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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Historic heat wave strains electric grids in the U.S. West; Russia issues new threat to shut off energy exports to Europe; PLUS: Humanitarian crisis unfolding in Pakistan amid catastrophic flooding... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (see links below): Costs of climate change far surpass government estimates, study says; Rising seas could swallow millions of U.S. acres within decades; Thwaites 'Doomsday Glacier' Disintegrating Faster Than Thought; What do we put in the future billions of air conditioners and heat pumps?; Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden; How automakers insidiously shaped our cities for cars... PLUS: It Wasn’t Just Oil Companies Spreading Climate Denial --- Utilities Knew, Too.... and much, MUCH more! ...

STORIES DISCUSSED ON TODAY'S 'GREEN NEWS REPORT'...

• VIDEO: Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo on HEAT.gov, new website designed to build national resilience to extreme heat (NOAA):
  
  "Extreme heat is deadly, it's also incredibly expensive...[W]e estimate that we lose $100 billion every year as a result of outdoor workers, not being able to do their jobs because of extreme heat conditions.And by the way, that's to say, nothing of the wildfires and other damage, done to our economy, and the cost of our economy of these events. So the reality is, given the scientific predictions, this summer, with its oppressive and widespread heat waves, is likely to be one of the coolest summers of the rest of our lives."
• Water crisis eases in Jackson, MS, but long-term problems remain:
• For Jackson and Flint, the water may be back but the trust is gone (CNN)
• 'Can't Be Allowed': Alarm as Mississippi Gov. Floats Privatization of Jackson Water System (Common Dreams)
• VIDEO: 'I'm open to all options': Gov. says he's open to privatizing Jackson's water system (WLBT-Jackson)
• The water crisis in Jackson follows years of failure to fix an aging system (NPR)
• Voices: Republicans' failure to act over Jackson water crisis is down to race and class prejudice (Yahoo News)
• Water bottles are creating another crisis in Jackson (WLBT-Jackson)
• EPA leader: Jackson needs 'fair share' of money to fix water (AP)
• Georgia and Rhode Island latest to be hit in the Summer of Floods:
• VIDEO: Another Town Loses Water Supply as Big Rains, Extremes Continue (Climate Crocks)
• Somerville, GA region hit with 'extreme' rainfall and flash flooding is under another flood watch (CNN/MSN)
• Water supply problem continues after flooding in Georgia (AP)
• Major flooding closes streets and collapses building in Providence: Governor warns drivers to stay off roads (Providence Journal)
• VIDEO: More flooding in Rhode Island: What to know (Providence Journal)
• [Several] 1,000-year rain events have struck the U.S. in five weeks. Why? (Washington Post)
• Historic heat wave broils US West, strains CA electric grid:
• Heat wave in West breaks records, threatens California grid (Axios)
• California, West Heat Wave Smashes Monthly, All-Time Records (Weather Channel)
• California avoids rolling blackouts amid record-breaking heat wave; thousands still without power (USA Today)
• The heat wave scorching California may be the worst in its history and now an offshore hurricane threatens to fan already raging wildfires (CNN)
• Historic, Unforgiving Western Heat Wave Is Peaking And Crushing Records (Washington Post):
  
  A historically severe September heat wave is baking the West, breaking hundreds of records, posing a danger to public health and pushing California's power grid to the limit. Some records have been shattered by wide margins as the scorching air mass exacerbates the fire danger in the drought-stricken region.
• VIDEO: Gov. Newsom: California 'Heading To The Worst Part Of This Heat Wave' (Newsweek/MSN)
• The science behind California's worsening heat waves, explained (SF Chronicle/MSN)
• Extreme heat events to triple in frequency by 2050:
• Dangerous heat predicted to hit 3 times more often in future (AP)
• 'Dangerous' and 'extremely dangerous' heat stress to become more common by 2100 (Univ. of Washington)
• Humanitarian crisis unfolding in Pakistan in wake of historic floods:
• VIDEO:See the conditions in Pakistan amid devastating flooding (CNN)
• Pakistan floods caused by 'monsoon on steroids,' says UN chief in urgent appeal (CNN)
• Melting Himalayan Glaciers Are Making Pakistan’s Floods Worse (Bloomberg/MSN)
• Pakistan floods damage mysterious ancient ruins as death toll climbs (CBS News/MSN)
• Rich nations owe reparations to countries facing climate disaster, says Pakistan minister (Guardian UK)
• VIDEO: 'Apocalyptic' - More on Pakistan's Flood (Climate Crocks)
• Pakistan floods: will rich nations ever pay for climate loss and damage? (The Conversation)
• Russia issues new threat to shut off energy exports to Europe:
• VIDEO: Russians Shut Off European Gas (Al Jazeera/Climate Crocks)
• Putin: Russia may halt energy exports if West caps prices (AP)
• VIDEO: EU Commission Pres. Von der Leyen: "Russia is manipulating our energy markets." (Twitter)
• Russia has turned off Nord Stream 1. Here's what it means for the EU (Euronews)
• Russia sees extra $6.7 bln in September revenue on higher oil prices (Reuters)
• Nord Stream Shut-Down: A European Crisis With Global Implications (Seeking Alpha)
• France is reviving a disused gas pipeline to help out energy-strapped Germany after Russia shut down fuel flows (Business Insider)
• California moves to phase out gasoline cars by 2035:
• California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars (NY Times):
  
