"Texas’ Brazos River, Captive and Contaminated"
"Dow-Freeport, the largest chemical plant complex in the Western Hemisphere, dominates—and pollutes—the Lower Brazos Watershed."
Source: Texas Observer, 08/15/2023
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Survival of Wild Rice Threatened by Climate Change, Increased Rainfall
"Low water levels are critical for manoomin, a sacred crop for the Ojibwe people of the Great Lakes region. But climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels is bringing more rain and flooding to Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, making harvests of wild rice less reliable."
Source: Sahan Journal, 08/15/2023
"US Appeals Court Rejects Challenge To Mountain Valley Pipeline"
"A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected a challenge to federal approvals for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, in a decision that likely ends legal fights over the construction of the $6.6 billion natural gas project led by Equitrans Midstream."
Source: Reuters, 08/15/2023
"DOE Rule Would Permit Power Lines Quickly"
"The Biden administration proposed a rule Thursday to streamline the federal permitting process for major transmission lines, a move that could help transform the grid and bring renewable energy online faster."
Source: E&E News, 08/15/2023
"The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think"
"Across the country, a profound shift is taking place that is nearly invisible to most Americans. The nation that burned coal, oil and gas for more than a century to become the richest economy on the planet, as well as historically the most polluting, is rapidly shifting away from fossil fuels."
Source: NYTimes, 08/15/2023
"Mosquito Season Has Gotten A Month Longer In Some Places"
"As the climate warms, mosquito-swatting season is getting longer in many parts of the country."
Source: YaleE360, 08/15/2023
"Uranium Hunters in US West Face Partial Ban, Pollution Fears"
"Five weeks before President Joe Biden announced a historic new ban on new uranium mining around the Grand Canyon, Sarana Riggs approached the barbed-wire fence surrounding an inactive mine in an Arizona national forest, a Geiger counter in her hand."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/15/2023
Mishmash Of How US Heat Deaths Are Counted Complicates Safety Efforts
"Postal worker Eugene Gates Jr. was delivering mail in the suffocating Dallas heat this summer when he collapsed in a homeowner’s yard and was taken to a hospital, where he died."
Source: AP, 08/15/2023
Young Activists Win First-Of-Its-Kind Climate Change Trial In Montana
"Young environmental activists scored what may be a groundbreaking legal victory Monday when a Montana judge said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by allowing fossil fuel development."
Source: AP, 08/15/2023
Bear Known As 'Hank The Tank' To Sanctuary After Breaking Into 21 Homes
"The large female, now called Henrietta, will live out her days at the Wild Animal Refuge in Colorado."
"A female black bear who wildlife authorities say broke into at least 21 California homes has been relocated to an animal sanctuary in Colorado.
Henrietta is now getting used to her new digs at the Wild Animal Refuge near Springfield, according to a Facebook post shared Friday.
Source: HuffPost, 08/14/2023
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