"Quieting the Global Growl"
"Underwater noise from ships has gotten louder, reshaping marine ecosystems and the lives of animals that depend on sounds to eat, mate, and navigate. Can ships ever pipe down?"
Source: Hakai, 06/05/2024
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"Abnormally Dry Canada Taps U.S. Energy, Reversing Usual Flow"
"Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 06/05/2024Can Mexico's Sheinbaum, Climate Scientist, Shake Lopez Obrador's Oil Legacy?
"Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, an accomplished climate scientist, could struggle to fulfill her environmental pledges after she sailed to victory, in part, on the popularity of a predecessor who doubled down on fossil fuels."
Source: Reuters, 06/05/2024First-in-US Geothermal Heating and Cooling System Comes to Massachusetts
"FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — After years of planning and months of drilling, a first-in-the-nation, neighborhood-scale geothermal heating and cooling project came online here on Tuesday."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/05/2024"Oral History Project Preserves Black and Indigenous Food Traditions"
"The Heirloom Gardens Project records the stories of elders and honors both long-held expertise and culturally meaningful foods."
Source: Civil Eats, 06/05/2024"Trump Eyes Cutting Interior, ‘Environment Agencies’"
"Former President Donald Trump said he wants to cut the Interior Department if he returns to the White House, and indicated “environmental agencies” more broadly are also on the chopping block."
Source: E&E News, 06/04/2024Vermont Enacts 1st State Law Requiring Oil Companies Pay For Climate Damage
"Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather."
Source: AP, 06/04/2024"Electricity From Coal Is Pricey. Should Consumers Have to Pay?"
"Environmental groups are making a new economic argument against coal, the heaviest polluting fossil fuel. Some regulators are listening."
Source: NYTimes, 06/04/2024"A Climate Scientist Is Voted President of an Oil Country. Now What?"
"Mexico is the world’s 11th-largest oil producer. It has been gripped by a deadly heat wave. Now, it’s elected as its president a woman with a rare pedigree: a left-of-center climate scientist with a doctorate in energy engineering named Claudia Sheinbaum."
Source: NYTimes, 06/04/2024"Atlanta Remains Under State Of Emergency Amid Ongoing Water Troubles"
"Atlanta remains under a state of emergency Monday as it battles disruptions to its water service that began last week, leaving a swath of a major city under boil-water advisories and highlighting the pervasiveness of problems caused by America’s aging infrastructure."
Source: CNN, 06/04/2024"Congress Weighs Delaying Farm Bill Over SNAP and Climate Disputes"
"A battle that ties food aid for needy families with crop subsidies for American farmers may stall efforts to renew a sweeping agricultural policy law, forcing Congress to consider delaying action on the $1.5 trillion proposal until after this fall’s elections."
Source: Washington Post, 06/04/2024"Regan To Square Off With House Oversight Republicans"
"EPA Administrator Michael Regan this week will face off with House Republicans troubled by his agency’s regulations designed to tackle climate change."
Source: E&E News, 06/04/2024Children In Afghanistan Are Affected By Ongoing Flash Floods, UNICEF Says
"Tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan remain affected by ongoing flash floods, especially in the north and west, the U.N. children’s agency said Monday."Source: AP, 06/04/2024"Deadly Floods in Brazil Were Worsened by Climate Change, Study Finds"
"Human-caused warming has doubled the chances that southern Brazil will experience extreme, multiday downpours like the ones that recently caused disastrous flooding there, a team of scientists said on Monday. The deluges have killed at least 172 people and displaced more than half a million residents from their homes."
Source: NYTimes, 06/04/2024"Electric Cars Are Suddenly Becoming Affordable"
"More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars."
Source: NYTimes, 06/04/2024
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