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Biden Apologizes For The ‘Sin’ Of A 150-Year Indian Boarding School Policy [9]

"President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a “blot on American history” in his first presidential visit to Indian Country."

Disasters [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
People & Population [13]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [17], 10/28/2024
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Jailed Reporters, Silenced Networks: What Trump Says He'd Do To The Media [18]

"On the campaign trail and in interviews, Trump has suggested that if he regains the White House, he will exact vengeance on news outlets that anger him. More specifically, Trump has pledged to toss reporters in jail and strip major television networks of their broadcast licenses as retribution for coverage he didn't like."

Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NPR [21], 10/28/2024
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"A Pivotal Choice: Trump vs. Harris on Climate Change" [22]

"Kamala Harris calls global warming an “existential threat.” Donald Trump dismisses it as a “scam.”"

Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [26]
Source: NYTimes [27], 10/28/2024
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"Indonesian Forests Pay The Price For Growing Global Biomass Energy Demand [28]

"Enormous swathes of pristine forest are being cut down across Indonesia to supply the rapidly rising international demand for biomass material seen as critical to many countries’ transitions to cleaner forms of energy."

Biodiversity [29]
Climate Change [23]
Forests [30]
Natural Resources [31]
Wildlife [32]
Public [15]
Asia [33]
Source: AP [34], 10/28/2024
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Water Firms In England ‘Passed’ Pollution Tests That Were Never Carried Out [35]

"Water firms “passed” thousands of pollution tests under a self-monitoring regime … yet the tests were never even conducted, the Observer can reveal. The water firms’ own operational data for sewage plants across the country reveals how outflows of effluent had stopped – in some cases for just a few hours – on days that samples were supposed to be taken."

Consumer [36]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [38]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [25]
Waste [39]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [15]
Europe [41]
Source: Guardian [42], 10/28/2024
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"Agricultural Chemicals Are More Toxic To Insects Than Previously Thought" [43]

"New research provides evidence that chemicals used in farming may be more harmful to insects than previously thought, contributing to worldwide declines in important species."

Agriculture [44]
Biodiversity [29]
Chemicals [45]
Environmental Health [37]
Natural Resources [31]
Pollution [25]
Wildlife [32]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [26]
Source: The New Lede [46], 10/28/2024
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"Industrial Fishing Undermines World’s Greatest Carbon Sink, Experts Warn" [47]

"Damage to oceans is releasing vast amounts of CO2, despite efforts to market fish as a sustainable food."

Biodiversity [29]
Climate Change [23]
Fish & Fisheries [48]
Food [49]
Natural Resources [31]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [15]
International [26]
Source: DeSmog [50], 10/28/2024
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California May Overhaul A Key Climate Program — Raising The Cost Of Gas [51]

"California plans to overhaul one of its cornerstone climate programs — a decision that could push gasoline prices higher in a state where residents already pay the most at the pump."

Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [25]
Transportation [52]
Public [15]
California [53]
Source: CalMatters [54], 10/28/2024
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Public EV Chargers Are Good For The Planet. They’re Also Good For Business. [55]

"Research shows that businesses with charging stations nearby see an economic boost."

Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [56]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Grist [57], 10/28/2024
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"On Navajo Nation, A Push To Electrify More Homes On The Vast Reservation" [58]

"After a five-year wait, Lorraine Black and Ricky Gillis heard the rumblings of an electrical crew reach their home on the sprawling Navajo Nation."

Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Justice [11]
Infrastructure [38]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [59]
Source: AP [60], 10/28/2024
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World On Pace For Much More Warming Without Immediate Action, Report Warns [61]

"The world is on a path to get 1.8 degrees Celsius (3.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than it is now, but could trim half a degree of that projected future heating if countries do everything they promise to fight climate change, a United Nations report said Thursday."

Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Pollution [25]
Science [62]
Public [15]
International [26]
Source: AP [63], 10/25/2024
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Nevada Lithium Mine Wins Final Permit Despite Risk To Endangered Wildflower [64]

"For the first time under President Joe Biden, a federal permit for a new lithium mine has been approved for a Nevada project essential to his clean energy agenda, despite conservationists’ vows to sue over the plan, which they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction."

Biodiversity [29]
Chemicals [45]
Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [31]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [59]
Source: AP [65], 10/25/2024
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Bad State Data May Misdirect $1 Billion In US Funds To Replace Lead Pipes [66]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is at risk of misallocating nearly $1 billion in lead pipe replacement funding to the wrong states because it didn’t verify inaccurate data provided by Texas and Florida, an agency watchdog announced."

Chemicals [45]
Consumer [36]
Environmental Health [37]
Infrastructure [38]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [67], 10/25/2024
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"Elon Musk Plans A ‘Bonfire Of Nonsense Regulations’" [68]

"With tales of sharks, whales and water dumping, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is targeting environmental agencies and rules."

Economy & Business [56]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [69], 10/25/2024
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Enviros Sue New York, New Jersey And Delaware Over Endangered Sturgeon [70]

"New York, New Jersey and Delaware were accused in federal lawsuits Thursday of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed by commercial fishing operations even as the prehistoric fish is on the brink of disappearing."

Biodiversity [29]
Fish & Fisheries [48]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [31]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [71]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [72]
Source: AP [73], 10/25/2024
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