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Sweltering Heat, Power Cuts In Northern India As Death Toll Climbs [9]

"A scorching heat wave in two of India’s most populous states has overwhelmed hospitals, filled a morgue to capacity and disrupted power, forcing staff to use books to cool patients, as officials investigate a death toll that has reached nearly 170."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Public [13]
Asia [14]
Source: AP [15], 06/20/2023
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Christian Cooper, Black Birder Falsely Accused In Central Park, Gets TV Show [16]

"The name of National Geographic's new host for a show about birds may ring a bell: Christian Cooper, a Black man who was flung into the spotlight when a white woman called the police with false accusations against him, will now take viewers “into the wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of birds."

Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Wildlife [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: USA TODAY [23], 06/20/2023
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"UN Chief To Fossil Fuel Firms: Stop Trying To 'Knee-Cap' Climate Progress" [24]

"U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that countries must start phasing out oil, coal and gas - not just emissions - and demanded fossil fuel companies "cease and desist" measures that aim to "knee-cap" climate progress."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Public [13]
International [27]
Source: Reuters [28], 06/16/2023
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Power Firms Quietly Pushed $215m Into US Politics Via Dark Money Groups [29]

"US power companies have made political donations of at least $215m to dark money groups in recent years, according to a new analysis of 25 for-profit utilities, amid growing concerns around how they wield influence." "Donations have helped utilities increase electricity prices, hinder solar schemes and helped elect sympathetic legislators".

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Floodlight [32], 06/16/2023
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"US Government Toughens Rules On Chemicals Used To Break Up Oil Slicks" [33]

"The Environmental Protection Agency has announced more stringent rules governing offshore oil spill response, amid continuing concerns about the effects on public health and wildlife from chemical disasters, including BP’s Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010."

Biodiversity [17]
Chemicals [34]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [18]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Guardian [37], 06/16/2023
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Bayer OKs $6.9 Million Settlement With New York Over Roundup Safety Claims [38]

"Bayer AG agreed on Thursday to pay $6.9 million to settle claims by New York Attorney General Letitia James that it misled consumers by advertising Roundup weedkiller, which has been linked to cancer, as environmentally safe."

Agriculture [39]
Biodiversity [17]
Chemicals [34]
Consumer [40]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [18]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [41]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Reuters [42], 06/16/2023
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"Out of Balance" [43]

"The World Bank Group enabled the devastation of villages and helped a mining company justify the deaths of endangered chimps with a dubious offset."

Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [44]
Wildlife [21]
Public [13]
Africa [45]
Source: ProPublica [46], 06/16/2023
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Once-Shuttered California Mine Trying To Transform Rare Earth Industry [47]

"A U.S.-based rare earth supply chain could boost clean energy and electric vehicles — and military weapons."

Chemicals [34]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Infrastructure [48]
Military [49]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Grist [50], 06/16/2023
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Sharks Are At A Much Greater Risk Of Going Extinct Than Previously Thought [51]

"A massive new survey of nearly 400 coral reefs around the world reveals sharks once common in those waters are vanishing, a troubling sign that the fearsome fish are at a much greater risk of going extinct than previously thought."

Biodiversity [17]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [13]
International [27]
Source: Washington Post [52], 06/16/2023
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U.S. Proposes Deep Fee Reductions For Wind, Solar On Federal Land [53]

"A new regulation will formalize a roughly 80% cut in project fees for wind and solar energy developments on federal lands under a proposal by the Biden administration on Thursday as part of a strategy to boost renewable energy to fight climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Infrastructure [48]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Reuters [54], 06/16/2023
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Shell Chemical Plant Had Many Violations Before Recent Fire, Paid Few Fines [55]

"Residents, lawyers, and environmental groups point to aging facilities and reluctant state regulators as reasons for the continued string of industrial fires."

Air [56]
Chemicals [34]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [18]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [41]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [57]
Source: Houston Public Media [58], 06/16/2023
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"Uptick Seen in Red Knots on Jersey Shore" [59]

"An annual spring count instilled hope among biologists that the threatened shorebird may be recovering from recent declines. Crab harvesting bans were partly credited for the rise."

Biodiversity [17]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [36]
Wildlife [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [60]
Source: NYTimes [61], 06/16/2023
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"Biden Vetoes Congressional Effort To Ax Truck Pollution Rule" [62]

"President Biden on Wednesday vetoed a congressional effort to overturn his administration’s rule governing pollution from heavy-duty vehicles including trucks and buses."

Air [56]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [41]
Transportation [63]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [64], 06/15/2023
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"Battle Lines Harden Over Big Oil’s Role at Climate Talks in Dubai" [65]

"The hosts of the United Nations global climate summit later this year aim to give fossil fuel companies a bigger voice, despite loud objections."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Public [13]
International [27]
Source: NYTimes [66], 06/15/2023
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House Votes To Block Biden Efficiency Proposal For Gas, Electric Stoves [67]

"The House voted Wednesday to bar the Energy Department from moving forward with a proposed rule governing efficiency requirements for both gas and electric cooking appliances."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [40]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [68], 06/15/2023
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