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November 2, 2023
Climate budget issues on the House floor right now....

Republicans propose a 39% cut to the EPA, all while undermining efforts to curb CO2 emissions.

The National Park Service is among the most popular government agencies, fueling local economies across the country while bringing people and families together. So what do House Republicans want to do?  Gut it, slashing their funding by almost half a BILLION dollars.

 

In a little more than five years – sometime in early 2029 – the world will likely be unable to stay below the internationally agreed temperature limit for global warming if it continues to burn fossil fuels at its current rate, a new study says.
https://apnews.com/article/warming-carbon-climate-change-too-late-943b4b34bff5110631c2e02f5cdf7d68

And right now, House Republicans are forcing a vote on a bill that guts climate funding and will make our planet uninhabitable. It's almost as if they're trying to inflict the most damage possible on our environment.

 

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @chelliepingree
I am on the House floor pushing back on 131

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extreme Republican amendments to the 2024 interior appropriations bill. I’ll be leading this debate for @HouseDemocrats
 even if it goes past midnight. Watch here (and send coffee)! ️

 

Rep. Betty McCollum @BettyMcCollum04
Republicans’ extreme FY 24 Interior-Environment funding bill makes devastating cuts that would severely impact our ability to combat climate change—affecting not only the health & safety of all our communities, but also putting the U.S. at a global disadvantage.

 

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One of the LARGEST users of energy right now:  technology data centers.  
Massive amounts of energy.

So now this very real yet dystopian news:
Three Mile Island nuclear reactor to restart to power Microsoft AI operations
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/20/three-mile-island-nuclear-plant-reopen-microsoft

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Hurricane Helene expected to land in Florida today Sept. 26, 2024,
with epicenter between Tampa and Tallahassee.
But it's a very wide storm, so the damage extends beyond the "cone" shown on maps.
The storm could possibly to give storm surges of 6-20 feet in some areas.
Things can change. But as of now it's expected to rapidly head north into Atlanta, still with very high winds and lots of rain.

Updates here:
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/#Helene

Note the storm width!
from nhc.noaa.gov:
"Helene is a very large hurricane. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles (95 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 345 miles (555 km)"

That's the distance from the center,
so the diameter could be twice that, depending on how you measure the spiral.

This post will be out of date, and the trajectory could have changed by the time you read this, as the conditions evolve quickly.
So go to reliable sources for updates.

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Re: January 2025 southern California wildfires
Some specific links from laist.com and related sites

Advisories about water (for drinking, bathing, etc) and what's safe or not after the fires
https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/what-is-water-boil-notice-water-advisories-do-not-drink


Air quality
https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/air-quality-los-angeles-fires


"Coalition for Clean Air" - safety info on smoke, masks, etc
https://www.ccair.org/wildfire-and-smoke-safety-resources/


New York Times "wirecutter" column that discusses and rates facemasks to use during  and after wildfires:
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/masking-after-wildfires/
Archived copy of the same, to read without paywall:
https://archive.is/M91tz


What to know about about protecting children and pregnant people during the fire aftermath
https://laist.com/news/education/early-childhood-education-pre-k/parent-guide-wildfire-air-quality-and-ash-palisades-eaton


LA fires FAQ ("LAist" answers reader questions)
https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/los-angeles-fires-faqs-laist


FEMA says ‘carefully consider’ GoFundMe campaign phrasing because it can affect disaster aid
https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/los-angeles-eaton-palisades-wildfire-aid-fema-gofundme

 

Impact of the fires on domestic workers who lost jobs in burned areas,
with resources and how to help

https://laist.com/brief/news/palisades-fire-domestic-workers-resources-help

 

Practical resources for evacuees and first responders
(replacing documents, finding mental health, food, shelter, childcare, etc)
https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/resources-for-socal-fire-victims-evacuees-and-first-responders


What to do (and not do) when you return home after evacuation:
(safety issues with natural gas, electricity, food, vacuum cleaners, ash, etc)
https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/dos-donts-after-wildfire


cheat sheet:  How to file a fire insurance claim:
https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/cheat-sheet-what-to-do-if-you-need-to-make-a-fire-insurance-claim

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January 2025:  California Governor Newsom gives an executive order
that temporarily suspends some of the environmental permits required,
so that people can rebuild faster after the fires.

The order makes it easier for people whose homes burned down to rebuild as quickly as possible in exactly the same places, by allowing them to bypass the California Environmental Quality Act (known as CEQA) and the California Coastal Act’s permitting processes.

Some environmental advocates say CEQA is one of the few tools they have to challenge problematic construction projects.

Others note that residents looking to rebuild fire-damaged houses likely wouldn't need CEQA permits anyway. The bigger issue, they say, is whether Newsom's order encourages risky development in high fire-risk areas.

full story here:
https://laist.com/brief/news/climate-environment/gavin-newsom-wildfire-executive-order

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California prison labor:  incarcerated persons working to fight the fires
This is about *real-life* inmates working on the fires in California in January 2025.
https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/california-wildfires-incarcerated-firefighters-2025

(They are at "fire camps" but this is not as depicted fictionally on CBS primetime show "Fire Country")


Los Angeles Times opinion column on the topic of inmates fighting fires
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-01-15/wildfires-california-inmate-firefighters
Archived copy of the same, to read without paywall:
https://archive.is/ewlJ8


 

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