Sharon Udasin
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Boulder, CO, United States
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California, struggling with weekend floods, braces for new atmospheric river
A new atmospheric river is expected to wash ashore this evening over California, where neighborhoods are still under water from a weekend of devastating floods and emergency rescues. → Read More
Wintry weather could worsen California’s sewage influx from Tijuana
Wet winter weather is exacerbating an already stinky situation for San Diego County, where a slurry of sewage has been seeping across the southern border for the past two weeks. “What I expect is that they double the volume of wastewater over the wet days that we are anticipating,” Hassan Davani, an assistant professor of […] → Read More
What to know about the chemicals in the Ohio train derailment
The Norfolk Southern train derailment in Ohio left behind toxic chemicals, leaving many wondering about potential health impacts though officials say it’s safe to remain in the community. Residents temporarily evacuated because of the release of a carcinogen called vinyl chloride, but on Feb. 8, officials determined they could return, citing air quality monitoring that showed “readings […] → Read More
California could see wildflower ‘super bloom’ this spring
After weathering an unusually wet fall and early winter, Californians may be greeted with colorful wildflower “super blooms” this spring, according to state parks officials. Public land managers are forecasting “good” to “better-than-average” wildflower blooms in the coming months, which they predict could attract hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world. “These rare and […] → Read More
VA urges Camp Lejeune victims to press forward with disability claims
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is urging former service members whose illnesses may be linked to contamination at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to seek disability benefits — even if doing so might complicate future quests for legal recourse. As of the end of last month, the VA said that it had received 102,265 […] → Read More
VA urges Camp Lejeune victims to press forward with disability claims
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is urging former service members whose illnesses may be linked to contamination at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to seek disability benefits — even if doing so might complicate future quests for legal recourse. As of the end of last month, the VA said that it had received 102,265 […] → Read More
Firefighters’ union mounts legal push against ‘forever chemicals’: ‘It stops now’
The International Association of Fire Fighters called on Monday for the elimination of protective gear that contains “forever chemicals,” saying swift regulatory action is needed to address the toxic substances. The union — which has more than 333,000 members — announced that it has retained the services of three nationally recognized law firms to pursue these goals, […] → Read More
Most US children using potentially toxic makeup, face paints: study
Most U.S. children are using cosmetics and body care products that could contain carcinogens and other toxic chemicals, a new study has found. About 70 percent of parents surveyed said that their children use items such as glitter, face paint, nail polish, lip gloss and perfumes that are marketed for kids, according to the research, published on […] → Read More
Study suggests US freshwater fish highly contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
Eating just one serving of freshwater fish each year could have the same effect as drinking water heavily polluted with “forever chemicals” for an entire month, a new study finds. The equivalent month-long amount of water would be contaminated at levels 2,400 times greaterthan what’s recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) drinking water health […] → Read More
US offshore wind sees strong 2022, but challenges lie ahead: market survey
The U.S. offshore wind sector had a strong end to 2022 but is bracing for multiple economic challenges ahead, according to a new market survey. The least three months of the year were particularly successful for the industry due to key port investments and the first-ever federal offshore wind auction on the West Coast, the […] → Read More
Most US car owners would benefit from EV switch, but lowest-income Americans could be left behind: study
More than 90 percent of car-owning households in the U.S. could reduce both the amount they pay to power their vehicles and their greenhouse gas emissions if they decided to go electric, a new study has found. At the same time, however, more than half of the lowest-income U.S. households — about 8.3 million — […] → Read More
New England grapples with sky-high electricity rates as Ukraine war squeezes gas supply
New Englanders are contending with some of the highest electricity rates in the country this winter as they weather the transatlantic ripple effects of a global gas crunch. Residents of New England’s six states have thus far enjoyed a relatively mild winter without rolling blackouts. But skyrocketing rates — fueled by natural gas price surges […] → Read More
DRIED UP: In California, desalination offers only partial solution to growing drought
The technology to transform that unlimited sea supply into potable drinking water has existed for decades, through a process called desalination. Yet while two new desalination plants have received approvals in the past couple months, California’s coast isn’t exactly teeming with such facilities. → Read More
Smart meter monitoring can help conserve water — but not without a fight, researchers find
The use of smart meters to enforce water restrictions could encourage widespread conservation — but not without local backlash, a new study has found. Amid California’s ongoing drought, researchers partnered with the City of Fresno in summer 2018 to access and identify water violations via household meter data. While a resulting surge in fines brought […] → Read More
DRIED UP: Threats to Colorado snowpack pose risks far downslope
The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of the drought on the states most affected — as well as the solutions Americans are embracing. BOULDER, COLO. — As unseasonable fall warmth bakes the […] → Read More
UNESCO says a third of World Heritage glaciers will vanish by 2050
A third of global glaciers located at World Heritage sites will disappear by 2050, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) warned on Thursday. Among the glaciers to vanish will be those at Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park and Mount Kilimanjaro, according to UNESCO. While those glaciers will melt regardless of efforts […] → Read More
Climate change-fueled heat waves have cost the world’s economy trillions: study
Heat waves driven by climate change have cost the global economy trillions of dollars since the early 1990s, a new study finds. From 1992-2013, nations lost an estimated $16 trillion to the impacts of high temperatures on human health, productivity and agricultural output, according to the study, published in Science Advances on Friday. And the world’s poorest […] → Read More
Almost every child on Earth will face frequent heat waves by 2050: UNICEF
Nearly all the world’s 2 billion children will be exposed to frequent heat waves by 2050, according to a new report from UNICEF. Already today, around 559 million — or 24 percent — of the world’s children are exposed to high heat wave frequency, or an average of 4.5 or more heat waves annually, the report found. It […] → Read More
US food insufficiency surged by 25 percent after end of child tax credits: analysis
The percentage of U.S. families who could not afford sufficient food increased substantially in the months after the federal government’s advance child tax credit cash payments expired late last year, a new analysis has found. These findings, published on Friday in JAMA Network Open, confirmed earlier fears from public health experts, according to the authors: that […] → Read More
Most US waterways plagued by ‘forever chemicals’: analysis
More than 83 percent of U.S. waterways recently sampled in a nationwide survey were contaminated by cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” a new analysis has revealed. Out of 114 rivers and creeks assessed across the country, 95 showed detectable levels of these toxic compounds, according to the analysis, conducted by the Waterkeeper Alliance. Nearly all these waterways were […] → Read More