  The decision, to take effect by 2035, will very likely speed a wider transition to electric vehicles because many other states follow California's standards.
• California Just Banned Gas-Powered Cars. Here's Everything You Need to Know (Inside Climate News)
• CA to ban sales of new gas-fueled cars by 2035 (E&E News)
• 17 states weigh adopting California's electric car mandate (AP)
• Tailpipe Emissions Are Notoriously Hard to Cut. California's New Gas Car Ban Will Help (Inside Climate News)

'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (Stuff we didn't have time for in today's audio report)...

For a comprehensive roundup of daily environmental news you can trust, see the Society of Environmental Journalists' Daily Headlines page

• Costs of climate change far surpass government estimates, study says (Washington Post/MSN)
• It Wasn’t Just Oil Companies Spreading Climate Denial --- Utilities Knew, Too (The Atlantic/MSN)
• Rising seas could swallow millions of U.S. acres within decades (Washington Post)
• Thwaites 'Doomsday Glacier' Disintegrating Faster Than Thought (CNN)
• Judge Upholds $14 Million Fine in Long-running Citizen Suit Against Exxon in Texas (Inside Cllimate News)
• Arizona AG, governor candidates call for Saudi Arabian water leases investigation (Arizona Republic)
• The Hank Hill Solution to Climate Change: What do we put in the future billions of air conditioners and heat pumps? (The American Prospect)
• Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden (NY Times)
• UK PM Liz Truss, New UK Leader, Lays Out Sweeping Plan to Cap Energy Prices (NY Times)
• A Houston Firm Says It's Opening a Billion-Dollar Chemical Recycling Plant in a Small Pennsylvania Town. How Does It Work? (Inside Climate News)
• How automakers insidiously shaped our cities for cars (Fast Company)
  

• VIDEO: See what three degrees of global warming looks like (The Economist/YouTube)
• The 7 climate tipping points that could change the world forever (Grist)
• The 1977 White House climate memo that should have changed the world (Guardian UK)
• Four solutions to mitigate climate change, from the IPCC (Dr. Michael Mann, Penn Today)
• UN warns Earth 'firmly on track toward an unlivable world' (AP)
• Environmental Sacrifice Zones: 8 Places We've Given Up-Probably Forever (Environmental Health Network)
• "Rare Earths" from Coal Waste (Climate Crocks)
• Feeling Hopeless About the Climate? Try Our 30-Day Action Plan (The Revelator)
• Green Upheaval: The New Geopolitics of Energy (Foreign Affairs)
• VIDEO: 2050: what happens if we ignore the climate crisis (Guardian UK)
• Guilt, grief and anxiety as young people fear for climate's future (Reuters)
• 99.9 percent Of Scientists Agree Climate Emergency Caused By Humans (Guardian UK)
• An Empire of Dying Wells: Old oil and gas sites are a climate menace. Meet the company that owns more of America's decaying wells than any other. (Bloomberg)
• Climate Fund Choices for Investors Are Multiplying (Bloomberg/Yahoo)
• How climate change could undo 50 years of public health gains (Grist)
• Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration (Pro Publica)
• Exxon's Snake Oil: 100 years of deception (Columbia Journalism Review)
• What Does '12 Years to Act on Climate Change' (Now 9 Years) Really Mean? (Inside Climate News)
• VIDEO: A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (The Intercept)
• What genuine, no-bullshit ambition on climate change would look like: How to hit the most stringent targets, with no loopholes. (David Roberts, Vox)
• A Global Shift To Sustainability Would Save Us $26 Trillion (Vox)
• Project Drawdown: 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming (Drawdown.org)
• An Optimist's Guide to Solving Climate Change and Saving the World (Vice)
• The great nutrient collapse: The atmosphere is literally changing the food we eat, for the worse. And almost nobody is paying attention. (Politico)
• The world's bleak climate situation, in 3 charts: We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there. (Vox)
• The Climate Risks We Face (NY Times):
  
  To stabilize global temperature, net carbon dioxide emissions must be reduced to zero. The window of time is rapidly closing to reduce emissions and limit warming to no more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit or 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, the goal set in the Paris climate accord. The further we push the climate system beyond historical conditions, the greater the risks of potentially unforeseen and even catastrophic changes to the climate - so every reduction in emissions helps.
• The Uninhabitable Earth: When will climate change make earth too hot for humans? (New York Magazine):
  
  Famine, economic collapse, a sun that cooks us: What climate change could wreak - sooner than you think.
• A beginner's guide to the debate over 100% renewable energy (Vox):
  
  Clean-energy enthusiasts frequently claim that we can go bigger, that it's possible for the whole world to run on renewables - we merely lack the "political will." So, is it true? Do we know how get to an all-renewables system? Not yet. Not really.

                 

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