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WEED, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire in rural Northern California injured several people Friday, destroyed multiple homes and forced thousands of residents to flee, jamming roadways at the start of a sweltering Labor Day weekend. https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/thousands-told-to-flee-3-towns-ahead-of-fast-california-fire/

The Supreme Court ended its term today by striking a blow to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its authority to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. https://gothamist.com/news/nys-environmental-commish-on-what-supreme-court-ruling-means-for-reducing-local-carbon-emissions

A brush fire burning near small communities in the Sierra Nevada foothills spurred multiple evacuation orders Thursday night. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-01/brush-fire-prompts-evacuations-in-tuolumne-county

Aging infrastructure and underinvestment have left many cities’ water systems in tatters. Now flooding and other climate shocks are pushing them to failure. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/us/mississippi-water-climate-change.html