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Florida Mulls The Unthinkable: Feeding Starving Manatees In The Wild [9]

"As Florida's record manatee die-off nears 1,000 victims so far this year, the state's top wildlife official asked lawmakers for $7 million more in 2022 to save starving sea cows and suggested that his agency temporarily do what would today get you a $500 fine and/or up to 60 days in prison: tossing them a few scraps of leafy blades."

Biodiversity [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: Florida Today [17], 10/18/2021
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"US Heating Bills Will Jump As Much As 54% This Winter, Says Government" [18]

"With prices surging worldwide for heating oil, natural gas and other fuels, the U.S. government said Wednesday it expects households to see their heating bills jump as much as 54% compared to last winter."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: AP [21], 10/15/2021
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Biosurveillance of Wildlife Markets Needed To Curb Pandemic Risk: Experts [22]

"Almost 90% of the 180 recognized RNA viruses that can harm humans are zoonotic in origin. But disease biosurveillance of the world’s wildlife markets and legal trade is largely absent, putting humanity at significant risk."

Biodiversity [10]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Food [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [11]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
International [27]
Source: Mongabay [28], 10/15/2021
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"Agencies Warn of Cyber Threats To Water, Wastewater Systems" [29]

"A coalition of federal agencies on Thursday warned that hackers are targeting the water and wastewater treatment sectors, strongly recommending that organizations take steps to protect themselves."

Disasters [30]
Environmental Health [24]
Infrastructure [31]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Hill [32], 10/15/2021
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Canada's Iqaluit Declares Emergency After Suspected Water Contamination [33]

"Public health officials have told residents of Canada’s northernmost capital not to use tap water for drinking and cooking because of suspected fuel contamination in the city’s water supply."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [15]
Canada [34]
Antarctica & Arctic [35]
Source: Washington Post [36], 10/15/2021
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"Democrats Begin Scrutiny of Abandoned Offshore Oil Equipment" [37]

"House Democrats began Thursday making the case for stricter regulation of thousands of abandoned wells, platforms and pipelines off the U.S. coasts following one of the biggest off-shore spills in California in nearly 30 years."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Bloomberg [38], 10/15/2021
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"EPA Plans to Clean Up Troubled Chemical and Pesticide Programs" [39]

"The EPA announced the creation of two internal scientific advisory panels after whistleblower accounts of internal corruption."

Agriculture [40]
Chemicals [41]
Environmental Health [24]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Science [42]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Intercept [43], 10/15/2021
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Vanished From 8 States, American Bumblebees Could Face Extinction [44]

"Dwindling populations of the American bumblebee and their complete disappearance from eight states has led to a call for the bee to be placed under the Endangered Species Act before they face extinction."

Biodiversity [10]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [11]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: USA TODAY [45], 10/15/2021
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"Indigenous Demonstrators Make Statement At Interior" [46]

"Dozens of Indigenous leaders held a sit-in Thursday at the Interior Department in Washington, D.C., in an effort to stop the extractive fossil fuel industries."

Activism [47]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Justice [48]
Environmental Politics [49]
Natural Resources [11]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Indian Country Today [50], 10/15/2021
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"Taking Stock of the Energy Storage Boom Happening Right Now" [51]

"A new forecast shows a near-tripling of global storage capacity in 2021 compared to 2020, which also was a record year."

Climate Change [52]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Technology [53]
Public [15]
International [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 10/15/2021
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"A Secretive Hedge Fund Is Gutting Newsrooms" [55]

"Spend some time around the shell-shocked journalists at the Tribune these days, and you’ll hear the same question over and over: How did it come to this?"

Economy & Business [56]
Journalism & Media [57]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Atlantic [58], 10/15/2021
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White House Unveils Plans For Massive Expansion Of Offshore Wind Farms [59]

"The Biden administration unveiled plans to develop large, grid-transforming offshore wind farms along much of the U.S. coastline in the coming years, a major effort to invest in renewable energy and combat the growing impacts of climate change."

Climate Change [52]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: HuffPost [60], 10/14/2021
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"Over 100 Nations To Adopt 'Kunming Declaration' To Boost Biodiversity" [61]

"As of Wednesday, more than 100 countries have signed on to the so-called Kunming Declaration to protect biodiversity."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Politics [49]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [11]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
International [27]
Source: DW [62], 10/14/2021
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Calif. Alisal Fire Has Prompted Evacuations, Road And Amtrak Closures [63]

"California firefighters are battling flames and strong winds as they tackle the Alisal Fire, which has shut down a section of the iconic Highway 101 and Amtrak lines in Santa Barbara County."

Climate Change [52]
Disasters [30]
Forests [64]
Public [15]
California [65]
Source: CNN [66], 10/14/2021
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"Energy Agency Urges Bigger Global Push To Cut Emissions" [67]

"The International Energy Agency is urging governments to make stronger commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions at an upcoming U.N. climate summit, warning the world is not on track to meet environmental goals and that new investment in clean energy was needed to “jolt the energy system onto a new set of rails.”"

Climate Change [52]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [49]
Public [15]
International [27]
Source: AP [68], 10/14/2021
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