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Lost Lives, Lost Culture: Forgotten History of Native Boarding Schools

"Thousands of Native American children attended U.S. boarding schools designed to “civilize the savage.” Many died. Many who lived are reclaiming their identity."

"DURANGO, Colo. — The last day Dzabahe remembers praying in the way of her ancestors was on the morning in the 1950s when she was taken to the boarding school.

At first light, she grabbed a small pouch and ran out into the desert to a spot facing the rising sun to sprinkle the taa dih’deen — or corn pollen — to the four directions, offering honor for the new day.
Environmental Justice
People & Population
Religion, Faith and Spirituality
Public
National (U.S.)
Source: NYTimes, 07/19/2021
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Biden Admin Proposes Sweeping Protections For Alaska’s Tongass Forest

"The Biden administration announced sweeping protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest on Thursday, including an end to large-scale old-growth logging and a proposal to bar road development on more than 9 million acres."

Environmental Politics
Forests
Laws & Regulations
Public
National (U.S.)
Alaska and Hawaii
Source: Washington Post, 07/16/2021
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"What The Budget Deal Means For Climate Policy"

"Many Democrats were in high spirits yesterday after agreeing to a $3.5 trillion budget resolution that will lay the groundwork for an array of climate priorities, but their celebrations will be short-lived as they begin jockeying over policy specifics and the complex rules that govern the reconciliation process."

Climate Change
Economy & Business
Environmental Politics
Infrastructure
Laws & Regulations
Public
National (U.S.)
Source: E&E News, 07/16/2021
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Houston Asks EPA to Probe Rail Site Associated With Nearby Cancer Clusters

"Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has asked the Biden administration to seek fines and order the cleanup of a hazardous waste site owned by the Union Pacific Railroad that has been linked to two cancer clusters among nearby residents."

Chemicals
Environmental Health
Environmental Justice
Waste
Public
National (U.S.)
Source: Inside Climate News, 07/16/2021
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"Whistleblowers Say ‘Bad Seeds’ Undermine Pipeline Safety"

"Two former pipeline inspectors say they were fired for reporting hazards on a volatile liquids pipeline to Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s massive new petrochemical plant northwest of Pittsburgh."

Disasters
Energy & Fuel
Infrastructure
Laws & Regulations
Public
National (U.S.)
Source: E&E News, 07/16/2021
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"New Data On 'Forever Chemicals' Prompts Calls For More Transparency"

"A recent trove of data on so-called forever chemicals is spurring calls for more transparency around the use of toxic fluids by fracking companies."

Chemicals
Energy & Fuel
Environmental Health
Laws & Regulations
Public
National (U.S.)
Source: The Hill, 07/16/2021
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Study Predicts Record Flooding In 2030s, Blames Moon Wobble

"A new study on high tide flooding predicts that the mid-2030s could be catastrophically wet in U.S. coastal regions — and it could stay that way for an entire decade."

Climate Change
Disasters
Water & Oceans
Public
International
Source: NPR, 07/16/2021
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"'This Is Just Another Low-Paying Job' Say Overtaxed U.S. Firefighters"

"As climate change drives worsening U.S. wildfires, federal firefighters say they are underpaid - and some are leaving".

Climate Change
Disasters
Forests
Public
National (U.S.)
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 07/16/2021
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Oregon Wildfire Displaces 2,000 Residents As Blazes Flare Across West

"Hand crews backed by water-dropping helicopters struggled on Thursday to suppress a huge wildfire that displaced roughly 2,000 residents in southern Oregon, the largest among dozens of blazes raging across the drought-stricken western United States."

Climate Change
Disasters
Forests
People & Population
Public
National (U.S.)
Source: Reuters, 07/16/2021
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"Work Injuries Tied to Heat Are Vastly Undercounted, Study Finds"

"Extreme heat causes many times more workplace injuries than official records capture, and those injuries are concentrated among the poorest workers, new research suggests, the latest evidence of how climate change worsens inequality."

Climate Change
Disasters
Environmental Health
Public
National (U.S.)
Source: NYTimes, 07/16/2021
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"Fire Lookouts: The US Forest Service Lookouts Watching For Fires"

"Many of us struggled to adapt to home working and isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. But the few remaining fire lookouts of the US Forest Service often live and work for weeks at a time on their own, scouring the horizon for any hint of smoke from remote lookout towers."

Climate Change
Disasters
Forests
Natural Resources
People & Population
Public
National (U.S.)
Source: BBC News, 07/16/2021
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"Climate Activists Hail Dem Budget Spending On Clean Energy"

"Environmental groups hailed a sweeping $3.5 trillion domestic spending plan announced by Democrats, saying it would make “transformational investments” in clean energy and jobs and put the nation on a path to cut greenhouse emissions by at least 50% by 2030. The plan also would move the country toward a carbon-free electric grid by 2035, with 100% of U.S. electricity powered by solar, wind, nuclear and other clean energy sources."

Climate Change
Energy & Fuel
Environmental Politics
Laws & Regulations
Public
National (U.S.)
Source: AP, 07/15/2021
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"EU Unveils Sweeping Climate Change Plan"

"The European Union has announced a raft of climate change proposals aimed at pushing it towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. A dozen draft proposals, which still need to be approved by the bloc's 27 member states and the EU parliament, were announced on Wednesday."

Climate Change
Energy & Fuel
Environmental Politics
Laws & Regulations
Public
Europe
Source: BBC News, 07/15/2021
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"Mexico Abandons Fishing-Free Zone For Endangered Porpoise"

"The Mexican government officially abandoned the policy of maintaining a fishing-free zone around the last 10 or so remaining vaquita marina."

Biodiversity
Fish & Fisheries
Laws & Regulations
Public
Mexico
Source: AP, 07/15/2021
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"Amazon Rainforest Now Emitting More CO2 Than It Absorbs"

"The Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it is able to absorb, scientists have confirmed for the first time."

Climate Change
Forests
Science
Public
South America
Source: Guardian, 07/15/2021
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EJToday: Top Headlines

Lost Lives, Lost Culture: Forgotten History of Native Boarding Schools

Biden Admin Proposes Sweeping Protections For Alaska’s Tongass Forest

"What The Budget Deal Means For Climate Policy"

Houston Asks EPA to Probe Rail Site Associated With Nearby Cancer Clusters

"Whistleblowers Say ‘Bad Seeds’ Undermine Pipeline Safety"

"New Data On 'Forever Chemicals' Prompts Calls For More Transparency"

Study Predicts Record Flooding In 2030s, Blames Moon Wobble

"'This Is Just Another Low-Paying Job' Say Overtaxed U.S. Firefighters"

Oregon Wildfire Displaces 2,000 Residents As Blazes Flare Across West

"Work Injuries Tied to Heat Are Vastly Undercounted, Study Finds"

"Fire Lookouts: The US Forest Service Lookouts Watching For Fires"

"Climate Activists Hail Dem Budget Spending On Clean Energy"

"EU Unveils Sweeping Climate Change Plan"

"Mexico Abandons Fishing-Free Zone For Endangered Porpoise"

"Amazon Rainforest Now Emitting More CO2 Than It Absorbs"

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