From our GOP hypocrisy section: Gov. Gianforte says “No one should have to go through this” to flood-ravaged Fromberg, while continuing to ignore climate change…
From Eastern Progress: https://www.easternprogress.com/nobody-should-have-to-go-through-this-governor-gianforte-meets-with-tired-and-desperate-fromberg/article_bde2eed9-5948-5055-8282-7c5d13438bf2.html
Good news: Canada will ban single-use plastics to combat plastic pollution crisis and climate change…
From the The Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/21/world/canada-will-ban-single-use-plastics-combat-pollution-climate-change/?
Red Lodge Chamber of Commerce, apparently without consulting city or local emergency services, issues call for even more tourists to show up to an overcrowded region which will be experiencing extensive post-natural disaster chaos…
Many roads and bridges will be nonexistent, detours will be the norm, there will be a decreased number of accommodations and businesses to serve construction...
Montana’s governor — AWOL during our recent natural disasters of historic proportions — continues to attract national attention for his dereliction of duty…
From the Daily Beast: https://www.thedailybeast.com/montanas-awol-guv-greg-gianforte-wont-say-where-he-is-as-500-year-floods-ravages-yellowstone
Beartooth Highway significantly damaged — will it be reopened this year?…
From kpvi: https://www.kpvi.com/news/regional_news/beartooth-highway-washed-out-extensive-repairs-needed/article_2fc3558d-c322-573f-aeaf-5631dfa1415f.html
Even more evidence man-caused climate change: nearly 1/3 of American asked to stay inside to avoid record heat in much of the country…
From The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/14/extreme-heat-humidity-100m-americans-stay-indoors?
More evidence that man-caused climate change has consequences: the northern part of Yellowstone National Park is closed and will take years (most likely) to recover…
From the National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/220613.htm
From our History section: we knew, decades ago, that man-caused climate change was coming, too bad more people didn’t pay attention…
From The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/14/1977-us-presidential-memo-predicted-climate-change?