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All GNRs are always archived at <a href=\"https:\/\/GreenNews.BradBlog.com\">GreenNews.BradBlog.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IN &#8216;GREEN NEWS EXTRA&#8217;<\/strong> (<em>see links below<\/em>): National Weather Service applicants must explain how they agree with Trump; Labor Day swimmers face fecal contamination along US coastline; Shrinking post-Katrina levees need $1B In upgrades; Climate change is severely impacting corn crops; Trump plans to cancel another offshore wind project&#8230; <i>PLUS:<\/i> Africa diverting from the fossil fuel addiction&#8230; and much, <i>MUCH<\/i> more! &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><i><b>STORIES DISCUSSED ON TODAY&#8217;S &#8216;GREEN NEWS REPORT&#8217;&#8230;<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>WA State: Trump&#8217;s Border Patrol arrests fire crew members during active fire operations:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbian.com\/news\/2025\/sep\/02\/firefighters-question-leaders-role-in-washington-immigration-raid-2\/\"><b>Firefighters question leaders&#8217; role in Washington immigration raidFreeUpdated 1 hour ago<\/b><\/a> (The Columbian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/climate-lab\/federal-agents-arrest-firefighters-working-on-wa-wildfire\/\"><b> Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire<\/b><\/a> (Seattle Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.king5.com\/article\/news\/local\/2-firefighters-fighting-bear-gulch-fire-arrested-homeland-security\/281-ba10f91a-352b-427f-9858-dd8490ff1a25\"><b>VIDEO: 2 firefighters working on Bear Gulch Fire arrested by Border Patrol<\/b><\/a> (KING-5 Seattle)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/immigration-wildfire-firefighters-8f7e2a55e61a824bfb88fefaf9bdb3fc\"><b>2 firefighters battling Washington state wildfire arrested by Border Patrol<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Europe&#8217;s 2025 wildfire season officially the most destructive on record:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2025\/08\/28\/record-amount-of-wildfire-destruction-marks-dark-year-for-europe\"><b>Record amount of wildfire destruction marks dark year for Europe<\/b><\/a> (EuroNews):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Experts say that the higher temperatures and lower rainfall brought by climate change are making forest fires worse&#8230;More than a million hectares has gone up in flames in the EU so far this year, a larger surface area than the entirety of Corsica. That&#8217;s more than four times as much as last year.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/aug\/22\/eu-wildfires-worst-year-on-record-as-season-continues\"><b>EU wildfires worst on record as burning season continues<\/b><\/a> (Guardian):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">Data shows more than 1m hectares torched so far this year, with records also broken for CO2 and other air pollutants.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2025\/08\/26\/eus-record-wildfire-emissions-highlight-threat-to-forest-carbon-sinks\/\"><b>EU&#8217;s record wildfire emissions highlight threat to forest carbon sinks<\/b><\/a> (Climate Home News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2yq23rW8-Ew&#038;t=359s\"><b>VIDEO: Michael Mann on BBC Discussing Climate Change Impacts on Wildfires in North America<\/b><\/a> (Dr. Michael Mann\/YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org\/en-us\/what-we-do\/our-priorities\/tackle-climate-change\/climate-change-stories\/extreme-wildfires-are-getting-worse-with-climate-change\/\"><b>Yes, Climate Change is Raising the Risks &#8212; and Stakes &#8212; of Extreme Wildfires<\/b><\/a> (Nature Conservancy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Summer 2025 the hottest on record for U.K., Japan and South Korea:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/japan-south-korea-had-hottest-075122132.html\"><b>UK, Japan, South Korea endure hottest summer on record<\/b><\/a> (AFP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/weather\/articles\/c1kz18d3wjro\"><b>UK: Summer 2025 confirmed as UK&#8217;s hottest on record<\/b><\/a> (Met Office)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Study: extreme heat accelerates aging of the human body:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2025\/aug\/25\/heatwaves-making-people-age-faster-study-suggests\"><b>Heatwaves are making people age faster, study suggests<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/your-body-ages-faster-because-of-extreme-heat\/?utm_brand=wired&#038;utm_mailing=WIR_Science_090125&#038;bxid=5d1cee73fc942d1a7f0cfdd9&#038;cndid=57712211&#038;hasha=4d5ac4235c10b511d239241ba38c48ea&#038;hashb=64a8f2babe57a234472042e7519b134e774f5e4d&#038;ha\"><b>Extreme Heat Makes Your Body Age Faster<\/b><\/a> (Wired):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">A recent study concluded that extreme heat accelerates the aging of the human body, a worrying fact given the increasing frequency of heat waves due to climate change&#8230;Over time, the research found, exposure to extreme heat can weaken bodily systems, which shows up in tests of people&#8217;s blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood function. In the long term, this can increase the risks of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and