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The Daily Climate
- Federal heat policy ignores deadly risks despite increasing climate dangersExtreme heat is killing more Americans than any other weather-related event, but federal policies remain focused on protecting people from cold.Thomas Frank reports for Politico.In short:The federal government invests billions in heating but provides little support for cooling, leaving millions vulnerable to extreme heat.Federal programs fail to recognize extreme heat as a disaster, while thousands […]
- States profit from lands on tribal reservations, hindering tribal sovereigntyTribes are forced to lease their own lands from states, which profit from resources like timber, gas, and minerals, while tribal sovereignty and environmental management are undermined.Anna V. Smith and Maria Parazo Rose report for High Country News and Grist.In short:State trust lands, once seized from tribes, are leased for public institutions like schools and […]
- London's low-emission zone got kids out of cars and onto their feetA year after London's clean air zone was enforced, 40% of children began walking or biking to school instead of being driven, according to new research.Syris Valentine reports for Grist.In short:A study found that 40% of kids in London's ultra-low emissions zone switched from car rides to walking or biking within a year of the […]
- Biden's green energy policies are expected to save lives and grow jobs, reports showNew reports suggest that President Biden's climate policies will save 200,000 lives by reducing pollution and have already added nearly 150,000 clean energy jobs in the U.S.Oliver Milman reports for The Guardian.In short:Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act has led to 150,000 new clean energy jobs, with 3.5 million now working in the sector.Clean energy jobs grew […]
- Illinois carbon capture project faces early corrosion issues, raising long-term safety concernsThe nation’s first carbon capture and storage project, located in Decatur, IL, has violated Safe Drinking Water Act regulations due to corrosion in a monitoring well, according to the EPA.Sharon Kelly reports for DeSmog.In short:The Decatur project, run by Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM), was the first in the U.S. to inject captured carbon into deep wells for […]
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- Promoters of clean-energy data centers in Virginia coal country unfazed by doubtersData Center Ridge is the first phase in a sprawling, state-endorsed plan to advance test sites for solar, wind, pumped hydro, small nuclear and other clean energy innovations. Promoters of clean-energy data centers in Virginia coal country unfazed by doubters is an article from Energy News Network, a nonprofit news service covering the clean energy […]
- Former critics start to coalesce around Duke Energy’s plans for more gas, solar in N.C.The state’s ratepayer advocate, Walmart, and clean energy developers say the incremental progress proposed in Duke’s plan is enough for now, though advocates still have objections. Former critics start to coalesce around Duke Energy’s plans for more gas, solar in N.C. is an article from Energy News Network, a nonprofit news service covering the clean […]
- How Dalton, Georgia, went from Carpet Capital to Solartown, USAThis northwest Georgia community got in early on the national boom in cleantech manufacturing spurred by the climate law, and it’s reaping the benefits. How Dalton, Georgia, went from Carpet Capital to Solartown, USA is an article from Energy News Network, a nonprofit news service covering the clean energy transition. If you would like to […]
- N.C. regulators approve controversial Duke Energy plan that lets large customers chip in for solar projectsOriginally designed as a way for customers to help pay for renewable projects Duke is already mandated to build, a revised proposal will allow some customers to speed up construction of new solar farms by about two years. N.C. regulators approve controversial Duke Energy plan that lets large customers chip in for solar projects is […]
- Before key hearings in North Carolina, Duke Energy makes tiny concessions to big gas ambitionsThe utility has defended its plan to build out new power plants, and says a state law requiring a 70% emissions reduction by 2030 is "unachievable." Before key hearings in North Carolina, Duke Energy makes tiny concessions to big gas ambitions is an article from Energy News Network, a nonprofit news service covering the clean […]
Recovery Diva
- LIngering Hurricanes are More PowerfulFrom the WashPost: More hurricanes are lingering for days. These places are most vulnerable. New research found hurricanes are stalling more often along vulnerable coastlines, increasing the danger from prolonged rainfall and winds.
- Staff Learn to Fight Wildfires with LegislationFrom HSN: Congressional Staff Learn to Fight Wildfires with Legislation. “Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment recently hosted a first-of-its-kind “boot camp” in which congressional staffers got a crash course from experts in climate, forestry, fire science, utilities, insurance, … Continue reading →
- New Deadly Combination of Disaster TypesFrom the Wash Post, this article on climate disasters that entail a hurricane followed by massive power outage.
- Protecting Houses of WorshipFrom FEMA: a series of sessions on Protecting House of Worship
- Interview with FEMA Administrator CriswellFrom Grist: Biden’s FEMA director tried to fix the agency. Did she succeed?In an exclusive interview, Biden FEMA chief Deanne Criswell discusses her attempts to create a “very different” disaster agency.
