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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: EPA cracks down on deadly soot pollution; January 2024 was the hottest January ever recorded on Planet Earth; PLUS: Hurricanes are getting so intense, scientists propose a 'Category 6'... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (see links below): Record drop in EU power sector emissions driven by 'unprecedented collapse' of coal and gas; Data from centuries-old sea creatures suggest the world is warming faster than scientists thought ... PLUS: Two years after deadly tornadoes, some Mayfield families are still waiting for housing... and much, MUCH more! ...

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

• California: State of emergency from historic atmospheric river:
• KTLA Team Weather Coverage: Storm damage continues to mount in Southern California (KTLA-Los Angeles)
• Record rainfall, triple-digit winds, hundreds of mudslides. Here's California's storm by the numbers (AP)
• Relentless storm leads to eye-popping rainfall totals in Southern California (OC Register)
• January 2024 was the hottest January on record globally:
• World smashes record for hottest January ever observed (MSN)
• 2024 Begins With More Record Heat Worldwide (NY Times):
  
  On the heels of Earth’s warmest year, January was the eighth month in a row in which global temperatures blew past previous records.
• Meditteranean Sea is warming and acidifying faster than predicted:
• Report finds Mediterranean getting hotter, more acidic, and sea levels are rising (Times of Israel)
• Explainer: why ocean acidification is the ‘evil twin’ of climate change (The Conversation)
• New study proposes adding a Category 6 to hurricane warnings:
• Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category (AP)
• Proposal would add a "Category 6" as hurricanes get stronger (Axios):
  
  The paper, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, does not represent an official move by the National Hurricane Center to add another hurricane category.
• The growing inadequacy of an open-ended Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale in a warming world (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
• VIDEO: Cat 6: When Cat 5 Just Doesn’t Cut it Anymore (This Is Not Cool blog)
• FEMA to fund solar, energy efficiency upgrades for public facilities after disasters:
• FEMA greenlights disaster aid for solar projects, net-zero upgrades (Politico):
  
  The agency will give states and local governments extra funds to rebuild facilities that are more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable.
• FEMA will pay states to install solar panels and heat pumps (The Verge/MSN)
• Majority of coastal residents support expanding offshore wind farms:
• Americans on the Coast Actually Love Offshore Wind, a New Poll Shows (Heatmap, no paywall)
• Poll: Most U.S. coastal county residents support offshore wind development (Marine Log)
• Fossil fuel money lurks behind anti-offshore wind power political ads in New Jersey (Energy and Policy Institute)
• Frequent Questions—Offshore Wind and Whales (NOAA)
• EPA cracks down on deadly soot air pollution:
• Biden Administration Toughens Limits on Deadly Air Pollution (NY Times):
  
  The E.P.A. says the new rule will prevent 4,500 premature deaths annually. Industry leaders are expected to challenge the regulation, saying it will harm the economy.
• The EPA Launches a Crackdown on Killer Soot (Mother Jones):
  
  When crafting Clean Air Act standards, the EPA is not, by law, supposed to consider the costs to polluting sectors, but that has not stopped those industries from weighing in. Late last year, representatives from industries including oil and gas, mining and manufacturing sent a letter to the White House saying that a 9 microgram standard would leave “no room” for economic development,
• EPA is cracking down on deadly air pollution with a new rule – but it’s not strong enough, some experts say (CNN)
• California’s air pollution fight just got tougher: New EPA standards raise the bar on soot (LA Times)
• EPA finalizes stronger standards for harmful soot pollution, significantly increasing health and clean air protections for families, workers, and communities (EPA)
• VIDEO: Ceremonial Signing and Celebration of Stronger Standards for Harmful Soot Pollution (EPA/YouTube)

'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

• Record drop in EU power sector emissions driven by 'unprecedented collapse' of coal and gas (Business Green)
• Data from centuries-old sea creatures suggest the world is warming faster than scientists thought (CNN)
• Two years after deadly tornadoes, some Mayfield families are still waiting for housing (AP)
• Court Bans Three Weedkillers And Finds EPA Broke Law In Approval Process (Guardian)
• Dengue Spreads Fast In Brazil Prompting Emergency Health Measures (Reuters)
• 13 Blue States Say EPA Should Strengthen Proposal To Remove Lead Pipes (The Hill)
• EU Lays Out Plan To Cut Greenhouse Emissions By 90% By 2040 (Guardian)
• The Industry ‘Scandal’ That Might Upend How America Builds Houses (Huffington Post)
• 'In A Word, Horrific': Trump’s Extreme Anti-Environment Blueprint (Guardian)
• Plug-in hybrids vs. electric cars: We did the math on which is better for you (Washington Post)
• How to electrify your life when you rent (The Verge)
• Complete Series: Farmers Under Attack for Supporting Clean Energy (Climate Crocks)
• These are the places most at risk from record-breaking heat waves as the planet warms (CNN)
• Feeling Overwhelmed About Going All-Electric at Home? Here's How to Get Started (Inside Climate News)
• Feeling Hopeless About the Climate? Try Our 30-Day Action Plan (The Revelator)
• Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration (Pro Publica)
• Exxon's Snake Oil: 100 years of deception (Columbia Journalism Review)
• VIDEO: A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (The Intercept)
• Project Drawdown: 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming (Drawdown.org)
• An Optimist's Guide to Solving Climate Change and Saving the World (Vice)

                 

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