A puny snowpack and widespread drought have experts predicting a severe U.S. wildfire season. They’re worried that the federal firefighting effort that’s in the midst of reorganization will struggle to cope.
The report finds that factors including declines in public funding, drops in enrollment, and the growth in noninstructional costs have contributed to stagnating wages for full- and part-time faculty members, even as compensation for administrators climbs...
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The Pacific Institute is hiring two researchers! One on water and climate equity, the other on nature-based solutions.
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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow questioned FIFA’s motive.
“Why do you need to buy a water bottle when you can just carry your water in? It is cheaper that way and it is good for the environment. It is outrageous. They are just trying to make more money.”
www.latimes.com/sports/story...
No electricity, no gas, no sleep: Cubans on edge amid endless outages - four months into US oil blockade, Cubans see island drained as state electric company fights to provide even a few hours of power a day
By Ruaridh Nicoll
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Big fan of this paper and I'm glad it found a home. Environmental infrastructure spending is understudied compared to its budget.
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Biden-era programs designed to encourage electrification now don’t allow … electrification.
Greg Pierce
Peter Gleick
totally normal Energy Department post
Will Wheeler
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Today we launched the California Wildland Interface Structural Look Book Dashboard. The Dashboard visually conveys information about wildfire hazard zone classification information for structures throughout California. Link: wuistructurallookbook.stanford.edu
Greg Pierce
With a puny snowpack in the Western mountains and a widespread drought, the nation is a tinderbox. A reorganization of federal firefighting efforts and the departure of many staff qualified to join th...
📢 Out now in the 🌸May 2026 issue🌸of #JAERE! 📢
"Municipal Governments Under the Clean Water Act" by Rhiannon L. Jerch.
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The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It’s the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come.
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The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It’s the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come.
