The Guardian
- by Libby Leonard in Kapa’au, HawaiiCourt hears effects of 2021 leak, in which thousand of gallons of fuel seeped into drinking water supply from US navy storage tankMilitary and civilian families told a federal judge this week they continue to be sickened, more than two years after a US navy underground fuel storage facility leaked thousands of gallons of jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s main drinking water and caused a water crisis in the Pacific.United States district court judge Leslie Kobayashi heard testimony from nearly a dozen impacted families suing the US government over the leak from the second world war era storage tanks that […]
- by Michael SainatoEffects of heat are expected to worsen after bill prohibiting municipalities from enacting shade and water protection is passedFor Javier Torres and other workers whose jobs are conducted outdoors in south Florida, the heat is unavoidable. A new law recently signed by Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor, that prohibits any municipalities in the state from passing heat protections for workers ensures that it is likely to stay that way.Torres has seen a co-worker die from heatstroke and another rushed to the emergency room in his years of working in construction in south Florida. He has also fallen and injured himself […]
- by Geneva Abdul and agencyWater bottle stations set up in St Leonards-on-Sea and part of Hastings as customers face days without serviceMore than 30,000 properties in East Sussex are without water because of a burst water main.The disruption in St Leonards-on-Sea was first reported on Thursday afternoon and is expected to continue into Sunday, according to Southern Water. Continue reading…
- by Oliver MilmanThe emergence of trillions of cicadas is under way in parts of the US – what should you do when they’re around, and what on earth are ‘zombie’ cicadas?The cicadas are arriving. The periodic emergence of trillions of cicadas, on a scale not seen in several hundred years, is under way in parts of the US, with several states reporting the orange-eyed insects are bursting from their underground dormancy.Cicadas have started arriving earlier than expected in Illinois, a cicada hotspot this year, while there are reports of swarms emerging in Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee, along with some other states. […]
Yale Climate Connections
- by Bob Henson and Jeff MastersHurricane-strength Hidaya is heading toward a flood-ravaged area. The post A rare tropical cyclone landfall is on tap for Tanzania appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- by YCC TeamPrometheus Materials is creating a cement made from algae. The post Startup mimics nature to produce zero-carbon cement appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- by Dana NuccitelliFor the world to have a chance to meet its climate goals, India must transition away from fossil fuels — quickly. The post Why India is key to heading off climate catastrophe appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
- by Dana NuccitelliLas elecciones generales del país son en junio de este año, y los candidatos más populares prometen un futuro más limpio y verde. The post ¿Qué está haciendo México respecto al cambio climático? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections.
Climate Generation
- by Jenna CobbI grew up near the coast of Los Angeles County, and I spent a lot of time on nature walks with my family at the beach, in the local mountains, and around our neighborhood. In high school, I started volunteering at a local marsh. As I was pulling weeds as part of habitat restoration efforts […]
- by Emma DempseyTwo years ago, I moved to Minnesota to sell hazelnuts. I believed strongly in their potential to fight climate change, and I was overcome with excitement – getting tongue tied talking about what it could mean to swap the endless corn and soy fields for a food with seemingly endless environmental benefits. But I soon […]
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