"The Flood-Protection Rule That Trump Rolled Back"
"A Trump-era rollback of flood-protection rules has left critical infrastructure projects at higher risk, experts say."
Source: NYTimes, 10/16/2024
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Alabama Coal Plant Tops US Greenhouse Gas Polluter List for 9th Straight Year
"A coal-fired power plant in Alabama is again the nation’s top greenhouse gas emitter, according to new data released Tuesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/16/2024"FEMA Maps Missed Parts Of North Carolina Devastated By Hurricane Helene"
"The federal government’s flood maps, which are used nationwide to signal areas vulnerable to inundation, vastly underestimated the flood risk faced by properties in the parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene, according to data analyzed by The Washington Post."
Source: Washington Post, 10/16/2024"How Climate Disasters Are Making Mobile Homes a Huge Risk"
"Millions of Americans, many poor and vulnerable, live in mobile and manufactured homes. When catastrophe strikes, they’re often on their own."
Source: NYTimes, 10/16/2024"EPA Settles Some Alabama Coal Ash Violations, but Larger Questions Linger"
"Alabama’s largest electric utility reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency resolving two of three alleged violations stemming from one of its largest coal ash ponds. But the larger question—whether the 21.7 million cubic yards of coal ash in the pond will have to be excavated and moved to a lined landfill—remains unanswered."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/16/2024Obscure Election Could Dictate the Future of Renewables in Arizona
"State residents are voting for three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission, which has come under scrutiny for its continued support of fossil fuels and resistance to supporting more solar in the state."
Source: Inside Climate News, 10/16/2024"Where Climate Change Poses The Most And Least Risk To American Homeowners"
"In 2017, Angela and Donald Brudos moved to a modest, ranch-style house where the Caloosahatchee River empties into the vast calm of the Gulf of Mexico. Despite Florida’s reputation for extreme weather, it held out the promise of an affordable paradise where they could retire."
Source: Washington Post, 10/16/2024"Puerto Rico Closes $861M DOE Loan Guarantee For Huge Solar, Battery Project"
"The federal government has just finalized a $861 million loan guarantee to fund what will be Puerto Rico’s largest utility-scale solar and battery storage installations."
Source: Canary Media, 10/16/2024"High Court to Take First Post-Chevron Look at Clean Water Act"
"The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case with high stakes for the Clean Water Act as environmentalists warn the justices may be poised to weaken the law."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/16/2024"Giant Pandas Arrive At National Zoo"
"Two giant pandas arrived at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday after a flight from China, officials said."
Source: The Hill, 10/16/2024"US Meteorologists Face Death Threats As Hurricane Conspiracies Surge"
"Meteorologists tracking the advance of Hurricane Milton have been targeted by a deluge of conspiracy theories that they were controlling the weather, abuse and even death threats, amid what they say is an unprecedented surge in misinformation as two major hurricanes have hit the US."
Source: Guardian, 10/15/2024"Climate Change Made Hurricane Milton Worse, Scientists Say"
"The brutal wind and torrential rainfall of Hurricane Milton that killed 16 people in Florida this week were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists said on Friday."
Source: Reuters, 10/15/2024Washington State’s Landmark Climate Law Hangs In The Balance This Election
"A groundbreaking law that forces companies in Washington state to reduce their carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for climate programs could be repealed by voters this fall, less than two years after it took effect."
Source: AP, 10/15/2024"The U.S. Gets A New National Marine Sanctuary, The First Led By A Tribe"
"More than 4,500 square miles of ocean will soon be protected by the federal government off the Central California coast. The Biden administration is creating a new national marine sanctuary, which will be the third largest in the U.S. The sanctuary is also the first to be led by Indigenous people."
Source: NPR, 10/15/2024Insurance 'Nightmare' Unfolds For Florida Homeowners After Two Hurricanes
"Bridgette Bello thought she’d taken proper precautions to protect against Florida’s notorious hurricanes, having purchased flood insurance as well as a separate hurricane-specific policy, in addition to her regular homeowners coverage. Yet nearly two weeks after Helene hit — and even before Milton had arrived — what Bello, 54, describes as an insurance “nightmare” has only begun."
Source: NBC News, 10/15/2024
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