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Ambitious Saudi Plans To Ramp Up Hajj Face Challenges From Climate Change [9]

"Saudi Arabia has ambitious plans to welcome millions more pilgrims to Islam’s holiest sites. But as climate change heats up an already scorching region, the annual Hajj pilgrimage — much of which takes place outdoors in the desert — could prove even more daunting."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [13]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [14]
Public [15]
International [16]
Middle East [17]
Source: AP [18], 06/22/2023
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Monarch Butterflies' White Spots May Help Them Fly Farther: Scientists [19]

"Think of a monarch butterfly, and a distinctive image pops up: black-and-orange wings, with a sprinkling of white spots around the black edges. Those white spots may actually help monarchs complete their long-distance migration by altering the air flow around their wings."

Biodiversity [20]
Science [21]
Wildlife [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [23]
Mexico [24]
Source: NPR [25], 06/22/2023
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"EPA Is Struggling to Keep Track of Water Grants, Watchdog Says" [26]

"The EPA doesn’t seem to have a firm grip on a $162 million pot of money meant for water infrastructure grants, the agency’s inspector general said in a Tuesday memo to department officials.

The findings are the latest in a string of reports from the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general raising red flags about how the agency is doling out its grant money.

The EPA’s drinking water division admitted it “encountered challenges” in trying to provide a list of grants issued under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, according to the memo."
Economy & Business [27]
Government [28]
Infrastructure [29]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [30], 06/21/2023
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UN Adds New Disclosure Requirements for COP28 Corporate Fossil Lobbying [31]

"Watchdog groups call the change a "baby step" toward reform, while UN chief Antonio Guterres says climate action must start with the fossil fuel industry, “the polluted heart of the climate crisis.”"

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [33]
Journalism & Media [34]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 06/21/2023
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"Biden Announces Physician Mandy Cohen Will Lead CDC" [37]

"The Biden administration announced Friday that Mandy Cohen, a physician and a former North Carolina health secretary, will be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, assuming leadership of an agency left battered by the coronavirus pandemic."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [33]
Government [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Washington Post [38], 06/21/2023
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"Grid Needs Boost to Hit Climate Goal, Biden Science Adviser Says" [39]

"The White House’s chief science office, known for mapping out futuristic energy technologies such as nuclear fusion and hydrogen, is now grappling with how to upgrade the century-old power grid to meet climate goals."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Infrastructure [29]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [40], 06/21/2023
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Tribal Activists Oppose Nevada Mine Key to Biden's Clean Energy Agenda [41]

"Just 45 miles from the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation where Daranda Hinkey and her family corral horses and cows, a centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s clean energy plan is taking shape: construction of one of the largest lithium mines in the world."

Chemicals [42]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Justice [43]
Environmental Studies [44]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Natural Resources [45]
People & Population [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [23]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [46]
Source: AP [47], 06/21/2023
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Judge Orders Stretch Of Pipeline That Crosses Tribal Land To Shut Down [48]

"A federal judge has ordered a Canadian oil firm to shut down a section of its pipeline in Wisconsin that crosses tribal land, a partial victory for indigenous groups that have long opposed the project."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Justice [43]
Environmental Politics [33]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [23]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Canada [50]
Source: The Hill [51], 06/21/2023
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Amid Delays, Calif. Lawmakers Advance Bills to Speed Grid Connections [52]

"The state has ambitious goals to switch to electric vehicles and add clean energy to its grid, but some say it's contending with an “interconnection crisis.’’"

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Infrastructure [29]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Public [15]
California [53]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 06/21/2023
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"Portugal To Swap $153 Million Cape Verde Debt For Nature Investments" [55]

"Portugal plans to swap the entire 140 million euro ($152.91 million) debt it is owed by Cape Verde for investments in the archipelago's environmental and climate fund, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Tuesday."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [33]
Natural Resources [45]
Public [15]
Europe [56]
Source: Reuters [57], 06/21/2023
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World's Worst Industrial Disaster Harmed People Even Before They Were Born [58]

"Shortly after midnight on December 3, 1984, about 40 tons of deadly gas leaked out of a pesticide factory in the central Indian city of Bhopal. ....Now, a new study shows that the accident ,,, affected not just those who were exposed to the gas that night but also the generation of babies still in the womb when the accident happened."

Chemicals [42]
Disasters [59]
Environmental Health [12]
Public [15]
Asia [60]
Source: NPR [61], 06/21/2023
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Himalayan Glaciers Could Lose 80% Of Their Volume Amid Warming: Study [62]

"Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges and could lose up to 80% of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t sharply reduced, according to a report."

Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [63]
Public [15]
Asia [60]
Source: AP [64], 06/21/2023
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"UN Adopts World's First Treaty To Protect High Seas Biodiversity" [65]

"NEW YORK - The U.N. has adopted the world's first treaty to protect the high seas and preserve marine biodiversity in international waters, marking a milestone after nearly 20 years of effort, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Monday.

The adoption followed an agreement reached in March by more than 100 countries on the of text of the High Seas Treaty, also known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction treaty, after more than 15 years of discussions and five rounds of U.N.-led negotiations.
Biodiversity [20]
Environmental Politics [33]
Natural Resources [45]
Water & Oceans [63]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: Reuters [66], 06/20/2023
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Power Companies Spend Millions To Fight Maine’s Proposed Non-Profit Utility [67]

"Residents in Maine are about to be bombarded with a multimillion-dollar public relations campaign aimed at saving the state’s two dominant electric utilities from being voted out of existence in November."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [33]
Infrastructure [29]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [23]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [68]
Source: Floodlight [69], 06/20/2023
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"Tribes Seek Greater Involvement In Talks On Colorado River Water Crisis" [70]

"As the federal government starts negotiations on long-term plans for the overtapped Colorado River, leaders of tribes are pushing for more involvement in the talks, saying they want to be at the table in high-level discussions among the seven states that rely on the river."

Agriculture [71]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [43]
Infrastructure [29]
Laws & Regulations [35]
People & Population [13]
Planning & Growth [72]
Water & Oceans [63]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: LA Times [73], 06/20/2023
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