People & Population

"Hurricane Evacuation Tool Will Soon Expire Due To DHS Approval Delays"

"A tool thousands of communities at risk for hurricanes use to decide when to evacuate residents is set to expire Friday because the acting Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator has held up its full renewal, according to emails reviewed by The Washington Post, as well as four current and two former officials familiar with the situation."

Source: Washington Post, 03/25/2026

"Record-Smashing Heat Spreads: ‘Basically The Entire US Is Going To Be Hot’"

"After smashing March heat records in 14 states and the U.S. as a whole, the gigantic heat dome that’s baked the Southwest is creeping eastward and may end up being one of the most expansive heat waves in American history, meteorologists and weather historians said."

Source: AP, 03/25/2026

Replacing Toxic Lead Pipes Could Drive Job Creation in Illinois: Report

"Illinois has nearly 1.5 million lead service lines. A new report estimates replacing the unsafe plumbing has the potential to create 90,000 jobs."

Source: Grist/WBEZ, 03/24/2026

Border Communities Remain in Dark About DHS' Billion-Dollar Buoy Project

"The industrial-grade buoys, already being installed in Brownsville, Texas, are meant to prevent unauthorized crossings. But experts warn the buoys could intensify flooding and change the river’s course."

Source: E&E News, 03/24/2026

Report Shows Earth’s Climate Out Of Balance, As Indicators Hit New Extremes

"The world is in a state of climate emergency, the head of the United Nations declared Sunday, following the release of the latest State of the Global Climate report from the World Meteorological Organization."

Source: Inside Climate News, 03/24/2026

Climate Change Preview: Records Shattered As Summer Heat Hits Southwest

"The dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the U.S. Southwest is more than just another extreme weather blip. It’s the latest next-level weather wildness that is occurring ever more frequently as Earth’s warming builds."

Source: AP, 03/24/2026

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