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IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Hurricane season wakes up, as National Weather Service struggles with staffing amid Trump layoffs; Trump Administration unveils plans for taxpayers to bail out Big Coal; PLUS: Energy Department orders staffers: 'Don't say climate change'... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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IN 'GREEN NEWS EXTRA' (see links below): Trump is doing everything he can to raise your energy bills; Hurricanes swerve: Disaster response might avoid a stress test; 'Ludicrous': Bureau of Land Management to sell off federal coal reserve leases in Wyoming; UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change; Indigenous land defender killed as Ecuador cracks down on activists... PLUS: World ocean acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life: study... and much, MUCH more! ...

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

• Humberto and Imelda to bring flooding rains to East Coast:
• Tropical Storm Imelda drenches the Bahamas (Yale Climate Connections)
• 2 killed in Cuba as Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto threaten Bahamas and Bermuda (AP)
• Hurricane Humberto Explodes Into Category 5 Monster, Threatens US Coastal Swells (Tampa Free Press)
• VIDEO: NC Gov. Josh Stein holds press conference on weekend shooting, pending tropical impacts (13 News Charleston)
• Gov. Josh Stein Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Hazardous Weather (Gov. Josh Stein)
• North Carolina victims of Hurricane Helene still waiting for FEMA housing aid:
• Arduous and Unequal: The Fight to Get FEMA Housing Assistance After Helene (Pro Publica):
  
  "Disasters pull back the curtain on inequity," Labowitz said. "It's a vicious combination of things that make it so much harder for people without a lot of money to get what they need from FEMA." She pointed to FEMA inspectors who undervalue damage to more modest homes, FEMA’s onerous documentation requirements and a "brutal and discouraging" appeals process.
• GOP senator rails on Trump’s DHS over slow pace of hurricane relief and vows to stall nominees (CNN)
• Helene Cleanup On North Carolina’s Rivers And Streams Seems Never-Ending (AP)
• National Weather Service struggling amid Trump layoffs, budget cuts
• National Weather Service at ‘breaking point’ as storm approaches (Washington Post):
  
  So far, exhausted employees have maintained weather monitoring and forecasting almost without interruption, staff said. But many are wondering how much longer they can keep it up. If the government shuts down next week when funding runs out, many employees could also find themselves working without pay, at least temporarily.
• What happens if a hurricane makes landfall while the government is shut down (CNN):
  
  Weather forecasters at NOAA and disaster response specialists at FEMA are planning to keep working during the shutdown --- as has been the case in previous shutdowns --- but a lapse in government funding is still likely to disrupt storm preparedness and response efforts for hurricanes and other disasters, experts told CNN. Both NOAA and FEMA are entering the shutdown in weakened states, having shed experienced staff since the start of the Trump administration.
• Trump Administration announces new $625 million taxpayer bailout for Big Coal:
• 'Mine, Baby, Mine': Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal (NY Times):
  
  The Trump administration on Monday outlined a coordinated plan to revive the mining and burning of coal, the largest contributor to climate change worldwide...While coal plants once generated nearly half of America’s electricity, they produced just 16 percent last year.
• Trump EPA eyes looser environmental restrictions to boost coal (The Hill)
• Trump is handing out public land and millions of dollars to revive big coal, sending advocates reeling (CNN):
  
  While the Trump administration wages war against clean energy, it is now vowing to lease millions of acres of public lands at a discount and spend hundreds of millions of dollars to prop up the most polluting source of electricity: coal. This comes as the administration has restricted new solar and wind farms on federal lands, and decried subsidies provided to these two renewable energy sources.
• DOE announces $625M for ‘beautiful, clean coal’ and gas (Utility Dive)
• Trump administration opens more land for coal mining, offers $625 million to boost coal plants (LA times/MSN):
  
  "By reducing the royalty rate for coal, increasing coal acres available for leasing and unlocking critical minerals from mine waste, we are strengthening our economy, protecting national security and ensuring that communities from Montana to Alabama benefit from good-paying jobs," Burgum said.
• Energy Dept. tells staffers, 'don't say climate change':
• Energy Dept. adds 'climate change' and 'emissions' to banned words list (Politico):
  
  The Energy Department has added "climate change," "green" and "decarbonization" to its growing "list of words to avoid" at its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, according to an email issued Friday and obtained by POLITICO. The words on the DOE list are at the heart of EERE’s mission.
• Energy Department Adds "Climate" to Forbidden Words (This Is Not Cool):
  
  Energy Secretary Chris Wright...takes a back seat to no one for ideological dishonesty and idiocy.

'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

• Trump is doing everything he can to raise your energy bills (op-ed, LA Times)
• Hurricanes swerve: Disaster response might avoid a stress test (This Is Not Cool)
• Lawmakers urge PJM to take steps so clean energy projects can meet tax credit deadlines (Utility Dive)
• 'Ludicrous': Bureau of Land Management to sell off federal coal reserve leases in Wyoming (Inside Climate News)
• UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change (AP)
• Indigenous land defender killed as Ecuador cracks down on activists (Inside Climate News)
• Trump can't condition disaster grants on immigration policy, judge rules (The Hill)
• EPA's effort to pull back from PFAS limits spurs statutory tug of war (Bloomberg)
• Endangered whooping crane dies of avian flu at Wisconsin wildlife refuge (AP)
• One year after Helene: the massive effort to rebuild the Appalachian Trail (National Parks Traveler)
• Trump officials shut off funding for USGS Climate Adaptation Centers (Washington Post)
• Is Duke Energy liable for storm damage after funding climate denialist campaigns? (Inside Climate News)
• Trump's DOT pulls trail and bike grants it deems 'hostile' to cars (AP)
• World ocean acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life (Guardian)
• National Academy of Sciences rebuffs Trump EPA’s effort to undo regulations fighting climate change (AP)
• Researchers make concerning discovery about factor linked to Alzheimer's disease: 'I'm still really surprised by it' (The Cool Down)
• Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in 'grim' report (Yale Climate Connections)
• How Trump's War on Climate Science impacts all Americans (Bloomberg)
• Solar Is Liberation (Rolling Stone)
• Governments legally required to address climate change, global court says (Inside Climate News)
• 10 Ways to Keep Your Home Cool This Summer (Bloomberg, no paywall)
• David Attenborough's 'Ocean' is a brutal, beautiful wake-up call from the sea (AP)
• Wall Street Journal: Clean energy transition is unstoppable (This Is Not Cool blog)
• Can we avoid the enshittification of clean-energy tech? (David Roberts, Volts)
• Stop emissions, stop warming: A climate reality check (Dr. Andrew Dessler, Climate Brink)
• Who Will Care for Americans Left Behind by Climate Migration? (Pro Publica)
• Is the Atlantic Overturning Circulation Approaching a Tipping Point? (The Oceanography Society)
• How Oil Companies Manipulate Journalists (Drilled)
• How To Spot 5 Of The Fossil Fuel Industry's Biggest Disinformation Tactics (Guardian)
• The Oceans We Knew Are Already Gone (The Atlantic)
• How to electrify your life when you rent (The Verge)
• Complete Series: Farmers Under Attack for Supporting Clean Energy (This Is Not Cool blog)
• 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)
• Project Drawdown: 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming (Drawdown.org)

                 

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