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Biden Administration’s EPA Announces ‘Bold Actions’ to Protect Poor, Minority Communities in the South from Pollution

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Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following through on his commitment to action during his Journey to Justice Tour, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the first in a series of actions on Wednesday responding directly to concerns of communities historically and disproportionately impacted by pollution in the South, including “Cancer Alley”…

Doomsday Clock Set at 100 Seconds to Midnight

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On 75th Anniversary, The Time is the Closest to Midnight in Clock’s History – Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – While the past year offered glimmers of hope that humankind might reverse its march toward global catastrophe, the Doomsday Clock was set at just 100 seconds to midnight on Thursday. The time is based on…

Summer 2021 Was Hottest on Record in the United States

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Staff Report – Summer 2021 was the hottest summer on record, according to 126 years of records for the contiguous United States. So says a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released Thursday. The average temperature for all of the Lower 48 states from June through August was 74.0 degrees Fahrenheit, or 2.6…

Global Warming Causes Climate Change, Fueling Larger and More Violent Hurricanes

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By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ida is a feminine given name found in Europe and North America, also popular in Scandinavian countries, where it is pronounced Ee-da. The name has an ancient Germanic etymology meaning “industrious” or “prosperous” and derives from the Germanic root id meaning “labor, work.” Clearly the National Hurricane Center,…

Ida Makes Landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 Hurricane

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Staff Report – Ida roared ashore in southeastern Louisiana on Sunday as a category 4 hurricane, bringing several feet of storm surge flooding and extreme winds that are crushing the Gulf Coast, according to reporting from the Weather Channel. Reports continue to trickle out of Grand Isle, Louisiana, detailing the disastrous conditions there, where water…

July 2021: The Hottest Month In Recorded Human History

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By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s official, and one for the record books. July was the hottest month ever recorded in human history, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information.. “In this case, first place is the worst place to be,” NOAA Administrator Rick…

June Sets Record for Hottest Ever in North America

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By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — James Rhodes of Coulterville, California can attest to how hot it was in June, even at 1800 feet above sea level in the shadow of Yosemite National Park and only a three hour drive from San Francisco. “It’s been really hot,” he said, with one wildfire in the…

Red Road to DC: Lummi Nation to Transport Climate Change Totem Poll from Washington State to Washington, D.C.

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Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — As record-breaking heat waves and floods ravage the continent, members of the Lummi Nation are transporting a 25-foot, hand-carved and painted totem pole from Washington State to Washington D.C., visiting many sacred and historic places along the way under threat from climate change, dams and resource extraction. They are…

Biden EPA Issues Authoritative Report on Global Warming and Climate Change

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By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – What a difference a respect for science makes. After four years of being gutted and corrupted by the influence of polluting industry insiders with their heads all stuck up the hole in Donald Trump’s cult of personality backside, the Environmental Protection Agency is back in the Biden administration.…

The American Public’s Concern for the Environment is A Cause for Worry

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Water Pollution Remains the Top Environmental Concern in the U.S. – Public Opinion Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – The American public is not worried enough about the state of the natural environment to save themselves or the world. That’s not the headline on the latest Gallup poll reporting concern for environmental issues in the…