"Record-Setting Heat Waves Are Baking The Arctic Region"
"Parts of the Arctic are enduring exceptionally high temperatures — up 30 to 40 degrees above normal — because of multiple intense heat domes."
Source: Washington Post, 08/16/2024
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California Cuts Safety Enforcement As Farmworkers Toil In Extreme Heat
"California has sharply cut its enforcement of heat-protection laws for outdoor laborers while extreme heat has intensified in recent years — endangering farmworkers, construction workers and others who toil in scorching temperatures — an investigation by the Los Angeles Times and Capital & Main has found."
Source: LA Times, 08/16/2024
"Shell Oil Non-Profit Donated To Anti-Climate Groups Behind Project 2025"
"A US foundation associated with the oil company Shell has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to religious right and conservative organizations, many of which deny that climate change is a crisis, tax records reveal."
Source: Guardian, 08/16/2024
European Anti-SLAPP Conference
In Strasbourg, France, the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE), the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) and the Council of Europe will host their second European Anti-SLAPP Conference as a hybrid event.
Protecting Ecologically Rich Alabama Delta From Development, Climate Change
"The Mobile-Tensaw Delta — a lush, vibrant and surprisingly intact over 400-square-mile (1,036-square-kilometer) expanse of cypress swamps, oxbow lakes, marshland, hardwood stands and rivers — is teeming with more aquatic species than almost anywhere in North America."
Source: AP, 08/15/2024
UK Firm Violating Toxic Pollutant Limits At Louisiana Wood Pellet Facilities
"British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to the state of Louisiana that its wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air pollutants above their permitted limits."
Source: AP, 08/15/2024
"Biden To Designate National Monument At Site Of Illinois Race Riot"
"President Biden will designate a national monument this week at the site of racist mob violence in 1908 in Springfield, Ill., the White House confirmed Wednesday."
Source: The Hill, 08/15/2024
Podesta Concerned Over ‘Problematic’ Elements Of Permitting Reform Bill
"White House climate adviser John Podesta raised concerns about some elements of a bipartisan bill aimed at speeding up the nation’s energy projects Tuesday — and declined to say whether President Biden would sign it."
Source: The Hill, 08/15/2024
"Texas Likely Undercounting Heat-Related Deaths"
"Deaths from heat are notoriously difficult to quantify because of how complex and subjective the process is. It leaves officials with an incomplete picture of who heat kills."
Source: Inside Climate News, 08/15/2024
"The Climate Law’s $8.8B In Home Energy Rebates Are Starting To Roll Out"
"New York and Wisconsin are the first to launch their long-awaited Inflation Reduction Act programs meant to deploy everything from heat pumps to insulation."
Source: Canary Media, 08/15/2024
