"As Temperatures Rise, Industries Fight Heat Safeguards For Workers"
"Extreme heat is making work more dangerous. But beyond the West Coast, the fight to protect workers faces head winds."
Source: Washington Post, 08/10/2022
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"Billions in Feds’ Spending on Megafire Risks Seen as Misdirected"
"Congress is spending billions to save communities from Western megafires by thinning large swaths of forests even as scientists say climate change-driven drought and heat are too extreme for it to work. The money would be better spent thinning woods closest to homes and shoring up houses against embers raining down from firestorms, according to academics, former agency officials, and others who study wildfires."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/09/2022
"How Young Californians Cope To Beat Climate Anxiety and Doom"
"When he was 6 years old, Sim Bilal began to have nightmares of floods pouring through his South Los Angeles home."
Source: LA Times, 08/09/2022
"Study Connects Climate Hazards To 58% Of Infectious Diseases"
"Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says."
Source: AP, 08/09/2022
"EPA Announces Flights To Look For Methane In Permian Basin"
"The Environmental Protection Agency says it will conduct helicopter overflights to look for methane “super emitters” in the nation’s largest oil and gas producing region."
Source: AP, 08/04/2022
Climate-Smart Farming Is a Lot Harder Than Manchin Bill Makes It Sound
"It’s past time to green the nation’s agriculture. But spending on biofuels and seaweed additives is the wrong way to do that."
Source: New Republic, 08/03/2022
Scientists Say It’s ‘Foolish’ To Not Study Catastrophic Climate Outcomes
"As global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, some climate scientists say it’s time to start paying more attention to the most extreme, worst-case outcomes, including the potential for widespread extinctions, mass climate migration and the disintegration of social and political systems."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/02/2022
Gas Industry Pumps Money Into Tiny Local Race To Crush Climate Champion
"Alex Ramel took the lead on electrifying buildings in Washington state — and fossil fuel interests want to make an example of him."
Source: HuffPost, 08/02/2022
"At Least 14 Potential Heat Deaths In Oregon After Hot Spell"
"Oregon authorities are investigating four additional deaths potentially linked to last week’s scorching heat wave, bringing the total number of suspected hyperthermia deaths to 14."
Source: AP, 08/02/2022
"Chemical Recycling Bills Gain Momentum and Opposition in States"
"States facing a mounting volume of plastic are turning to a recycling method that uses heat and chemicals to break down materials, even as critics say the process could do more harm than good to the environment."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/01/2022
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