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In Shift, US Backs Global Target To Reduce Plastic Production, Source Says [9]

"The United States, one of the world's biggest plastic makers, will support a global treaty calling for a reduction in how much new plastic is produced each year in a major policy shift, a source close to U.S. negotiators told Reuters on Wednesday."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Waste [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [18]
Source: Reuters [19], 08/15/2024
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"Hurricane Ernesto Leaves Half Of Puerto Rican Customers Without Power" [20]

"About half of all homes and businesses on Puerto Rico were without power on Wednesday as Hurricane Ernesto churned north into the warm waters of the Atlantic after dumping torrential rain on the U.S. territory."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Infrastructure [24]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Central America & the Caribbean [26]
Source: Reuters [27], 08/15/2024
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Nearly $10B In Hurricane Debby Damage Was In Areas Without Flood Insurance [28]

"Hurricane Debby left billions of dollars of damage in its wake as it moved across the southeastern U.S. last week — losses made all the more devastating because so many of them may have been uninsured."

Climate Change [21]
Consumer [11]
Disasters [22]
Economy & Business [29]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Source: The Hill [30], 08/15/2024
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"Texas Oil Regulator Under Scrutiny As Zombie Wells Gush Back To Life" [31]

"On a sprawling ranch in Pecos County in late July, oil well control specialist Hawk Dunlap used a backhoe to uncover an abandoned or so-called zombie well that had sprung back to life despite being plugged just over a year earlier, hissing gas and bubbling toxic water into the dry Texas dirt."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Infrastructure [24]
Pollution [32]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: Reuters [34], 08/15/2024
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"The Climate Law’s $8.8B In Home Energy Rebates Are Starting To Roll Out" [35]

"New York and Wisconsin are the first to launch their long-awaited Inflation Reduction Act programs meant to deploy everything from heat pumps to insulation."

Climate Change [21]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Canary Media [37], 08/15/2024
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"Texas Likely Undercounting Heat-Related Deaths" [38]

"Deaths from heat are notoriously difficult to quantify because of how complex and subjective the process is. It leaves officials with an incomplete picture of who heat kills."

Climate Change [21]
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Environmental Health [39]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [40]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 08/15/2024
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Podesta Concerned Over ‘Problematic’ Elements Of Permitting Reform Bill [42]

"White House climate adviser John Podesta raised concerns about some elements of a bipartisan bill aimed at speeding up the nation’s energy projects Tuesday — and declined to say whether President Biden would sign it."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Transportation [43]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [44], 08/15/2024
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"Biden To Designate National Monument At Site Of Illinois Race Riot" [45]

"President Biden will designate a national monument this week at the site of racist mob violence in 1908 in Springfield, Ill., the White House confirmed Wednesday."

Environmental Justice [36]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [46]
People & Population [40]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
Source: The Hill [48], 08/15/2024
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UK Firm Violating Toxic Pollutant Limits At Louisiana Wood Pellet Facilities [49]

"British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to the state of Louisiana that its wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air pollutants above their permitted limits."

Biodiversity [50]
Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [39]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [51]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [46]
People & Population [40]
Pollution [32]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
International [18]
Source: AP [52], 08/15/2024
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Protecting Ecologically Rich Alabama Delta From Development, Climate Change [53]

"The Mobile-Tensaw Delta — a lush, vibrant and surprisingly intact over 400-square-mile (1,036-square-kilometer) expanse of cypress swamps, oxbow lakes, marshland, hardwood stands and rivers — is teeming with more aquatic species than almost anywhere in North America."

Biodiversity [50]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [54]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [46]
People & Population [40]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [15]
Wildlife [55]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Source: AP [56], 08/15/2024
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"This Oil Tycoon Brings In Millions For Trump, And May Set His Agenda" [57]

"After Donald Trump asked the oil industry to contribute $1 billion to his presidential campaign in April, oil baron Harold Hamm immediately started working the phones."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [39]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [58]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [59], 08/14/2024
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Ernesto Nears Hurricane Strength As It Skirts Puerto Rico [60]

"Tropical Storm Ernesto is edging closer to becoming a dangerous hurricane early Wednesday as it skirts Puerto Rico, unleashing flooding rainfall and heavy winds that could strike a sweeping blow to the island’s ailing power infrastructure."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Source: CNN [61], 08/14/2024
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"Extreme Heat Poses New Challenge For Aid Agencies In Gaza" [62]

"In Gaza, the sky is full of menace. As well as the missiles that rain down on schools and shelters, the brutal rays of the sun have made the summer unbearable for those struggling to survive in a ravaged landscape of ruins and rubble."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Health [39]
Environmental Justice [36]
Infrastructure [24]
Military [63]
People & Population [40]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
Middle East [64]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [65], 08/14/2024
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"Parts of Canada’s Boreal Forest Are Burning Faster Than They Can Regrow" [66]

"The delicate balance of one of the planet’s largest natural systems for storing carbon depends on the humble black spruce tree."

Biodiversity [50]
Climate Change [21]
Disasters [22]
Forests [51]
Natural Resources [46]
Public [16]
International [18]
Canada [67]
Source: NYTimes [68], 08/14/2024
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"DC Circuit Rebuffs Bid To Block EPA Chemical Emissions Crackdown" [69]

"A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit from petrochemical manufacturers against an EPA rule that targets cancer-causing emissions from chemical plants."

Air [70]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [39]
Environmental Justice [36]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [32]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [71], 08/14/2024
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