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- Earth is now expected to cross 1.5°C warming by 2027, WMO warnsThe world is on track to breach the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit set in the Paris Agreement within the next two years, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).Shannon Osaka reports for The Washington Post.In short:The WMO projects that the global average temperature will exceed 1.5°C above preindustrial levels by […]
- US Supreme Court curbs major federal environmental statuteThe U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that federal agencies only need to consider the direct environmental impacts of major infrastructure projects, not their broader consequences, under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).Alex Guillén reports for Politico.In short:The 8-0 ruling curbs how NEPA can be used, limiting environmental reviews to only the immediate effects of projects […]
- German court rules against climate damages claim but backs future liability lawsuitsA German court dismissed a Peruvian farmer’s lawsuit against energy giant RWE over climate-linked flooding but acknowledged, for the first time, that German companies could face civil liability for global emissions.Karen Zraick reports for The New York Times.In short:A German appeals court rejected Saúl Luciano Lliuya’s claim that RWE should pay for flood prevention measures […]
- Glacier collapse engulfs Swiss village, leaving devastation and fears of floodingA massive glacier collapse in southern Switzerland has buried most of the evacuated village of Blatten under mud, rock, and ice, leaving one person missing and raising the threat of blocked river flows. The Guardian staff report. In short: A large section of the Birch Glacier broke off above the Lötschental valley, releasing a surge […]
- China pivots toward renewable energy in global investmentsChina invested more in overseas wind and solar energy projects than in coal from 2022 to 2023, a first for its Belt and Road Initiative, though older coal projects are still coming online.Katie Surma, Georgina Gustin and Nicholas Kusnetz report for Inside Climate News.In short:A Boston University analysis found 68% of China’s overseas energy investments […]
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- Trump admin cuts $3.7B for industrial decarbonization and carbon captureThe Department of Energy announced Friday that it is canceling over $3.7 billion in funding for projects that would cut carbon emissions and toxic air pollution from power plants and industrial sites, ranging from cement kilns to ketchup-processing plants. The DOE shared a list of the projects to be cut with Canary…
- The quiet demise of Texas’ anti-renewables legislationThis analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Over the past few months, the Texas Senate passed three bills that could’ve devastated the state’s nation-leading renewable energy rollout — but clean energy appears to have dodged the bullet. The first…
- Electrifying this affordable housing complex made financial senseCanary Media’s “ Electrified Life ” column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals and building owners can do to shift to clean electric power. An affordable housing complex for older adults in Sacramento, California, boasts some enticing features. Residents of the earth-toned,…
- Chart: US steelmaking is slowly getting cleanerSee more from Canary Media’s "Chart of the week” column . The future of steel and ironmaking in the U.S. is poised to get cleaner — so long as the country can let go of the industry’s dirty past. All new steelmaking and ironmaking capacity in the U.S. is slated to use technologies that sidestep […]
- A new, low-carbon way to make chemicals, without the big, dirty factoriesThe global chemicals industry is big, and it’s dirty . Chemical plants consume lots of fossil fuels, both to power the high-temperature, high-pressure processes involved and often as a feedstock for the chemicals produced. And to maximize production, those plants are typically built to be as large as possible. Todd…
Recovery Diva
- Loss of Another EM Info SourceFrom HSToday: U.S. Fire Administration to Close Emergency Management Information Sharing and Analysis Center Within Days The Diva does not have personal experience with this Center and welcomes comments from readers who do.
- More Warnings Re Hurricanes in 2025From the Handbasket: FEMA at ‘high risk’ of disrupting ‘life-saving’ disaster relief, per internal memo. The agency in charge of mitigating disasters is in the midst of its own.
- Hurricane Helene is Yet Another Warning re Hurricanes this yearPBS Frontline has a series of feature articles and videos re pending hurricane dangers https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/hurricane-helenes-deadly-warning/
- Cuts to NOAA Budget Have Critical ImplicationsFrom HSNW: As Hurricane Season Approaches, Trump’s NOAA Budget Cuts Threaten Safety “President Trump’s NOAA cuts will significantly hamper the public’s understanding of the environment and weather forecasting, negatively affecting people in the United States and abroad. The National Oceanic … Continue reading →
- FEMA’s Delays and Indecisiveness Cause Great Hardship LocallyFrom the NYTimes: A Tornado Came for Cave City. Would Trump’s FEMA? “On-the-ground reality will show that most small communities don’t have a lot of room in the budget,” the mayor of Cave City, Ark., said after a tornado ripped through … Continue reading →
