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"Does This Fisherman Have the Right to Be in a Billionaire’s Backyard?" [9]

"A fight along Colorado’s waterways pits an alliance of white-water rafters and amateur anglers against some of the nation’s wealthiest landowners, bruising the image of a sportsman’s paradise."

Fish & Fisheries [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [15], 09/02/2022
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Death Valley May Hit 125 F On Labor Day As Searing Heat Wave Roasts West [16]

"Excessive heat warnings are in place for a large swath of the Southwest, and the dangerous heat could lead to an uptick in wildfire activity across areas hit hard by drought."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AccuWeather [20], 09/01/2022
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Democrat Mary Peltola, 1st Alaska Native, Wins Special House Election [21]

"Democrat Mary Peltola is the apparent winner of Alaska’s special U.S. House race and is set to become the first Alaska Native in Congress, after votes were tabulated Wednesday in the state’s first ranked choice election."

Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Public [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [24]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [25], 09/01/2022
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"Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Almost Doubled In 2021, Analysis Finds" [26]

"Global public subsidies for fossil fuels almost doubled to $700bn in 2021, analysis has shown, representing a “roadblock” to tackling the climate crisis." "Support amid huge industry profits is a ‘roadblock’ to tackling climate crisis, says International Energy Agency".

Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Public [13]
International [28]
Source: Guardian [29], 09/01/2022
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"K. Sabeel Rahman Named to Key Regulatory Post in White House" [30]

"President Joe Biden has installed legal scholar K. Sabeel Rahman as the political head of the White House regulations office, nearly two years after he first entered office."

Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [31], 09/01/2022
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"Nuclear Fuel for Advanced Reactors Spurred by Climate Bill Funds" [32]

"The Biden administration’s efforts to develop a more energy-dense nuclear fuel got a sudden $700 million windfall in the climate-and-tax bill signed into law this month, a boost for the agency’s plans to demonstrate two next-generation reactors before the end of the decade, energy officials and nuclear supporters said."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [34], 09/01/2022
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"Europe Plan For Floating Gas Terminals Raises Climate Fears" [35]

"As winter nears, European nations, desperate to replace the natural gas they once bought from Russia, have embraced a short-term fix: A series of roughly 20 floating terminals that would receive liquefied natural gas from other countries and convert it into heating fuel."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Military [36]
Public [13]
Europe [37]
Source: AP [38], 09/01/2022
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"Collateral Damage: The Environmental Cost of the Ukraine War" [39]

"As the war in Ukraine drags on, scientists are increasingly concerned about the environmental consequences of the destruction. From forests ignited by shelling to wrecked factories spewing pollution to precarious nuclear plants, the long-term impacts could be profound."

Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Studies [41]
Military [36]
Public [13]
Europe [37]
Source: YaleE360 [42], 09/01/2022
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"Audit Uncovers Staffing, Morale Woes At Key USGS Water Lab" [43]

"Unrelenting pressure, short staffing, low morale and internal management tensions have plagued a premier U.S. Geological Survey science lab in Colorado, auditors found in a withering evaluation made public today."

Government [44]
Science [45]
Water & Oceans [46]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [47], 09/01/2022
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Leak Of Dangerous Chlorine Shows Gaps In La. Monitoring Of Chemical Plants [48]

"Six days after a state Senate panel killed legislation that would have required real-time air monitoring along the edges of major Louisiana industrial facilities, an Olin Chemical subsidiary had a significant chlorine gas leak that sickened 39 people."

Air [49]
Chemicals [50]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [40]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [51]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [52]
Source: Baton Rouge Advocate [53], 09/01/2022
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"Swarms of Satellites Are Tracking Illegal Fishing and Logging" [54]

"In some of the world’s most inaccessible places, tiny satellites are watching—and listening—for signs of destruction."

Fish & Fisheries [10]
Forests [55]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Technology [56]
Public [13]
International [28]
Source: WIRED [57], 09/01/2022
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"Explainer: Pakistan Fatal Flooding Has Hallmarks Of Warming" [58]

"The familiar ingredients of a warming world were in place: searing temperatures, hotter air holding more moisture, extreme weather getting wilder, melting glaciers, people living in harm’s way, and poverty. They combined in vulnerable Pakistan to create unrelenting rain and deadly flooding."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Water & Oceans [46]
Public [13]
Asia [59]
Source: AP [60], 08/31/2022
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"Here Are the Challenges Ahead for California’s Ban on Gas Cars" [61]

"Enforcement could be complex and legal challenges are likely. But ultimately, experts say, success or failure will depend on steady supply and buyers’ appetite."

Climate Change [17]
Consumer [62]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Transportation [63]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [64], 08/31/2022
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"California’s 2035 Ban On New Gas-Powered Cars Set To Apply To Virginia" [65]

"California’s decision to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars beginning in 2035 will also halt the sale of such vehicles in Virginia due to a 2021 law linking the commonwealth to the western state’s vehicle emissions standards, state attorneys have concluded."

Climate Change [17]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Transportation [63]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [66]
Source: Virginia Mercury [67], 08/31/2022
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"Appeals Court Rules Two Trump Administration Gulf Lease Sales Unlawful" [68]

"A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled two Trump-era Interior Department oil leases in the Gulf of Mexico were unlawful."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [23]
Environmental Studies [41]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [69], 08/31/2022
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