"As Seen on TV: Big Oil’s Dystopian View of California’s Climate Agenda"
"A $5 million prime-time ad campaign is aimed at climate policies the industry claims make life miserable for Californians."
Source: Capital & Main, 08/28/2024
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"How A Sweet-Smelling Chemical Upended Life In Salinas, Puerto Rico"
"An industrial worker got one whiff of ethylene oxide. Twenty years later, he still hasn’t recovered — and his community is searching for answers."
Source: Grist, 08/28/2024
"Extreme Rain Is a Growing Climate Threat to the Northeastern US"
"As high temperatures break records around the US and wildfires rip through the West, another climate-driven weather hazard — extreme rainfall — is pummeling the country’s Northeast and scientists say it will get worse as the climate changes. That will bring more rain-induced flooding to a region of millions that isn’t prepared."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 08/28/2024
Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis In Emergency Shelters After Monsoon Flooding
"More than 4 million people have been affected by flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh, with almost 300,000 taking refuge in emergency shelters on Saturday, the ministry of disaster management said."
Source: AFP, 08/28/2024
Chemical Industry Scientists Plan To Derail PFAS Rule On Drinking Water
"Scientists with financial ties to industry and histories of producing controversial research to derail chemical regulations are mobilizing to attack strict new federal drinking water limits for toxic PFAS, or “forever chemicals”, documents reviewed by the Guardian reveal."
Source: HuffPost, 08/28/2024
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Cumbre Global Sobre Desinformación 2024
This virtual bilingual event (English and Spanish) on disinformation is organized by the Inter-American Press Association (SIP), Foundation for Journalism (Bolivia) and Proyecto Desconfío (Argentina).
Climate on the Ballot: A Virtual Summit for Journalists
The 2024 election will have a profound effect on how, and whether, the US government addresses the climate crisis. Over three days — through panels, workshops, and more — Covering Climate Now will dig into the challenges and opportunities of elevating the climate angle in journalists’ political storytelling.
"Meet The ManhattAnt, The Ant That's Taken New York's Streets By Storm"
"Frank Sinatra famously sang that if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. And that’s just what worries some scientists who have been studying a particular species of ant."
Source: NPR, 08/27/2024
"As The World Heats Up, So Does The Debate Around Artificial Turf"
"Artificial turf carpets athletic fields, playgrounds, and residential lawns across the US, offering a low-maintenance alternative to natural grass that always looks lush and doesn’t require heavy watering. But while this popular synthetic material is marketed as eco-friendly, it has also long attracted controversy – for decades, environmental and health advocates have expressed concern about the chemical byproducts of the turf’s plastic fibers."
Source: The New Lede, 08/27/2024
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