NewsletterSteve Jurvetson/Flickr/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Dengue fever cases surge as temperatures rise Experts say a tangled web of factors is driving global spikes in dengue, but one culprit stands out: climate change.
Impacts www.nytimes.com A climate reckoning in wildfire-stricken California If climate change was a somewhat abstract notion a decade ago, today it is all too real for Californians fleeing wildfires and smothered in a blanket of smoke, the worst year of fires on record.
Politics www.nytimes.com As wildfires rage, Californians fear the coronavirus at shelters Evacuees along the rural Central Coast have fled wildfires, but more populated areas bring more risk from the coronavirus.
Politics grist.org Saving Chaco: As coronavirus consumes New Mexico, drilling threatens sacred land A BLM plan could mean 3,000 new oil and gas wells in an area facing severe COVID-19 outbreaks and particulate matter pollution.
Causes grist.org EPA settlements are supposed to hold polluters accountable. Will coronavirus get them off the hook? Hundreds of cities and polluting industries agreed to clean up their act after being sued by the government. Now, many are asking for leniency.
Impacts newrepublic.com America is not as resilient as it thinks it is Whether in a pandemic or a hurricane, inequality and underfunded infrastructure are bad for disaster preparedness.
Causes www.inquirer.com Bad timing for Harrisburg’s anti-environment efforts A public health emergency is precisely the wrong occasion to tamper with the recreational opportunities and overall well-being of residents.
