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Rep. Castor Urges OSHA To Speed Federal Heat Protections For Outdoor Workers [9]

"Two months after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation preventing local governments from requiring heat protections for outdoors workers, Tampa Bay-area Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor is calling on the Biden administration to finalize federal workplace protections against heat-related injury and illness."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: States Newsroom [19], 06/18/2024
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"EU Countries Approve Landmark Nature Law After Delays" [20]

"European Union countries approved a flagship policy to restore damaged nature on Monday, after months of delay, making it the first green law to pass since European Parliament elections this month."

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [22]
Wildlife [23]
Public [17]
Europe [24]
Source: Reuters [25], 06/18/2024
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"This Coal-Heavy Rural Co-Op Utility Is Buying Its First Solar Plants" [26]

"Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, one of the largest rural cooperative utilities in the U.S., is bringing the energy transition home to its massive western service territory. It’s acquiring its first large-scale solar power plants as it prepares to shift away from its current dependence on coal power."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [29]
Pollution [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [31]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [32]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: Canary Media [34], 06/18/2024
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Most of World’s Largest Marine Protected Areas Have Inadequate Protections [35]

"A new study finds that only a third of the world’s largest marine protected areas (MPAs) currently implement meaningful conservation measures."

Water & Oceans [36]
Wildlife [23]
Public [17]
International [37]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 06/18/2024
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"Trump Once Promised to Revive Coal. Now, He Rarely Mentions It." [39]

"The first time Donald J. Trump ran for president, he slapped on a miner’s helmet and told coal workers they would be “winning, winning, winning” when he entered the White House. Now, as Mr. Trump campaigns for another chance at the presidency, he rarely mentions America’s coal miners and has stopped making grand promises about their future."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [14]
Natural Resources [22]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [40], 06/18/2024
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"The Annual Sugarcane Burning in Florida Involves Stark Injustices" [41]

"Black communities are disproportionately impacted by Big Sugar's agricultural practices".

Agriculture [42]
Air [43]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Source: Sierra [45], 06/18/2024
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Texas Prelude: Unchecked Growth Around Big Bend Sparks Debate Over Water [46]

"No one knows how much water sits beneath the desert of Terlingua. Residents worry their wells will run dry, as developers and local officials cheer the tourism boom."

Climate Change [10]
Infrastructure [29]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: Texas Tribune [47], 06/18/2024
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Strong Winds, Steep Terrain Hamper Crews Battling Major Fire Near L.A. [48]

"Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Forests [49]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [30]
Public [17]
California [50]
Source: AP [51], 06/17/2024
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Trump Rallies GOPers Against Biden Energy Policies, But Sidesteps IRA [52]

"Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump delivered a campaign-style energy address during a day of meetings with congressional Republicans on Thursday, hitting on trademark themes like “drill baby drill” and pledging to reverse Biden administration policies he said hamper fossil fuel development and favor electric vehicles."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [14]
Pollution [30]
Transportation [53]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Politico [54], 06/17/2024
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"Trump-Era EPA Meddled in PFAS Science, Agency Watchdog Finds" [55]

"In the final days of the Trump administration, a political appointee at the EPA ordered a last-minute review of the hazards of a “forever chemical,” triggering delay, confusion, and significant changes to a nearly final work product, the agency’s inspector general found in a Friday report."

Chemicals [56]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [57]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [30]
Science [58]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [59], 06/17/2024
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"On a Warming Planet, Outdoor Concerts Need a New Safety Playbook" [60]

"As climate change supercharges extreme weather around the world, many concert venues, organizers and fans are ill-prepared for rising risks."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [37]
Middle East [61]
Source: Bloomberg Green [62], 06/17/2024
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Communities Preparing For Heat Wave Across Midwest And Northeast This Week [63]

"Things are about to heat up in much of the U.S. with dangerously hot temperatures in the Midwest and Northeast next week, prompting health officials to urge people to make plans now to stay safe."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [16]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [64], 06/17/2024
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42 California Dams Need Repairs. But Newsom, Legislators Battle Over Funding [65]

"Several dozen dams throughout California could store up to 107 billion more gallons of water if they underwent repairs to fix safety problems. But facing a staggering state deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed cutting funding for a dam repair grant program in half this year, while state legislators want the $50 million restored."

Agriculture [42]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Politics [14]
Natural Resources [22]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [17]
California [50]
Source: CalMatters [66], 06/17/2024
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Unsafe Levels Of E. Coli Found In Paris’ Seine River As Olympics Near [67]

"Water in the Seine River had unsafe elevated levels of E. coli less than two months before swimming competitions are scheduled to take place in it during the Paris Olympics, according to test results published Friday."

Environmental Health [12]
Infrastructure [29]
Journalism & Media [68]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [17]
International [37]
Europe [24]
Source: AP [69], 06/17/2024
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"On Farms, ‘Plasticulture’ Persists" [70]

"U.S. farms are covered in plastic, from the sides of greenhouses to plastic mulch, hoop houses, irrigation tubes, and more. As it degrades, plastic accumulates in soil and in plants, with potential threats to food safety."

Agriculture [42]
Chemicals [56]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Pollution [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Civil Eats [71], 06/17/2024
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