"Hotter Temperatures Are Causing Trees to Have Heat Strokes"
"How climate-change-driven drying of the air is leading to tree deaths the world over".
Source: Sierra, 07/30/2024
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"Project 2025 Plan Calls For Demolition Of NOAA and National Weather Service"
"Among its many sweeping calls for change in American government, a conservative platform document known as Project 2025 urges the demolition of some of the nation’s most dependable resources for tracking weather, combating climate change and protecting the public from environmental hazards."
Source: LA Times, 07/29/2024
"How Pennsylvania’s Oil Industry Quietly Dumped Waste Across The State"
"Spreading fracking wastewater on roads is banned. Oil and gas companies do it anyway."
Source: Grist, 07/26/2024
"Woman Dies On Utah Hike After Running Out Of Water In Extreme Heat"
"A 56-year-old woman died while hiking near a state park in south-western Utah over the weekend after running out of water on a sweltering day, officials said."
Source: AP, 07/24/2024
"Here’s Where Kamala Harris Stands on Climate"
"Vice President Kamala Harris has for years made the environment a top concern, from prosecuting polluters as California’s attorney general to sponsoring the Green New Deal as a senator to casting the tiebreaking vote as vice president for the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate investment in United States history."
Source: NYTimes, 07/23/2024
"Could Robot Weedkillers Replace The Need For Pesticides?"
"On a sweltering summer day in central Kansas, farm fields shimmer in the heat as Clint Brauer watches a team of bright yellow robots churn up and down the rows, tirelessly slicing away any weeds that stand in their way while avoiding the growing crops."
Source: Guardian, 07/22/2024
Texas Heat Deaths Climb After Beryl Left Millions Without Power For Days
"As the temperature soared in the Houston-area home Janet Jarrett shared with her sister after losing electricity in Hurricane Beryl, she did everything she could to keep her 64-year-old sibling cool."
Source: LA Times, 07/22/2024
Greenhouse Heat: Touted Climate Solution Threatens Agricultural Workers
"To harvest tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, to clip herbs, to prune and propagate succulents, people work in oppressive heat and humidity. Some wring out shirts soaked with sweat. Some contend with headaches, dizziness and nausea. Some collapse. Some hover on the brink of exhaustion, backs straining, breathing heavily."
Source: AP, 07/22/2024
How Geothermal Fracking Could Unlock A Clean Energy Future
"Technology pioneered by the oil and gas industry is fueling a new type of carbon-free power plant."
Source: Washington Post, 07/19/2024
"New York City Bill Would Mandate Air-Conditioning for Tenants"
"As New York City endures its third heat wave of the year, a city councilman plans to introduce a bill this week that would require landlords to buy, install and maintain air-conditioning units or cooling systems for tenants during the summer, with fines of up to $1,250 per day for noncompliance."
Source: NYTimes, 07/19/2024
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