#Record-setting rain and heat? This is the new normal

“#Record-setting rain and heat? This is the new normal” Credit: Rusty Clark, shared under a Creative Commons license. I’m the director of the North Carolina Climate Office, which is the go-to source for expertise in North Carolina’s climate. But if you call me to ask if there’s a downpour on the way, I probably won’t…

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#A bit rich: Business groups want urgent climate action after resisting it for 30 years

“#A bit rich: Business groups want urgent climate action after resisting it for 30 years” Credit: Shutterstock Australia has seen the latest extraordinary twist in its climate soap opera. An alliance of business and environment groups declared the nation is “woefully unprepared” for climate change and urgent action is needed. And yesterday, Australian Industry Group—one…

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#Research finds deep listening could help fight climate change

“#Research finds deep listening could help fight climate change” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Curtin University research has found deep listening or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) could be used as an effective tool to encourage pro-environmental behavior and create social bonding among young people. ASMR is a spontaneous, calming, positive feeling that occurs in response…

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#Trump administration finalizes coal plant pollution rollback

“#Trump administration finalizes coal plant pollution rollback” The Trump administration on Monday finalized its weakening of an Obama-era rule aimed at reducing polluted wastewater from coal-burning power plants that has contaminated streams, lakes and underground aquifers The change will allow utilities to use cheaper technologies and take longer to comply with pollution reduction guidelines that…

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#Rubber debris litters miles of Puyallup River after artificial turf was used in dam project without permit

“#Rubber debris litters miles of Puyallup River after artificial turf was used in dam project without permit” by Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/river.jpg” data-sub-html=”Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain” data-thumb=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2020/river.jpg”> <figure><img alt=”river” height=”480″ src=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800/2020/river.jpg” title=”Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain” width=”800″></img><figcaption> Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain </figcaption></figure></div> In black waves, drifts and bands, crumbs of…

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#U.S. will agree to remove plutonium waste from South Carolina

“#U.S. will agree to remove plutonium waste from South Carolina” by Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Ari Natter, Bloomberg News </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/southcarolina.jpg” data-sub-html=”Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain” data-thumb=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2020/southcarolina.jpg”> <figure><img alt=”south carolina” height=”480″ src=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800/2020/southcarolina.jpg” title=”Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain” width=”800″></img><figcaption> Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain </figcaption></figure></div> The Trump administration is settling a long-running dispute with South Carolina over…

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#NASA finds Typhoon Maysak moving near Okinawa, Japan

“#NASA finds Typhoon Maysak moving near Okinawa, Japan” NASA’s Terra satellite provided a visible image to forecasters of Typhoon Maysak as it neared Okinawa Island, Japan on Aug. 31. Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). Typhoon Maysak continued to move through the Northwestern Pacific and was closing in on…

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