"Brazil Mega Dams Promised A Green Future. Then Came Climate Change"
"President Lula bet big on mega dams in the 2000s to expand clean energy. Now climate change is hurting Brazil's green ambitions"
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 09/27/2024
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White Supremacist Gets 18 Years For Plot To ‘Lay Waste’ To Baltimore Grid
"A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a white supremacist to 18 years in prison for conspiring to attack Baltimore’s power grid in hopes of provoking a race war."
Source: The Hill, 09/27/2024"Dramatic Images Show Drought’s Toll On Amazon And Its Rivers"
"Drought is devastating Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and some rivers are falling to historic lows. Images of one of the Amazon River’s main tributaries, the Negro River, show just how dramatically water is dwindling."
Source: AP, 09/27/2024"Lawmakers Scramble To Reach Last-Minute Deal To Save Farm Bill"
"House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (R-Pa.) is meeting with congressional leaders on agricultural policy Thursday to try to secure a last-minute deal on passing the farm bill."
Source: The Hill, 09/27/2024In Ohio, Drought And Climate Change Affect Native Pawpaw Fruit
"Stubborn drought in Ohio and the shifting weather patterns influenced by climate change appear to be affecting North America’s largest native fruit: the pawpaw."
Source: AP, 09/27/2024Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Helene On Collision Course With Florida
"The National Hurricane Center predicts Helene will make landfall in northern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane with a “deadly” storm surge up to 20 feet."
Source: Washington Post, 09/26/2024"Biden Boasts of Climate Wins and Warns of Reversals Under Trump"
"President Biden on Tuesday celebrated his record overseeing historic action to fight climate change and warned that the Republican trying to succeed him, Donald J. Trump, would unwind those accomplishments and condemn “future generations to a more dangerous world.”
Source: NYTimes, 09/26/2024"Another Train Car Leaked Chemicals In Ohio. Here’s What To Know About It."
"Officials were working Wednesday to assess the scene the day after a chemical leak from a railcar prompted the evacuation of hundreds of residents in southwestern Ohio."
Source: Washington Post, 09/26/2024"Fluoride Ruling Pushes EPA For Regulatory Action"
"In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a federal district court said teeth-strengthening chemicals added to drinking water pose an “unreasonable risk,” a designation prompting EPA regulations under the nation’s premier toxics law."
Source: E&E News, 09/26/2024Azerbaijan Offers To Fund Climate-Vulnerable Islands' Delegates At COP29
"The government of Azerbaijan, host of this year's COP29 U.N. climate summit, has offered to cover the costs for negotiators from climate-vulnerable small islands to attend the event, a senior COP29 official told Reuters."
Source: Reuters, 09/26/2024"Cattle Burn As ‘Monster’ Wildfires Rage In Argentina Ranchlands"
"Wildfires have burned through 40,000 hectares (400 square kilometers) of Argentina's central farming region of Cordoba, according to officials, leaving charred cattle, houses, forests and fields in their wake."
Source: Reuters, 09/26/2024"Colorado Launches First-Of-A-Kind Landfill Methane Monitoring Program"
"Using EPA funds, Colorado will deploy cutting edge technology for detecting methane emissions from its 80 landfills, making it a leader among states."
Source: Canary Media, 09/26/2024Will Young Voters Actually Get To The Polls for Harris?
"While many young climate voters are rallying around Harris, her backpedaling on a fracking ban and support of President Biden’s oil and gas policies leave some disenchanted."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/26/2024"In Bipartisan Vote, House Approves Forestry Bill Opposed By Biden"
"In a bipartisan vote, the House approved a forestry bill opposed by the Biden administration."
Source: The Hill, 09/26/2024Volunteers Brave Heat Searching For Migrant Left Behind In The Desert
"Heat has long threatened migrants crossing the Arizona desert. Now, amid the hottest years on record, it is putting missions to recover their bodies in jeopardy."
Source: Washington Post, 09/26/2024
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