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FAA Issues Weather-Related Ground Stop at LaGuardia
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday due to weather, halting all departing flights and triggering ripple delays across the Northeast. The advisory, posted by the Air Traffic Control...
Heat advisory and flood watch in effect for Lower Hudson Valley
The Journal News - New York
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The Lower Hudson Valley is under a heat advisory and flood watch Tuesday, July 8, as the region anticipates more heavy rains and temperatures that feel like nearly 100 degrees. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Westchester,...
Congressional Democrats call for 139 Environmental Protection Agency workers to be reinstated
WTOP - District Columbia
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July 8, 2025
Congressional Democrats are calling for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin to reinstate 139 of the agency's employees, who were recently put on administrative leave after signing a letter dissenting with its latest policies....
N.J. weather: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for all 21 counties as strong storms, flood threats loom
South Jersey Times - New Jersey
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July 8, 2025
With heavy rain in the forecast and wind gusts of up to 70 mph possible, the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for all 21 counties in New Jersey. The watch took effect at 1:45 p.m. and runs through 9 p.m. Tuesday. It...
Solitary Rescuer Leads 165 Children to Safety During Recent Texas Flooding–Hailed as a Hero
Good News Network
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July 8, 2025
(left) an undated photo of Scott Ruskan (right) flooding in central Texas – credit, US Coast Guard A little-known Coast Guard officer has been hailed as a hero after rescuing 165 people from the Texas hill country floods. Petty Officer and rescue...
Coast Guard rescue swimmer stationed in C.C. saves 165 from Texas flood
KRIS 6 - Texas
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July 8, 2025
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — A rescue swimmer assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi is being called a hero for rescuing 165 from Camp Mystic during the July 4th flooding disaster. Petty Officer Scott Ruskan says his rescue team was sent...
Go local to save the environment
Newsday - New York
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As the Trump administration dismantles federal environmental protections and strips the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of its capacity to do its job, local governments are emerging as front-line defenders against dangerous and unchecked...
New Jersey bill would raise age limit for pediatric long-term care to 26
Shore News Network
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June 30, 2025
28 TRENTON, N.J. — A bipartisan group of New Jersey senators has introduced a bill that would raise the maximum age for residents in pediatric long-term care facilities from 19 to 26. Senate Bill 4090, introduced earlier this year by Sen. Paul D....
NY weather: Weather alert announced for strong thunderstorms in Rockland and Westchester counties Tuesday afternoon
SI Live - New York
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July 8, 2025
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 2:28 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 3:30 p.m. for Rockland and Westchester counties. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "At 2:28 p.m., Doppler radar...
Another Eagles Alum Fundraiser with Major Turnout in Sea Isle City, New Jersey
97.3 ESPN - New Jersey
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July 3, 2025
The summer season is always a busy time of year at the Jersey Shore with numerous events for locals and vacationers to enjoy. But one South Jersey Shore Town has become an annual hub for Fundraisers and Philadelphia Eagles Fans. Located off Garden...
Severe storms topple trees, flood interstates during height of Tuesday commute in mid-Atlantic
FOX Weather
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July 8, 2025
Severe storms capable of producing flash flooding are eyeing the northeast, with thunderstorms taking shape through Tuesday evening. New York, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia are all in the threat zone. PHILADELPHIA – A sweltering hot day turned...
Lehigh Valley weather: Flood watch in effect Tuesday; up to 2 inches per hour of rain could fall
Morning Call - Pennsylvania
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July 8, 2025
Excessive rainfall could cause flooding this afternoon in the Lehigh Valley. Widespread showers and storms, with rainfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour, could come to the region and nearby counties, according to the National Weather Service in...
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Statement on the Fiscal Year 2026 State Budget
InsiderNJ - New Jersey
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New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Statement on the Fiscal Year 2026 State Budget We are deeply disappointed in this year’s budget. It marks the eighth consecutive year of overspending and continues to show a troubling lack of focus on growing New...
Worsening Climate Change Driving Spread Of Lyme Disease
Crooks and Liars
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July 8, 2025
Emergency rooms across the country are seeing a spike in tick bite cases, according to new data from the CDC. Via ABC News: July has already seen the highest number of tick-related ER visits since 2017, with the Northeast region reporting the most...
Teen counselors and rookie rescue swimmer save dozens in Texas camp flood
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
A US coast guard rescue swimmer on his first rescue mission as well as teenage counselors who helped shepherd cold and wet young campers to safety have been credited with saving dozens of lives at a flood-ravaged Christian summer camp on the banks...
Ex-Biden official slams President Trump on climate change after deadly floods
Fox News
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Former Biden State Department official Monica Medina says President Trump should "stop mocking climate change" after the catastrophic floods in Texas. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Monica Medina, a former Biden State Department...
Philadelphia weather: Scattered severe storms push through region
FOX 29 Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
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Severe weather across the Delaware Valley took out trees and power lines while flooding roadways. PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday has been a hot and muggy one for the Philadelphia area with high temperatures in the 90s and the oppressive heat has given way...
Coast Guard Swimmer Rescues Over 160 Flood Victims
PJ Media - Virginia
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July 8, 2025
A heroic Coast Guard rescue swimmer is being credited with rescuing 165 victims, many of them children, amidst the devastating and deadly floods in Texas. Amid the tales of child deaths, home destruction, and other tragedies comes this very...
Accountant-Turned-Coast-Guard-Swimmer Saves 165 on Very First Mission During Texas Floods
The Western Journal
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July 8, 2025
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer is being hailed as a hero for helping save 165 kids on his first mission during Friday’s flash floods in Texas. New Jersey native Scott Ruskan, 26, used to be an accountant with the big-time firm of KPMG, the New York...
What will be the climate fallout from Trump's 'big beautiful bill'?
New Scientist
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Solar panels in Tucson, Arizona, US Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg via Getty Images Cuts to clean energy spending in the bill President Donald Trump signed into law on 4 July could lead to billions of tonnes of additional CO2 emissions over the next...