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Apache Group Carrying Petition to Supreme Court to Stop Mine on Sacred Land [9]

"The prayer journey will pass through other tribal communities threatened by resource extraction while trying to stop a mine that claims it could satisfy a quarter of the U.S. demand for copper."

Activism [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 08/23/2024
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Map: "Where Mosquito Season Is Getting Longer" [20]

"As global temperatures rise due to climate change, mosquito season has lengthened across much of the contiguous United States, a development that scientists warn could heighten the risk of outbreaks of diseases such as dengue and malaria, and the spread of West Nile and Zika viruses."

Biodiversity [21]
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [24], 08/23/2024
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"DeSantis’s Plan To Bring Golf To Protected Florida Parks Faces Pushback" [25]

"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration wants to build hotels, golf courses, pickleball courts and other “amenities” at state parks prized for their pristine habitats — a plan that has sparked outrage and concern across the aisle."

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Politics [26]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [27]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: Washington Post [29], 08/23/2024
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"Road Salt May Hurt Vital Link In Freshwater Food Chain, Study Says" [30]

"De-icing road salts — even those marketed as environmentally friendly — may harm important freshwater plankton, a new analysis indicates. The study, published in Science of the Total Environment, suggests that some species of zooplankton — a critical food source for freshwater fish — don’t adapt to pollution from road salts from generation to generation."

Biodiversity [21]
Chemicals [31]
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Studies [32]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Infrastructure [34]
Pollution [35]
Transportation [36]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [38], 08/23/2024
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"Sea Lions Take Over California Beach" [39]

"Hundreds of California sea lions have taken over San Carlos Beach in Monterey, California, prompting local officials to close the area to people."

Biodiversity [21]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [37]
Wildlife [27]
Public [16]
California [40]
Source: Reuters [41], 08/23/2024
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"How U.S. Farms Could Start a Bird Flu Pandemic" [42]

"The virus is poised to become a permanent presence in cattle, raising the odds of an eventual outbreak among people."

Agriculture [43]
Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Health [23]
Food [44]
People & Population [14]
Wildlife [27]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [45], 08/22/2024
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"Harris Goes Light on Climate Policy. Green Leaders Are OK With That." [46]

"President Biden made climate change a cornerstone of his agenda. Vice President Kamala Harris has yet to detail her own plan."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Policy [47]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [48], 08/22/2024
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"Trump Vows To Ax Power Plant Rule" [49]

"The former president assailed Vice President Kamala Harris for her views on fracking and power plant emissions as he vowed to cut energy costs in half in his first year in office."

Air [50]
Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [51]
Energy & Fuel [52]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [35]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [53], 08/22/2024
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"La. Advocate Leading Fight Against Ammonia Plant: ‘I Already Feel Ignored’" [54]

"It wasn’t Kimbrelle Eugene Kyereh’s intention to become a community leader when she moved back to her hometown of St. Rose, Louisiana in 2017. But it’s the role she felt she had to take when she learned a petrochemical company had plans to build a $4.6 billion blue ammonia plant in her predominantly Black community."

Activism [10]
Chemicals [31]
Disasters [55]
Energy & Fuel [52]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [26]
Infrastructure [34]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [35]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: Floodlight [56], 08/22/2024
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"TotalEnergies’ Ad Found ‘Misleading’ Over Sustainability Claim" [57]

"A South African advertising regulator found TotalEnergies SE made a “misleading” claim over its commitment to sustainable development, marking the first time a challenge of this kind has been made in the country."

Chemicals [31]
Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [52]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [26]
Journalism & Media [58]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [16]
International [59]
Africa [60]
Source: Bloomberg Green [61], 08/22/2024
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"Calif. Legislators Say New Laws Must Protect Farmworkers From Extreme Heat" [62]

"State lawmakers, responding to a report that the agency charged with ensuring worker safety in California has sharply cut back on enforcement of outdoor heat protection laws, said new legislation is needed to protect employees amid escalating periods of extreme heat."

Agriculture [43]
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [40]
Source: LA Times [63], 08/22/2024
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Oil Firms And Dark Money Fund Push By GOP States To Block Climate Laws [64]

"A powerful group that boasts 28 Republican attorneys general, including many who have sided with oil and gas firms to block states seeking compensation for weather disasters caused by climate change, has raked in millions of dollars from fossil fuel giants and a dark money fund tied to Federalist Society co-chair, Leonard Leo."

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [51]
Energy & Fuel [52]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [35]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Guardian [65], 08/22/2024
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"Heat, Fires, Floods — Extreme Weather Has Affected 99% Of Americans" [66]

"Extreme weather alerts for dangerous heat, wildfires, storms, flooding and other hazards have affected nearly everyone in the United States over the past few months."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [55]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [26]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [40]
Source: LA Times [67], 08/22/2024
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"US Must Do More To Protect Species From Gulf Of Mexico Drilling: Judge" [68]

"A U.S. judge at the urging of environmental groups has thrown out an assessment by a federal agency governing how endangered and threatened marine species should be protected from oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico."

Biodiversity [21]
Energy & Fuel [52]
Environmental Health [23]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [37]
Wildlife [27]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Source: Reuters [69], 08/22/2024
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Microplastics Are Infiltrating Brain Tissue, Human Organs, Studies Show [70]

"Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight"

"A growing body of scientific evidence shows that microplastics are accumulating in critical human organs, including the brain, leading researchers to call for more urgent actions to rein in plastic pollution.

Studies have detected tiny shards and specks of plastics in human lungs, placentas, reproductive organs, livers, kidneys, knee and elbow joints, blood vessels and bone marrow.
Chemicals [31]
Consumer [71]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [35]
Public [16]
International [59]
Source: Guardian [72], 08/22/2024
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