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Wash. State Solar Project Paused Amid Concern About Native Cultural Sites

"A company developing an industrial-scale solar panel array on Badger Mountain in Eastern Washington has paused permitting activities on the project amid concerns about impacts to Indigenous cultural sites." "The decision comes after an investigation by High Country News and ProPublica found that a land survey funded by the developer omitted more than a dozen sites of archaeological or cultural significance."

Source: High Country News, 08/13/2024

"How Climate Change Could Make Pesticides Even Deadlier"

"As this year’s temperatures continue to break records, farmworkers who toil in the heat remain one of the groups most vulnerable to heat-related illnesses. But another element of their jobs is making extreme heat even more dangerous: pesticide drift."

Source: Mother Jones, 08/13/2024

Project 2025 Video Says Feds Should ‘Eradicate’ Climate Change References

"A training video associated with Project 2025 — a controversial playbook for a future conservative presidency by the right-wing Heritage Foundation — calls for eliminating references to climate change across the federal government."

Source: The Hill, 08/13/2024

"Second Major Solar Storm Of Year Hits Earth As Sunspot Cycle Intensifies"

"Federal forecasters are warning of a severe solar storm through Tuesday that potentially threatens satellites, orbital communications and some infrastructure."

Source: The Hill, 08/13/2024

Drought-Related Pollution Disproportionately Affects California Latinos

"Drought-driven drinking water contamination is disproportionately affecting members of California’s Latino communities, a new study has found."

Source: The Hill, 08/13/2024

"In Pennsylvania’s Competitive Senate Race, Fracking Takes Center Stage"

"The contest between Republican Dave McCormick and Democrat Bob Casey reveals the complicated politics of fracking in a battleground state."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/13/2024

"Wildfire Fanned By Gales Menaces Athens Suburbs As Residents Flee"

"Greece's worst wildfire this year spread into the Athens suburbs on Monday, forcing hundreds of people to flee as it torched trees, homes and cars and choked busy roads with smoke and ash."

Source: Reuters, 08/13/2024

"How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points?"

"Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse."

Source: NYTimes, 08/13/2024

Heat Contributed to 47,000 Deaths in Europe Last Year. Relief Programs Helped

"More than 47,000 Europeans died from heat-related causes during 2023, the world’s hottest year on record, a new report in Nature Medicine has found."

Source: NYTimes, 08/13/2024

DEADLINE: NPF Covering Equitable Community Development Journalism Fellowship

To help journalists connect the dots between policy, public and private financing and calls for equitable housing, parks and other assets, the National Press Foundation will hold an expenses-paid journalism training in Missoula, Montana, October 7-10, 2024. Apply by Sep 2.

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