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To reduce flooding, Chicago must go green everywhere we can

More green infrastructure in Chicago would help prevent flooding and provide other benefits, but projects must include money to gather monitoring data.

Chicago Sun-Times

Seattle climate activists roost in old cedar tree to prevent it from being cut down for new housing

Activists in Seattle climbed up a tree to prevent its removal on a construction site for new homes

The Independent UK

California resort extends ski season as rest of US west suffers from heatwaves

The state’s snowpack, full from winter storms, has not yet melted, while the rest of the region bakes in summer temperatures

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Southern California hiker, 71, dies after trek in blistering Death Valley heat

A Southern California outdoor enthusiast has died after collapsing in Death Valley following a hike amid blistering heat

The Independent UK

‘A bad perfect storm’: the US cities where temperatures have sizzled for 70 days

Phoenix and Californian town of Needles experiencing 70th day in which temperatures have reached 90F

The Guardian - US

Hops for beer flourish under solar panels. They're not the only crop thriving in the shade.

A farm in Bavaria is covering its hops with solar panels, providing electricity to 250 households and shading the plants from the increasingly scorching summer heat in the process

The Independent UK

Rip currents are dangerous for swimmers but also ecologically important – here's how scientists are working to understand these 'rivers of the sea'

If you’ve ever waded into the ocean for a swim and suddenly realized that the shore is getting farther away, not closer, you may have encountered a rip current. Common at beaches worldwide, these powerful currents flow from the shore toward the sea at speeds up to several feet per…

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First Thing: July likely to be hottest month on record, says Nasa

Gavin Schmidt of Nasa’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies warns of likelihood of new high as heatwave bakes large parts of planet. Plus, the beginning of the end for the great Megan Rapinoe

The Guardian - UK

Why can't Canada just put the fires out? Here are 5 answers to key questions

In Canada, more than 25 million acres of land — an area larger than Portugal — has burned, and the fire season shows no signs of slowing. Here's why many fires are being left to burn.

WEKU

Gas lobby ad found misleading for 'cleaner' claims

Australia's peak oil and gas lobby has modified its latest ad campaign after its claim gas was "cleaner" breached industry standards.

AAP

Rampant heatwaves threaten food security of entire planet, scientists warn

After hottest day ever, researchers say global heating may mean future of crop failures on land and ‘silent dying’ in the oceans

The Guardian - UK

Miami’s 100-degree heat fuels push to mandate worker relief

As a brutal heat wave covers much of the U.S. in record temperatures, labor groups are pushing for measures to protect outdoor workers by mandating water breaks and periods out of the blazing sun.

Tribune News Service

EPA will decide if the state is doing enough to reduce pollution in two East Texas counties

The federal agency has settled a lawsuit the Sierra Club brought over pollution from a coal-burning power plant. The agreement requires the EPA to weigh in on the state’s plan to improve air quality in Rusk and Panola counties.

The Texas Tribune

Worse air quality in LA expected during heat wave. Why do high temperatures cause more smog?

The heat wave baking Southern California not only raises the risk of wildfires and heat-related illness but could bring another hardship: bad air quality.

Los Angeles Times

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires returning to NYC; air quality index to worsen

The downpour and heavy humidity may be gone, but smoke from Canadian wildfires is again on the way to NYC and is pushing up the air quality index.

Miami Herald

Miami really is hotter this summer than last summer. And any other year on record

Yes, Miami summers are always hot. But this one is already off the charts.

Los Angeles Times

Lake Tahoe has higher concentration of microplastics than ocean trash heap

Sparkling Lake Tahoe may appear pristine, but its blue surface waters contain microplastic concentrations higher than those observed in ocean gyres — systems of ocean currents notorious for accumulating plastic waste — according to new research.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pollution from Canada’s wildfires was similar to breathing secondhand smoke indoors, study shows

The Canadian wildfires this summer exposed people to secondhand smoke at levels not seen since smoking was banned indoors in 2006, according to preliminary findings from Rutgers University researchers.

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Scorching days, searing nights: Not even Death Valley is immune to climate change

It was 10 p.m. and 116 degrees as a brutal wind whipped through the darkness.

Tribune News Service

Workers lack protections when wildfire smoke makes the air dangerous

Millions of American workers have breathed in dangerous levels of air pollution this year as smoke from Canada’s record wildfire season blankets cities across the Northeast.

Miami Herald

Dogs and cats feel Florida’s daily heat records, too. Here’s how to keep your pets safe

If South Florida’s heatwave burns you up when outdoors, can you imagine walking barefoot on our streets like your pets do?

Los Angeles Times

Fast-moving fires force evacuations, char thousands of acres in Southern California

LOS ANGELES — Three wildfires continued to burn in western Riverside County early Saturday, scorching thousands of acres and prompting evacuations in some neighborhoods.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: In Malibu’s sign war, it’s the public that loses

Access to public beaches in California is fought over constantly even though it’s protected by state law. Homeowners and communities along stretches of shoreline have sometimes refused to open gates or clear pathways, or ripped down posted directions to beaches.

Tribune News Service

Smoke from Canadian wildfires returns to NYC as air quality index deteriorates across the city

NEW YORK — The downpour and heavy humidity may be gone, but smoke from Canadian wildfires is again on the way to NYC and is pushing the air quality index into unhealthy territory.

Tribune News Service

95 members of Congress ask EPA to implement stronger vehicle emissions rules

WASHINGTON — Nearly 100 members of Congress urged the Environmental Protection Agency to implement "the strongest feasible" emissions standards in a letter Thursday.

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