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Mediterranean Getting Hotter, More Acidic, And Sea Levels Are Rising: Report [9]

"The Mediterranean Sea is experiencing higher temperatures and acidity, rising sea levels, and pollution by plastic and even mercury according to a report published Monday."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Studies [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Africa [15]
Europe [16]
Source: Times of Israel [17], 02/07/2024
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"Green Amendments Gain Traction in More States Ahead of Elections" [18]

"A new wave of state legislators are pursuing the constitutional right to a safe environment, which attorneys say could strengthen climate lawsuits and policy if interpreted correctly. But the effectiveness of those amendments hinges on their legal language and other details."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [19]
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Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [23], 02/07/2024
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"The Changing Focus of Climate Denial: From Science to Scientists" [24]

"The scientist Michael Mann is challenging attacks on his work in a defamation suit that’s taken 12 years to come to trial."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [25]
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Science [26]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: NYTimes [27], 02/07/2024
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Category 6? As Warming Stokes Storms, Some Want Bigger Hurricane Category [28]

"A handful of super powerful tropical storms in the last decade and the prospect of more to come has a couple of experts proposing a new category of whopper hurricanes: Category 6."

Climate Change [10]
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Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
International [30]
Source: AP [31], 02/07/2024
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FDA Move To Ban Formaldehyde In Hair Straighteners Called Not Enough [32]

"In April, a dozen years after a federal agency classified formaldehyde a human carcinogen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is tentatively scheduled to unveil a proposal to consider banning the chemical in hair-straightening products."

Chemicals [33]
Consumer [34]
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Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [36]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: KFF Health News [37], 02/07/2024
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Images Raise Hopes Of Return Of Wild Jaguars To The US [38]

"Jaguars once roamed throughout the American south-west, but they were hunted to local extinction by the 1960s. In the 1990s, the elusive cat began to occasionally reappear in the rugged Sky Islands mountain ranges in New Mexico and Arizona. Now, a series of sightings in the region over the past year marks the endangered predators’ tentative return."

Biodiversity [39]
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National (U.S.) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [41]
Source: Guardian [42], 02/07/2024
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"Keep PFAS Out Of Your Sex Life" [43]

"New testing finds evidence of “forever chemicals” in two types of condoms and one lubricant. The good news? The vast majority appear PFAS-free."

Chemicals [33]
Consumer [34]
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Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: EHN [44], 02/07/2024
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"Atmospheric River Lashes California With Heavy Rain And Wind" [45]

"A firehose of rain has parked over Southern California, worsening the risk of flooding. At least two people have died as a result of falling trees and more than 16 million people are under a rare high risk of excessive rainfall, with downtown Los Angeles receiving 75% of its annual rainfall in only the second month of 2024."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [29]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
California [46]
Source: CNN [47], 02/06/2024
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"Big Companies Cashed In on Mississippi’s Water. Small Towns Paid the Price." [48]

"They vowed to fix water woes and save cities millions. But a Times investigation found the deals racked up debt and left many worse off than before."

Consumer [34]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [49]
Environmental Justice [19]
Government [50]
Infrastructure [51]
Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [36]
Pollution [52]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Source: NYTimes [54], 02/06/2024
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"Biden Confronts Unfinished Business With Ohio Train Wreck" [55]

"Stalled efforts to reform the nation’s rail safety and chemical oversight as well as lingering toxic exposure concerns will loom over President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to the Ohio town devastated by last year’s train wreck."

Chemicals [33]
Disasters [29]
Energy & Fuel [56]
Environmental Politics [20]
Infrastructure [51]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [52]
Transportation [57]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [58]
Source: E&E News [59], 02/06/2024
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"The Dawn Of The Clean Hydrogen Economy" [60]

"Clean electricity alone won’t get us to a fossil-fuel-free society — we’ll need other tools to fully decarbonize. “Clean” hydrogen, for all of its hype and baggage, might be the most promising way to cut carbon from difficult sectors like aviation and steelmaking. It could also be a boondoggle or a bust — it all depends on how the gas is made and how it’s used."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [49]
Energy & Fuel [56]
Environmental Politics [20]
Infrastructure [51]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Technology [61]
Transportation [57]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Canary Media [62], 02/06/2024
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"Two Climate Advisers Quit U.S. Export-Import Bank Over Fossil Fuel Plans" [63]

"A federal bank that finances projects overseas is set to vote on Thursday on whether to use taxpayer dollars to help drill oil and gas wells in Bahrain, a contentious decision that prompted two of the bank’s climate advisers to resign, according to people with knowledge of their decisions."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [49]
Energy & Fuel [56]
Environmental Politics [20]
Infrastructure [51]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
International [30]
Middle East [64]
Source: NYTimes [65], 02/06/2024
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The Fingerprints on Chile Fires and California Floods: El Niño and Warming [66]

"Two disasters, far apart, show how a dangerous climate cocktail can devastate places known for mild weather."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [29]
Public [14]
International [30]
Source: NYTimes [67], 02/06/2024
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"Rocky Mountain Gray Wolves Won’t Get Endangered Species Protections" [68]

"Gray wolves that inhabit the Northern Rocky Mountains will not receive protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced Friday."

Biodiversity [39]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [12]
Wildlife [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [69]
Source: The Hill [70], 02/06/2024
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"EPA Proposes To Enable States To Require ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup" [71]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to designate nine toxic “forever chemicals” as “hazardous constituents” under the nation’s law for cleaning up ongoing pollution, in a move that would enable states to require cleanups if the substances are released."

Chemicals [33]
Environmental Health [35]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [52]
Waste [72]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [73], 02/06/2024
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