Tag: United States
She lost her Louisiana home to disaster. Now she’s fighting oil and gas companies. » Yale Climate Connections
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After back-to-back hurricanes hit southwest Louisiana in 2020, Roishetta Sibley Ozane and her six children were left homeless.
Ozane: “I didn’t have any money...
Motorcycle diplomacy: Putin gifts $22k Ural bike to Alaska man who went viral for his Russian wheels
An Alaska man might have walked away as the biggest winner of last week’s high stakes summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian...
Strengthening Hurricane Erin on course to recurve out to sea » Yale Climate Connections
Tropical storm warnings are flying for portions of the North Carolina and Virginia coast as sprawling Hurricane Erin chugs northward for a close pass...
Nearly a year after Helene, Appalachian communities are still recovering » Yale Climate Connections
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After Hurricane Helene caused devastation across the southern Appalachian Mountains last fall, Valentine Reilly of Boone, North Carolina, sprang into action.
Reilly: “I found...
Orphan wells leave toxic legacy across Pennsylvania » Yale Climate Connections
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Since Edwin Drake struck oil in Pennsylvania in 1859, hundreds of thousands of oil and gas wells have been drilled in the state.
Many are...
Extraordinary Erin expands its reach over the northwest Atlantic » Yale Climate Connections
On its third day since rocketing to Category 5 strength, Hurricane Erin continued to churn across the northwest Atlantic on Monday, maintaining Cat 4...
Trump Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Putin in Alaska
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, a proposed U.S. refugee admissions cap that favors white Afrikaners,...
Electric car batteries could power both vehicles and the grid » Yale Climate Connections
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While an electric vehicle is sitting idle in a garage or parking lot, its battery could still be hard at work feeding energy to...
Europe Urges Trump Not to Cave to Putin’s Demands
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at how Europe is preparing for the Trump-Putin summit, South Africa’s revised trade proposal with Washington,...
Why winter rains keep skipping the Southwest » Yale Climate Connections
Climate change appears to have driven an ongoing 25-year shortfall in winter rains and mountain snows across the U.S. Southwest, worsening a regional water...
