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
Category: Environmental
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
Dumpers
Mayor of Tachikawa, city in Tokyo got elected because he promised to force US to acknowledge it's military dumping toxic PFAS in rivers which poisoned Tokyo citizens. Getting elected for this single issue, must be a big problem. Good for him being only one brave enough to sue US pic.twitter.com/b71doUUBgx
— Rihito says 我的推特账户已被归还 (@RihitoPhysicist) September 4, 2023
Awful
The Biden administration weakens regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands, saying it had no choice after the Supreme Court sharply limited the government’s jurisdiction over them. https://t.co/ZF6rlne9C6
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 29, 2023
I wonder if Ronnie got a new pair of boots?
8 pm Monday..Idalia is nearing hurricane strength (max sustained winds 70 mph) 20 mi SW of the western tip of Cuba. Idalia is moving N at 8 mph with a faster
north-northeast motion on Tue & Wed. Idalia is expected to become a major hurricane before reaching the Florida coast Wed pic.twitter.com/zFxl3K8wVS— NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) August 29, 2023