Interior Department investment comes after the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a report mandated by Congress. The Department of the Interior made $20 million available this month to fund…
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Massive Storm Causes Flooding, Power Outages in Florida
Over 50,000 without power in the southeastern part of the state. Southeastern Florida has experienced up to ten inches of heavy rainfall Thursday. Tens of thousands of people…
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Regulator Advises Winter Preparations to Support Energy Grid
Prolonged cold fronts or major storms risk power failure. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation projects there is an “elevated” risk of power failure across much of the…
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Energy Department Distributes Eighth Round of Grid Resilience Grants
$167 million is administered to modernize local electrical grids. The Department of Energy distributed funding to the eighth round of recipients of the Grid Resilience and Tribal Formula…
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Interior Department Updates Climate Policy
Secretary announces creation of Climate Science Application Team. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has announced four updated climate policies for the Department of the Interior, working to…
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Legislation Would Decouple U.S. Disaster Assistance from Aid to Ukraine
Federal Disaster Responsibility Act proposed in the Senate to separate funding for states from additional support for Ukraine. Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio of Florida introduced the…
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Hurricanes Lee and Jova Both Intensify
Neither is currently forecast to make landfall in the United States. The National Hurricane Center reports that Hurricane Lee joins Tropical Depression Fourteen as a Category 5 in…
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President Biden Calls Hurricane Idalia Part of “Climate Crisis”
The storm caused roughly $9 billion in property damage. President Joe Biden cited climate change on Wednesday as the primary reason for the intensity of Hurricane Idalia. “I…
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PRAYER ALERT: Mandatory Evacuations Issued in FL Ahead of Hurricane Idalia
National Hurricane Center warns of “life-threatening storm surge and dangerous winds.” UPDATE: 2 PM, August 30 Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida early Wednesday as a Category 3…
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President Biden Surveys Wildfire Devastation in Hawaii
Over 1,000 unaccounted for in the wake of Hawaii wildfires. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden traveled to Maui on Monday to meet emergency responders, survivors,…
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