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Fifth National Climate Assessment
2023-11-14 (or before) in nca2023.globalchange.govThe Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the scientific foundation to support informed decision-making across the United States.
Tagged under: US Politics | Climate Change Impacts | USA
State Farm Underwriting Loss Climbs to $14B - Carrier Management
2024-03-13 (or before) in carriermanagement.comWhen State Farm reported a $13 billion underwriting loss for 2022, it was the largest in the auto insurance giant’s history. A year later, and another record. The underwriting loss figure climbed to $14 billion for 2023, with a nearly $5 billion underwriting loss for property lines outpacing almost $4 billion of improvement in State … Continued
How Do They Lobby? (CHORUS Data Portal)
2024-03-13 (or before) in howdotheylobby.orgHow Do They Lobby? is a portal for CHORUS, the first comprehensive dataset of lobbying and testimony positions in state legislatures.
Tagged under: Data | Lobbying | USA
US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds
2024-03-13 in ABC NewsA new study calculates that U.S. oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks
Tagged under: Oil Industry | USA | Methane
Big four: global momentum
2024-03-13 (or before) in Energy & Climate Intelligence UnitHow the ‘Big Four’ emitters – China, US, India and the EU – could play their part in bending the global emissions curve to point downwards.
Tagged under: Climate Change Mitigation | European Union | India | USA | China
Jerome Powell just revealed a hidden reason why inflation is staying high: The economy is increasingly uninsurable
2024-03-12 in FortuneHousing and auto insurance costs are soaring because of climate change and more expensive car parts, says Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
Tagged under: USA | Economics | Climate Change Impacts | Insurance
America's Farmers Embrace Solar Panels to Protect Against Volatile Crop Prices - Bloomberg
2024-03-07 in BloombergUS farmers are turning to solar power as a buffer against volatile crop prices, and Biden's clean-energy tax incentives are set to boost the trend.
Tagged under: Solar Energy | USA | Agriculture | Washington State
SEC’s landmark Climate Disclosure Rule explained
2024-03-07 by in New Private MarketsThe SEC's long-awaited and controversial Climate Disclosure Rule will require registered companies to disclose material climate risks to their business strategies and operations, and GHG emissions for the largest companies.
Tagged under: USA | Regulation | Capitalism
There’s a New Financial Crisis Brewing in Uninsurable US Homes
2024-03-06 in BloombergIn places most prone to wildfires and hurricanes, state “insurers of last resort” are absorbing trillions of dollars in risk.
Tagged under: USA | Insurance | Colorado State | Florida
NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory
2024-03-06 (or before) in NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring LaboratoryThe Global Monitoring Laboratory conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in clouds, aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.
Tagged under: USA | Science | Climate Data
Higher temperatures force New England fishers off ice early: ‘Global warming is real’
2024-03-06 in The GuardianFor generations, residents have hauled tiny fishing shacks on to frozen lakes, but milder winters are forcing them to quit early
Tagged under: Fish | Climate Change Impacts | Ice Melting | USA | Fishing
Water rescues reported in Atlanta as millions face severe weather, flash flood threats in South
2024-03-05 in FOX WeatherFlash flooding and water rescues were reported in the Atlanta metro area on Wednesday morning, and millions of people will continue to be at risk of seeing severe weather across the South through the rest of the week.
Tagged under: Climate Change Impacts | USA | Flooding | Florida
Today in Energy - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
2024-03-05 (or before) in U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEnergy Information Administration - EIA - Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government
US banks abandon ‘bare minimum’ environmental standards project, alarming climate groups
2024-03-05 in The GuardianCiti, BofA, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo leave framework that assesses environmental, social and governance (ESG) financing
Tagged under: ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance | Finance | USA | Banking
Enhanced weathering in the US Corn Belt delivers carbon removal with agronomic benefits | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2024-03-04 (or before) in PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of ScienceTerrestrial enhanced weathering (EW) of silicate rocks, such as crushed basalt, on farmlands is a promising scalable atmospheric carbon dioxide rem...
Tagged under: USA | Agriculture | Carbon Capture and Storage
Ski resorts’ era of plentiful snow may be over due to climate crisis, study finds
2024-03-02 in The GuardianUS ski industry is losing billions as average season has become five to seven days shorter in past half century
Tagged under: USA | Climate Change Impacts | Ice Melting
Arctic blast: Record-breaking cold weather forecast for many states
2024-01-12 in The BBCNearly every state is on watch for dangerous, freezing cold: "We call it life-threatening for a reason."
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Canada | USA
‘Zombie deer disease’ epidemic spreads in Yellowstone as scientists raise fears it may jump to humans
2023-12-22 in The GuardianWarnings that ‘slow-moving disaster’ in North America raises chances of fatal mad cow-type disease jumping species barrier
Tagged under: Wildlife | USA | Health
US joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate
2023-12-02 in Associated Press NewsThe United States is now committed to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit. Saturday's announcement by U.S.
Tagged under: COP28 | US Politics | USA | Coal | Electricity | Middle East | Renewable Energy
The U.S. has a controversial plan to store carbon dioxide under the nation's forests
2023-11-20 in NPRA proposed rule change from the US Forest Service would allow storage of carbon dioxide pollution under national forests. The plan comes as communities resist such projects in their areas
Tagged under: USA | Carbon Capture and Storage | Trees
Fifth National Climate Assessment
2023-11-14 (or before) in nca2023.globalchange.govThe Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the scientific foundation to support informed decision-making across the United States.
