August 2023 – Page 3 – Climate Desk

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DOE commits $450M to install rooftop solar for highest-need Puerto Ricans

While overhauling Puerto Rico's grid will take years, these funds will offer immediate help to the residents most vulnerable during blackouts.

Gabriela Aoun Angueira · August 4, 2023
Wired

Why scientists are clashing over the Atlantic’s critical currents

Is the system that runs through the Atlantic about to shut down, creating climate chaos? Depends whom you ask.

Matt Simon · August 4, 2023
YaleEnvironment360

Where sustaining the forest is a tribal tradition

The Menominee tribe of Wisconsin has sustainably harvested its woods for nearly 170 years, providing a model for foresters worldwide.

Fred Pearce · August 4, 2023
Inside Climate News

Phoenix just had its hottest July ever. So what now?

Simple solutions like more trees, reflective pavements, smaller parking lots and lighter roofs could make the Valley of the Sun less prone to overheating in the future.

Wyatt Myskow · August 3, 2023
Guardian

Brazil reports a big decline in Amazon deforestation last month

Losses were down at least 60 percent over July 2022, says environment minister Marina Silva.

Jonathan Watts · August 3, 2023
Guardian

One man’s aerial crusade against West Virginia’s coal industry

How a citizen vigilante in West Virginia uses his drone to uncover polluters who would rather stay hidden.

Oliver Milman · August 3, 2023
Inside Climate News

Mike Huckabee’s “kids guide” about climate change shows the changing world of climate denial

Producers of climate misinformation are targeting kids and families, minimizing the influence of human emissions.

Keerti Gopal · August 3, 2023
Guardian

Big business lobbies against heat protections for workers as US boils

It could take years for the federal regulator OSHA to set new heat rules as excessive temperatures are killing Americans at work.

Michael Sainato · August 2, 2023