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What’s causing it? Burning fossil fuels: “Because of human-caused climate change…available moisture in the air has increased in recent decades…The increased moisture raises the ceiling for the amount and intensity of rainfall.” Capital Weather Gang share.google/O2GVtCMU0KgqZE…

The Sierra Club, Earth Island Institute, Center for Biological Diversity and Animal Welfare Institute all opposed the $3 billion Barataria bay diversion because it would kill fisheries and dolphins as well as hurt fishing communities. Enviro groups funded by the Walton Family

The Sierra Club, Earth Island Institute, Center for Biological Diversity and Animal Welfare Institute all opposed the $3 billion Barataria Bay diversion because it would kill fisheries and dolphins as well as hurt fishing communities. Enviro groups funded by the Walton Family

New from Money Trail: Veteran money and politics reporter Jonathan D. Salant documents the undue influence special interests have over members of Congress. Read it and subscribe! themoneytrail.substack.com/p/pac-donation…

"Our government agencies—the EPA being foremost here—allowed an open prohibited burn of vinyl chloride, which is prohibited by the EPA's own statutes," says Lesley Pacey. "In many ways, the EPA is an accomplice in this environmental crime."

Yeow! Another climate-fueled burner in paradise.

Those prying eyes: “The EPA also sent an email to affected employees instructing them to turn on their laptops if they had them at home. …turning on the laptops could allow the agency to access them remotely,” ⁦lisasorg⁩ ⁦Inside Climate News⁩ insideclimatenews.org/news/21072025/…

Climate disaster powered by oil and gas: “Fossil fuel pollution — alongside other compounding factors — has transformed these months into a time of mounting peril, punctuated by relentless heat waves, rampant wildfires and catastrophic flooding.” Andrew Freedman cnn.com/2025/07/20/cli…

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In the rising heat, Mont Blanc's glaciers crumble.

Near record heat in the Gulf, a precursor for powerful storms to come.

Meanwhile Greece is burning, as usual.

That's appropriate for this administration.

Trump E.P.A. plans to repeal critical law that protects Americans from climate threats: “The White House is trying to turn back the clock and re-litigate both the science and the law” ⁦Lisa Friedman⁩ The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/07/22/cli…

The rich get richer: “Trump’s AI plan is just the latest administration policy that stands to amplify the fortunes of his Silicon Valley supporters, many of whom publicized their support for him in the wake of the assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year

The blob is back.

Connecting the red dots: scientists say record low temps will be far less common in a hotter world.

African dust is coming, making hurricane formation less likely in the near term. But experts hotter ocean temps will provide more fuel for storms later this summer.

Latest from Dean Baker on Substack's Money Trail: "A recession is unlikely, but a slowing economy will hurt a lot of people." Check it out and subscribe. themoneytrail.substack.com/p/on-the-money…

Sweaty corn. This I did not know. No wonder it feels humid standing in a cornfield in summer. "A single acre of corn can release up to 4,000 gallons of water into the lower atmosphere per day! That's leading to dew points around 80 degrees. That's more humid than anywhere