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Huge Swathe Of India Bakes Under Breaking Heat, Devastated By Heavy Rains and Floods

New Delhi — While a huge swathe of India bakes under record-breaking heat, the vast country's northeast is being devastated by floods. Heavy rains started lashing the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh last week, triggering floods and mudslides that have washed away houses, fields of crops and bridges. So far…

Posted on May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 by BeeNews DailyBlog by BeeNews DailyBlog

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New Mexico Fire Update: Calf Canyon-Hermits Peak Fire, Moves Into Taos County

LAS VEGAS, N.M. (May 12, 2022) – As the Calf Canyon-Hermits Peak Fire looks to move into Taos County, residents are on edge. Especially those people who have already evacuated to the village of Taos. There’s a cloud of heavy smoke billowing from those fires as the high winds continue…

Posted on May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 by BeeNews DailyBlog by BeeNews DailyBlog

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Wildfire South Of Boulder Forced Nearly 20,000 People To Flee

BOULDER, Colo. (March 27, 2022) — A wildfire south of Boulder that forced nearly 20,000 people to flee was listed at 21% contained and most evacuations had been lifted by Sunday morning, officials with Boulder Fire-Rescue said. The fire, which ignited Saturday, burned to within 1,000 yards (914 meters) of homes…

Posted on March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 by BeeNews DailyBlog by BeeNews DailyBlog

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Federal Appeals Court Revived An Administration’s Climate Damage Cost For Industries

NEW ORLEANS (March 17, 2022) — A federal appeals court has revived a Biden administration effort to account for potential damage from greenhouse gas emissions when creating rules for polluting industries. A Louisiana-based federal judge had blocked the so-called “ social cost of carbon ” policy last month, saying it would bring…

Posted on March 17, 2022March 17, 2022 by BeeNews DailyBlog by BeeNews DailyBlog

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Colorado Homeowners Could End Up Paying Tense Of Thousands Of Dollars To Rebuild Communities Due To Environmentally Sustainable Construction Standards

DENVER (March 1, 2022) — Some homeowners recovering from Colorado’s most destructive wildfire in history, which decimated entire neighborhoods near Denver late last year, say they could end up paying tens of thousands of dollars more to rebuild because of environmentally sustainable construction standards passed shortly before the blaze. Now…

Posted on March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 by BeeNews DailyBlog by BeeNews DailyBlog

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Federal Judge Vacated Biden’s Lease Sale “Underestimated The Climate Impacts” And Harmed Companies Seeking Leases

WASHINGTON DC (January 28, 2022)---The sale of offshore oil and gas leases on more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico was canceled by a U.S. judge who ordered regulators to take a harder look at the impact on climate change. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington,…

Posted on January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 by BeeNews DailyBlog by BeeNews DailyBlog

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The Biden Administration To Expand Funding For Wildfires

BILLINGS, Mont. (January 18, 2022) — The Biden administration plans to significantly expand efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have torched areas of the U.S. West by more aggressively thinning forests around areas called “hotspots” where nature and neighborhoods collide. As climate change heats up and dries out the…

Posted on January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 by BeeNews DailyBlog by BeeNews DailyBlog

California Fires

Wildfires burn hundreds of homes in Colorado, thousands flee

DENVER (December 31, 2021) — Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by wind-whipped wildfires anxiously waited to learn what was left standing of their lives Friday after the flames burned an estimated 580 homes, a hotel and a shopping center. At least one first responder and six…

Posted on December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 by BeeNews DailyBlog by BeeNews DailyBlog

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New York Legislation Banning Use Of Natural Gas In Most New Construction

NEW YORK (December 16, 2021)---The New York City Council on Wednesday voted to pass legislation banning the use of natural gas in most new construction, a move that will substantially slash climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions from the country’s most populous city. The bill now goes to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s…

Posted on December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 by BeeNews DailyBlog by BeeNews DailyBlog

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Environmental Advocates To Sue The Federal Government Over The Offshore Oil Spil In California

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (November 2, 2021) — A month after a Southern California offshore oil spill, environmental advocates said Tuesday that they plan to sue the federal government over the failure to review and update plans for platforms off the coast. The Center for Biological Diversity said it sent notice to the…

Posted on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 by BeeNews DailyBlog by BeeNews DailyBlog