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As Some US Cities Confront Climate, Their Lobbyists Work For Big Oil [9]

"Municipalities that are suffering from the climate crisis employ lobbyists already in the pay of fossil fuel companies".

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Guardian [14], 07/07/2023
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"U.S. Animal Industries Pose Disease Risks to People, Report Says" [15]

"The United States is home to an enormous array of animal industries — including industrial agriculture, fur farming and the exotic pet trade — that pose a significant risk of creating infectious disease outbreaks in humans, according to a new report by experts at Harvard Law School and New York University."

Agriculture [16]
Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Science [19]
Wildlife [20]
Public [12]
International [21]
Source: NYTimes [22], 07/07/2023
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"Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Drops 34% In First Half 2023" [23]

"Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 34% in the first half of 2023, preliminary government data showed on Thursday, hitting its lowest level in four years as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva institutes tougher environmental policies."

Agriculture [16]
Climate Change [10]
Forests [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Public [12]
South America [27]
Source: Reuters [28], 07/07/2023
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"Bison Return to Native American Lands, Revitalizing Sacred Rituals" [29]

"More than a century after a mass bison slaughter, the animals are restoring Great Plains ecosystems and reinvigorating Indigenous customs like the sun dance."

Agriculture [16]
Biodiversity [17]
Natural Resources [26]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [31]
Wildlife [20]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [32], 07/07/2023
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"Corporate Landscaping Lets Its Hair Down" [33]

"More companies are eschewing manicured grass in favor of native plants, a shift driven by the environmental costs of installing and maintaining lawns."

Agriculture [16]
Biodiversity [17]
Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [26]
Wildlife [20]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [21]
Source: NYTimes [34], 07/07/2023
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"Earth Entering ‘Uncharted Territory’ As Heat Records Quickly Shatter" [35]

"A remarkable spate of historic heat is hitting the planet, raising alarm over looming extreme weather dangers — and an increasing likelihood this year will be Earth’s warmest on record."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [18]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [21]
Source: Washington Post [36], 07/06/2023
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"Almost Half Of U.S. Tap Water Contains ‘Forever Chemicals’" [37]

"The most high-profile chemicals under fire from the Biden administration likely permeate almost half of U.S. tap water systems, according to a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey that raises yet more concerns about the sprawling family of compounds."

Chemicals [38]
Consumer [39]
Environmental Health [18]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [41], 07/06/2023
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"Commercial-Scale Wind Farm Off New Jersey Coast Approved" [42]

"The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Wednesday approved the construction of up to 98 wind turbine generators off the coast of Atlantic City, N.J., as part of a Biden administration plan to install offshore wind sites along the country’s coasts."

Energy & Fuel [43]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [44]
Source: NYTimes [45], 07/06/2023
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"A Climate Laggard in America’s Industrial Heartland Has a Plan to Change, Fast" [46]

"Lawmakers in Michigan have long fought tough pollution controls. But the toll of flooding, lost crops and damage to the Great Lakes appears to be changing minds."

Air [47]
Climate Change [10]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Source: NYTimes [49], 07/06/2023
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"The Colorado River Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Decades Later, the Tribe Still Struggles to Take Its Share of Water. " [50]

"The Chemehuevi’s reservation fronts about 30 miles of the Colorado River, yet 97% of the tribe’s water stays in the river, much of it used by Southern California cities. The tribe isn’t paid for it."

Agriculture [16]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [51]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [52]
Source: ProPublica/HCN [53], 07/06/2023
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Little Publicized, Methane From Coal Mines Upends Lives of W.Va. Families [54]

"In lawsuits targeting the coal operator Arch, residents contend that mining activity has disrupted their lives and emitted a gas that threatens their safety and the planet."

Air [47]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [43]
Environmental Justice [51]
Natural Resources [26]
Pollution [31]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [55]
Source: Inside Climate News [56], 07/06/2023
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Grid Operator Must Connect Backlogged Clean Energy Projects: Report [57]

"Virginia, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana have the most to gain in jobs and new investment if PJM, the country’s largest grid operator, can fix some of the problems now leading to long delays in clean energy projects, a new report says."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [39]
Economy & Business [58]
Energy & Fuel [43]
Infrastructure [59]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [60], 07/06/2023
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Heat Is A Mortal Threat To Farmworkers. How To Protect Them. [61]

"Pierson, Fla., calls itself the fern capital of the world, because of its many vast ferneries, where the feathery greens that end up tucked into bouquets of roses are grown. Those ferns are cut by workers like Severa and Felipa Cruz, sisters from Mexico. It is strenuous and increasingly hot work — so hot it can be life-threatening."

Agriculture [16]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [18]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Washington Post [62], 07/06/2023
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"Global Shipping Industry Faces Head Winds Over Going Green" [63]

"In a clubby mid-rise on the River Thames, its lobby filled with models of container ships and oil tankers, a rather obscure United Nations group is gathering this week to make a momentous decision that will influence whether the world can meet its promise to limit perilous global warming."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [58]
Energy & Fuel [43]
Transportation [64]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [21]
Source: Washington Post [65], 07/06/2023
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"US Targets Environmental Crime in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands" [66]

"The Justice Department’s new plan to crack down on environmental crimes in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands is badly needed to combat corruption and shore up threadbare local agencies, according to Puerto Rico’s former top environmental official."

Environmental Justice [51]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [67]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [68], 07/06/2023
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