Headline News:

• “Massive US Study Finds Higher Cancer Death Rates Near Nuclear Power Plants” • A nationwide study that was led by researchers at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health reports that US counties situated closer to operating nuclear power plants have higher cancer death rates than counties that are farther away. [ScienceDaily]

Indian Point Nuclear Plant, now closed (Peretz Partensky, CC BY-SA 2.0)

• “Climate Action Is The World’s Cheapest Insurance Policy, New Study Says” • The climate crisis is no longer measured only in degrees and carbon targets, but in hospital admissions, lost hours of work, failing infrastructure and public money drained from already strained budgets, according to an academic study from Vienna University. [Euronews]
• “Supreme Court Agrees To Hear From Oil And Gas Companies Trying To Block Climate Lawsuits” • The Supreme Court said it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits that seek to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change. The lawsuits allege that the companies deceived the public about climate change. [ABC News]
• “The Important Role That Many Black Communities Play In Addressing Climate Change” • Arising in response to the growing climate crisis and its far-reaching social, ecological, and political implications, many Black communities are working to mobilize, organize, and strategize. They work in areas from hyper-local actions to global next steps. [CleanTechnica]
• “Trump Shut-Down Cost CVOW $228 Million” • The Trump administration’s shutdown of Dominion Energy’s 2,600-MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project cost the developer $228 million, according to the company’s quarterly earnings report. Also, tariffs could cost the project $580 million, though their legality is in question. [reNews]

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