Tagged under: US Politics | Climate Change Impacts | USA
U.S. Groundwater Is Disappearing, and Our Survival Is at Stake
2023-09-01 in Popular MechanicsAn eye-opening investigation reveals the devastation happening beneath our feet.
Tagged under: Water Resources | USA
The Supreme Court Declares War On The Environment | Climate Town
2023-03-14 (or before) in YouTubeIs the plan to buy more air? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ClimateTownsUbScRiBe FoR mOrE ViDeOs: https://www.youtube.com/c/climatetown?sub_confirmation=1C...
Tagged under: Environmental Protection Agency USA | Litigation | USA | Cars
US companies plan to increase crude oil production to record levels by 2024 - AS USA
2023-01-30 in AS USA | NFL, NBA, soccer, MLB, golf, latest news and moreThe US Energy Information Agency projects US will break crude oil production records by 2024. Market impacts and consequences for the climate....
Tagged under: USA
GOP vs. ESG: Why Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Republicans are fighting 'woke' ESG investing
2023-01-30 (or before) in USA TodayWhy red states are pulling billions in pension funds from BlackRock and piling on investigations: ESG or environmental, social, governance principles.
Tagged under: Florida | USA | ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance
Redwood Materials To Recycle All Batteries From VW, Audi EVs In USA
2022-07-15 (or before) in InsideEVs | Electric Vehicle News, Reviews, and ReportsThe company headed by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel will work directly with VW Group's 1,000 US dealers to identify end-of-life batteries and materials.
Tagged under: Batteries | USA | Electric Cars | EVs
The USA entered the top 10 countries in the world with the most expensive food: where food is even more expensive - The Saxon
2022-03-02 in The Saxon - The news from SandbachIn a recent survey, the U.S. ranked lower than Switzerland, South Korea, Norway, Iceland, France and Israel in terms of the amount of money spent on standard food purchases, according to MarketWatch. < /p> Photo: Shutterstock American consumers have been hit hard by the effects of inflation lately. Total costs in the US are growing […]
Tagged under: USA
Fossil Fuels in the COP Decision Text: Why the U.S., not India, is the problem - ActionAid USA News
2021-11-14 (or before) in ActionAid USAThe United States government is poised to get what it wanted out of COP26: namely, no new obligations on climate finance or loss & damage, two of the
Tagged under: USA | COP26 | Fossil Fuels | Finance
Hurricane Ida: At least 46 dead in the US after drowning in their homes and cars
2021-09-02 (or before) in The TelegraphThe governors of New York and New Jersey declared a State of Emergency as flash-flooding batters the north-east in 'historic weather event'
How Oil and Gas Corporations Funded an Attempted Coup
2021-01-11 (or before) in GreenpeaceWashington, DC — Oil and gas corporations, including Chevron and Exxon, have donated a total of $5.4 million to the seven Senators who voted to overturn the presidential election and bolstered a violent, failed attempted coup by pro-Trump extremists [1]. Greenpeace USA Senior Climate Campaigner John Noël said: “Oil and gas corporations aided the political …
Tagged under: USA | Exxon | Chevron | TotalEnergies | Greenpeace
Reuters finds 3,810 U.S. areas with lead poisoning double Flint’s
2020-09-01 (or before) in ReutersSince last year, Reuters has obtained neighborhood-level blood lead testing results for 34 states and the District of Columbia. This data allows the public its first hyper-local look at communities where children tested positive for lead exposure in recent years.
Tagged under: Children | USA | Louisiana | California | Health | Women and Children
Trump admin slaps solar, wind operators with retroactive rent bills | Reuters
2020-05-19 (or before) in ReutersThe Trump administration has ended a two-year rent holiday for solar and wind projects operating on federal lands, handing them whopping retroactive bills at a time the industry is struggling with the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, according to company officials.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | USA | Donald Trump | Solar Energy | Climate Change | Wind Power | US Politics | California | Alaska
Warren calls on big U.S. banks for steps on climate risk | Reuters
2020-01-22 (or before) in ReutersU.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a contender for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, is asking the biggest U.S. banks for details on their assessments of and preparations for risks related to global warming.
Tagged under: USA | Wildfires | Forest Fires | US Politics | Trees
Court Quashes Youth Climate Change Case Against Government (Published 2020)
2020-01-17 in The New York TimesTwo of three judges on the panel said that climate change was an issue for lawmakers, not the courts.
Tagged under: Activism | USA | Litigation | Climate Change
Secret Deal Helped Housing Industry Stop Tougher Rules on Climate Change (Published 2019)
2019-10-26 in The New York TimesThe arrangement, in place for years, guarantees industry representatives a bloc of seats on two powerful committees that recommend building codes.
Tagged under: USA | Housing | Climate Change | Greenhouse Gases
Potential for widespread electrification of personal vehicle travel in the United States - Nature Energy
2019-06-10 (or before) in NatureLarge-scale adoption of electric vehicles will only occur if the needs of individual drivers are met. Here the authors present a model of the energy consumption of personal vehicles in the USA, allowing an evaluation of the adoption potential of electric vehicles.
Tagged under: USA
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