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In Rail Hazmat Crashes, Small Town Firefighters Can Be Vulnerable [1]

"Accidents that result in the release of hazardous materials are rare, but when trains do crash, the consequences can be serious. Most of the recent ones that caused evacuations have happened near small communities, NPR found. Local firefighters who respond are uniquely vulnerable to the effects. But across the country, they are often under-prepared to handle the chemicals when they come off the tracks."

Source: NPR [2], 03/14/2023

"Scientists Warn Of ‘Phosphogeddon’ As Critical Fertiliser Shortages Loom" [3]

"Excessive use of phosphorus is depleting reserves vital to global food production, while also adding to the climate crisis".

Source: Guardian [4], 03/14/2023

"The East Coast Whale Die-Offs: Unraveling the Causes" [5]

"Activists are blaming a recent spate of humpback strandings off New York and New Jersey on seismic exploration by offshore wind companies. But scientists say the deaths are not unusual and are likely due to increased ship traffic and entanglements with fishing gear."

Source: YaleE360 [6], 03/14/2023

"Confirmed: Global Floods, Droughts Worsening With Warming" [7]

"The intensity of extreme drought and rainfall has “sharply” increased over the past 20 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Water. These aren’t merely tough weather events, they are leading to extremes such as crop failure, infrastructure damage, even humanitarian crises and conflict."

Source: AP [8], 03/14/2023

"Governments Vet Crucial UN Climate Science Report" [9]

"Diplomats from nearly 200 nations and top climate scientists began a week-long huddle in Switzerland on Monday to distill nearly a decade of published science into a 20-odd-page warning about the existential danger of global warming and what to do about it."

Source: AFP [10], 03/14/2023

"What Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse Means for Climate Tech" [11]

"The fall of Silicon Valley Bank leaves a hole in the ecosystem for financing cleantech startups — just how big remains to be seen."

Source: Bloomberg Green [12], 03/14/2023

"Biden OKs Alaska Oil Project, Draws Ire Of Environmentalists" [13]

"The Biden administration said Monday it is approving a huge oil-drilling project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope, a major environmental decision by President Joe Biden that drew quick condemnation as flying in the face of his pledges to slow climate change."

Source: AP [14], 03/14/2023

In Rail Hazmat Crashes, Small Town Firefighters Can Be Vulnerable [1]

"Scientists Warn Of ‘Phosphogeddon’ As Critical Fertiliser Shortages Loom" [3]

"The East Coast Whale Die-Offs: Unraveling the Causes" [5]

"Confirmed: Global Floods, Droughts Worsening With Warming" [7]

"Governments Vet Crucial UN Climate Science Report" [9]

"What Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse Means for Climate Tech" [11]

"Biden OKs Alaska Oil Project, Draws Ire Of Environmentalists" [13]

"EPA Proposes Rules To Limit ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water" [15]

More Storms Ravage California, Northeast [17]

"Why Saving the Whales Means Saving Ourselves" [19]

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