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Can Scientists Clone An Endangered Species Back From Brink Of Extinction? [9]

"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 [10]
Technology [11]
Wildlife [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [15], 04/18/2024
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Federal Mine Safety Regulators Finally Focus On Toxic, Lethal Silica Dust [16]

"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 [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [19]
Pollution [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [21], 04/17/2024
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"Interior Said to Reject Industrial Road Through Alaskan Wilderness" [22]

"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 [10]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [19]
Transportation [24]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [25]
Source: NYTimes [26], 04/17/2024
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"SuperFund Tax Shortfall: Trouble For Cleanups, EPA Budget" [27]

"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 [17]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [20]
Waste [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [30], 04/17/2024
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What To Know For The Fourth Round Of Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks [31]

"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 [32]
Consumer [33]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [20]
Waste [29]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [13]
International [35]
Source: EHN [36], 04/17/2024
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"'Slow-Motion Disaster': Panama's Indigenous Leave Home As Sea Levels Rise" [37]

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

Climate Change [38]
Disasters [39]
Natural Resources [19]
People & Population [40]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [13]
Central America & the Caribbean [41]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [42], 04/17/2024
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"2023 Was Record Year For Wind Installations: Research" [43]

"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 [38]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Infrastructure [23]
Public [13]
International [35]
Source: The Hill [45], 04/17/2024
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"California Derailed Its Booming Rooftop Solar Buildout. Can It Be Fixed?" [46]

"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 [38]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [13]
California [47]
Source: Canary Media [48], 04/17/2024
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"A Heat Pump ‘Petting Zoo’? This Fair Helps Americans Green Their Homes." [49]

"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 [38]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Infrastructure [23]
Technology [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [50], 04/17/2024
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"This Long Island Tribe Is Dealing With the Impact of Climate Change" [51]

"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 [38]
Disasters [39]
Natural Resources [19]
People & Population [40]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [52]
Source: Sierra [53], 04/17/2024
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"Divers In The Philippines Create Nurseries For Rescued Coral" [54]

"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 [10]
Climate Change [38]
Fish & Fisheries [55]
Natural Resources [19]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [13]
International [35]
Australia & Oceania [56]
Source: Reuters [57], 04/17/2024
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Coral Reefs Around The World Are Experiencing Bleaching As Oceans Warm [58]

"Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time, top reef scientists declared Monday, a result of warming ocean waters amid human-caused climate change."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [38]
Fish & Fisheries [55]
Natural Resources [19]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [13]
International [35]
Source: AP [59], 04/16/2024
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EPA Has Done Nearly All It Can To Clean Up This Town. It Hasn’t Worked. [60]

"Despite years of air monitoring, inspections and millions in penalties for petrochemical plants, the air in Calvert City, Kentucky, remains polluted. The EPA’s inability to fix it is an indictment of the laws governing clean air, experts say."

Chemicals [32]
Environmental Health [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [20]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [61]
Source: ProPublica [62], 04/16/2024
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Biden DOI Aims To Increase Industry Payment For Cleaning Up Offshore Rigs [63]

"The Biden administration on Monday finalized a new rule it says will reduce taxpayer responsibility for the process of decommissioning offshore oil and gas platforms."

Energy & Fuel [44]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [64], 04/16/2024
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Problems With Glen Canyon Dam Threaten Water Flowing To Western States [65]

"A new memo from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is raising concern about the infrastructure at the Glen Canyon Dam and its ability to deliver water downstream should levels at Lake Powell continue to decline."

Infrastructure [23]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [66]
Source: States Newsroom [67], 04/16/2024
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