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"Orcas Sink Sailing Yacht In Strait Of Gibraltar" [9]

"An unknown number of orcas have sunk a sailing yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain's maritime rescue service said on Monday, a new attack in what has become a trend in the past four years."

Biodiversity [10]
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Wildlife [13]
Public [14]
Europe [15]
Source: Reuters [16], 05/14/2024
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"Record-Breaking Increase In CO2 Levels In World’s Atmosphere" [17]

"The largest ever recorded leap in the amount of carbon dioxide laden in the world’s atmosphere has just occurred, according to researchers who monitor the relentless accumulation of the primary gas that is heating the planet."

Climate Change [18]
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Pollution [20]
Public [14]
International [21]
Source: Guardian [22], 05/13/2024
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Drought Fuels Wildfire Concerns As Canada Braces For Another Intense Summer [23]

"As widespread drought raises expectations for a repeat of last year’s ferocious wildfire season, response teams across Canada are grappling with the rapidly changing face of fire in a warming climate."

Air [24]
Climate Change [18]
Disasters [25]
Forests [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Canada [29]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [30], 05/13/2024
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"‘Bold And Gross’: Oil Industry Writes Executive Orders For Trump To Sign" [31]

"The U.S. oil industry is drawing up ready-to-sign executive orders for Donald Trump aimed at pushing natural gas exports, cutting drilling costs and increasing offshore oil leases in case he wins a second term, according to energy executives with direct knowledge of the work."

Climate Change [18]
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Environmental Politics [32]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Pollution [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Politico [34], 05/13/2024
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"Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN’s “Plastic Free” Conference" [35]

"At a conference meant to address the plastic crisis, pro-plastic messaging was inescapable. Meanwhile, industry insiders — some positioned as government delegates — were given access to vital negotiations."

Consumer [36]
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Environmental Politics [32]
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Pollution [20]
Public [14]
International [21]
Source: ProPublica [38], 05/13/2024
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"Transmission Rules to Back Planning of Long-Range Power Lines" [39]

"US energy regulators are poised to finalize two major rules next Monday aimed at accelerating the planning and permitting of long-distance electric transmission lines and ironing out disputes over who pays for those projects."

Climate Change [18]
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Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [41], 05/13/2024
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Experts Blast CDC Over Failure To Test Sewage For H5N1 bird Flu Virus [42]

"It emerged as a powerful tool for public health officers during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was used to gauge the prevalence of coronavirus in communities across the nation. But wastewater surveillance — the testing of sewage for signs of pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, poliovirus and mpox virus — has yet to be employed in the tracking of H5N1 bird flu virus."

Consumer [36]
Environmental Health [43]
Environmental Studies [44]
Pollution [20]
Waste [45]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: LA Times [46], 05/13/2024
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FDA Misses Own Deadline To Propose A Ban On Formaldehyde In Hair Products [47]

"The Food and Drug Administration has missed its own deadline to propose a ban on the use of formaldehyde as an ingredient in hair relaxers and hair straighteners on the market in the United States."

Chemicals [48]
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Environmental Justice [49]
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Pollution [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: NPR [50], 05/13/2024
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"Lawmakers Eye Finish Line On Outdoor Recreation Package" [51]

"Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin said the chamber could be ready to move on a sweeping outdoor recreation package as soon as next week."

Environmental Politics [32]
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Natural Resources [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: E&E News [52], 05/13/2024
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Alabama Uses Deed Covenants to Ward Off Flooding Claims From Black Residents [53]

"Their land is bound forever. The deeds of three homeowners—Pastor Timothy Williams, Aretha Wright and Page Jones—all living in the historically Black Shiloh community of south Alabama, tell the tale. Restrictive covenants attached to their deeds limit the ability of current and future residents to file actions against the state."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [25]
Economy & Business [37]
Environmental Justice [49]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [54]
Source: Inside Climate News [55], 05/13/2024
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"A Whale Makes A Comeback Off Argentina's Coast 100 Years After Vanishing" [56]

"Giant blue-grey sei whales that vanished from Argentina's Patagonian coast a century ago due to hunting are starting to flourish once again, demonstrating how species can recover when measures to protect them are put in place."

Biodiversity [10]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [13]
Public [14]
International [21]
South America [57]
Source: Reuters [58], 05/13/2024
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EPA Closes Racial Probes Into Jackson Water, Finds ‘Insufficient Evidence’ [59]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) closed its civil rights probes into the water crisis in Jackson, Miss., saying there was “insufficient evidence” to say that the state discriminated against residents on the basis of race."

Consumer [36]
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Environmental Health [43]
Environmental Justice [49]
Environmental Politics [32]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [54]
Source: The Hill [60], 05/10/2024
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Amid Controversial Sale, U.S. Steel Falls Behind In Cleaner Steelmaking [61]

"U.S. Steel’s proposed sale to Nippon Steel stokes concerns over labor rights and national security, all while the company continues to break clean air laws in Western Pennsylvania."

Air [24]
Chemicals [48]
Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [43]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Pollution [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [62]
Source: Daily Climate [63], 05/10/2024
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El Niño To End By June, La Niña Seen In Second Half Of 2024: NOAA [64]

"The El Nino weather pattern should fade out by June but could be replaced by the La Nina phenomenon by the second half of the year, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday."

Agriculture [65]
Climate Change [18]
Disasters [25]
Fish & Fisheries [66]
Natural Resources [27]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [14]
International [21]
Source: Reuters [67], 05/10/2024
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"US Republican Attorneys General Sue To Stop EPA's Carbon Rule" [68]

"Republican attorneys general from 27 U.S. states and industry trade groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, seeking to block a landmark rule requiring sweeping reductions in carbon emissions from existing coal-fired power plants and new natural gas plants."

Air [24]
Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [32]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Pollution [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Reuters [69], 05/10/2024
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