"How Climate Change Primed Texas To Burn"
"The state's high plains get a month more fire weather now than they did in the 1970s."
Source: Grist, 03/08/2024
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"Mass Die-Offs Among Farmed Salmon On The Rise Around The World"
"Hundreds of millions of farmed salmon have perished in mass die-offs over the past decade, say researchers."
Source: BBC News, 03/08/2024Rare Gray Whale Seen Off Nantucket Is Good And Bad News, Says Cape Expert
"An unusual visitor to local waters has caused a stir among the region's marine scientists: a gray whale. Researchers with the New England Aquarium's aerial survey team on Tuesday reported spotting the whale 30 miles south of Nantucket during a flight on Friday — a sighting they said is "incredibly rare," considering the species has been extinct in the Atlantic Ocean for more than two centuries."
Source: Cape Cod Times, 03/08/2024Senate Passes Bill To Extend, Expand Compensation For Radiation Victims
"The Senate passed a stand-alone bill to extend and expand a 30-year-old law compensating Americans exposed to radiation by the federal government in a 69-30 vote."
Source: The Hill, 03/08/2024"In Climate-Related Flooding, A Ugandan River Turns Poisonous"
"Uganda’s Nyamwamba river, in the Rwenzori Mountains, has begun to flood catastrophically in recent years, partly due to climate change. Along the river are copper tailings pools from an old Canadian mining operation, which are becoming increasingly eroded by the flooding."
Source: Mongabay, 03/08/2024"As Flooding Increases on the Mississippi, Forests Are Drowning"
"Ever-worsening floods are killing trees at an increasing rate along the upper Mississippi River, and invasive grasses are taking over. The Army Corps of Engineers has launched a project to restore forest and boost tree diversity, and to improve habitat for fish and birds, too."
Source: YaleE360, 03/08/2024"Amid Louisiana’s Crawfish Shortage, Governor Issues Disaster Declaration"
"Amid a crawfish shortage in Louisiana, the nation’s top producer of the crustaceans that are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils, Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration for the impacted industry Wednesday."
Source: AP, 03/08/2024SEC OKs Rule That Requires Companies To Disclose Emissions, Climate Risks
"The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved a rule that will require some public companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks, after last-minute revisions that weakened the rule in the face of strong pushback from companies."
Source: AP, 03/07/2024Record Heat, Rising Sea Levels: High Stakes For Climate In 2024 Elections
"From Biden vs. Trump to an oil well referendum in California, climate change debate is all over the ballot in federal, state and local contests." "In the wake of the hottest year on record, with fossil fuel production increasing and sea levels rising, the stakes for the climate couldn’t be higher in this year’s elections."
Source: Yale Climate Connections, 03/07/2024Prisoners In Texas, Florida Face Biggest Risk Of Increasingly Deadly Heat
"Deadly heat is threatening the lives of America’s ageing incarcerated population, who are trapped in increasingly hot and humid conditions as the climate emergency escalates, new research has found."
Source: Guardian, 03/07/2024Industry Poisoned A Black Neighborhood In Houston. Is Buyout The Solution?
"Leisa Glenn spent decades living in the Fifth Ward, a historically Black neighborhood in Houston, known for having one of the city’s best views of downtown. Every July 4th, Glenn, 65, and her neighbors would stream out of their houses into the summer heat and crowd onto front porches to watch the fireworks display."
Source: Grist, 03/07/2024Norway And Sami People End Dispute Over Europe’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm
"Norway on Wednesday reached an agreement with the Sami people, ending a nearly three-year dispute over Europe’s largest onshore wind farm and the Indigenous right to raise reindeer."
Source: AP, 03/07/2024"New Data Details the Risk of Sea-Level Rise for U.S. Coastal Cities"
"A new study of sinking and rising land along American coasts offers a more specific understanding of potential flooding in 32 coastal cities."
Source: NYTimes, 03/07/2024"Big Meat Is Lying About Sustainability. These Media Outlets Are Helping."
"In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit filed last week, the New York Attorney General accused JBS USA—the American arm of the world’s largest meatpacking company—of “fraudulent and illegal environmental marketing practices” surrounding its claims of sustainability."
Source: HEATED, 03/07/2024"The Fossil-Fuel-Promoting Agency That Biden Seems Powerless To Stop"
"The federally created body that promotes U.S. exports is continuing to finance fossil fuel projects abroad — even after advisers aligned with President Joe Biden’s climate goals pointed out those investments’ risks."
Source: Politico, 03/07/2024
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