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As summer temperatures soar, people living on Denver’s streets struggle to escape the heat

DENVER — Axton Sharpe and Ryan Lawson sat among the unsanctioned tent camps lining the sidewalk about a block from the State Capitol on a 95-degree day earlier this month, explaining how they deal with Denver’s oppressive summer heat.

The Denver Post · Aug 15, 2022

EPA action boosts grassroots momentum to reduce toxic ‘forever chemicals’

ROME, Ga. — The intake pumps that once drew 6 million gallons of water a day from the Oostanaula River now sit mostly dormant in this northwestern Georgia city.

Tribune News Service · Aug 15, 2022

‘I was a policewoman. Now I beg in the street’: life for Afghan women one year after the Taliban took power

Students, mothers, widows, workers and artists explain how their world has altered under ‘gender apartheid’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

'Teething problems' for NSW plastic bag ban as deadline looms for single-use cutlery and straws

When is a "thicker" plastic bag not thick enough? When is a fine merited? The move away from disposable bags and single-use cutlery items is not proving to be an easy transition.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Rainwater is apparently too toxic to drink now

Drew Barrymore did not tell us about this.

Mic · Aug 11, 2022

Xpeng G9 Interior Revealed, Can Add 124 Miles Of Range In 5 Minutes

The 543-horsepower G9 can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in around 3 seconds and offers a maximum driving range of 702 kilometers (436 miles) on China's CLTC cycle.

InsideEVs · Aug 11, 2022

Budget bill would task EPA to scrutinize companies’ climate goals

WASHINGTON — U.S. companies would face additional scrutiny on their promises to slash emissions under a section on corporate transparency in a Senate-passed budget deal.

Tribune News Service · Aug 11, 2022

Budget bill would task EPA to scrutinize companies' climate goals - Roll Call

The Senate budget reconciliation bill would give the EPA oversight of corporate progress toward emissions targets and climate goals.

Roll Call · Aug 11, 2022

UK weather: drought expected to be declared in parts of England on Friday

Drought group preparing to meet as Met Office issues highest fire risk warning for much of England

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022

Serena Loses 1st Match Since Saying She’s Prepared to Retire

Serena Williams wore her game face when she stepped out into the stadium for her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis. Greeted by a standing ovation, the 23-time Grand Slam champion didn’t smile. She didn’t wave. She took a sip from a plastic…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 11, 2022