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High School Students, Frustrated By Lack Of Climate Education, Seek Change [9]

"Several dozen young people wearing light blue T-shirts imprinted with #teachclimate filled a hearing room in the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul in late February. It was a cold and windy day, in contrast to the state’s nearly snowless, warm winter."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Source: AP [18], 05/10/2024
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State Lawmakers Take Aim At Community Air Monitoring In Louisiana [19]

"Republican legislators have blunted the impact of citizen-led air monitoring, which is set to receive millions from the feds."

Activism [10]
Air [20]
Chemicals [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [26]
Science [27]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: Floodlight [29], 05/10/2024
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"Deadly Brain Disease Found In Two California Deer" [30]

"State officials reported the presence of deadly chronic wasting disease in two wild California deer earlier this week. This is the first time the disease, which has plagued other areas of the nation for years, has appeared in the state’s deer or elk population."

Biodiversity [31]
Environmental Health [23]
Natural Resources [32]
Wildlife [33]
Public [15]
California [34]
Source: LA Times [35], 05/10/2024
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Biodiversity Loss Is Biggest Driver Of Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Study [36]

"Researchers say reducing emissions and biodiversity loss and preventing invasive species could control disease".

Biodiversity [31]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Studies [37]
Natural Resources [32]
Wildlife [33]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [38]
Source: Guardian [39], 05/10/2024
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Illinois Passed A Law To Clean Up Coal Ash 5 Years Ago. What’s Taking So Long? [40]

"In one Chicago suburb, people have been waiting for relief for years."

Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [17]
Source: Grist [42], 05/10/2024
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Plants Can Communicate And Respond To Touch. So Are They Intelligent? [43]

Climate journalist Zoë Schlanger says a new wave of research suggests that plants are indeed "intelligent" in complex ways that challenge our understanding of agency and consciousness.

Biodiversity [31]
Journalism & Media [13]
Natural Resources [32]
Science [27]
Public [15]
International [38]
Source: NPR [44], 05/10/2024
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What Trump Promised Oil CEOs As He Asked Them For $1 Billion To His Campaign [45]

"Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, as well as other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry."

Chemicals [21]
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [32]
Pollution [26]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [47], 05/09/2024
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Corporate Climate Watchdog Document Deems Carbon Offsets Largely Ineffective [48]

"Staff at an influential corporate climate action group whose board announced a plan to allow companies to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain with carbon credits has now found such offsets are largely ineffective, a confidential preliminary draft reviewed by Reuters shows."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [37]
Forests [49]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [32]
Public [15]
International [38]
Source: Reuters [50], 05/09/2024
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Top Climate Scientists Expect Global Heating To Blast Past 1.5C Target [51]

"Hundreds of the world’s leading climate scientists expect global temperatures to rise to at least 2.5C (4.5F) above preindustrial levels this century, blasting past internationally agreed targets and causing catastrophic consequences for humanity and the planet, an exclusive Guardian survey has revealed."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [52]
Public [15]
International [38]
Source: Guardian [53], 05/09/2024
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USDA Rubber-Stamped Tyson’s “Climate Friendly” Beef; No One Has Seen the Data [54]

"As millions of taxpayer dollars flow to livestock companies claiming to raise “low carbon” beef, watchdog groups scrutinize the government’s oversight."

Agriculture [55]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [56]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [37]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [57], 05/09/2024
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"In Millions of Homes, High Fluoride in Tap Water May Be a Concern" [58]

"In communities across the U.S., water contains levels of fluoride some experts say could be harm developing brains."

Chemicals [21]
Consumer [56]
Environmental Health [23]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Undark [59], 05/09/2024
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TVA Ignores Warnings In Moving Forward With New Natural Gas Plant [60]

"The nation’s largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas plant in Tennessee despite warnings that its environmental review of the project doesn’t comply with federal law."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [61]
Pollution [26]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: AP [62], 05/09/2024
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Mangroves, Expanding With Warming Climate, Are Re-Shaping The Texas Coast [63]

"The tropical shrubs have been spreading north and growing more abundantly as climate change makes temperatures warmer. Scientists are unravelling what that means for coastal habitats."

Biodiversity [31]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Studies [37]
Natural Resources [32]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [64]
Source: Texas Tribune [65], 05/09/2024
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"Scores Of Starving Brown Pelicans Found On Southern California Beaches" [66]

"Scores of emaciated brown pelicans, too weak to fly, have been found on Southern California beaches in the last month and taken to an Orange County rescue center, according to its director."

Biodiversity [31]
Fish & Fisheries [67]
Natural Resources [32]
Water & Oceans [41]
Wildlife [33]
Public [15]
California [34]
Source: LA Times [68], 05/09/2024
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"The Surging Demand For Data Is Guzzling Virginia’s Water" [69]

"In recent years, these data centers have been rapidly expanding in the United States. But the gargantuan facilities do more than keep cloud servers running — they also guzzle absurd amounts of water to run cooling systems that protect their components from overheating."

Energy & Fuel [22]
Infrastructure [61]
Technology [70]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [71]
Source: Grist [72], 05/09/2024
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