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Black & white photo from 1950's of a gas station attendant pumping gas at a Sinclair station

Governments knew the risks of global warming as they chose fossil-fueled growth in the 1950s and ’60s

A new report suggests that some governments have ignored legal obligations to prevent climate harm for decades.
insideclimatenews.org
Offshore wind farm

Here’s how offshore wind helped New England beat record heat

The region has added dozens of turbines off the East Coast since last summer. They and other clean energy sources cut the need for oil power amid recent hot weather.

www.canarymedia.com
A hand adjusting the temperature on a wall thermostat

The surprising upside of asking people to use less energy

New research complicates the long-held belief that climate policy is a trade-off between cost and carbon, adding a third factor: it might make daily life better, too.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
Steel quad-pipeline in the foreground with yellow/red valves, leading to a reinery in the background

Safety not a factor in determining North Dakota pipeline routes, attorney says

An attorney for North Dakota’s Public Service Commission said Tuesday that the agency can’t consider public safety when issuing a pipeline permit. 
northdakotamonitor.com
Environmental law symbol as an industrial smoke stack shaped as a justice scale as a metaphor for pollution regulations and clean air legislation.

He sued the oil industry for $51B. Now he faces Republicans in a private grilling

Roger Worthington, one of the lawyers at the center of a huge climate lawsuit against the oil and gas industry, faces congressional scrutiny.

www.politico.com
An aerial view of the Hoover Dam

A major Colorado River decision looms. Here’s how it will affect millions

With the river in freefall, federal officials plan to intervene, possibly imposing large cuts to water usage in seven states. Effects would be felt beyond the West.
www.washingtonpost.com
Person, presumably indigenous, facing out at Monument Valley vista.

‘Zero consultation’: Tribal reps say they were left out of monument reduction decisions

Two coalitions of Native American tribes say they weren’t consulted about the dramatic downsizing of two national monuments in Utah.
utahnewsdispatch.com
Drones-eye view of a data center sited in rural farm country

New York becomes first state in the nation to pause new hyperscale data centers

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order Tuesday implementing a one-year moratorium on data center permits while the state develops regulatory protections for communities and the environment.
insideclimatenews.org
The Great Barrier Reef from above. Underwater, but visible, reef formation, with azure blue water and sky and land extendinginto ocean.

Water pollution has long been a threat to the Great Barrier Reef – plans to fix it aren’t up to the task

There’s one big threat facing the Great Barrier Reef which Australian authorities can solve. But will they?
theconversation.com
A group of dirty small pigs at a pig farm

Iowa livestock boom outpaces oversight as manure pollution grows, analysis finds

The number of large, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Iowa increased 13% over the past six years, according to a new report. It's a mounting problem in a state that generates more than 100 million tons of manure annually, contributing to persistent water pollution and health problems.
www.thenewlede.org
Closeup portrait of US Senator Lindsay Graham from 11/13/2017

Part of Lindsey Graham’s legacy: Climate negotiator

The South Carolina Republican was once a member of a group looking for a deal on bipartisan climate legislation.

www.politico.com
Rock formations at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, U.S. 89, Kanab, Utah

Trump carves deeper into Utah monument protections

The president signed orders shrinking the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, reducing them more than he did in a similar move in 2017.

www.eenews.net
Solar panels with wind turbines beneath electrical transmission lines at sunset.

This Nova Scotia town wants to use 100% renewable energy. It’s more than halfway there

Berwick, N.S., is using solar, hydroelectric and wind power in effort to become a zero-emissions community.
www.cbc.ca
EV parked at a Tesla charging station adjacent to a MacDonald's restaurant

US electric vehicle sales are down but EV chargers are booming

Electric vehicle chargers are proliferating in Southern states as fast food restaurants, stores, and other businesses try to lure customers.

www.nytimes.com
Ocean research vessel sailing on the water

Changes in funding could tank quality of ocean heat content data

An uncertain funding landscape threatens the longevity of an ocean observation system critical to projecting tropical storms, sea level rise, and more.
eos.org
Bearded man in broad-brimmed straw hat and red tee-shirt displaying a huge cabbage

The dire lengths Florida farmworkers go to keep working in ‘scorching’ heat

Under-resourced farmworkers can experience physical and mental symptoms while working under the Florida sun. But heat is not their only worry, according to one advocate.

insideclimatenews.org
Multiple cascading waterfalls in Bali. Banyu Wana Amertha Waterfall, Wanagiri, Buleleng Regency, Bali, Indonesia

Who is ‘stealing’ Bali’s water? How tourism siphoned off a prized resource

Along with the rice fields, a centuries-old infrastructure that treated water as a gift to be shared is disappearing.

www.theguardian.com
The construction of a warehouse or data center

AI data center boom meets reality in rural North Carolina

This low-wealth county is facing economic promises and residents’ concerns over fossil‑fuel power, water use and rising utility bills.
www.northcarolinahealthnews.org
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