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  • America's 'Most Endangered Rivers' List: Sewage, Toxic Algae, Construction [9]

    "Water scarcity, overuse and development are among the reasons why 10 waterways across the nation were ranked this year’s most endangered rivers by the advocacy group American Rivers."

    Activism [10]
    Biodiversity [11]
    Climate Change [12]
    Environmental Health [13]
    Environmental Politics [14]
    Fish & Fisheries [15]
    Infrastructure [16]
    Laws & Regulations [17]
    Natural Resources [18]
    Planning & Growth [19]
    Pollution [20]
    Water & Oceans [21]
    Public [22]
    National (U.S.) [23]
    Source: USA TODAY [24], 04/18/2024
    • Read more about America's 'Most Endangered Rivers' List: Sewage, Toxic Algae, Construction [9]
  • "Will Trump Quit The World Bank? It Would Send Climate Shock Waves." [25]

    "A conservative plan to withdraw from global development banks threatens poor nations and U.S. credibility, analysts say."

    Climate Change [12]
    Economy & Business [26]
    Environmental Health [13]
    Environmental Justice [27]
    Environmental Politics [14]
    Public [22]
    National (U.S.) [23]
    International [28]
    Source: E&E News [29], 04/18/2024
    • Read more about "Will Trump Quit The World Bank? It Would Send Climate Shock Waves." [25]
  • 23 GOP States Demand Rollback of EPA Civil Rights Regulations [30]

    "A group of Republican-led states want the EPA to begin the process of rolling back elements of its Title VI regulations, according to a new petition for rulemaking."

    Environmental Health [13]
    Environmental Justice [27]
    Environmental Politics [14]
    Laws & Regulations [17]
    People & Population [31]
    Public [22]
    National (U.S.) [23]
    Source: Bloomberg Environment [32], 04/18/2024
    • Read more about 23 GOP States Demand Rollback of EPA Civil Rights Regulations [30]
  • Explosive Levels Of Methane Detected Near Berkeley Landfill-Turned-Park [33]

    "Brimming with wildlife and offering panoramic views of San Francisco Bay, César Chávez Park welcomes visitors who might never suspect this stretch of shoreline was built atop a municipal landfill. But beneath the sprawling grasslands and charming hiking trails, decomposing waste continues to generate methane gas."

    Chemicals [34]
    Climate Change [12]
    Disasters [35]
    Energy & Fuel [36]
    Environmental Health [13]
    Infrastructure [16]
    Pollution [20]
    Waste [37]
    Public [22]
    California [38]
    Source: LA Times [39], 04/18/2024
    • Read more about Explosive Levels Of Methane Detected Near Berkeley Landfill-Turned-Park [33]
  • Can Scientists Clone An Endangered Species Back From Brink Of Extinction? [40]

    "Federal officials announced that they have cloned two more black-footed ferrets, one of North America’s rarest mammals". "They’re cute, they’re fuzzy — and they may just help bring their entire species back from the brink of extinction."

    Biodiversity [11]
    Technology [41]
    Wildlife [42]
    Public [22]
    National (U.S.) [23]
    Source: Washington Post [43], 04/18/2024
    • Read more about Can Scientists Clone An Endangered Species Back From Brink Of Extinction? [40]
  • Federal Mine Safety Regulators Finally Focus On Toxic, Lethal Silica Dust [44]

    "Federal regulators say they’ve finally crafted a rule that will protect coal and other miners from toxic silica dust, a growing problem in mines that has left thousands sick and dying."

    Environmental Health [13]
    Laws & Regulations [17]
    Natural Resources [18]
    Pollution [20]
    Public [22]
    National (U.S.) [23]
    Source: Mountain State Spotlight [45], 04/17/2024
    • Read more about Federal Mine Safety Regulators Finally Focus On Toxic, Lethal Silica Dust [44]
  • "Interior Said to Reject Industrial Road Through Alaskan Wilderness" [46]

    "The Biden administration is expected to deny permission for a 211-mile industrial road through fragile Alaskan wilderness to a large copper deposit, handing a victory to environmentalists in an election year when the president wants to underscore his credentials as a climate leader and conservationist."

    Biodiversity [11]
    Infrastructure [16]
    Laws & Regulations [17]
    Natural Resources [18]
    Transportation [47]
    Public [22]
    National (U.S.) [23]
    Alaska and Hawaii [48]
    Source: NYTimes [49], 04/17/2024
    • Read more about "Interior Said to Reject Industrial Road Through Alaskan Wilderness" [46]
  • "SuperFund Tax Shortfall: Trouble For Cleanups, EPA Budget" [50]

    "The Biden administration has juiced EPA’s Superfund program with billions of dollars, but an unexpected shortfall for “polluter pays” taxes and election-year politics may bring the high times for the toxic waste site cleanup program to a close."

