"Lahaina’s Deadly Fire Has Intensified Maui’s Fight Over Water Rights"
"Native Hawaiians say the tragedy is being used as a pretext to roll back their gains in securing water supplies".
Source: Washington Post, 08/24/2023
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"Amazon Forest Carbon Emissions Skyrocketed Under Bolsonaro, Study Shows"
"Brazilian space research center INPE said on Wednesday that carbon emissions in the Amazon forest soared in 2019 and 2020 compared to the previous decade due to poor enforcement of environmental protection policies."
Source: Reuters, 08/24/2023
"Texas Permits Lignite Mine Expansion Despite Water Worries"
"Texas regulators on Tuesday approved a 12,000-acre coal mine expansion despite objections from local governments and a river authority concerned about their water supplies."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/24/2023
"Appalachia’s Fracking Counties Are Shedding Jobs And Residents: Study"
"The largest natural gas-producing counties in Appalachia have had worse economic outcomes than the rest of the region and the nation since the start of the region’s fracking boom, according to a new report."
Source: EHN, 08/24/2023
"Coastal Areas Will Face Record ‘Sunny Day’ Flooding In 2024 — NOAA"
"Eight locations along the nation’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts experienced a record surge in high-tide flooding days last year, a trend intensified by rising sea levels and weather patterns that El Niño is expected to escalate in 2024, NOAA said Tuesday."
Source: E&E News, 08/24/2023
"Candidates Largely Dismiss Climate Issues At First GOP Debate"
"Climate change received little attention at the first Republican presidential debate Wednesday evening, with Vivek Ramaswamy dismissing it as a “hoax” in what was the most forceful comment on the matter throughout the night."
Source: The Hill, 08/24/2023
Deadly Heat Wave In Central US Strains Infrastructure, Transport, Grid
"Deadly heat that has gripped Texas for much of the summer has spread into other parts of the central U.S. this week where it is forecast to stay for days, with triple-digit temperatures buckling roads, straining water systems and threatening the power grid of the nation’s energy capitol."
Source: AP, 08/24/2023
"The Next Pandemic Could Strike Crops, Not People"
"Genetic uniformity is central to modern farming. It leaves us vulnerable to plant disease breakouts."
Source: Grist, 08/23/2023
"PragerU Says It's Approved In Texas Schools. It's Not."
"The conservative group's big announcement that its climate denial videos were approved in Texas public schools appears to be a lie, the Texas State Board of Education tells HEATED."
Source: HEATED, 08/23/2023
How A Mix Of Natural And Human-Caused Factors Cooked Up Storm Hilary Mess
"A natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s midsection and other factors cooked up Tropical Storm Hilary’s record-breaking slosh into California and Nevada, scientists figure."
Source: AP, 08/23/2023
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