dementia. <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41558-025-02407-w.epdf?sharing_token=a5CbeEwBQuuhLryKEcU6Z9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NQU4QOz585FcTVcOtuamxHOYV7tMGfSm3vWDTBYwQNL0yrOUChAKPck0OpHDtX6ee0HXTLfQxnscfwXwPBbqfJ3Wg5YIHynFLyz699UDKTJFDcb0lgqE9fdykL0mwpHl1KQtd_R4vphs8rL\"><b>Long-term impacts of heatwaves on accelerated ageing<\/b><\/a> (Nature Climate Change)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/long-periods-extreme-heat-accelerate-biological-age-scientists\/story?id=119124483\"><b>Long periods of extreme heat can accelerate biological age, scientists say<\/b><\/a> (ABC News, 2\/26\/2025):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The researchers compared the epigenetic age of participants from regions with long periods of extreme heat to those living in cooler climates. There was a 14-month difference in epigenetic age between residents living in places like Phoenix, Arizona, than milder places like Seattle, even after accounting other individual and community-level differences, like income, education, physical activity and smoking. <\/p>\n<div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Judge orders closure of &#8216;Alligator Alcatraz&#8217; for violating federal environmental laws:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/judge-orders-alligator-alcatraz-closed-over-nepa-failures\/\"><b>Judge orders &#8216;Alligator Alcatraz&#8217; closed over NEPA failures<\/b><\/a> (E&#038;E News):\n<div class=\"mediagreen>&#8220;Operation of the camp, to date, has involved paving approximately 800,000 square feet of land, installation of industrial lighting impacting the night sky at least 20 to 30 miles away, and enough residential infrastructure to house thousands of detainees and on-site staff,&#8221; Williams noted. If upheld on appeal, the preliminary injunction would have the effect of shutting down the detention facility in two months because that&#8217;s how long the judge allowed for removal of the lighting, generators, gas, sewage, and other project elements.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/alligator-alcatraz-migrant-detention-camp-in-florida-must-temporarily-halt-construction-judge-rules\/ar-AA1K6BM1\"><b>&#8216;Alligator Alcatraz&#8217; migrant detention camp in Florida must temporarily halt construction, judge rules<\/b><\/a> (NBC news)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/interactive\/2025\/environmental-concerns-alligator-alcatraz-everglades\/?itid=mr_1\"><b>VIDEO: What we saw in the protected lands disrupted by Alligator Alcatraz<\/b><\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2025\/08\/28\/africa-diverting-from-the-fossil-fuel-addiction\/\"><b>Florida taxpayers may lose $218M on &#8216;Alligator Alcatraz&#8217; as judge orders shutdown<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Trump Admin. escalates War on Wind energy:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/offshore-revolution-wind-project-stopped-trump-33214b9efb8f3f7a98c58299581bff9f\"><b>Trump halts work on New England offshore wind project that&#8217;s nearly complete<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-offshore-wind-renewable-energy-transportation-8578da8b985b6d4eef20ec4d85c21b5d\"><b>Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue<\/b><\/a> (AP):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\">The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind industry&#8230;&#8221;Wasteful, wind projects are using resources that could otherwise go towards revitalizing America&#8217;s maritime industry,&#8221; Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement. &#8220;Thanks to President Trump, we are prioritizing real infrastructure improvements over fantasy wind projects that cost much and offer little.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sp97kSwaBfQ\"><b>VIDEO: Trump says &#8216;we don&#8217;t allow windmills&#8217; after cancelling nearly complete offshore wind project<\/b><\/a> (PBS NewsHour)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2025\/09\/01\/connecticut-governor-wind-shutdown-will-cause-blackouts-high-prices\/#more-110103\"><b>VIDEO: Connecticut Governor: Wind Shutdown will Cause Blackouts, High Prices<\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2025\/09\/01\/trump-wind-cancellation-a-big-fafo-for-trump-voting-workers\/\"><b>Trump Wind Cancellation a Big FAFO for Trump Voting Workers<\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>U.S. electricity demand hit new all-time record during late July extreme heat:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/heat-pushes-us-electricity-demand-record-peak-july-says-eia-2025-08-05\/\"><b>Heat pushes US electricity demand to record peak in July, says EIA<\/b><\/a> (Reuters):\n<div class=\"mediagreen\"> Electricity demand in the Lower 48 states hit fresh all-time highs on two days in the last week of July due to surging temperatures, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>EPA public comment period open on &#8216;endangerment finding&#8217;: Make your voice heard:<\/b><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/\"><b>Register a public comment on Trump EPA&#8217;s repeal of its landmark &#8216;endangerment finding&#8217;, using docket tracking number 2025-14572<\/b><\/a> (Regulations.gov)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/envirodatagov.org\/how-to-write-effective-public-comments\/\"><b>How to Write Effective Public Comments<\/b><\/a> (Environmental Data and Governance Initiative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><i>&#8216;GREEN