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News items for August 10, 2022

  • 1. Rainier’s largest glacier is melting, and heading downstream

    Scientists are studying the evolution of Emmons Glacier and its implications on watersheds throughout the Pacific Northwest.

    Crosscut Climate Change, Glaciers Tweet This
  • 2. What do climate provisions in the US Senate bill mean for WA?

    The climate provisions of the US Senate bill passed Sunday would create a slew of long-term federal tax breaks for proposed Washington solar farms, offer a $700 million investment in fuel technology sought by the developer of a next-generation Washington nuclear plant and broaden incentives for consumers to shift to electric cars and reduce fossil use in their homes.

    The Seattle Times Climate Policy Tweet This
  • 3. Groups celebrate large salmon returns to BC waters

    The summer of 2022 is shaping up to be a bumper season for both pink and sockeye salmon in British Columbia rivers, with one veteran Indigenous fisherman reporting the biggest catches of sockeye in decades.

    CBC Salmon Tweet This
  • 4. Invasive emerald ash borer threatens OR trees

    The emerald ash borer, originally from Asia, is predicted to have devastating effects on Oregon’s ash trees, including a species native to the state.

    The Oregonian Forests Tweet This
  • 5. WA doctor sees climate change’s impact on patients

    COPD is just one of the many underlying conditions that can be exacerbated by wildfire smoke caused by climate change. A doctor in Vancouver, Wash., wants to make that connection for her patients.

    OPB Human Health Tweet This
  • 6. Eating ethically and affordably in Vancouver, BC

    ‘When I see the resources we pour into ecological restoration in the city I think, “Why are we not applying a food systems lens?”’ Part two of a four-part series.

    The Tyee Food Tweet This
  • 7. ‘World’s worst weeds’ found spreading in the Boise foothills

    Cogongrass is the latest of a fast-growing number of invasive plants threatening Idaho’s fire-prone rangelands.

    High Country News Invasive plants Tweet This
  • 8. Why the CHIPS and Science Act is a climate bill

    The CHIPS Act is one of the largest climate bills ever passed by Congress.

    The Atlantic Climate Policy Tweet This
  • 9. A complete breakdown of what the Inflation Reduction Act will (and won’t) do

    The Inflation Reduction Act is the Walt Whitman of federal legislation: like the great American poet, the bill contradicts itself; it is large and contains multitudes.

    Slate Climate Policy, Inflation Reduction Act Tweet This
  • 10. Video: Kill your lawn, before it kills you

    While the lawn may be a powerful symbol of American postwar prosperity, it’s also an ecological dead zone that’s sucking the nation’s aquifers dry.

    The New York Times Lawns, Water Tweet This

More News from August 10, 2022

  • What we know about the link between climate change and drought

    The curious connection between the sky’s “thirstiness” and the dry spell devastating the western US.

    Grist Climate Change, Drought Tweet This
  • Hey hey! Ho ho! These climate activists get paid to go.

    Two relatively new nonprofit organizations, founded by two heirs from American oil companies, are funding dozens of protest groups dedicated to interrupting business as usual through civil disobedience, mostly in the United States, Canada and Europe.

    The New York Times Climate Activism Tweet This
  • Electric cars too costly for many, even with aid

    Policymakers in Washington are promoting electric vehicles as a solution to climate change. But an uncomfortable truth remains: Battery-powered cars are much too expensive for a vast majority of Americans.

    The New York Times Electric Vehicles Tweet This
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