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California wildfires’ continuing impact on the ocean
From article by Anna Baxter on the OCEANA website: “In January 2025, a series of devastating wildfires hit Southern California. Lives were lost. Homes and businesses were destroyed. Families were displaced. The scale of the devastation is staggering. But the damage doesn’t stop at the shoreline. This week, as Southern Californians are deluged with torrential…
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EPA approves California rules phasing out diesel trucks
The California mandate, which is likely to become a model for other states and perhaps federal action, will require half of all heavy trucks sold in the state to be all-electric by 2035. Los Angeles Times story.
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Montana children sue state alleging support for fossil fuels deprives them of a clean future
New York Times story about Held v. Montana.
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U.N. says nations’ plans to address warming are still inadequate
NY Times story: "Latest National Climate Plans Still Fall Far Short, U.N. Report Warns."
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As fires rage in Australia, leaders double down
A clear-eyed opinion piece that appeared in the NY Times.
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As the world heats up: The anti-EPA nominee for EPA head takes a trip to Capitol Hill
Here's Elizabeth Kolbert of The New Yorker on the irony of Scott Pruitt's Senate confirmation hearing for the position EPA head occurring on the same day that NASA and NOAA announced that 2016 had been warmest year since record keeping began.
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U.S. scientists declare 2016 hottest year on record
NASA and NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) today jointly announced that 2016 had been the hottest year on record, surpassing 2015 which had also set a record. Can there be any doubt that this is a desperately serious global warming trend?
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Health hazards of improper recycling
Here's a Washington Post article detailing the dangers posed to the environment by improperly recycled electronic devices. The article notes that health concerns for communities near such burn/recycle areas include infertility, childhood development problems, impaired lung function, liver and kidney damage, inheritable genetic damage and mental health problems
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Trump Could Put Climate Change on Course for ‘Danger Zone’ – NYT
Can anyone doubt that Donald Trump's election will be disastrous for our planet's future? Here's a New York Times story on the threat to domestic regulations and to Paris climate agreement.
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Halloween’s coming; here’s some scary food for thought
For those considering a move to mitigate the effects of climate change, the New York Times provides a list of places that may be safer to retreat to, but warns that that safety is relative: Even if you manage to avoid extreme heat, drought, etc., “I don’t care if you found the safest place in the…
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