Olympic Games in Paris, would have been impossible without human-caused global heating, a rapid analysis has found."
Source: Guardian, 08/01/2024
"Harris Grabs Green New Deal Network Endorsement That Eluded Biden"
"The coalition of progressive youth and environmental justice groups are confident they can help give the presumptive Democratic nominee a needed edge with the base, even as the Trump team seeks to paint her as a radical."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/01/2024
"Plants And Their Pollinators Are Increasingly Out Of Sync"
"As global temperatures rise and seasons shift, bees and other pollinators are missing critical connections with flowers and crops."
Source: Grist, 07/31/2024
"Does The Plastics Industry Support Waste Pickers? It’s Complicated."
"Around the world, an estimated 20 million people make a living by collecting discarded plastic, aluminum, and other refuse from dumpsites and landfills and selling it to recyclers. They’re called “waste pickers,” and though their work is essential — they round up nearly 60 percent of all the postconsumer plastic waste that gets collected for recycling — it is often unacknowledged, unremunerated, and underappreciated."
Source: Grist, 07/31/2024
As US Bets On Hydrogen, Local Communities Worry Over Secrecy, Public Health
"The Biden administration has set aside billions of dollars for new hydrogen energy. But does the industry need better safeguards?" "But researchers and community advocates warn that unless the federal government’s so-called hydrogen earthshot has adequate safeguards, it could worsen air pollution in vulnerable communities and aggravate a warming climate. They’re also concerned that specifics of the emerging efforts remain stubbornly secret from people who live near shovel-ready projects."
Source: Public Health Watch, 07/31/2024
"Valley Fever Sickens Attendees Of Kern County Music Festival"
"California health officials are urging people who attended the Kern County music festival Lightning in a Bottle to seek medical care if they are experiencing respiratory symptoms or a fever."
Source: LA Times, 07/31/2024
Wind And Solar Energy Overtake Fossil Fuels To Provide 30% Of EU Electricity
"Wind turbines and solar panels have overtaken fossil fuels to generate 30% of the European Union’s electricity in the first half of the year, a report has found."
Source: Guardian, 07/31/2024
"Trade Row Won’t Hurt US And China’s Emissions Talks, Says US Climate Chief"
"Trade frictions and increasing tension between the US and China won’t affect climate negotiations between the two superpowers if he can help it, the US climate chief has pledged."
Source: Guardian, 07/31/2024
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