This week’s good climate news
With so much still to do to slow warming and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, it’s important to fortify ourselves by celebrating wins along the way.
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Degrees is your place for green job mentors, insight into new and growing careers, advice to calm your climate anxiety and actionable conversations to make a meaningful impact.
Massive wildfire contained in New Mexico
New Mexico’s largest-ever wildfire has been raging for over four months, but the federal government has officially declared the wildfire 100% contained. More work is needed, but things are starting to look better in the Land of Enchantment.
If you were impacted by the wildfire, you should contact FEMA. You should also follow that link if you have contacted FEMA and not gotten a response yet.
The Inflation Reduction Act wins keep on coming
A new analysis from the Office of Management and Budget shows the Inflation Reduction Act could save up to $1.9 trillion in climate-related damages. The analysis also predicted the bill’s climate provisions could slash an estimated 1 billion annual metric tons of carbon by 2030.
And these carbon reductions could grow even larger as the IRA benefits to other parts of the economy could push stronger emissions reductions.
Cutting “best before” dates to cut food waste
To minimize food waste and save customers money, U.K. supermarket chain Asda will stop using “best before” dates on roughly 250 types of fresh produce. Research suggests date labels on produce are unnecessary and food waste contributes to climate change.
A number of other U.K. grocery chains have also begun removing “best before” dates to keep customers from throwing away perfectly good food.
Tiniest sea turtles finally return to Louisiana
Kemp’s ridley sea turtles are the smallest sea turtle species and are critically endangered, but for the first time in 75 years, hatchlings were discovered in Louisiana’s barrier islands. As 95% of Kemp’s nesting happens in Tamaulipas, Mexico, this event is particularly extraordinary.
This seems to indicate the extensive efforts to restore barrier islands in Louisiana are working.
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