[✔️] July 10, 2022 - Daily Global Warming News Digest

[Richard Pauli]

/*July 10, 2022*/

/[ wildfire season]
/*Firefighters battling two fires in central Utah*
Bill Gabbert - - July 9, 2022 WildfireTagsDry Creek Fire, Halfway Hill 
Fire, RJ85, Utah
Halfway Hill Fire and Dry Creek Fire were reported about the same time 
on Friday, July 8
https://wildfiretoday.com/2022/07/09/firefighters-battling-two-fires-in-central-utah/

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/[Washburn Fire]/
*Fire burns into another giant sequoia grove, this time in Yosemite 
National Park*
Bill Gabbert - -July 8, 2022 Washburn Fire, Yosemite National Park
Washburn Fire has burned hundreds of acres in the Mariposa Giant Sequoia 
Grove
https://wildfiretoday.com/2022/07/08/fire-burns-into-another-giant-sequoia-grove-this-time-in-yosemite-national-park/

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/[ video forecast ]
/*Update and Forecast for the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park*
55 watching now  Started streaming 20 minutes ago  The Washburn Fire is 
burning in Yosemite National Park and is threatening structures as well 
as giant sequoias. In this video, we will look at where the fire is now, 
and where it is likely to spread in the future.
I hope this video is helpful and thanks for watching./
/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAsbHfZ-1QY/
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/[ meeting a great need ]/
*Respirator being developed for wildland firefighters*
Bill Gabbert  - July 7, 2022
A working group for the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the 
cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has just “classified 
occupational exposure as a firefighter as carcinogenic to humans.” Part 
of the reason is the toxic gasses firefighters are exposed to.

Wildland firefighters working on a vegetation fire can’t wear the 
conventional self contained breathing apparatus used by structural 
firefighters. It is too bulky, heavy, and only lasts 10 to 30 minutes.

In an effort to provide less carcinogenic air to wildland firefighters, 
the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology 
Directorate  is developing a respirator capable of removing airborne 
hazards present in the wildland firefighting operating environment. They 
are working with the International Association of Firefighters, National 
Fire Protection Association, International Association of Fire Chiefs, 
U.S. Forest Service, and local Colorado fire departments to develop and 
test the Directorate’s Wildland Firefighter Respirator (WFR). It 
contains a HEPA filter module that will remove very fine particulates, 
and a carbon sorbent to remove toxic gases. The team is investigating 
wildland firefighter-approved designs like the Radio Carrier and 
Hip-Mounted units shown in the photo below.
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“Our system pushes clean air to firefighters using a powered blower with 
HEPA and carbon filters,” said S&T Program Manager Kimberli Jones-Holt. 
The system connects to the half-mask through a lightweight, flexible 
breathing hose to provide clean air and draws in air from the bottom of 
the unit to prevent rain or water infiltration.

“The filters were also designed to be inexpensive and easily replaced at 
$5 to $10 each,” Jones-Holt continued.

It uses an electric blower to force filtered air to the mask, relying on 
AA batteries for power.

The DHS says if wildland firefighters use respiratory protection, their 
careers could be significantly extended, leading to a more educated and 
experienced workforce capable of more efficient operations, with lower 
medical bills and training costs.
*https://wildfiretoday.com/2022/07/07/respirator-being-developed-for-wildland-firefighters/*
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/[  Some advice  12 min video ]/
*Why we need to ditch natural gas (asap)*
Jul 8, 2022  Natural gas is abundant, versatile – and much cleaner than 
coal. It lets us keep the lights on AND reduce emissions. That's great, 
right? Well, yes. If it wasn't for one small detail: it's still a fossil 
fuel.
    Reporter: Malte Rohwer-Kahlmann 
    Video Editor: Frederik Willmann
    Supervising Editor: Joanna Gottschalk & Kiyo Dörrer
We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't 
need to be this way. Our new channel Planet A explores the shift towards 
an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with 
climate change means. We look at the big and the small: What we can do 
and how the system needs to change. Every Friday we'll take a truly 
global look at how to get us out of this mess.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlOeuRmxdSo



/[  Here's another list  ] /
*10 Climate Actions Democrats Can Take After West Virginia v. EPA*
Democrats have the power to act on climate now. They must use it, and 
show the country they understand the stakes of this moment.
June 30, 2022

Following the Supreme Court's litany of disastrous decisions this 
summer, including the revocation of fundamental rights to bodily 
autonomy, the Court’s illegitimate extremist majority has now undermined 
all Americans’ access to a clean and safe environment with today’s West 
Virginia v. EPA decision. The ruling undermines federal climate action 
to boost fossil fuel companies’ profits.

But just as progressives are emphasizing opportunities to cement rights 
in the wake of the Court’s Roe reversal, we must understand that the 
West Virginia decision is not the last word in the fight against climate 
pollution. The Biden administration, and Democrats in Congress and state 
governments, can still wield a great number of policy tools to fight the 
climate crisis—including regulating pollution under the Clean Air Act. 
Democrats have the power to act on climate now. They must use it, and 
show the country they understand the stakes of this moment. This memo 
lays out 10 next steps Democrats can and must take in the wake of the 
West Virginia v. EPA ruling.

