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"What to Know About PFAS in Period Underwear" [9]

"This week, the period underwear brand Thinx made public that it had reached a settlement in a 3-year-long class action lawsuit claiming its products contain harmful chemicals. The news of the settlement brought renewed focus on the chemical compounds at the center of the lawsuit — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or “forever chemicals” — and highlighted the broader issue of toxic ingredients in period products as a whole."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [15], 01/23/2023
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"Yeah, Actually, Your Plastic Coffee Pod May Not Be Great For The Climate" [16]

"You may have come across news headlines about coffee this week, like this one from the BBC: "Coffee pod carbon footprint better for planet than filtered brew." ... The problem is, the positive take on coffee pods and the climate might not be true."

Climate Change [17]
Consumer [11]
Food [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NPR [19], 01/23/2023
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"Thunberg Says Davos Elite 'Fuelling Destruction Of Planet'" [20]

"Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg slammed business and political leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, saying it was "absurd" to listen to them while they fuelled 'the destruction of the planet.'"

Activism [21]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Journalism & Media [24]
Public [13]
International [25]
Source: AFP [26], 01/20/2023
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"Trump’s Interior Secretary Didn’t Violate Ethics Rules, Watchdog Finds" [27]

"The inspector general for the Interior Department said on Thursday it had found no evidence that the former secretary, David Bernhardt, violated federal ethics or conflict-of-interest rules when the department made decisions that affected one of his former clients, a California water district."

Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [30], 01/20/2023
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"These Farmers Dominate The Colorado River. Cross Them At Your Peril" [31]

"The letter from Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly was greeted like an act of war in California’s Imperial Valley."

Agriculture [32]
Environmental Politics [23]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [33]
Source: LA Times [34], 01/20/2023
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Shell To Spend $450M On Possibly Worthless Carbon Offsets [35]

"British multinational to spend huge sums on schemes that do not bring genuine carbon reductions, analysis shows".

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Public [13]
International [25]
Source: Guardian [37], 01/20/2023
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Enviro Groups, Justice Company Reach Settlement Over Cleanup Of Va. Mines [38]

"Environmental groups announced Thursday they had reached a settlement with A&G Coal Corporation, a business owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family, over the cleanup of three coal mines in Virginia’s Wise County."

Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [39]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [40]
Pollution [41]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: States Newsroom [42], 01/20/2023
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"Feds Send $930 Million To Curb ‘Crisis’ Of US West Wildfires" [43]

"The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests, the Biden administration announced Thursday, as officials struggle to protect communities from destructive infernos being made worse by climate change."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [22]
Forests [44]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [45], 01/20/2023
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Renewables Soon To Be One-Fourth of US Electricity Generation. Really Soon [46]

"The latest EIA report shows [U.S.] renewable generation is about to cross the 25 percent mark, while coal and natural gas lose ground."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 01/20/2023
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"Environmental Groups Sue U.S. To Stop Deepwater Oil-Export Facility" [48]

"Environmental groups on Thursday sued the United States to overturn its approval of a deepwater oil-export facility off the Texas Gulf Coast, saying it would boost oil-production and greenhouse gas pollution."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Reuters [49], 01/20/2023
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"Racist Beauty Standards Leave POC More Exposed To Harmful Chemicals: Study [50]

"Racist beauty standards are driving the use of beauty products that are often contaminated with chemicals that alter the human endocrine system, cause organ damage, and spur cancer in communities of color, according to new research."

Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [51]
People & Population [52]
Public [13]
International [25]
Source: EHN [53], 01/20/2023
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"Twinkle, Twinkle Fading Stars: Hiding In Our Brighter Skies" [54]

"Every year, the night sky grows brighter, and the stars look dimmer. A new study that analyzes data from more than 50,000 amateur stargazers finds that artificial lighting is making the night sky about 10% brighter each year."

Natural Resources [40]
Pollution [41]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [25]
Source: AP [55], 01/20/2023
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"Biden Tours Storm-Ravaged California Coast Thursday" [56]

"U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to California on Thursday to tour areas hit hard by a series of deadly "atmospheric river" storms that inflicted widespread flooding, felled trees and brought mudslides to a state long gripped by extreme drought."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [33]
Source: Reuters [57], 01/19/2023
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"New Ice Core Analysis Shows Sharp Greenland Warming Spike" [58]

"A sharp spike in Greenland temperatures since 1995 showed the giant northern island 2.7 degrees (1.5 degrees Celsius) hotter than its 20th-century average, the warmest in more than 1,000 years, according to new ice core data."

Climate Change [17]
Science [59]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [13]
International [25]
Antarctica & Arctic [60]
Source: AP [61], 01/19/2023
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"Brazilian Meat Giant Under Fire For Allegedly Misleading Investors" [62]

"JBS sold more than $3 billion worth of ‘green bonds’ in the U.S., but a watchdog group says its impact on Amazon forests belies its pledges".

Climate Change [17]
Forests [44]
Science [59]
Public [13]
International [25]
Source: Washington Post [63], 01/19/2023
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