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✍️ The Trump administration's climate policies and deregulation of industries are threatening the survival of America's endangered rivers, according to a new report.
👉 The Trump administration's climate policies and deregulation of industries are threatening the survival of America's endangered rivers.
👉 The Mississippi River is in danger due to chemical runoff, sea level rise, and drought.
👉 Hurricane Helene caused severe damage to rivers in southern Appalachia, and strong federal leadership is needed to manage flood risks.
👉 The Trump administration's support for industries such as fossil fuels and datacentres is exacerbating the problem.
👉 The report warns that the unchecked proliferation of datacentres in Virginia is compounding local water shortages and endangering the Rappahannock River.
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Cuts to disaster agency and deregulation of fossil fuels, plus rise of water-guzzling datacentres, highlighted in new reportThe Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to the federal climate disaster agency – and the full-throttle deregulation of fossil fuels and water-guzzling datacentres – could prove catastrophic for America’s endangered rivers, threatening the food, water and livelihoods of millions of people, according to a new report.American Rivers’ annual most-endangered rivers list lays bare a myriad of human-made threats including floods, drought and other extreme weather events driven by the climate crisis, as well as industrial pollution and poor river management – all of which Trump’s regulatory rollbacks will almost inevitably make worse. Continue reading...
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