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Francine Strengthens In Gulf, Is Expected To Hit Louisiana As A Hurricane [9]

"Tropical Storm Francine formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was expected to drench the Texas coast with rain before coming ashore in Louisiana as a hurricane on Wednesday night."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Mexico [16]
Source: AP [17], 09/10/2024
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‘Sustainable’ Logging Clear-Cutting Canada’s Climate-Fighting Forests [18]

"Nonprofit environment watchdogs put their stamps of approval on countless wood products that get touted as responsibly produced. But Reuters found that the timber firms these groups certify are harvesting large swaths of Canada’s older forests, which are critical to containing global warming."

Climate Change [10]
Forests [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [13]
Canada [21]
Source: Reuters [22], 09/10/2024
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"TVA Helped Electrify The South — But Now Its Plans Are Sparking Backlash" [23]

"The Tennessee Valley Authority is coming under fire from energy experts and environmentalists for building gas plants instead of renewables."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Infrastructure [26]
Pollution [27]
Technology [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: Washington Post [29], 09/10/2024
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Tribe Reels From Illness And Cancer. What Role Did The US Government Play? [30]

"The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens in the boxing ring and teased his grandkids on tractor rides. Left unsaid, and what troubled Marvin Cota’s family deep down, was that his story ended like so many others on the remote Duck Valley Indian Reservation. He was healthy for decades. They found the cancer too late."

Agriculture [31]
Chemicals [32]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [34]
People & Population [35]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]
Source: AP [37], 09/10/2024
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"Why New York’s Animal Wet Markets Unnerve Some Scientists" [38]

"Urban wet markets are fertile grounds for viral transmission, experts say. Outbreaks of bird flu have already occurred."

Agriculture [31]
Biodiversity [39]
Consumer [40]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [33]
Food [41]
Laws & Regulations [42]
People & Population [35]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [43]
Source: NYTimes [44], 09/10/2024
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"10,000 Feet Up, Scientists Found Hundreds of Airborne Germs" [45]

"In 10 flights over Japan, researchers found a host of bacteria and fungi. These high-altitude germs could help spread disease around the world."

Air [46]
Biodiversity [39]
Environmental Health [33]
Pollution [27]
Public [13]
International [47]
Source: NYTimes [48], 09/10/2024
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"Biden To Dish Out $7.3 Billion For Clean Rural Power" [49]

"The administration called it the “largest investment in rural electrification” since the New Deal."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: HuffPost [50], 09/10/2024
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"Why Cities Are Getting More Rainy" [51]

"A study has found most cities receive significantly more rain than nearby rural regions, an effect that has become more pronounced over the past two decades."

Climate Change [10]
Infrastructure [26]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
International [47]
Source: Washington Post [52], 09/10/2024
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"Babesiosis, Another Disease Spread By Ticks, Is On The Rise" [53]

"Babesiosis is on the rise and is spread by the same ticks that cause Lyme. It can be serious, especially for people who are immunocompromised."

Biodiversity [39]
Environmental Health [33]
Wildlife [54]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Consumer Reports [55], 09/10/2024
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Here Are 8 Podcasts About How Climate Change Affects Our Food [56]

"Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions.

Looking for solutions to our food needs in a changing climate? Add these episodes to your listening rotation! And visit the Climate Solutions Week podcast collection on the NPR app for even more recommended episodes."

Jack Mitchell reports for NPR September 9, 2024. [57]

Agriculture [31]
Climate Change [10]
Food [41]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [47]
Source: NPR [57], 09/10/2024
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"Hottest Summer On Record Could Lead To The Warmest Year Ever Measured" [58]

"Summer 2024 sweltered to Earth’s hottest on record, making it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured, European climate service Copernicus reported Friday."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [33]
Public [13]
International [47]
Source: AP [59], 09/09/2024
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"Trump Vows To Pull Back Climate Law’s Unspent Dollars" [60]

"Donald Trump pledged Thursday to rescind any “unspent” funds under the Inflation Reduction Act should he be elected in November — potentially upending key parts of the Democrats’ climate law and its benefits to Republican-led communities."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [61]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Politico [62], 09/09/2024
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"How Oil Companies Could Tap The Climate Law To Pump More Crude" [63]

"President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law could help the fossil fuel industry pump more oil out of existing wells."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [61]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [64], 09/09/2024
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"Biden Administration Backs Plastic as Coal Replacement to Make Steel" [65]

"Jane Williams read the announcement with dismay. A Pennsylvania company was getting tens of millions of dollars in federal loan guarantees to turn plastic waste into a fuel for steelmaking, claiming the climate would benefit."

Air [46]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [61]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Pollution [27]
Waste [66]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [67], 09/09/2024
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At Least 19 People Contract Fungal Infection After California Music Festival [68]

"At least 19 people contracted valley fever, a fungal infection that in rare cases can be fatal, after attending an outdoor music festival in southern California in May, public health officials have reported."

Air [46]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [33]
Natural Resources [20]
People & Population [35]
Pollution [27]
Public [13]
California [69]
Source: Guardian [70], 09/09/2024
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