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U.S. Interior Dept. announces $850M in grants to improve water, drought systems in western states

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U.S. to invest about $850M in improving water, drought systems in western states - UPI.com A nearly billion-dollar investment will go to almost a dozen western states for critical upgrades to water delivery and drought resilience infrastructure. UPI

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Hurricane Helene misinformation --Fact checks.

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Fact checking falsehoods about FEMA funding and Hurricane Helene Rumors, misinformation and lies about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene have run rampant since the storm made landfall, especially around FEMA funding. NPR

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The claims have become so widespread that FEMA set up a response page to debunk many falsehoods around how disaster funding works and what the agency’s response has been. ...

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Global warming was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought--study

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Global warming was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought, study finds Human-induced global warming, and not El Niño, was the primary driver of the severe drought in the Amazon last year that sent rivers to record lows, isolated hundreds of river communities and killed dozens of endangered dolphins. AP News
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Following Supreme Court decision, Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections

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After Supreme Court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections The Biden Administration weakened protections for wetlands on Tuesday. Federal officials were forced to make the change after the Supreme Court's decision in May that sharply limited the federal government's power to regulate wetlands. AP News

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Global Warming causes problem of more extreme rain, not snow, over mountains--study

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Warming causes more extreme rain, not snow, over mountains. Scientists say that’s a problem A new study says climate change is turning major snowfalls into more extreme rain over mountains, somehow worsening both dangerous flooding like the type that devastated Pakistan last year and long-term water shortages. AP News

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At least 85 percent of the world’s population has been affected by human-induced climate change-- new study

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At least 85 percent of the world’s population has been affected by human-induced climate change, new study shows Researchers used machine learning to analyze more than 100,000 studies of weather events and found that four-fifths of the world’s land area has suffered impacts linked to global warming. Washington Post
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ADDITIONAL REPORTING: How a Coronavirus Mutation in Minks Could Wreak Havoc on Vaccine Development

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How a Coronavirus Mutation in Minks Could Wreak Havoc on Vaccine Development A new strain of SARS-CoV-2 in Danish minks is raising fears among public health experts. Matt Miller Slate Magazine
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