Rio de Janeiro has declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever, just days before Carnival celebrations kick off across Brazil https://t.co/U9hOnIoSDz
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) February 6, 2024
Category: Environmental
We are so surprised
Must be that “middle ground” common sense Joe loves to mouth off about:
As @Sen_JoeManchin, Coal-WV, finishes his time in the U.S. Senate at least five of his staffers take new jobs with fossil fuel companies, notably @exxonmobil, Luke Goldstein at @TheProspect reports.#revolvingdoor https://t.co/KKU3H4Jf4u
— David Cay Johnston (@DavidCayJ) January 20, 2024
Half-winded
The wind that blows over the Great Lakes is strong and consistent. In theory, tapping into the wind resource over them would allow the electric grid to rely more on renewables. Yet that hasn't happened. (Via @insideclimate) https://t.co/r28rfNvT90
— grist (@grist) November 28, 2023
Can’t have that
A Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education on Friday rejected seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for eighth graders that for the first time will require them to include information on climate change.https://t.co/F348U6SUl3
— Robert Downen (@RobertDownen_) November 20, 2023
Water
We suck up so much water, we’re tilting the earth’s axis.
Thanks, Christie Todd Whitman
Who told everyone the air was fit to breathe:
FDNY’s Ground Zero-related illness deaths reach 343, same death toll as number who died on 9/11.https://t.co/mTMNSOCpM5 pic.twitter.com/rgDC0EggKz
— NYC EMS Watch (@NYCEMSwatch) September 23, 2023
Water, water everywhere
Authorities in Nashua, N.H. are eyeing the Nashua River, with more rainfall pushing it toward a dangerous level. The city is expecting another inch of rain tomorrow after rescue teams worked through Monday night helping those stranded in their cars. https://t.co/LOjM7lCjq0
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) September 12, 2023
Huh. Who did that, I wonder?
Getting ANWAR off the table for drilling has been decades-long battle that kinda/sorta/maybe just happened?
Like having Medicare be able to use it's purchasing power to negotiate lower drug costs—another 40 year battle—it's a huge victory. https://t.co/jkc6ZGfnIV
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) September 7, 2023
Yeah, but he’s OLD
BREAKING: Joe Biden is cancelling Trump-era drilling leases for millions of acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. pic.twitter.com/JnnIzu1trL
— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@NickKnudsenUS) September 6, 2023
Climate disaster
https://twitter.com/WxNB_/status/1699148458773414352