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Can Leopards, The Ultimate Survivors, Endure These Growing Challenges? [9]

"These cats face a plethora of threats from shrinking habitat, diminishing prey, conflict with humans, poaching, and more. But a new report describes isolated success stories that show population declines can be reversed."

Biodiversity [10]
Wildlife [11]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: National Geographic [14], 07/08/2024
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"Biden Proposes New Rule To Protect 36 Million Workers From Extreme Heat" [15]

"President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace, warning — as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories — that high temperatures are the country’s leading weather-related killer."

Climate Change [16]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [22], 07/03/2024
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Melting of Alaska’s Juneau Icefield Nearly 5 Times Faster Than 1980s [23]

"The melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. The snow covered area is now shrinking 4.6 times faster than it was in the 1980s, according to a new study."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [21]
Alaska and Hawaii [27]
Source: AP [28], 07/03/2024
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"EV ‘Charging Deserts’ Are Growing In Rural Areas — Study" [29]

"Researchers say public chargers are disappearing from some parts of the U.S., while the nationwide charging network falls short of reliability requirements."

Climate Change [16]
Consumer [30]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Technology [33]
Transportation [34]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [35], 07/03/2024
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Farm to Trouble: Curbing The Runoff Fueling The Gulf’s ‘Dead Zone’ [36]

"Flowing down the Mississippi River, the excess fertilizer that washes off vast swaths of farmland fuels a persistent “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico and threatens drinking water supplies upstream. Yet despite more than a quarter-century of federal effort and billions spent on potential solutions, experts say the watershed is “not even close” to its targets for fixing the problem."

Agriculture [37]
Chemicals [38]
Environmental Politics [19]
Fish & Fisheries [39]
Natural Resources [25]
Pollution [40]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Mississippi R. Ag & Water Desk [41], 07/03/2024
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"India's Monsoon Rains Cover Entire Country Ahead Of Time" [42]

"India's annual monsoon rains covered the entire country on Tuesday, six days ahead of the usual time of arrival, the state-run weather department said, although rain totals are still 7% below average so far this season."

Agriculture [37]
Climate Change [16]
Natural Resources [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
Asia [43]
Source: Reuters [44], 07/03/2024
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"Azerbaijan To Upgrade Climate Target Before COP29 Summit" [45]

"Azerbaijan, host of this year's United Nations COP29 climate summit, will upgrade its national emissions-cutting target ahead of the November event, a senior official said on Tuesday."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [19]
Pollution [40]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: Reuters [46], 07/03/2024
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"Deadly Hurricane Beryl Churns Toward Jamaica, Causes 'Immense Destruction'" [47]

"Hurricane Beryl barreled toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday after battering smaller islands in the eastern Caribbean, and scientists cited human-caused climate change as the likely culprit for the storm's rapid strengthening."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [17]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Mexico [49]
Central America & the Caribbean [50]
Source: Reuters [51], 07/03/2024
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Financing of Meat and Dairy Giants Grows Thanks to Big American Banks [52]

"The world’s biggest banks and investors are continuing to funnel billions of dollars to carbon-intensive industrial livestock companies, undermining their own pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions and fueling an ongoing boom in meat and milk production that threatens global climate goals."

Agriculture [37]
Climate Change [16]
Environmental Politics [19]
Food [53]
Pollution [40]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 07/03/2024
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"In Michigan, Homeowners Associations Can’t Stop Rooftop Solar Anymore" [55]

"Tens of millions of Americans live under HOAs, which sometimes block rooftop solar for aesthetic reasons. Michigan is the latest state to protect access to solar."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [19]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [56]
Technology [33]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Canary Media [57], 07/03/2024
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"Google Emissions Rose 13 Percent From AI Energy Consumption" [58]

"Google’s emissions rose 13 percent last year despite the tech giant’s goals to become net-zero by the end of the decade as artificial intelligence (AI) drives an increase in energy consumption."

Climate Change [16]
Economy & Business [59]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Pollution [40]
Technology [33]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [13]
Source: The Hill [60], 07/03/2024
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Hurricane Beryl Grows To Cat 5 Strength As It Razes SE Caribbean Islands [61]

"Hurricane Beryl strengthened to Category 5 status late Monday after it ripped doors, windows and roofs off homes across the southeastern Caribbean with devastating winds and storm surge fueled by the Atlantic’s record warmth."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [24]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [21]
Mexico [49]
Central America & the Caribbean [50]
Source: AP [62], 07/02/2024
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Drinking Water Of Almost A Million Californians Flunked State Requirements [63]

"Almost 400 water systems serving nearly a million Californians don’t meet state requirements for safe and reliable drinking water supplies — and fixing them would cost billions of dollars."

Consumer [30]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [56]
Pollution [40]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
California [64]
Source: CalMatters [65], 07/02/2024
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For India’s Garbage Pickers, A Dangerous Job Made Worse By Extreme Heat [66]

"The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial, medical and other waste generated by a city of some 740,000 people. But a handful of waste pickers ignore both the fumes and suffocating heat to sort through the rubbish, seeking anything they can sell to earn at best the equivalent of $4 a day."

Chemicals [38]
Climate Change [16]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [18]
Infrastructure [32]
People & Population [56]
Pollution [40]
Waste [67]
Public [12]
Asia [43]
Source: AP [68], 07/02/2024
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US Home Insurance Still Priced Too Low for Climate Risk, Says Swiss Re Chair [69]

"This has been a year of insurance sticker shock in the US. But the man who provides insurance to insurers thinks maybe the shock still isn’t enough to steer people away from risk in a changing climate."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [24]
Economy & Business [59]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Bloomberg Green [70], 07/02/2024
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