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To Slow Global Warming, Fertilizers Must Be Deployed More Efficiently: UN [9]

"At its annual conference on climate change this week, the United Nations released a major report saying the world has little hope of reaching global climate targets without quickly lowering emissions of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that’s nearly 300 times more powerful at warming the atmosphere than carbon dioxide."

Agriculture [10]
Air [11]
Chemicals [12]
Climate Change [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [17], 11/15/2024
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"Key Colorado River Basins Could Be At A Tipping Point: Study" [18]

"Six key watersheds along the Colorado River have become increasingly vulnerable to drought and could be nearing a point of no return, a new study has found."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [13]
Infrastructure [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Source: The Hill [24], 11/15/2024
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"Dozens Of Brands Come With A Side Of Dangerous Plastics, Report Finds" [25]

"Food and cosmetics from dozens of major retailers come wrapped in potentially dangerous plastics, a new report has found."

Chemicals [12]
Consumer [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Pollution [14]
Waste [29]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [30], 11/15/2024
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"Exxon’s Chief Has A Warning For Republicans" [31]

"Exxon Mobil Chair and CEO Darren Woods urged the incoming Trump administration to avoid making turbulent climate policy swings — and he pushed the president-elect to reject carbon border taxes favored by some GOP lawmakers."

Climate Change [13]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [35], 11/15/2024
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Extreme Weather Cost $2 Trillion Globally Over Past Decade, Report Finds [36]

"Violent weather cost the world $2 trillion over the past decade, a report has found, as diplomats descend on the Cop29 climate summit for a tense fight over finance."

Climate Change [13]
Disasters [37]
Economy & Business [32]
Environmental Health [27]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: Guardian [38], 11/14/2024
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Biden Admin Backs King Cove Road Through Izembek Wildlife Refuge [39]

"The Biden administration on Wednesday endorsed a land exchange that would allow a controversial gravel road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Alaska."

Biodiversity [40]
Environmental Politics [28]
Health [41]
Infrastructure [19]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [20]
Transportation [42]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Alaska and Hawaii [43]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [44], 11/14/2024
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"How Will Offshore Wind Fare Under A Second Trump Term?" [45]

"Trump said he’ll end offshore wind “on day one.” Experts say he can’t do that, but his administration could cause plenty of trouble for the nascent industry."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Technology [46]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Canary Media [47], 11/14/2024
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"Teen Infected In Canada’s First Bird Flu Case Is In Critical Condition" [48]

"A Canadian teenager infected with bird flu — that country’s first case involving a locally acquired infection — is in critical condition and experiencing difficulty breathing, health officials said Tuesday."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [40]
Environmental Health [27]
Wildlife [49]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Canada [50]
Source: Washington Post [51], 11/14/2024
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"Dutch Appeals Court Overturns Landmark Climate Ruling Against Shell" [52]

"A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, while saying that "protection against dangerous climate change is a human right."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Public [15]
International [16]
Europe [53]
Source: AP [54], 11/14/2024
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Meat, