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"Millions Of Americans Face Risk Of A Toxic ‘Bomb Train’"

"Less than a year ago, a disastrous train derailment sent a massive plume of dangerous chemicals billowing over East Palestine, Ohio, startling the town of nearly 5,000 residents and onlookers nationwide. Now, a new report warns that more of these catastrophes may loom: At any given moment, more than an estimated 3 million people are unknowingly at risk, as toxic trains full of a highly combustible and carcinogenic chemical used to make plastic move between Texas and New Jersey."

Source: Washington Post, 01/31/2024

Electrified Transport Investment Soared Globally in ’23, Passing Renewables

"Electrified transportation sped past renewable energy last year to become the world’s largest category of energy transition investment."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/31/2024

"In a Steel Town Outside Pittsburgh, an Old Fight Over Air Quality Drags On"

"The debate over a pollution permit in Clairton, Pennsylvania, home to the nation’s largest coke plant, pits environmental groups and residents concerned about public health against U.S. Steel and its supporters."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/31/2024

Alabama Landfill Burned for 50 Days. Nearby Residents Were Left in the Dark

"A local official said proper authorities were notified, but state regulators said they weren’t made aware of the blaze until an inspection two weeks after the fire began."

Source: Inside Climate News, 01/31/2024

"California And Big Oil Are Splitting After Century-Long Affair"

"It is the end of an era for Big Oil in California, as the most populous U.S. state divorces itself from fossil fuels in its fight against climate change."

Source: Reuters, 01/31/2024

"How Is Climate Change Spreading Neglected Tropical Diseases?"

"Global warming will cause a catastrophic rise in mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya, spreading them to less affected places including Europe and the United States, a World Economic Forum (WEF) report said this month."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 01/31/2024

"Democrats Say Biden Hasn’t ‘Made the Case’ on Climate Despite Achievements"

"President Biden has done more than any president to tackle climate change, but strategists are grappling with an uncomfortable fact: Voters don’t seem to know it."

Source: NYTimes, 01/31/2024

"First Of Two Atmospheric River Storms Arrives In California Today"

"A storm tapping into a so-called "pineapple express" type of atmospheric river is beginning to track into California and the Northwest, and it will be followed by another potent storm late this weekend. Flooding rain, landslides, heavy mountain snow and strong winds will accompany both of these systems."

Source: Weather Channel, 01/31/2024

"That Giant Extinct Shark, Megalodon? Maybe It Wasn't So Mega"

"The megalodon went extinct 3.6 million years ago, and is thought to be the largest shark that ever swam the Earth. But there's debate over what it looked like."

Source: NPR, 01/30/2024

Great Basin Tribes Want Massacre Site In Nevada Named National Monument

"White attackers turned a lush, high desert oasis in eastern Nevada, with its bubbling springs and a rare stand of Rocky Mountain junipers, into killing fields. They massacred hundreds of Native people there in the 1800s — a horrific history once retold in hushed tones behind closed doors."

Source: AP, 01/30/2024

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