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Biden Admin Adds Exemptions Into New Climate Rules For Hydrogen Energy [9]

"The Biden administration on Friday finalized fairly strict climate rules for the nascent hydrogen energy industry — but the rules contain new flexibilities that are expected to make them less stringent than the administration’s original proposal."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Technology [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [17], 01/06/2025
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FWS OKs Expanding Okefenokee Refuge, Enabling Buyout Of Mining Project [18]

"A federal agency said Friday that it has approved a plan to expand the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge, setting up a potential buyout offer for land intended for a private company’s mining project that conservationists have fought for years."

Biodiversity [19]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Source: AP [23], 01/06/2025
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Controversial Red Dye Used In Food Could Soon Be Banned [24]

"The FDA is weighing a ban on red dye No. 3, a synthetic dye used in some foods and drinks after concerns have been raised over its potential health risks."

Chemicals [25]
Consumer [26]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Health [28]
Food [29]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [30], 01/06/2025
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"Jimmy Carter Made Eradicating Guinea Worm Disease A Top Mission" [31]

"Nobel Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an ancient parasite plaguing the world’s poorest people."

Public [15]
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International [32]
Africa [33]
Source: AP [34], 01/06/2025
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"Biden Admin Cedes Pivotal Air Pollution Rules To Trump" [35]

"While EPA rejected a push to scrap tougher safeguards for accidental industrial emissions, it has relented on the timetables for smog and incinerator rules."

Air [36]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [37]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Politico [38], 01/06/2025
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"In Mobile Bay, the Oysters’ Tale of Woe" [39]

"Academics, conservationists, nonprofits, government agencies—and one passionate, retired scientist—are working to rebuild reefs, reduce the carbon imprint and educate the public about the importance of restoring the oyster population."

Biodiversity [19]
Fish & Fisheries [40]
Food [29]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [37]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [22]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 01/06/2025
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"Tribunal Says Mexico Violated Trade Agreement In Banning GM Corn" [42]

"An international tribunal set up to resolve disputes between the United States, Mexico, and Canada has ruled that Mexico violated the terms of the international trade agreement in banning the import of genetically modified (GM) corn for human consumption."

Agriculture [43]
Biodiversity [19]
Consumer [26]
Food [29]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Technology [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mexico [44]
Source: The New Lede [45], 01/06/2025
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Climate Misinformation Exploding As Canadian Politicians Are Spreading It [46]

"Like climate change itself, conspiracy theories and misinformation are growing crises. And where they intersect with the environment, the problem seems to spread like wildfire — one that might be caused by laser beams, eco-terrorists or the Canadian government, depending who you ask."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [47]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Science [48]
Public [15]
Canada [49]
Source: The Narwhal [50], 01/06/2025
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Fossil Fuel Industry Spent $219 Million To Elect The New U.S. Government [51]

"The oil and gas industry gave about $24 million in campaign contributions to the members of the U.S. House and Senate expected to be sworn in January 3, 2025, according to a Yale Climate Connections review of campaign donations."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Pollution [37]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [52], 01/06/2025
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"How Do You Keep Monkeys From Making Mischief?" [53]

"Krishna, a skinny 12-year-old, waits near a Hindu temple packed with pilgrims. He hears a yell – that's his cue. He zigzags between motorbikes and honking tuk-tuks, elbows his way through the crowd and finds a man waving wildly at a monkey."

Biodiversity [19]
Consumer [26]
Wildlife [54]
Public [15]
Asia [55]
Source: NPR [56], 01/06/2025
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EPA Warns Toxic Formaldehyde Presents An Unreasonable Risk Of Injury [57]

"The agency’s final risk assessment for formaldehyde jump-starts the process to address the risk posed by the cancer-causing chemical"

Chemicals [25]
Consumer [26]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [37]
Science [48]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Independent [58], 01/03/2025
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Wyoming Will Sell Square Mile Of State Land To Join Grand Teton National Park [59]

"Wyoming will sell a 1-square-mile (2.6-square-kilometer) parcel of pristine land bordering Grand Teton National Park to the U.S. government for $100 million after Gov. Mark Gordon signed off on a deal Friday that ends the state’s longstanding threats to unload it to a developer."

Biodiversity [19]
Forests [60]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [20]
Wildlife [54]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [61]
Source: AP [62], 01/03/2025
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"Trump Readies Day One Energy Offensive" [63]

"The incoming president has detailed plans to quickly reverse Biden’s policies, expand fossil fuel production and declare a national energy emergency."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [64]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [37]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [65], 01/03/2025
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"Biden To Create Two National Monuments In California Honoring Tribes" [66]

"President Joe Biden plans to create two new national monuments in California in the coming days, according to two people briefed on the announcement, aiming to cement his environmental legacy before President-elect Donald Trump takes office."

Environmental Justice [67]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [20]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [68]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
California [69]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [61]
Source: Washington Post [70], 01/03/2025
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"Undocumented People Are Among Most Vulnerable To Climate-Fueled Disasters" [71]

"Carmen, her husband and three children were sound asleep in their western North Carolina home when she heard her phone ring that late September morning. It was her brother-in-law alerting the family to downed trees, powerlines and homes destroyed by historic rain and strong winds from Hurricane Helene."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [72]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Justice [67]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [73]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NPR [74], 01/03/2025
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