News items for July 15, 2024
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A fishing boat offshore on the Puget Sound under the Olympic Mountains
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1. For at least a decade the Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out
Faced with rising sea levels and increasing flooding, the Quinault Indian Nation has spent at least a decade working to relocate hundreds of residents and civic buildings in Taholah, Washington, to higher ground. But that relocation depends on money.
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2. To protect against wildfires, insurers try to change construction standards
Property insurers are trying to force changes in construction standards that they say are necessary to protect against wildfires.
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3. Southern Oregon property owners grapple with a shifting insurance market
Insurance companies and residents alike are struggling to adapt to a new era of risk in the face of climate-driven wildfires, and property owners in rural communities are on the front lines.
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4. Why the next president’s judicial appointments will impact climate action
The courts have the final word on environmental rulings, legal experts say.
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5. Bringing salmon home to Kus-kus-sum in BC
Project Watershed is restoring a critical habitat and helping to return the land of a former sawmill back to the K’ómoks First Nation.
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6. The problematic chemicals fueling America’s EV revolution
Ramped-up production of toxins used in the batteries has communities worried.
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7. Proposed OSHA heat rule leaves waste industry with operational questions
Waste industry groups say it’s unclear how the proposed standard might affect daily schedules and operations as they work to better protect workers from the heat.
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8. How Fort Nelson First Nation’s geothermal project could power the next seven generations
A depleted oil and gas well has been chosen to be transformed into a renewable, and 100 per cent Indigenous-owned, geothermal energy facility. The plant is set to help power the First Nation and create economic ventures to support northern B.C., the Northwest Territories and Alberta.
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9. Opinion: The rest of the country should learn from Alaska’s successful ranked-choice voting experiment
Alaskan legislators from across the aisle argue that the model encourages bipartisan cooperation.
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10. Opinion: Vancouverites deserve truth on SkyTrain LNG greenwashing
Canada’s Ad Standards Council ruled advertising from a pro-LNG group created a ‘misleading’ impression. Now it’s time for a thorough correction of the public record.
More News from July 15, 2024
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Why Washington’s wolf count is under scrutiny
Ahead of a vote on lowering the animals’ “endangered” status, wildlife advocates and others question whether the figures are inflated. A state agency defends the data.