"Facing Rising Temperatures, Miami Appoints Chief Heat Officer"
"Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (D) recently announced the county was creating a first-of-its-kind position — chief heat officer."
Source: Washington Post, 05/12/2021
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"Breeding Sea Stars in a Lab to Rehabilitate Warming Oceans"
"In an island laboratory off the coast of Washington State, scientists are bringing back to life a gorgeously ferocious predator that suddenly perished amid a climate change-driven marine heat wave seven years ago." "Climate change helped to kill most of the world’s sunflower sea stars. Resurrecting them could revive carbon dioxide-sequestering kelp forests."
Source: Bloomberg Green, 05/04/2021
"A Growing Summertime Risk for Cities: Power Failures During Heat Waves"
"The growing risk of overlapping heat waves and power failures poses a severe threat that major American cities are not prepared for, new research suggests."
Source: NYTimes, 05/04/2021
'White Gold' Rush: Calif. Lithium In Demand Amid Electric Vehicle Surge
"As demand for electric vehicles heats up, there's concern about a shortage of the key minerals needed to make them. The Biden administration has called for boosting domestic production of such minerals, including lithium for the lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. And that has many hoping for big business in a desolate spot of California's Imperial Valley."
Source: NPR, 04/29/2021
New Conservation Corps Could Help the Nation Fight Climate Change
"Proposals currently being considered in Washington differ from the New Deal program because of a focus on employing women and people of color and tackling projects in underserved communities."
Source: Inside Climate News, 04/27/2021
Business Booming in America’s Forests. Some Aren’t Happy About It.
"The fuel pellet industry is thriving. Supporters see it as a climate-friendly source of rural jobs. For others, it’s a polluter and destroyer of nature."
Source: NYTimes, 04/20/2021
"Block By Block, He Aims To Fight Injustice And Save The Planet"
"Donnel Baird kept his coat on while he toured the aging sanctuary. His breath froze on his face mask as he took in the peeling plaster, the dusty basement, the failing boiler that never seemed able to make Bright Light Baptist Church warm."
Source: Washington Post, 03/29/2021
Florida Lead Smelter Exposes Hundreds of Workers to Dangerous Neurotoxin
"Hundreds of workers at a Tampa lead smelter have been exposed to dangerous levels of the neurotoxin. The consequences have been profound."
Source: Tampa Bay Times, 03/26/2021
Low-income and Latino Neighborhoods Endure More Extreme Heat in SW
"On any hot day in the Phoenix area, the heat builds up in some neighborhoods more than others."
Source: Arizona Republic, 03/18/2021
"First Microwave-Powered Home Boiler Could Help Cut Emissions"
"The creators of the world’s first microwave-powered boiler have said it can provide a straightforward, zero-emissions replacement for the gas boilers that heat most homes in the UK."
Source: Guardian, 03/17/2021
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