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Operator Error Caused 400,000-Gallon Crude Oil Spill Outside Midland, TX [9]

"EnLink Midstream’s Chickadee pipeline ruptured on March 29, 2023, causing one of the largest oil spills in the past decade in Texas. An incident report blames the massive spill on “incorrect operation.”"

"Operator errors caused 402,486 gallons of crude oil to gush out of an EnLink Midstream pipeline south of Midland, Texas on the night of March 29.
Disasters [10]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [18], 05/30/2023
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DeSantis Accused Of ‘Catastrophic’ Climate Approach After Campaign Launch [19]

"Ron DeSantis has been accused of a “catastrophic” approach to the climate crisis after he launched his campaign for US president by saying he rejects the “politicization of the weather” and questioning whether hurricanes hitting his home state of Florida have been worsened by climate change."

Climate Change [20]
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Environmental Politics [21]
Science [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Guardian [24], 05/30/2023
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"Burning Trash For The Planet? Climate Cash Sets Off Branding Frenzy." [25]

"Incinerators, plastics companies and big agriculture among polluters racing to position as green as billions in federal subsidies flow".

Chemicals [26]
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [27]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [11]
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National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Washington Post [29], 05/30/2023
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"Plastic Recycling In Focus As Treaty Talks Get Underway In Paris" [30]

"As talks start this week on a global plastics treaty, debate is emerging between countries wanting to limit the production of more plastics and the petrochemical industry favoring recycling as the solution to plastic waste."

Chemicals [26]
Consumer [27]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [21]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
International [31]
Source: Reuters [32], 05/30/2023
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"Georgia Nuclear Rebirth Arrives 7 Years Late, $17 Billion Over Cost" [33]

"Two nuclear reactors in Georgia were supposed to herald a nuclear power revival in the United States. But the project is seven years late and $17 billion over budget as Georgia Power Co. announced the first new reactor at its Plant Vogtle could reach full electrical output by Saturday."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [34]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Source: AP [36], 05/30/2023
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"Will Climate Change Cut Off The Panama Canal?" [37]

"To see the economic consequences of global warming look no further than the Panama Canal. There, water levels are down because of less rain in Central America. Experts fear ordinary consumers may end up paying the price."

Climate Change [20]
Infrastructure [38]
Transportation [39]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
International [31]
Central America & the Caribbean [40]
Source: DW [41], 05/30/2023
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‘All I See Are Ghosts’: The Last Spotted Owl In Canada Fights For Survival [42]

"Only one female remains in the Canadian wilderness, a symbol of the country’s inability to save a species on the verge of destruction as politicians dither and the logging continues".

Biodiversity [43]
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Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [45]
Wildlife [46]
Public [16]
Canada [47]
Source: Guardian [48], 05/30/2023
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Court Delivers Blow To Wetlands Protections In Win For Idaho Landowners [49]

"The Supreme Court on Thursday significantly weakened a landmark water pollution law by ruling that an Idaho couple's property does not include wetlands subject to federal oversight under the law."

Agriculture [50]
Biodiversity [43]
Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Politics [21]
Environmental Studies [51]
Fish & Fisheries [52]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [45]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Wildlife [46]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NBC News [53], 05/26/2023
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How Busy Will Atlantic Hurricane Season Be? Depends on Two Clashing Forces. [54]

"Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be."

Climate Change [20]
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Public [16]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [31]
Source: AP [55], 05/26/2023
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Environmental Racism: The Battle Over Long Island Brookhaven Landfill [56]

"The area of North Bellport on Long Island sits in the shadows of a massive landfill. This predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood also has the lowest life expectancy on Long Island, as well as the second-highest rates of asthma. Environmental activists do not think this is a coincidence, and for decades they have waged a battle to shut down the Brookhaven Landfill, which they believe is making their community sick."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [57]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Waste [58]
Public [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [59]
Source: STAT [60], 05/26/2023
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"High-Stakes Talks To End Plastic Pollution Resume" [61]

"Negotiations on a global treaty to combat plastic pollution will resume Monday, with nations under pressure to stem the tide of trash amid calls from campaigners to limit industry influence on the talks."

Chemicals [26]
Consumer [27]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [21]
Fish & Fisheries [52]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [45]
Pollution [14]
Waste [58]
Water & Oceans [15]
Wildlife [46]
Public [16]
International [31]
Source: AFP [62], 05/26/2023
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"India Has Big Clean Energy Goals - So Why Is It Banking On Coal?" [63]

"As scientists and activists urge rapid cuts in the use of climate-heating coal for power production around the world, new projections from India show that coal will remain its biggest source of electricity this decade, despite a fast rise in the nation's renewable energy capacity."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [16]
International [31]
Asia [64]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [65], 05/26/2023
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"Lula Summons Ministers As Congress Seeks To Dilute Environmental Powers" [66]

"Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday summoned his environmental and indigenous affairs ministers for emergency talks after a congressional committee passed a bill gutting the ministries' environmental oversight powers."

Agriculture [50]
Biodiversity [43]
Climate Change [20]
Environmental Justice [57]
Environmental Politics [21]
Forests [44]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
South America [67]
Source: Reuters [68], 05/26/2023
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"Most of Guam Without Power, Water After Typhoon Mawar Exits" [69]

"Much of the U.S. Western Pacific territory of Guam was without power and water on Thursday after a typhoon packing ferocious winds and torrential rains battered the island but caused no reported fatalities or major injuries."

Climate Change [20]
Disasters [10]
Infrastructure [38]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
Australia & Oceania [70]
Source: Reuters [71], 05/26/2023
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"North Texas Suburb Approves New Fracking Zone Near Homes and Schools" [72]

"The Arlington City Council on Tuesday authorized the creation of a new zone for drilling and fracking in a residential area, despite objections from neighbors in the North Texas suburb."

Air [73]
Chemicals [26]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [74], 05/26/2023
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