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- New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is quietly drafting a rule to undo its 2009 finding that greenhouse gases threaten human health — a move that could cripple U.S. climate protections.Jake Spring reports for The Washington Post.In short:The EPA under Administrator Lee Zeldin is proposing to repeal the “endangerment finding,” the legal basis for regulating carbon […]
- Extreme weather is fueling higher food prices around the worldSoaring global food prices between 2022 and 2024 were driven by extreme weather linked to climate change, according to new international research.Lianne Kolirin reports for CNN.In short:Researchers analyzed 16 major food price spikes across 18 countries and found each was tied to record-setting weather — such as drought, heatwaves or floods — between 2022 and […]
- Authoritarian regimes control most major fossil fuel companies driving global emissionsA growing share of greenhouse gas emissions is tied to state-owned oil and gas firms in autocratic nations, raising questions about how to achieve meaningful climate cooperation.Fiona Harvey reports for The Guardian.In short:Of the 20 largest fossil fuel companies globally, 16 are state-owned and accounted for over half of global emissions in 2023, most headquartered […]
- Q&A: Scientists warn of a return to the "dark ages" as EPA dismantles research officeThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has dissolved its 47-year-old research office, folding its scientists into program offices and ending independent studies that informed national health and environmental protections.Meg Wilcox reports for The New Lede.In short:The EPA has eliminated the Office of Research and Development (ORD), replacing it with a new office housed under the administrator’s […]
- EU drops dedicated funding for biodiversity as part of new green budget overhaulThe European Commission’s proposed restructuring of its trillion-euro budget eliminates dedicated biodiversity funding, raising fears that nature restoration will lose out to more profitable green initiatives.Marianne Gros and Leonie Cater report for POLITICO.In short:The EU’s new budget proposal consolidates several programs into a €409 billion Competitiveness Fund, ending ring-fenced funding for biodiversity and merging it […]
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- Can cutting rooftop solar costs make up for losing tax credits?Rooftop solar costs way more in the United States than it does elsewhere in the world. That’s long been a headache for the sector to navigate. But now with Republicans in Congress killing off the decades-old tax credit for rooftop solar, it’s a life-or-death problem. So says Andrew Birch, a 25-year industry veteran…
- New Hampshire raids clean energy fund, jeopardizing solar programNew Hampshire’s new state budget redirects an estimated $15 million from a dedicated renewable energy fund into the general fund, likely signaling the end of plans to expand a popular pilot supporting municipal solar developments. While some New England states have moved to strengthen clean energy policy in the face…
- Trump’s EPA delays rules requiring toxic coal ash cleanupThe Trump administration just dealt another blow to U.S. environmental regulations — one that could allow more contamination of drinking water from toxic coal ash contamination. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed on July 17 to extend deadlines for required reporting and groundwater monitoring at coal ash…
- New York to scale back key energy efficiency programThis story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here . New York Governor Kathy Hochul has made energy affordability a centerpiece of her political platform this year, blasting proposed utility rate hikes and even…
- How DNV is helping partners slash energy bills with dual-fuel heat pumpsHow do you reduce greenhouse gas emissions from one of the largest sources — buildings — without breaking the bank or the grid? To answer that question, the utility Puget Sound Energy (PSE) turned to DNV , a global risk management and assurance consultancy, to examine the benefits of heat pumps. While heating,…
Recovery Diva
- FEMA Is Keeping States on HoldFrom the WashPost: FEMA moved quickly to help Texas. These other states are still waiting. Several states and two Native American tribes are still waiting for disaster aid, while hundreds of requests for critical emergency services remain on hold.
- New Technological Transformations of EM NeededFrom HSToday:PERSPECTIVE: The Technological Transformation of Emergency Management: Part I: Building Trust and Efficiency Through New Tech The emergency management sector must take a strategic, forward-looking approach to modernizing emergency management legacy systems. A 2023 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report … Continue reading →
- 20 States Protest FEMA Program CutsFrom CBS News: 20 states sue DHS, FEMA for cuts to disaster mitigation program “A group of 20 states sued the Trump administration on Wednesday seeking to block what they say was an illegal termination of a program that provided … Continue reading →
- FEMA Hampered by Administration AttacksFrom MSNBC: Trump and Noem’s attacks on FEMA blew up in the most predictable way “There is a larger lesson here. Undermining the federal government, treating its career employees poorly, discarding years of institutional knowledge and cutting spending for the … Continue reading →
- Two Reports of Actions Not Taken in TX(1) From the WashPost: Kerr County did not use its most far-reaching alert system in deadly Texas floods. Local officials used the system more than two days after the recorded height of the floods. ______________________________ (2) From MSN: Flooded Texas County … Continue reading →