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"Haiti Earthquake Survivors, Stranded By Storm, Search For Shelter" [1]

"Survivors of the powerful earthquake that shook Haiti scrambled for shelter, food and medical supplies Wednesday as officials acknowledged that the deadly temblor had disrupted vaccination efforts. The aftermath of Tropical Storm Grace continued to snarl already feeble relief efforts, worsening a dire humanitarian crisis and fueling anger."

Source: Washington Post [2], 08/19/2021

Energy Dept. Proposes Reversal Of Trump-Era Furnace Efficiency Rollback [3]

"The Energy Department on Wednesday proposed reversing a Trump-era rule that was expected to undermine its ability to regulate efficiency of both residential furnaces and commercial water heaters."

Source: The Hill [4], 08/19/2021

"Minnesota Issues Plan To Treat Water Marred By 3M Chemicals" [5]

"Minnesota pollution control and natural resources officials on Wednesday released a $700 million plan to improve the drinking water for 14 Twin Cities communities whose groundwater was contaminated due to decadeslong chemical disposal by 3M Co."

Source: AP [6], 08/19/2021

Thousands More Evacuated As California Wildfire Explodes [7]

"The Caldor Fire burning in California has grown 24 times its size in two days, forcing another 10,000 residents to evacuate."

Source: CNN [8], 08/19/2021

Corps To Take Closer Look At Formosa Plant's Impact On Environment [9]

"Construction on an enormous $9.4 billion plastics plant proposed in St. James Parish must be delayed so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can do a more extensive and lengthy review of the facility's impacts on the environment and nearby minority communities, a top Army official said Wednesday."

Source: Baton Rouge Advocate [10], 08/19/2021

"‘Coming Full Circle’: Native Tapped To Lead National Parks" [11]

"For the first time, a Native American may become the director of the National Park Service. President Joe Biden nominated Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III Wednesday and will be considered by the U.S. Senate. If confirmed, he will be the 19th permanent director of the National Park Service."

Source: Indian Country Today [12], 08/19/2021

"Court Blocks a Vast Alaskan Drilling Project, Citing Climate Dangers" [13]

"A federal judge in Alaska on Wednesday blocked construction permits for an expansive oil drilling project on the state’s North Slope that was designed to produce more than 100,000 barrels of oil a day for the next 30 years."

Source: NYTimes [14], 08/19/2021

E.P.A. to Block Pesticide Tied to Neurological Harm in Children [15]

"The Environmental Protection Agency will ban the use of a pesticide widely applied on food crops but linked to neurological damage in children, reversing one of the Trump administration’s most fraught public health decisions."

Source: Washington Post [16], 08/19/2021

"Laser Fusion Experiment Unleashes an Energetic Burst of Optimism" [17]

"Scientists have come tantalizingly close to reproducing the power of the sun — albeit only in a speck of hydrogen for a fraction of a second."

Source: NYTimes [18], 08/18/2021

Postcard From Thermal: Surviving the Climate Gap in Coachella Valley [19]

"The first thing to know about Thermal, California, is: It’s really damn hot. Already, at this early date in our planetary crisis, 139 days a year are over 95 degrees Fahrenheit in Thermal. Over the next 30 years, temperatures will rise 4 to 5 degrees more, and by the end of the century, more than half the year there will be hotter than 95 and nearly a quarter will be hotter than 112."

Source: ProPublica [20], 08/18/2021

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