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A 500-foot "living levee" in California turns flood defense into wildlife habitat—native plants and treated wastewater make it a natural barrier with a bonus for the Bay. Read more → https://grist.org/solutions/a-new-type-of-levee-is-taking-root-in-northern-california/ #Grist #Climate #Solutions

Three lives lost versus 139. Texas’ flood warning upgrades saved lives—sirens, gauges, and watchful neighbors made the difference. Read more → https://grist.org/extreme-weather/what-another-texas-flood-revealed-about-the-states-warning-system/ #Grist #Climate #ExtremeWeather

A 'super El Niño' threatens global rice crops—but the world has a secret weapon. Decades of innovation and surplus supply may soften the blow, turning crisis into resilience. Read more → https://grist.org/extreme-weather/why-rice-crops-could-be-in-for-a-weird-year/ #Grist #Climate #ExtremeWeather

Despite losing 15M barrels daily from the Strait of Hormuz, global cooperation averted disaster, but there's still time. Read more → https://grist.org/energy/why-the-iran-war-hasnt-caused-a-global-oil-crisis-yet/ #Grist #Climate #Economics

There is currently no federal rule protecting the U.S. labor force from the effects of extreme heat exposure on the job. Dave Carew uses his free time to educate his co-workers about extreme heat. Read more → https://grist.org/extreme-heat/no-federal-heat-standard-nyc-workers-are-building-their-own-safety-net/ #Grist #Climate #ExtremeHeat

"beehive" microgrids are using green energy to provide power after disasters to critical services like fire stations after a disaster. Read more → https://grist.org/energy/a-swarm-of-solar-bees-are-coming-to-western-north-carolina-community-hubs/ #Grist #Climate #Energy

“Climate change, militarization, extractivism, and legal marginalization reinforce one another,” said Binota Moy Dhamai, who is Tripura from the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh, and a former chair of the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, or EMRIP. Read more → https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/as-climate-and-conflict-collide-indigenous-leaders-confront-overlapping-crises-at-the-un/ #Grist #Climate #GlobalIndigenousAffairsDesk

After Europe's deadly heat wave, ancient cooling methods meet modern design. Here's how to build homes that survive extreme heat without relying on AC. Read more → https://grist.org/buildings/how-to-build-homes-that-can-survive-extreme-heat/ #Grist #Climate #home

42 years of data show PFOS levels dropping in the Great Lakes after industry phase-out. "If we stop manufacturing these chemicals, they will eventually reduce." Read more → https://grist.org/science/new-research-traces-how-forever-chemicals-move-through-great-lakes-into-people/ #Grist #Climate #Health

Extreme heat kills one person every minute globally — yet knowing the signs and quick action can save lives. Learn how to protect yourself and others. The 'build your own swamp cooler' is interesting, but at the same time, it kind of shows a failing of the producers to understand where people are at. A fountain pump? A drill with a circular hole bit? Its a good idea, and helpful in a lot of circumstances. Not everyone can afford or even have power tools and a 6" fan lying around. That being said, the basic first aid for head exhaustion and heat stroke is spot on. Read more → https://grist.org/extreme-weather/why-heat-is-so-deadly-and-how-to-stay-safe/ #Grist #Climate #ExtremeWeather

I have mixed feelings on this. I'd rather we spent more money on public transportation, but even busses need highways. Building highways to be climate resilient is important. Read more → https://grist.org/transportation/how-to-build-a-highway-in-the-age-of-climate-change/ #Grist #Climate #Solutions

📰 El Niño is here, and it’s already scrambling fisheries throughout the Pacific https://grist.org/economics/el-nino-scrambling-fisheries-throughout-the-pacific/ #ClimateJustice #Environment #Grist

Fired climate scientists rebuilt their agency website as an independent tool. It’s now nearing its old monthly traffic in just two weeks. https://www.climatecentral.org/ Read more → https://grist.org/solutions/scientists-saving-climate-information-government-websites/ #Grist #Climate #Science

📰 New research traces how ‘forever chemicals’ move through the Great Lakes and into people https://grist.org/science/new-research-traces-how-forever-chemicals-move-through-great-lakes-into-people/ #ClimateJustice #Environment #Grist

📰 Los Angeles turns ‘most polluting’ World Cup into Olympic rehearsal in bid for climate legacy https://grist.org/transportation/los-angeles-turns-most-polluting-world-cup-into-olympic-rehearsal-in-bid-for-climate-legacy/ #ClimateJustice #Environment #Grist

Trees save cities money and lives. Scientists say urban forests are mandatory infrastructure—not just a nice extra. A four-point plan shows how. Read more → https://grist.org/cities/urban-trees-arent-just-nice-scientists-say-theyre-mandatory/ #Grist #Climate #Cities

📰 Urban trees aren’t just nice, scientists say — they’re mandatory https://grist.org/cities/urban-trees-arent-just-nice-scientists-say-theyre-mandatory/ #ClimateJustice #Environment #Grist

Climate activists dissolved a major coalition but found a new battle: opposing AI data centers that could drive one-third of U.S. electricity demand growth by 2030. Read more → https://grist.org/protest/climate-activists-data-centers-green-new-deal/ #Grist #Climate #Culture

📰 Cow manure could be the next data center fuel https://grist.org/energy/cow-manure-could-be-the-next-data-center-fuel/ #ClimateJustice #Environment #Grist

📰 Environmental defenders remain among world’s most targeted activists https://grist.org/indigenous/environmental-defenders-remain-among-worlds-most-targeted-activists/ #ClimateJustice #Environment #Grist