*1. Pass Climate Investments Through Budget Reconciliation*
President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Speaker 
Nancy Pelosi must get a reconciliation climate investment bill passed. 
The House already passed a package of climate investments that would cut 
carbon pollution, fight inflation, and help transition the country to a 
100% clean energy economy. As negotiations progress in the Senate, the 
president and Majority Leader Schumer should push for  final 
reconciliation package in the Senate containing a full suite of 
investments including clean energy tax credits, state climate pollution 
reduction grants, a greenhouse gas reduction fund, environmental and 
climate justice block grants, and more. The reconciliation package is 
the centerpiece of the Biden climate agenda, and a major contributor to 
the president’s pollution reduction goals; Democratic leaders need to 
act now and get a deal done.

*2. Finalize Clean Air Act Standards to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Pollution 
from New and Existing Power Plants*
While the West Virginia decision limits EPA’s authority to set power 
plant regulations similar to the Clean Power Plan, significant authority 
remains. President Biden and EPA Administrator Regan must act quickly to 
set new rules to limit greenhouse gas emissions using EPA’s remaining 
authority. Sections 111b and 111d of the Clean Air Act clearly allow EPA 
to regulate pollution from new and existing power plants, and EPA must 
act quickly to finalize new rules that address one of the largest 
sources of carbon pollution. Despite today’s ruling, the Biden 
Administration cannot back down.

There is a suite of other rules EPA must enact to cut pollution from the 
power sector, as well. That includes updating the national ambient air 
quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone and small particulate matter.

*3. Phase Out New Federal Fossil Fuel Leasing on Public Lands and Waters*
President Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland must swiftly and 
legally phase out all new fossil fuel leasing on public lands and 
waters—starting with no new offshore leasing in Interior’s draft 
five-year plan that will be released this week. The federal leasing 
program is a major contributor to climate pollution: lifecycle pollution 
from fossil fuels extracted from federal lands are responsible for 
nearly a quarter of U.S. carbon emissions since 2005. And more giveaways 
to the U.S. fossil fuel industry will do nothing to address high gas 
prices, since oil prices are set by a volatile global market. In 
addition to ending new offshore leasing, there are several immediate 
steps the administration can take to wind down federal fossil fuel 
leasing, including rejecting new onshore lease sales that don’t align 
with the President’s climate commitments, denying the permit for 
ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project in the Western Arctic, and reissuing a 
full coal leasing moratorium.

*4. Incorporate Race Into the Administration’s Climate and Environmental 
Justice Screening Tool*
President Biden and Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda 
Mallory must include race as a factor in the administration’s final 
Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool. The tool is designed 
to map the historically disadvantaged communities hit first and worst by 
environmental disasters. The map, which incorporates a wide set of 
variables, would in turn guide implementation of the president’s 
commitment to target 40% of climate investments to frontline 
communities. But the draft tool omitted race as a factor, leaving out 
the single most influential variable in determining the concentration of 
environmental harms. To ensure the tool’s efficacy, and begin directing 
federal funds to the communities most in need, Chair Mallory must ensure 
race’s inclusion in the final tool.

*5. Release New Standards For 100% Clean Cars and Trucks*
President Biden and Administrator Regan must develop new Clean Air Act 
standards to accelerate a nationwide transition to 100% zero-emission 
cars and trucks. EPA will retain Clean Air Act authority to regulate 
conventional tailpipe pollution from cars, trucks, and other vehicles. 
To confront this pollution, Administrator Regan should promulgate 
ambitious new emissions standards that would limit air pollution and 
advance electrification for all vehicle classes. The EPA is currently 
developing a “Clean Trucks Rule” for heavy-duty vehicles beginning in 
Model Year 2027. In that rule, Administrator Regan must continue to 
protect vulnerable communities by fully granting California’s waiver for 
vehicle emissions, which for decades has allowed California to set more 
stringent vehicle emissions standards than EPA. Over a dozen other 
states have also adopted these advanced standards, which better protect 
overburdened communities and will help accelerate the transition to 
electric vehicles.  The administration must also promulgate new 
standards for light-duty vehicles (cars), beginning in Model Years 2027 
and beyond, that accelerate the transition to 100% zero-emission vehicles.

*6. Pass State 100% Clean Electricity Standards*
Governors, state legislators, and public utility commissioners 
throughout the country must enact requirements for 100% carbon-free 
electricity. For years, states have led the way in innovative clean 
energy policies that help confront the climate crisis. Today, 22 states 
have some form of clean or renewable electricity standard, and 18 states 
and territories have adopted 100% clean electricity goals. With the 
federal EPA limited by the Supreme Court, more states—led by governors, 
state legislators, and utility commissioners—must step up and implement 
and accelerate their states’ standards and complementary policies to 
achieve 100% clean power.

