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Senators Push To Exclude Lucrative Chemicals From Official PFAS Definition [9]

"US lawmakers and the military are pushing for a new definition of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” that would exclude a subclass of toxic compounds increasingly used across the economy and considered to be potent greenhouse gases."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Military [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Guardian [19], 09/13/2024
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New ‘Green Bank’ Could Bring Solar Power And Electric Buses To Appalachia [20]

"Thanks to $500 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency, a new initiative called the Green Bank for Rural America could help channel money to nonprofit lenders like the Mountain Association to support community solar arrays, apprenticeships in renewable energy fields, electrified public transit, and other projects."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Grist/BPR [26], 09/13/2024
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"Here's What Happens When Big Data Takes Over a Small Town" [27]

"In Virginia, the planet's largest proposed data center threatens local ecosystems"

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [25]
Natural Resources [28]
Planning & Growth [29]
Pollution [15]
Technology [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
Source: Sierra [32], 09/13/2024
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"Toronto Politician Moves to Ban Misleading Fossil Fuel Ads on Transit" [33]

"A Toronto city councillor today published a motion proposing to restrict false and misleading advertising from oil and gas lobby groups on public transit, DeSmog can report."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [34]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [17]
Canada [35]
Source: DeSmog [36], 09/13/2024
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Ashaninka Tribe Restored Their Amazon Territory. Now They Help Others. [37]

"It was just before dawn when the Ashaninka people, wearing long, tunic-like dresses, began singing traditional songs while playing drums and other instruments. The music drifted through Apiwtxa village, which had welcomed guests from Indigenous communities in Brazil and neighboring Peru, some having traveled three days. As the sun rose, they moved beneath the shadow of a huge mango tree."

Activism [38]
Agriculture [39]
Biodiversity [40]
Climate Change [21]
Environmental Justice [24]
Forests [41]
Natural Resources [28]
People & Population [42]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [43]
Public [17]
South America [44]
Source: AP [45], 09/13/2024
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"Climate at the Debate: Trump Ignored the Question and Harris Hedged" [46]

"At the tail end of the hottest summer in recorded history, as wildfires tear through California and a hurricane heads toward Louisiana, both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump failed to say how they would fight climate change during their debate Tuesday night."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Pollution [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [47], 09/12/2024
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Extremists Keep Trying To Sabotage Electrical Grid. What If They Succeed? [48]

"Political extremists have attempted a number of attacks on electrical infrastructure and substations in recent years, with a goal of sowing chaos and civil conflict."

Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [25]
Military [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [49], 09/12/2024
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"Facebook Is Blocking Emergency Warnings As Wildfires Roar Through West" [50]

"The Post has collected more than 40 examples of Facebook removing emergency-related posts during at least 20 wildfires since June. The explanation: “you tried to get likes, follows, shares or video views in a misleading way.”"

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [51]
Environmental Health [11]
Journalism & Media [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [52], 09/12/2024
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"The California Towns Where Clean Drinking Water Is Out Of Reach" [53]

"Drinking water contamination is a chronic, insidious threat in California’s rural communities. Some have been waiting for clean water for years."

Agriculture [39]
Consumer [54]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
California [55]
Source: CalMatters [56], 09/12/2024
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What Happens To The Environment, Health Regs Biden Will Leave Unfinished?" [57]

"From heat protections for workers to restrictions on toxic chemicals, the Biden administration is set to leave several of the significant environmental and health protections it has floated unfinished. The fate of many of these regulations likely depends on the outcome of November’s election, as a Harris administration would probably continue them, while a Trump administration likely would not."

Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [58], 09/12/2024
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"Girls May Be Starting Puberty Earlier Due To Chemical Exposure: Study" [59]

"Girls exposed to certain chemicals that are common ingredients in household products may be starting puberty comparatively early, a new study has found."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [60], 09/12/2024
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Levels Of Potent Warming Gas Methane Soar And People Are Mostly To Blame [61]

"The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a new study finds."

Agriculture [39]
Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Pollution [15]
Waste [62]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [63], 09/12/2024
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Trillions Of Dollars Of Fossil Fuel Finance Routed Via Tax Havens: Study [64]

"Trillions of dollars of bank finance to fossil fuel companies is being routed via opaque financial centres in several countries, including the Netherlands, research published on Wednesday showed."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [65]
Source: Reuters [66], 09/12/2024
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Regenerative Agriculture Is Sold As A Climate Solution. Is It Really? [67]

"Will Tipton’s farm, not far from the Mississippi River, has been in his family since 1836. For the past eight generations, his family mostly planted one crop per field per year — and that was it. “Straight soybean, soybean, soybean,” Tipton says."

Agriculture [39]
Climate Change [21]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NPR [68], 09/12/2024
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"How Agroforestry Could Help Revitalize America’s Corn Belt" [69]

"By practicing agroforestry — growing trees alongside crops and livestock, for example — farmers can improve soils, produce nutrient-rich foods, and build resilience to climate change. Now, a movement is emerging to bring this approach to the depleted lands of the Corn Belt."

Agriculture [39]
Biodiversity [40]
Climate Change [21]
Food [70]
Forests [41]
Natural Resources [28]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [65]
Source: YaleE360 [71], 09/12/2024
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