The peaches are sweet, but growing them isn’t
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The peaches are sweet, but growing them isn’t

An annual picking trip to a California farm has become a window into our daunting climate and work challenges.

Hurricane Helene’s impact causes severe flooding in North Carolina mountains

Hurricane Helene’s devastating rain triggered flooding, landslides and massive destruction across western North Carolina, leaving at least 35 people dead and many more missing.

Marina Koren reports for The Atlantic.

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Senator Whitehouse puts climate change on budget committee’s agenda

For more than a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave daily warnings about the mounting threat of climate change. Now he has a powerful new perch.
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Vice presidential debate reveals contrasting views on U.S. climate, energy future

In the aftermath of widespread devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene, the vice-presidential debate saw a sharp divide over climate policy, with Democrat Tim Walz endorsing clean energy expansion while Republican J.D. Vance expressed skepticism about human-caused climate change.

Tik Root reports for Grist.

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Biden considers emergency session of Congress for disaster relief

President Joe Biden said this week that he may recall Congress from recess to pass new disaster aid following Hurricane Helene, which exhausted federal disaster funds.

Andres Picon reports for E&E News.

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Hurricane Helene devastates Asheville, a once climate-resilient city

Hurricane Helene has destroyed large portions of Asheville, North Carolina, once considered a climate refuge, as unprecedented floods from the storm caused widespread damage and left the city cut off.

Oliver Milman reports for The Guardian.

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Record-breaking heat wave intensifies across the Southwest

A late-season heat wave is setting new records across the Southwest, with Phoenix hitting 117 degrees, its highest September temperature on record.

Ian Livingston reports for The Washington Post.

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California exempts prisons from workplace heat protections despite risks to inmates

California prisons are excluded from new indoor heat regulations, raising concerns as extreme heat poses a growing risk to incarcerated workers.

Hilary Beaumont reports for Capital & Main.

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Washington’s climate law faces opposition on the ballot

Voters in Washington state will decide in November whether to keep or repeal the state’s Climate Commitment Act, a cap-and-trade program that funds green energy projects.

Kate Yoder reports for Grist.

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“Coalitions become this interesting way to create buy-in.”

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Op-ed: Is plastic the biggest climate threat?

A plastics treaty for the climate and health must address overproduction of plastics and head off the petrochemical and plastic industry’s planned expansion.

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Residents say Pennsylvania has failed communities after state studies linked fracking to child cancer

Last year Pennsylvania Department of Health studies showed increased risk of childhood cancer, asthma and low birth weights for people living near fracking. Advocates say not enough has been done since.

The fossil fuel industry is disproportionately harming low-income and minority women: Report

The fossil fuel industry is disproportionately harming low-income and minority women: Report

“Women, in all of their diversity, must be at the center of climate and energy decision-making.”

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Op-ed: People need shelter from climate change — their health hangs in the balance

The discourse on climate resilience must include affordable housing policy solutions.

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As Biden prepares to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, pollution concerns persist in Pennsylvania

“Pennsylvania steel communities have lived with dangerous air quality for generations. That needs to end.”

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