    Environmental Health [13]
    Environmental Politics [14]
    Laws & Regulations [17]
    Pollution [20]
    Waste [37]
    Public [22]
    National (U.S.) [23]
    Source: E&E News [51], 04/17/2024
    • Read more about "SuperFund Tax Shortfall: Trouble For Cleanups, EPA Budget" [50]
  • What To Know For The Fourth Round Of Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks [52]

    "The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international, legally binding plastic pollution treaty will take place from April 23 to April 29 in Ottawa, Canada."

    Chemicals [34]
    Consumer [53]
    Environmental Politics [14]
    Laws & Regulations [17]
    Pollution [20]
    Waste [37]
    Water & Oceans [21]
    Public [22]
    International [28]
    Source: EHN [54], 04/17/2024
    • Read more about What To Know For The Fourth Round Of Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks [52]
  • "'Slow-Motion Disaster': Panama's Indigenous Leave Home As Sea Levels Rise" [55]

    "The Guna people of Panama's sinking Gardi Sugdub island are planning to move to the mainland to escape rising sea levels".

    Climate Change [12]
    Disasters [35]
    Natural Resources [18]
    People & Population [31]
    Water & Oceans [21]
    Public [22]
    Central America & the Caribbean [56]
    Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [57], 04/17/2024
    • Read more about "'Slow-Motion Disaster': Panama's Indigenous Leave Home As Sea Levels Rise" [55]
  • "2023 Was Record Year For Wind Installations: Research" [58]

    "Last year saw record wind power installations worldwide, with a total of 117 gigawatts in new capacity, according to a report published Tuesday by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)."

    Climate Change [12]
    Energy & Fuel [36]
    Infrastructure [16]
    Public [22]
    International [28]
    Source: The Hill [59], 04/17/2024
    • Read more about "2023 Was Record Year For Wind Installations: Research" [58]
  • "California Derailed Its Booming Rooftop Solar Buildout. Can It Be Fixed?" [60]

    "Over the past year, California regulators have kneecapped small-scale solar needed to hit the state’s climate goals. These lawmakers are trying to bring it back."

    Climate Change [12]
    Energy & Fuel [36]
    Environmental Politics [14]
    Laws & Regulations [17]
    Public [22]
    California [38]
    Source: Canary Media [61], 04/17/2024
    • Read more about "California Derailed Its Booming Rooftop Solar Buildout. Can It Be Fixed?" [60]
  • "A Heat Pump ‘Petting Zoo’? This Fair Helps Americans Green Their Homes." [62]

    "A loose line of people snaked from a doorway in the side of a cargo truck. One young boy wandered over to examine several bales of hay stacked nearby while others waiting craned their necks to get a peek inside. A small sign in the shape of a barn stuck over the open door read, “Petting Zoo.”

    Climate Change [12]
    Energy & Fuel [36]
    Infrastructure [16]
    Technology [41]
    Public [22]
    National (U.S.) [23]
    Source: Washington Post [63], 04/17/2024
    • Read more about "A Heat Pump ‘Petting Zoo’? This Fair Helps Americans Green Their Homes." [62]
  • "This Long Island Tribe Is Dealing With the Impact of Climate Change" [64]

    "Becky Genia has spent most of her 67 years on the Shinnecock Reservation, 800 acres on the far eastern side of Long Island’s Shinnecock Bay. Sandwiched between multimillion-dollar mansions and yacht clubs that serve as a playground for uber-rich New Yorkers, it may be hard to imagine a bigger threat to the tiny spit of land than encroaching development. But climate change looms even larger."

    Climate Change [12]
    Disasters [35]
    Natural Resources [18]
    People & Population [31]
    Water & Oceans [21]
    Public [22]
    Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [65]
    Source: Sierra [66], 04/17/2024
    • Read more about "This Long Island Tribe Is Dealing With the Impact of Climate Change" [64]
  • "Divers In The Philippines Create Nurseries For Rescued Coral" [67]

    "A group of scuba diving experts and enthusiasts are setting up coral nurseries in a popular dive spot south of Philippine capital Manila to help in the propagation and recovery of damaged coral."

    Biodiversity [11]
    Climate Change [12]
    Fish & Fisheries [15]
    Natural Resources [18]
    Water & Oceans [21]
    Public [22]
    International [28]
    Australia & Oceania [68]
    Source: Reuters [69], 04/17/2024
    • Read more about "Divers In The Philippines Create Nurseries For Rescued Coral" [67]

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