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Extreme weather events-
At least 8 killed, scores injured in Algerian forest fires -state radio | Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-8-killed-scores-injured-algerian-forest-fires-state-radio-2022-08-17/?utm_campaign=Daily Briefing&utm_content=20220818&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue newsletter
Torrential rains lash New Zealand for third day, hundreds evacuate homes | Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/torrential-rains-lash-new-zealand-3rd-day-hundreds-evacuate-homes-2022-08-18/
China’s heatwave closes factories that supply parts to Tesla, Intel, and Toyota | The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/17/23310205/china-sichuan-heatwave-intel-tesla-apple-foxconn-toyota-electric-cars-catl
China’s Yangtze River is running dry amid scorching temperatures | The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/18/china-drought-yangtze-river-heat/
France’s river Loire sets new lows as drought dries up its tributaries | Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/frances-river-loire-sets-new-lows-drought-dries-up-its-tributaries-2022-08-17/?utm_campaign=Daily Briefing&utm_content=20220818&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue newsletter
Serbs wade in shrinking Danube as dredgers work flat-out | Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/serbs-wade-shrinking-danube-dredgers-work-flat-out-2022-08-17/?utm_campaign=Daily Briefing&utm_content=20220818&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue newsletter
Feds call for water cutbacks as Coloado River is in 23-year drought | CBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/17/feds-call-for-water-cutbacks-as-colorado-river-is-in-23-year-drought.html
Climate victories-
New Climate Rules Pose Fresh Challenge for Small Hong Kong Funds | Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-17/new-climate-rules-pose-fresh-challenge-for-small-hong-kong-funds?cmpid=BBD081822_GREENDAILY&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=220818&utm_campaign=greendaily
Appeals court axes ruling against Biden oil leasing pause, sends back for further proceedings | The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3605141-appeals-court-axes-ruling-against-biden-oil-leasing-pause-sends-back-for-further-proceedings/?utm_campaign=Daily Briefing&utm_content=20220818&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue newsletter
Climate fails-
Companies plan $2.6 bil investment in major Alaska oil projects | The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/companies-plan-26b-investment-in-major-alaska-oil-project/2022/08/17/a28c2e98-1e61-11ed-9ce6-68253bd31864_story.html
Opioid ruling boosts Big Oil defense in Hawaii climate case | E&E News: https://www.eenews.net/articles/opioid-ruling-boosts-big-oil-defense-in-hawaii-climate-case/
Hundreds of thousands drop flood insurance as rates rise | E&E News: https://www.eenews.net/articles/hundreds-of-thousands-drop-flood-insurance-as-rates-rise/
Chemical news-
Major cities blighted by nitrogen dioxide pollution, research finds | The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/17/major-cities-blighted-by-nitrogen-dioxide-pollution-research-finds
Study: Pennsylvania Children Who Live Near Fracking Wells Have Higher Leukemia Risk | Inside Climate Change: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17082022/pennsylvania-children-fracking-wells-leukemia/?utm_campaign=Daily Briefing&utm_content=20220818&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue newsletter
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