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Wild Dust Storm Wreaks Havoc At Burning Man Festival As Campsites Blown Away

"A powerful dust storm wreaked havoc on Nevada’s annual Burning Man festival over the weekend, tossing around early attendees’ campsites and trapping incoming Burners in up to eight hours of stop-and-go traffic."

Source: New York Post, 08/27/2025

Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce Push for Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center

"Misleading Mailer: Despite locals’ health concerns, the Chamber of Commerce has gone to unusual lengths to promote a data center, including sending a mailer with inaccurate information. 'Concierge Service': The chamber has a five-member operations team dedicated to xAI, one of Musk’s companies, as it tries to transform Memphis into a global hub of technological innovation."

Source: ProPublica, 08/27/2025

Tribes Want To Give Colorado River the Same Legal Rights as a Person

"The move by the Colorado River Indian Tribes in Arizona and California would give rights of nature to the water, marking a historic first."

Source: KUNC, 08/27/2025

"Environmental Laws Waived to Build Border Wall in Texas Wildlife Refuge"

"The Rio Grande Valley is home to ocelots and other endangered species. Now, the federal government will not have to follow the Endangered Species Act and more than two dozen other federal laws to build the border wall through a national wildlife refuge."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/27/2025

"Methane Leaks At California Oil Facilities Are Also Spewing Toxic Chemicals"

"Large methane leaks at oil and gas facilities across the United States not only unleash massive plumes of the potent greenhouse gas, but are also carry a toxic mix of air pollutants that jeopardize the health of communities nearby, according to new research."

Source: LA Times, 08/27/2025

Scientists Flunk Trump Reports Aimed At Undoing A Key Climate Finding

"Two key documents from the Trump administration aimed at revoking the long-standing finding that climate change is dangerous were filled with errors, bias and distortions, according to dozens of scientists surveyed by The Associated Press."

Source: AP, 08/27/2025

"Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups"

"A law firm representing opponents of offshore wind farms is demanding that Brown University retract research that details links between the fossil fuel industry and anti-wind groups."

Source: NYTimes, 08/27/2025

Weather Key To Perfect Ear Of Corn, But Climate Change Is Making It Dicier

'Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what’s now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum. Last year was a good year, and Rynd said he enjoyed walking the fields with his kids to see how the corn was doing. This year is a different story.'

Source: AP, 08/26/2025

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