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The Daily Climate
- Climate lawsuits gain ground as governments scale back climate actionOver the past decade, legal activists have successfully taken a number of national governments to court, triggering the adoption of more climate-friendly policies in countries including the Netherlands, Pakistan, Switzerland, South Korea and others.
- The race for lithium is becoming a race for waterIn the arid American West, expanded mining intensifies battles in vulnerable communities over one of the region’s scarcest resources.
- The green revolution may be turning purpleThe synthetic fertilizers behind the Green Revolution come at a steep climate cost. A sunlight-powered purple microbe just matched them in a 2-year field trial.
- Wildfire smoke evolves as it drifts from wilderness to cityFaced with a warmer, smokier future, scientists work to understand the environmental and health risks of aged wildfire plumes.
- US EPA head announces oil and gas emission rules rollbacks during visit to Santa Fe, New MexicoLee Zeldin announced plans for further cancellations of oil and gas regulations aimed at reducing emissions of climate-warming gasses.
Recovery Diva
- New Online Disaster Timeline ChartsU.S. Disaster Timeline: Significant U.S. disasters and major developments in the emergency management and homeland security fields. Newly prepared by Arizona State University Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security Note that earlier hard copies of several timeline charts were … Continue reading →
- Change in Pattern of HurricanesFrom the WashPost: The Atlantic’s hurricane drought offers a lesson in climate science. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/02/no-atlantic-hurricanes-this-season-is-worth-celebrating “The storms are growing more intense and damaging, but evidence does not support that they are becoming more numerous.”
- No Playing Politics with Emergency GrantsFrom the NY Times: Judge Blocks U.S. From Tying Emergency Grants to Election Changes. The Trump administration had threatened to withhold some Homeland Security money unless states explored paper balloting and citizenship verification.
- State Capacity for Emergency ManagementFrom the Congressional Research Service: Understanding State Capacity for Emergency Management [September 3, 2026]Recent report may be of interest to readers.
- NYTimes Magazine – Sept. 20thThe Sept. 20 magazine insert to the Sunday Paper is titled “Disaster, Rebuild, Repeat” The entire magazine is devoted to articles about disasters and recovery.


