"Adaptation: As Temperatures Rocket, Cities Fight Heat Waves"
"Outside her apartment, at the height of a midsummer heat wave in Harlem, Caroline Gwynn shared her tips for staying cool without air conditioning."
Source: ClimateWire, 08/24/2016
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"Looking for Lead (In All The Wrong Places)"
"Neighborhoods on the [Buffalo's] East and Lower West Sides are 'ground zero' for the worst lead poisoning problems in all of Upstate New York. Lead paint is considered the culprit, but the crisis in Flint, Michigan, has raised questions about the safety of the drinking water in cities like Buffalo."
Source: Investigative Post, 08/24/2016
"4 Arrested In Protest Against Federal Oil Lease Sales
"Four protesters opposed to federal oil lease sales were arrested Tuesday at the suburban New Orleans building where the leasing agency has offices, an attorney said."
Source: Earth Island Journal, 08/24/2016
"EPA: North Texas Earthquakes Likely Linked to Oil and Gas Drilling"
"Federal regulators believe “there is a significant possibility” that recent earthquakes in North Texas are linked to oil and gas activity, even if state regulators won’t say so."
Source: Texas Tribune, 08/24/2016
"Investors Urge G20 Nations To Ratify Paris Climate Deal This Year"
"Investors managing more than $13 trillion of assets urged leaders of the Group of 20 on Wednesday to ratify a global climate deal by the end of 2016 and to step up efforts to shift from fossil fuels."
Source: Reuters, 08/24/2016
"In The Dry And Windy West, Crews Fight Flames In Seven States"
"Growing wildfires stoked by windy, dry conditions have destroyed buildings and forced evacuations in California, Washington, Montana and elsewhere."
Source: AP, 08/24/2016
"At Least 38 Dead In Italian Earthquake: Civil Protection"
"At least 38 people died in a powerful earthquake that hit central Italy early on Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the civil protection department said."
Source: Reuters, 08/24/2016
"President Obama Meets With Louisiana Flood Victims"
"President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged his commitment to a full recovery from floods that struck south Louisiana this month, leaving 13 people dead and thousands more displaced."
Source: Baton Rouge Advocate, 08/24/2016
"Luxury Cruise To Arctic Sails Into Controversy And Opportunity"
"For the 1,000 passengers aboard the Crystal Serenity cruise ship, climate change has brought a luxurious opportunity: to sail into the history books on the largest passenger vessel to traverse the once unnavigable Northwest Passage."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 08/23/2016
Canadian, US Mayors Scramble To Stop Water Diversion From Great Lakes
"A group of mayors from Canada and the U.S. is trying to challenge a recent decision allowing an American city to draw water from the Great Lakes, arguing that it sets a dangerous precedent."
Source: Canadian Press, 08/23/2016
