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"Insurance Costs Are Soaring Around Tornado Alley. Hail Is The Big Problem."

"The cost of homeowners insurance is soaring in states where large outbreaks of tornadoes are becoming more common. But it's hail — not tornadoes — that are the biggest concern for insurers in the middle of the country, according to industry experts and analysts."

Source: NPR, 05/30/2025

Trump Admin Reverses Planned Closures Of 3 Dozen US Mine Safety Offices

"The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws, the Department of Labor said Thursday."

Source: AP, 05/30/2025

US Peregrine Falcons Thrive In Cities But Struggle With Bird Flu On Coasts

"After rebounding in recent decades due to conservation efforts, the number of once-imperiled peregrine falcons in the U.S. has been dropping again in some places due to the bird flu that has decimated other avian populations in recent years."

Source: AP, 05/29/2025

Colorado River Is Running Low. Groundwater Looks Even Worse, Study Says.

"The dwindling flow of the Colorado River has alarmed the American West for years, but the water losses happening underground are even worse, according to a new study that uses satellite data to measure groundwater supplies across the Colorado River Basin."

Source: Washington Post, 05/29/2025

"Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Stop Arizona Copper Mine"

"The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request from some members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe to block a massive proposed copper mine that they say will destroy a holy site in Arizona known as Oak Flat."

Source: E&E News, 05/29/2025

"EPA Grants Pollution Permit To Gulf Coast Fish Farm"

"A planned fish farm off Florida’s Gulf Coast has received an environmental permit allowing operators to discharge nutrient-laden water from what could be the first commercial-scale saltwater aquaculture operation in the Gulf of Mexico."

Source: E&E News, 05/28/2025

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