People & Population

Biden Marks Earth Day By Announcing $7 Billion In Solar Power Grants

"President Joe Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities. He also plans to expand his New Deal-style American Climate Corps green jobs training program."

Source: AP, 04/22/2024

"How Do Neighbors of Solar Farms Really Feel? A New Survey Has Answers"

"For people living within three miles of a large solar farm, positive attitudes about the development outnumber negative ones by about a three-to-one margin, according to a new national survey released this week by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory."

Source: Inside Climate News, 04/19/2024

"Climate Change Played A Role In Killing Tens Of Thousands Of People In 2023"

"At nine years old, Carter Vigh loved soccer, his friends, and dancing to music. ... Carter also had asthma. The hot temperatures and dense wildfire smoke that enveloped the Vighs’ British Columbia home, 100 Mile House, in the summer of 2023 exacerbated his asthma and killed him."

Source: Yale Climate Connections, 04/18/2024
May 5, 2025 to May 7, 2025

World Press Freedom Day Conference

Belgium and UNESCO will host the 32nd World Press Freedom Day Conference in Brussels. This year's theme is "Reporting in the Brave New World: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media." A one-day in-person event will take place on May 7 on information as a public good in the age of AI.

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"This Long Island Tribe Is Dealing With the Impact of Climate Change"

"Becky Genia has spent most of her 67 years on the Shinnecock Reservation, 800 acres on the far eastern side of Long Island’s Shinnecock Bay. Sandwiched between multimillion-dollar mansions and yacht clubs that serve as a playground for uber-rich New Yorkers, it may be hard to imagine a bigger threat to the tiny spit of land than encroaching development. But climate change looms even larger."

Source: Sierra, 04/17/2024

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