"Scientists Say Musk Wrongly Downplays Climate Role in L.A. Fires"
"Posting on the social media site he owns, Mr. Musk blamed the fires on government. Scientists said a warming planet set the conditions."
Source: NYTimes, 01/10/2025
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"NOAA Says La Nina Ocean Cooling Has Finally Arrived, But It’s Weak"
"A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual, meteorologists said Thursday."
Source: AP, 01/10/2025"Trump Is ‘Sympathetic’ To Executive Order On Alaskan Drilling, Senator Says"
"President-elect Donald Trump appears “very sympathetic” to requests to issue an executive order reversing many of President Joe Biden’s energy policies in Alaska, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said in an interview Thursday, a move with sweeping implications for oil and gas drilling on millions of acres of federal lands in the state."
Source: Washington Post, 01/10/2025Infrastructure Neglect, Poverty Lead To Parasites In The Mississippi Delta
"New research suggests parasitic infections in US south are far more widespread than previously acknowledged"
Source: Guardian, 01/10/2025"Opinion: Who Will Rebuild Los Angeles? Immigrants."
One thing, however, is certain: the rebuilding of Los Angeles will rely heavily on immigrants."
Source: Washington Post, 01/10/2025"Coal Was On Its Way Out. But Surging Electricity Demand Is Keeping It Alive"
"U.S. coal plant use is dropping, but utilities are delaying their retirement and running them — even when they cost more than renewable sources."
Source: Floodlight, 01/10/2025Shrinking Trees And Tuskless Elephants: Species Are Adapting To Humans
"As people have shaped the natural world, so wildlife – from mahoganies to magpies – has had to evolve to survive"
Source: Guardian, 01/10/2025Fish Weirs Are Still Banned. This First Nation Wants To Build A New One.
"Sumas First Nation is trying to construct a fish weir on its traditional territory in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, in the face of environmental and bureaucratic obstacles"
Source: The Narwhal, 01/10/2025"How Watch Duty Became The Go-To Wildfire App To Track L.A. Wildfires"
"Struggling to keep track of fast moving wildfires and the latest evacuation zones, residents of Los Angeles are rushing to download a free app called Watch Duty."
Source: Washington Post, 01/10/2025"What Singing Lemurs Can Tell Us About The Origin Of Music"
"It turns out that the Indri Indri lemurs of Madagascar can carry a tune. Researchers have found that these furry, tree-dwelling creatures use music to communicate with one another, likely for generations. ... The finding that these “singing lemurs” produce rhythmic calls provides an evolutionary pathway that may explain the origin of music."
Source: Mongabay, 01/10/2025What Are The Factors That Caused The Unseasonal California Fires?
"Southern California is experiencing it’s most devastating winter fires in more than four decades. Fires don’t usually blaze at this time of year, but specific ingredients have come together to defy the calendar in a fast and deadly manner."
Source: AP, 01/09/2025"Trump Wants Oil Drilling in Alaska. A Lease Sale There Just Flopped."
"One of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s biggest “drill, baby, drill” initiatives suffered a significant setback on Wednesday as the Interior Department announced that a lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended without a single bidder."
Source: NYTimes, 01/09/2025"Frontline Communities Fight to Evict a Toxic Roofing Company"
"One of America’s largest shingle makers is pumping pollution into Black and brown communities from Texas to Minnesota"
Source: Sierra, 01/09/2025Biden FWS Declines To Remove Grizzly Bears From Endangered List
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will keep endangered species protections for grizzly bears in place in most of the western U.S., the agency announced Wednesday, rebuffing states that petitioned for their removal."
Source: The Hill, 01/09/2025"Trump Rails Against ‘Quagmire’ Of Enviro Rules"
"President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his pledge to expedite environmental reviews for some companies as he blasted a “quagmire” of U.S. regulations."
Source: E&E News, 01/09/2025
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