Sep 07 430,000 still without power 9 days after Hurricane Ida By Kevin McGill, Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press The state Public Service Commission said Tuesday that 95 percent of utility customers in the four hardest-hit parishes remain without electricity. In contrast, nearly all power has been restored in the capital city of Baton Rouge, and 73 percent of… Continue reading
Sep 07 Pope, patriarch and Canterbury abbot issue climate appeal By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The world’s top Christian leaders have issued a joint appeal for delegates at the upcoming climate summit to “listen to the cry of the Earth” and make sacrifices to save the planet. Continue reading
Sep 07 Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades, lawmakers say By Hope Yen, Matthew Daly, Associated Press As the deadly storm moved from the Gulf Coast through the Northeast — killing over 65 people from Louisiana to Connecticut — members of Congress said the storm offered irrefutable evidence that the nation's power lines, roads, bridges and other… Continue reading
Sep 06 Biden directs federal aid to New York and New Jersey after deadly flooding By Associated Press At least 50 people were killed in six Eastern states as record rainfall last Wednesday overwhelmed rivers and sewer systems. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 5:27 Line 3 pipeline: Progressive Dems implore Biden to shut it down By PBS NewsHour Progressive Democrats are urging president Biden to halt work on the controversial Line 3 pipeline. The group says they support the closure because of the environmental concerns and opposition from indigenous leaders. Meanwhile, Republican representatives have supported the pipeline in… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 5:12 Ida: power outages continue, death toll rises By PBS NewsHour The search for the missing and recovery continues as the death toll from Ida rises again. The hurricane brought intense rain and flooding to the country’s northeast, killing 49 people. President Joe Biden is expected to visit New Jersey and… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 5:27 As the shoreline erodes, one national park tries to adapt By Zachary Green On the southern end of Lake Michigan, Indiana Dunes National Park has seen the water levels rise five feet since 2014, hastened by human-made structures and an increase in storms brought on by climate change. Higher water marks mean more… Continue watching
Sep 04 Biden walks storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’ By Josh Boak, Associated Press Biden pledged robust federal assistance to get people back on their feet and said the government already had distributed $100 million directly to individuals in the state in $500 checks to give them a first slice of critical help. Many… Continue reading
Sep 03 U.S. to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires burn year-round By Keith Ridler, Associated Press U.S. wildfire managers have started shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire season as climate change makes the American West warmer and drier. Continue reading
Sep 03 WATCH: Biden surveys storm damage in Louisiana neighborhood By Josh Boak, Associated Press Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hardhit Louisiana neighborhood on Friday and told local residents, “I know you're hurting, I know you're hurting.”… Continue reading