Senate Appropriators Spare Interior, EPA From Deep Cuts
"Senate appropriators approved legislation Thursday morning for agencies paramount to President Joe Biden’s climate and environmental justice priorities."
Source: E&E News, 07/28/2023
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"Biden Announces Steps to Help Communities Deal With Extreme Heat"
"President Biden directly linked recent record heat waves with climate change on Thursday and announced new measures aimed at helping communities endure extreme weather, as rising temperatures scorch much of the country and amplify alarms about global warming."
Source: NYTimes, 07/28/2023
SEJ Partners in Expansion of Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk
The Society of Environmental Journalists will partner in the expansion of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, along with Report for America and the University of Missouri School of Journalism. The re-upped initiative will be supported by a new $2.47 million, three-year grant from the Walton Family Foundation. More info on the expansion. Interested newsrooms should apply to Report for America by the deadline of September 18. Did you miss the virtual information session on Aug. 16? See the recording and slides here, along with all other details about this opportunity.
"Can’t Beat Them? Eat Them: The Fight Against The US Wild Boar Plague"
"These feral pigs cause billions of damage, but some chefs and meat purveyors are putting this pork on the map – and menus".
Source: Guardian, 07/27/2023
"For This Smoky Summer, 12 New Books And Reports On Wildfires"
"As a counterpoint to the joyous “grove of tree books” Yale Climate Connections put together for Arbor Day, this month’s bookshelf presents 12 titles on the climate-charged threat to their — and our — future: wildfires."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 07/27/2023
22 Attorneys General Oppose 3M Settlement Over PFAS In Water Systems
"Twenty-two attorneys general urged a federal court Wednesday to reject a proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially dangerous chemicals, saying it lets manufacturer 3M Co. off too easily."
Source: AP, 07/27/2023
"Where The Most U.S. Residents Bake Because Of Concrete And Lack Of Trees"
"All U.S. cities experience some level of “heat island effect,” in which heat reflects off hard surfaces, intensifying the impact of the hottest days. But as climate change intensifies, nine U.S. cities are special islands unto themselves, according to an analysis released Wednesday that coincides with a heat wave enveloping much of the nation."
Source: Washington Post, 07/27/2023
Ominous Sign for COP28: G20 Again Shunned Deal to Phase Down Fossil Fuels
"A four-day summit held in India last week by some of the world’s wealthiest nations ended without a commitment to phase down fossil fuels or to increase the development of renewable energy, largely because of opposition from Saudi Arabia, China and Russia."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/27/2023
"‘Battle Plan’: How The Far Right Would Dismantle Climate Programs"
"A coalition of conservative groups has assembled a plan to systematically target most of the federal government’s work on climate and clean energy."
Source: E&E News, 07/27/2023
South Florida Waters Hit Hot Tub Temps, May Set World Seawater Record
"The water temperature around the tip of Florida has hit triple digits — hot tub levels — two days in a row. Meteorologists say it could be the hottest seawater ever measured, although some questions about the reading remain."
Source: AP, 07/27/2023
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