*7. Develop New Clean Air Act Standards for Building Appliances*
President Biden and Administrator Regan must also develop new Clean Air 
Act standards to reduce hazardous pollutants, like nitrogen oxide (NOx) 
and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), from building appliances. The 
nation’s fossil fuel appliances emit 425,000 tons of NOx, more than all 
of America’s fossil gas power plants, causing billions in public health 
and climate damages. And building appliances also emit a range of 
carcinogenic VOCs, like benzene. Clean Air Act standards aimed to reduce 
these emissions from building appliances like furnaces and water heaters 
would mitigate a public health crisis and could, through gradual 
reductions in allowed pollution levels, drive toward 100% zero-emission 
appliance sales over this decade. Much like Clean Air Act standards that 
reduce conventional pollutants from power plants, these rules would not 
be designed to take on climate change, but their promulgation would 
deliver major climate co-benefits, and the EPA must act.

*8. Finalize a New Climate Performance Management Rule at the Federal 
Highways Administration*
President Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg must 
promulgate a new greenhouse gas Performance Management Rule at the 
Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) to help ensure federal 
transportation infrastructure investments contribute to the task of 
reducing climate pollution. Such a rule would ensure that state and 
local deployments of federal transportation investments are accompanied 
by analyses and reduction strategies for climate pollution, as well as 
co-pollutants. The Trump administration delayed and ultimately repealed 
the first FHWA greenhouse gas pollution performance rule; now, DOT 
should finalize a new measure, and engage with states to ensure it is 
delivering impact. By doing so, Secretary Buttigieg can support 
investments in alternative transportation modes, better protect 
disadvantaged communities, and advance the president’s climate agenda.

*9. Finalize a Strong Climate Disclosure Rule*
President Biden and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairperson 
Gary Gensler must finalize a strong climate disclosure rule that 
includes mandatory disclosure of Scope 3 emissions. The rule is an 
essential first step toward mitigating the risk of a climate-fueled 
financial crash by arming investors with the information they need to 
make climate-smart choices. The disclosure of Scope 3 emissions—the 
emissions produced upstream and downstream of a company’s value chain, 
and account for most of the emissions for most companies—is effectively 
voluntary under the draft rule. To secure full transparency and gird the 
U.S. economy against a climate crash, Chairperson Gensler must move 
quickly to ensure Scope 3’s mandatory inclusion in the final rule.

*10. Fund President Biden's Defense Production Act Initiative for Clean 
Technology Manufacturing*
Congress must fund President Biden’s new initiatives to enhance clean 
technology manufacturing under the Defense Production Act. The president 
recently directed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to support U.S. 
manufacturing for several clean technologies, including solar panels and 
heat pumps. Advocates have called on Congress to fund the Department of 
Energy’s efforts, which would go to loans, direct investments, equipment 
installation, purchase guarantees, and other means of financial support 
for burgeoning domestic industries. Congress must pass robust DPA 
funding that aligns with the president’s ambition, and will be a 
historic investment in American clean tech manufacturing.

The Court’s illegitimate extremist majority has now undermined all 
Americans’ access to a clean and safe environment with today’s West 
Virginia v. EPA decision.
The Supreme Court’s illegitimate majority is waging an antidemocratic 
campaign to revoke fundamental human rights, prop up corporate 
interests, and satisfy conservative cultural grievances. Democrats 
should seek to check the Court’s overreach through court expansion and 
other measures, but we must also understand that those reforms are not 
the only available recourse. President Biden and Congressional Democrats 
have numerous tools at their disposal to cut greenhouse gas pollution 
and fight the climate crisis; they must move quickly on the actions 
listed here, and many others, to secure a liveable climate and a 
sustainable clean energy future.

If the Supreme Court Won't Protect Our Future, Our Elected Officials Should
We need bold investments in climate and environmental justice. Sign on 
to our joint action with Earthjustice and urge your members of congress 
to pass major climate investment snow.
https://evergreenaction.com/blog/10-climate-actions-democrats-can-take-after-west-virginia-v-epa


/[  an excellent video explains our highest court - harsh reality ] /
*Why You Can't Reform The Supreme Court*
Jul 8, 2022
Unless you've been living under a rock (in which case, I envy you), 
you've definitely heard about the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding 
abortion rights. This is a good time to talk about how the Supreme Court 
works and what exactly makes it not only undemocratic, but 
anti-democratic. Is reform an option? Watch and find out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1HN94lOEB0



/[The news archive - looking back -- at an early Michael Moore rant ]/
/*July 10, 2007*/
July 10, 2007: On MSNBC's "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," Air America 
host Rachel Maddow points out the mainstream media's fetish for false 
balance, specifically citing climate coverage.

    Air America's Rachel Maddow on Keith Olbermann, 7/10/07
    2,386 views  Jul 19, 2007  Rachel Maddow, host of "The Rachel Maddow
    Show" on Air America Radio, joins Keith to discuss Michael Moore's
    documetary "Sicko."  www.airamerica.com

http://youtu.be/vcMFwuu_UlA


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