NEWS EXTRA&#8217;<\/i> (Stuff we didn&#8217;t have time for in today&#8217;s audio report)&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>For a comprehensive roundup of daily environmental news you can trust, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sej.org\/headlines\/list\">Society of Environmental Journalists&#8217; Daily Headlines<\/a> page<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/noaa-trump-national-weather-service-job-application-b5969b014fed01adffc7c90901fd00fc\"><b>National Weather Service applicants must explain how they agree with Trump<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/beaches-labor-day-fecal-swimming-b0141df7f40ad2914d4e2cd31182e9af\"><b>Labor Day swimmers face fecal contamination along US coastline<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/shrinking-post-katrina-levees-need-1b-in-upgrades\/\"><b>Shrinking post-Katrina levees need $1B In upgrades<\/b><\/a> (E&#038;E News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/corn-pollination-climate-change-extreme-weather-heat-4762f4eedaa22d0d3cbe41164319f4f3\"><b>To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2025\/08\/28\/africa-diverting-from-the-fossil-fuel-addiction\/\"><b>Africa diverting from the fossil fuel addiction<\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitydive.com\/news\/new-england-offshore-wind-deployment-bill-customer-electricity\/718190\/\"><b>9 GW of offshore wind could save New England ratepayers $630M on average a year: report <\/b><\/a> (Utility Dive)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/5470888-donald-trump-targets-maryland-wind-project\/\"><b>Trump plans to cancel another offshore wind project<\/b><\/a> (The Hill)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2025\/aug\/28\/planting-vines-and-other-ways-hot-cities-creating-cool-spaces\"><b>Planting vines and other ways hot cities are creating cool spaces<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/aug\/25\/fema-trump-hurricane-katrina\"><b>FEMA Staff warn Trump cuts could expose US to another Hurricane Katrina<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2025\/08\/26\/eia-solar-wind-leave-coal-in-the-dust-with-record-2025-output\/\"><b>EIA: Solar and wind leave coal in the dust with record 2025 output<\/b><\/a> (Electrek)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/political-commentary\/solar-is-liberation-energy-climate-oligarchs-trump-1235396243\/\"><b>Solar Is Liberation<\/b><\/a> (Rolling Stone)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/23072025\/icj-rules-governments-are-legally-required-to-address-climate-change\/\"><b>Governments legally required to address climate change, global court says<\/b><\/a> (Inside Climate News)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2025-07-11\/how-to-shield-your-home-from-summer-heat?cmpid=BBD071125_GREENDAILY\"><b>10 Ways to Keep Your Home Cool This Summer<\/b><\/a> (Bloomberg, no paywall)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ocean-film-attenborough-climate-848a65883fc1ec2601550d3cbfb0e36a\"><b>David Attenborough&#8217;s &#8216;Ocean&#8217; is a brutal, beautiful wake-up call from the sea<\/b><\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thinc.blog\/2025\/03\/03\/wall-street-journal-clean-energy-transition-is-unstoppable\/\"><b>Wall Street Journal: Clean energy transition is unstoppable<\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool blog)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.volts.wtf\/p\/can-we-avoid-the-enshittification\"><b>Can we avoid the enshittification of clean-energy tech?<\/b><\/a> (David Roberts, Volts)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theclimatebrink.com\/p\/climate-change-will-stop-when-we\"><b>Stop emissions, stop warming: A climate reality check<\/b><\/a> (Dr. Andrew Dessler, Climate Brink)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/climate-change-migration-hurricane-helene\"><b>Who Will Care for Americans Left Behind by Climate Migration?<\/b><\/a> (Pro Publica)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tos.org\/oceanography\/article\/is-the-atlantic-overturning-circulation-approaching-a-tipping-point\"><b>Is the Atlantic Overturning Circulation Approaching a Tipping Point?<\/b><\/a> (The Oceanography Society)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drilled.media\/news\/senate-hearing-media\"><b>How Oil Companies Manipulate Journalists<\/b><\/a> (Drilled)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/apr\/14\/climate-disinformation-explainer\"><b>How To Spot 5 Of The Fossil Fuel Industry&#8217;s Biggest Disinformation Tactics<\/b><\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2024\/03\/ocean-heat-wave-cosmic-choice\/677672\/\"><b>The Oceans We Knew Are Already Gone<\/b><\/a> (The Atlantic)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/11\/14\/23951104\/apartment-rent-electrify-appliance-pollution-incentives\"><b>How to electrify your life when you rent<\/b><\/a> (The Verge)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatecrocks.com\/2023\/06\/05\/complete-series-farmers-under-attack-for-supporting-clean-energy\/\"><b>Complete Series: Farmers Under Attack for Supporting Clean Energy <\/b><\/a> (This Is Not Cool blog)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insideclimatenews.org\/news\/29092022\/inside-clean-energy-electrification\/\"><b>Feeling Overwhelmed About Going All-Electric at Home? 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