So great.

Thanks for the smile. Needed that 💗

I’m sorry to hear about the health issues. But Stranger Things day sounds like a good idea for many of us ;).

Loreen, I hope you and your family are doing ok and have a good holiday. Thinking of you.

In the absence of federal leadership, researchers hope state, regional, local governments and policymakers will fill the gap and protect their most vulnerable residents now that they have these evidence-based maps showing which hazardous sites are likely to flood and who’s most at risk. /end

So many people are already suffering from industry’s noxious releases, said Richmond resident Luna Angulo. How are they supposed to handle even more toxic threats from rising seas when they have nowhere else to go? /11

Richmond has nearly two dozen sites at risk of flooding by century’s end, including Chevron’s Richmond refinery, chemical plants near schools and a sewage plant near an elementary school and urban farm /10 coastal.climatecentral.org/map/12/-122....

We focused on Richmond, Calif., where the 2012 catastrophic Chevron refinery fire haunts the collective memory of this working-class town, where industrial accidents regularly plague largely Black and Latino neighborhoods surrounded by polluting railroads, deepwater ports and freeways. /9

“Ideally we would have a federal government that was enabling communities to plan and respond and proactively address these risks,” said author Rachel Morello-Frosch. “But right now, these states are left to their own devices,” she said, referring to Trump’s massive cuts to federal programs. /8

Those most impacted are least able to cope with contaminated floodwaters inundating their neighborhoods. They include Hispanic residents, single parents, nonvoters, renters, people over 65, and those in poverty, without access to a vehicle or with limited English skills. /7

The vast majority of hazardous sites like to flood are concentrated in just seven states: topping the list is Louisiana, with its dense concentration of oil and gas wells, followed by Florida, New Jersey, Texas, California, New York and Massachusetts. /6 insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/u...

Oil and gas wells and TRI facilities together make up ~70% of sites likely to flood by 2100. Other facilities include sewage treatment plants; fossil fuel ports and terminals; former defense sites; and power plants. /5 insideclimatenews.org/wp-content/u...