By Ben Jealous It is official: 2024 was the hottest year on record. Temperatures not only surpassed 2023 as the previous hottest year, they leapt – for the first time – past the goal set in the … [Read more...]
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Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis Sweeps the Nation as Non-Renewals and Premiums Skyrocket
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Homeowners across the United States face an escalating crisis as insurance companies abandon high-risk areas driven … [Read more...]
Midwest Maple Syrup Producers Adapt to Record Warm Winter, Uncertainty as Climate Changes
Human-caused climate change is having varied and unpredictable effects on maple harvests in Wisconsin, Iowa and elsewhere, experts say. By Bennet Goldstein Wisconsin Watch and Brittney J. … [Read more...]
Racial Disparities Highlighted as October Breaks Global Temperature Records
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Weather officials and experts have confirmed that last month was the hottest October ever globally, surpassing … [Read more...]
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It’s Getting Hot in Here! Ok, Everywhere!
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor You would have had to have been under a rock to have missed all the news stories about unprecedented heat waves. Domestic and international … [Read more...]
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Milwaukee has the Rare Chance to Address the Climate Crisis Let’s Not Blow it
By David Libert This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]
President Signs Bill that Presents the Most Significant Action Taken to Address Climate Change
By Karen Stokes The President hailed the Inflation Reduction Act as he signed it on Tuesday as the “final piece” of his domestic agenda. It is projected to lower US emissions by up to 44% by … [Read more...]
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American Innovators, Not Regulators, Will Solve Climate Change
By Quill Robinson President Joe Biden has pledged to cut America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. He intends to meet this ambitious target through a wave of new federal spending and … [Read more...]
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Climate Change is Already Changing Wisconsin
By Alex Lasry Last week’s severe weather, that knocked out power for tens of thousands of people across Southeast Wisconsin, is just the latest proof that climate change is real, and we are … [Read more...]
Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson Calls for Milwaukee County to Go Carbon Neutral, Battle Climate Change
By Hayley Crandall The Committee on Parks, Energy, and Environment has recommended adoption of two climate change combat proposals sponsored by Chairwoman Marcelia Nicholson, a press release … [Read more...]