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- Despite growing interest and investment in nature-based solutions, barriers remain to implementing them in the U.S. A new @NichInstitute working paper examines how three states are surmounting permitting hurdles to expand the use of living shorelines. 🔗 Read key takeaways. ⬇️
- ⚡️As electricity demand surges in the U.S., a @NichInstitute analysis finds a potential reversal of an @EPA rule for power plants and delays in connecting renewables to the grid may push #GHGEmissions higher than previously forecast. Read key takeaways:
- 🧵Today at #ScienceWriters2024: A powerful session on worker protections in extreme heat. Two NC workers died this year—farmworker Juan José Ceballos & USPS driver Wendy Johnson. Yet, North Carolina still has no heat protection laws, & it’s unlikely that’ll change anytime soon…
- Join us on campus on November 21 (5:45-7 p.m.) to meet Alison Taylor, @DukeU’s newest Climate Leader in Residence and chief sustainability officer for @ADMupdates. Register now for the fireside chat, audience Q&A, and reception: duke.is/climateconvo
