Amid Politics, Research on Harmful Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke Piles Up
"A growing body of research shows the cascading health impacts of wildfire smoke, from cognitive decline to heart issues."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/17/2025
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20 States Sue FEMA For Canceling Grant Program To Prevent Natural Disasters
"Twenty Democratic-led states filed suit Wednesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, challenging the elimination of a long-running grant program that helps communities guard against damage from natural disasters."
Source: AP, 07/17/2025
Senate Passes $9 Billion In Spending Cuts To Public Broadcasting, Foreign Aid
"The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward on one of the president’s top priorities despite concerns from several Republican senators."
Source: AP, 07/17/2025
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How Removing Old New England Dams Is Opening Rivers To New Wildlife
"The silvery water of the Royal River glistens as sunlight strikes its surface on an overcast afternoon. The modest waterway flows an easy 39 miles from southern Maine’s Sabbathday Lake to the Atlantic coast at Casco Bay, attracting kayakers, paddleboarders, and great blue heron."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 07/16/2025
"Killer In The Nest: How Young Storks Are Being Strangled By Plastic"
"Researchers in Europe found everyday plastics, especially farmers’ baler twine, being used by the birds as a building material and entangling their young. It is a problem that affects other species too, say experts in the US, UK and Argentina"
Source: Guardian, 07/16/2025
"Critics Fear Trump Will Use Flawed DOE Report To Push Pro-Coal Agenda"
"Grid experts say DOE’s new forecast of major blackout risks by 2030 misuses data to justify the Trump administration’s push to force dirty plants to stay open."
Source: Canary Media, 07/16/2025
New Invasive Mussel Threatens Calif. Water Supplies. Can State Stop Its Spread?
"Officials are shoring up water systems infiltrated by the golden mussel. Dogs and human inspectors are checking boats at some lakes, but a patchwork of oversight leaves many lakes unprotected. “There’s just too many boats and too many people out there,” one warden said."
Source: CalMatters, 07/16/2025
Humans Are Wiping Out Wetlands That Life Depends On, New Report Says
"Wetlands provide freshwater, food, storm protection and climate regulation. Yet over the last 50 years, humans have destroyed one-fifth of them." "A landmark report for the global agreement on wetlands paints a dire picture of the state of the world’s water bodies that underpin all life on Earth."
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/16/2025
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