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Shutting off power to reduce wildfire risk on windy days isn’t a simple decision – an energy expert explains the trade-offs electric utilities face

Maui County is suing Hawaiian Electric, claiming the utility was negligent for not shutting off power as strong winds hit the island in the hours before the city of Lahaina burned. While the cause of the devastating Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire is still under investigation, forecasters had warned that powerful…

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Illegal logging thrives in Mexico City's forest-covered boroughs, as locals strive to plant trees

In the forest-covered mountains of Mexico City a brigade of farmers and forest rangers plant inches-high pine saplings in a recently cut stand of trees, even as the sound of chainsaws rings out nearby

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on hydrogen hype: it’s perhaps not as green as you think

Editorial: Low carbon emissions in Europe cannot come at the cost of environmental destruction abroad

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Bike and EV charging infrastructure are urgently needed for a green transition

The green transition is happening too slowly. We are in a climate emergency and it is clear that we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by transitioning to more sustainable transportation.

The Conversation

Wildfire smoke is an increasing threat to Canadians' health

Air quality in Canada has improved over the past several decades, and Canada’s air is among the cleanest in the world. But that progress is threatened by smoke from wildfires, which are becoming more frequent and more intense with climate change.

The Conversation

How 19th-century pineapple plantations turned Maui into a tinderbox

Land privatization and water depletion set the stage for the Lahaina fire 150 years ago. Now, land companies may benefit even more

The Guardian - US

‘I’m not the guilty one’: the water protector facing jail time for trying to stop a pipeline

Mylene Vialard goes on trial this week for opposing a pipeline on Indigenous land amid warnings peaceful protest is under threat

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Some Coral Reefs Could Weather Climate Change Better Than We Thought

Unprecedented ocean temperatures are triggering mass coral bleaching events across the world

Inverse

After America’s summer of extreme weather, ‘next year may well be worse’

A freakish season of record temperatures, wildfire smoke and the destruction of Lahaina could soon become normal, climate experts say

The Guardian - US

Shift energy towards the new dawn, not Eraring's demise

Energy transition means focusing on the sunrise, not the sunset.

Newcastle Herald

Watch new NASA sensor measure US air pollution from space in real time (video)

The first images from NASA's new space-borne air pollution sensor reveal how levels of toxic pollutants change within a day across the United States.

Space

Grassland birds decline, deadly Michigan tornado, Maui lawsuit: What to know in extreme weather now

The grassland birds that bring sweet song to North America’s prairie are in decline, with habitat loss, land degradation and climate change threatening what’s left of a once-vast ecosystem

The Independent UK

Louisiana residents told to ‘get out now’ in face of sweeping wildfire

Nearly 1,000 people in Merryville, in Beauregard parish close to Texas border, ordered to evacuate as Tiger Island fire burns nearby

The Guardian - US

Smoke from Canadian wildfires sent more asthma sufferers to the emergency room

Centers for Disease Control studies increased asthma-related ER visits by 17% nationwide during 19 of the smokiest days. On the worst air quality day in New York state, those visits spiked 82%.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago sees first 100-degree day in over 10 years, National Weather Service says

Chicago has officially recorded its first 100 degree temperature in more than 10 years, the weather service said. The highest recorded heat index is 118, set on July 13, 1995, and “that is also potentially in jeopardy of being tied/broken.”

The Guardian - UK

Canada: 14 whales have died at aquarium since 2019, exposé reveals

A dolphin has also died at the Marineland theme park, which faces accusations of animal cruelty

The Independent UK

See you on Copacabana? Unusually balmy weather hits Brazil in a rare winter heat wave

Summer is still four months away in the Southern Hemisphere but Brazil is contending with a balmy winter, with record high temperatures and dry weather across much of the country

The Independent UK

Canadian wildfires caused a spike in asthma ER visits

Three studies show smoke from Canadian wildfires led to a spike in people with asthma visiting emergency rooms in the United States

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The Texas Tribune

Texans asked to reduce energy use again as ongoing heat wave strains power grid

The latest conservation request from ERCOT — the third in the past week — sought to reduce power demand from 3 to 10 p.m. Thursday.

The Independent UK

Canadian wildfires caused a spike in asthma ER visits, especially in the Northeast

Three studies show smoke from Canadian wildfires led to a spike in people with asthma visiting emergency rooms in the United States

Texas Observer

Ignoring Water Worries, Texas Permits Lignite Mine Expansion

The state has issued only two new coal mining permits in 10 years to a company with a controversial environmental legacy.

Advnture

“Stop trampling vegetation” – how your hiking boots are changing Yosemite’s landscape

Traffic from wayward hikers is encouraging pine tree growth, and blocking some of the park’s most famous views

The Walrus

When It Comes to Packaging, What’s Actually Sustainable?

An expert unpacks the paper versus plastic debate, concerns about forever chemicals, and Tim Hortons’ pulp fibre lids

Zenger

Study Warns Mining Boom Choking Hundreds Of Rivers Worldwide

The degradation of rivers from gold and river mining throughout the tropics is a global crisis.

LiveScience

Tropical rainforests could get too hot for photosynthesis and die if climate crisis continues, scientists warn

Data collected by the International Space Station has revealed a small fraction of leaves in the world's tropical rainforests are already exceeding peak temperatures, and scientists warn that this could increase.

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