"A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization"
"Every schoolchild learns the name: Mesopotamia – the Fertile Crescent, the cradle of civilization. Today, much of that land is turning to dust."
Source: NYTimes, 07/31/2023
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"NEPA ‘Phase 2’ Revamp Aims To Reverse Trump, Boost Renewables"
"The Biden administration unveiled a highly anticipated proposal Friday aimed at speeding up federal reviews of renewable energy projects and unraveling Trump-era changes to the nation’s bedrock environmental law."
Source: E&E News, 07/31/2023
"Biden Admin To Hike Fuel Economy Standards"
"The Transportation Department proposed Friday raising fuel efficiency requirements for cars and light trucks by about 20 percent over six years, a move the Biden administration said will help achieve its climate goals while saving drivers money at the gas pump."
Source: E&E News, 07/31/2023
House Sends Two Resolutions Overturning Endangered Species Rules To Biden
"The House voted Thursday to overturn two Biden administration Endangered Species Act (ESA) rules, sending the resolution to the president, who has vowed to veto them. The two rules apply to federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken and the northern long-eared bat, respectively."
Source: The Hill, 07/28/2023
"New IPCC Head Says Open Climate 'Toolbox' To Keep 1.5C Goal Alive"
"Rising global temperatures are on track to far exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming - but governments still have an unopened "toolbox" of policies that can keep that goal alive, the new chair of the U.N.'s panel of climate scientists said."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 07/28/2023
"As El Nino Fuels Fire Risk, Southeast Asia Braces For Haze Crisis"
"Southeast Asian nations are gearing up to tackle the threat of a tougher-than-usual "haze" season together, as the El Nino climate phenomenon raises the risk of soaring temperatures."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 07/28/2023
"A Bottleneck on the Grid Threatens Clean Energy. New Rules Aim to Help."
"Federal regulators on Thursday approved new rules to speed up the process for connecting wind and solar projects to the electric grid, in an attempt to reduce the growing delays that have become one of the biggest obstacles to building renewable energy in the United States."
Source: NYTimes, 07/28/2023
"As Florida Ocean Temperatures Soar, A Race To Salvage Imperiled Corals"
"As a blistering marine heat wave persists off the coast, a full-blown emergency is unfolding along the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States."
Source: Washington Post, 07/28/2023
"A Half-Million Americans May Have Tick-Linked Meat Allergy, C.D.C. Says"
"As many as 450,000 Americans may be living with alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy that has been linked to tick bites, with many of those people going undiagnosed, according to two new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
Source: NYTimes, 07/28/2023
"Forcing People To Work In Deadly Heat Is Mostly Legal In The U.S."
"As the planet records some of its highest average temperatures, workers have barely any legal protections from extreme heat".
Source: Washington Post, 07/28/2023
