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World's Worst Industrial Disaster Harmed People Even Before They Were Born [9]

"Shortly after midnight on December 3, 1984, about 40 tons of deadly gas leaked out of a pesticide factory in the central Indian city of Bhopal. ....Now, a new study shows that the accident ,,, affected not just those who were exposed to the gas that night but also the generation of babies still in the womb when the accident happened."

Chemicals [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Public [13]
Asia [14]
Source: NPR [15], 06/21/2023
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Himalayan Glaciers Could Lose 80% Of Their Volume Amid Warming: Study [16]

"Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges and could lose up to 80% of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t sharply reduced, according to a report."

Climate Change [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
Asia [14]
Source: AP [19], 06/21/2023
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"UN Adopts World's First Treaty To Protect High Seas Biodiversity" [20]

"NEW YORK - The U.N. has adopted the world's first treaty to protect the high seas and preserve marine biodiversity in international waters, marking a milestone after nearly 20 years of effort, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Monday.

The adoption followed an agreement reached in March by more than 100 countries on the of text of the High Seas Treaty, also known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction treaty, after more than 15 years of discussions and five rounds of U.N.-led negotiations.
Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Natural Resources [23]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
International [24]
Source: Reuters [25], 06/20/2023
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Power Companies Spend Millions To Fight Maine’s Proposed Non-Profit Utility [26]

"Residents in Maine are about to be bombarded with a multimillion-dollar public relations campaign aimed at saving the state’s two dominant electric utilities from being voted out of existence in November."

Climate Change [17]
Consumer [27]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [22]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [32]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [33]
Source: Floodlight [34], 06/20/2023
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"Tribes Seek Greater Involvement In Talks On Colorado River Water Crisis" [35]

"As the federal government starts negotiations on long-term plans for the overtapped Colorado River, leaders of tribes are pushing for more involvement in the talks, saying they want to be at the table in high-level discussions among the seven states that rely on the river."

Agriculture [36]
Climate Change [17]
Environmental Justice [37]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [31]
People & Population [38]
Planning & Growth [39]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: LA Times [40], 06/20/2023
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"Senate To Release First Spending Bills" [41]

"The Senate will take its first swing this week at fiscal 2024 appropriations bills, with Democrats vowing to keep current spending levels as agreed in last month’s fiscal accord."

Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: E&E News [42], 06/20/2023
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"The New War on Bad Air" [43]

"A century ago, a well-ventilated building was considered good medicine. But by the time Covid-19 arrived, our buildings could barely breathe. How did that happen? And how do we let the fresh air back in?"

Air [44]
Climate Change [17]
Consumer [27]
Environmental Health [12]
Pollution [45]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [32]
International [24]
Source: E&E News [42], 06/20/2023
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"Tropical Storm Bret Forms, Forecast To Become Hurricane Near Caribbean" [46]

"The National Hurricane Center declared Tropical Storm Bret formed at 5 p.m. Eastern Monday, the second of the young Atlantic season. Located about halfway between the coast of Africa and the eastern Caribbean Sea, the system is likely to intensify, and it could approach or impact the Lesser Antilles as a hurricane by the weekend."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [32]
Central America & the Caribbean [47]
Source: Washington Post [48], 06/20/2023
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"Brazil Seizes World's Biggest Illegal Shark Fin Consignment" [49]

"Brazilian authorities said on Monday they had seized 28.7 metric tonnes of illegally obtained shark fins that would be exported to Asia, in what they called the world's largest confiscation of its kind at the origin."

Biodiversity [21]
Fish & Fisheries [50]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
International [24]
South America [51]
Source: Reuters [52], 06/20/2023
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"Offshore Wind Foes In New Jersey Gathering Force Legally And Politically" [53]

"Opponents of offshore wind energy projects in New Jersey are gathering force legally and politically as they seek to snuff out the nascent industry."

Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [22]
Fish & Fisheries [50]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [32]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [33]
Source: AP [54], 06/20/2023
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Sweltering Heat, Power Cuts In Northern India As Death Toll Climbs [55]

"A scorching heat wave in two of India’s most populous states has overwhelmed hospitals, filled a morgue to capacity and disrupted power, forcing staff to use books to cool patients, as officials investigate a death toll that has reached nearly 170."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Public [13]
Asia [14]
Source: AP [56], 06/20/2023
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Christian Cooper, Black Birder Falsely Accused In Central Park, Gets TV Show [57]

"The name of National Geographic's new host for a show about birds may ring a bell: Christian Cooper, a Black man who was flung into the spotlight when a white woman called the police with false accusations against him, will now take viewers “into the wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of birds."

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Justice [37]
Journalism & Media [58]
Natural Resources [23]
Wildlife [59]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: USA TODAY [60], 06/20/2023
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"UN Chief To Fossil Fuel Firms: Stop Trying To 'Knee-Cap' Climate Progress" [61]

"U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that countries must start phasing out oil, coal and gas - not just emissions - and demanded fossil fuel companies "cease and desist" measures that aim to "knee-cap" climate progress."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [22]
Public [13]
International [24]
Source: Reuters [62], 06/16/2023
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Power Firms Quietly Pushed $215m Into US Politics Via Dark Money Groups [63]

"US power companies have made political donations of at least $215m to dark money groups in recent years, according to a new analysis of 25 for-profit utilities, amid growing concerns around how they wield influence." "Donations have helped utilities increase electricity prices, hinder solar schemes and helped elect sympathetic legislators".

Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: Floodlight [64], 06/16/2023
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"US Government Toughens Rules On Chemicals Used To Break Up Oil Slicks" [65]

"The Environmental Protection Agency has announced more stringent rules governing offshore oil spill response, amid continuing concerns about the effects on public health and wildlife from chemical disasters, including BP’s Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010."

Biodiversity [21]
Chemicals [10]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [37]
Fish & Fisheries [50]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [23]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: Guardian [66], 06/16/2023
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