By David Calkin, Kimiko Barrett, Jack Cohen, Mark Finney, Stephen Pyne, and Stephen Quarles for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection for the Pulitzer Center-Public News Service Collaboration. Consider several of the most devastating fire disasters of the last century. In August 2023, the wildfire-initiated urban conflagration of Lahaina, Hawaii, damaged or destroyed more than 2,200 structures and killed 98 people. .
Indiana will soon get a dedicated person to help farmers, ranchers and other landowners apply for federal grants to help fight pollution and climate change. Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would hire 40 individuals as Climate Change Fellows. .
Opponents of a new law to cap carbon in Washington state are waiting to see if their initiative to repeal it will appear before voters in November. Supporters argued eliminating it could have a range of impacts on the state. The Climate Commitment Act was passed in 2021 and created a cap-and-invest program to reduce carbon from the state s largest emitters over time. .
A new website aims to help young voters in Maine take advantage of the historic climate progress being made through the Inflation Reduction Act. The legislation puts the United States on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030, create millions of clean energy jobs and help Americans reduce their own energy bills. Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez, president and executive director of the group NextGen America, said young voters were essential in the bill s passage and deserve to reap the benefits, and explains what they will find on the website. .
WASHINGTON After being thwarted by Congress, President Joe Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that wil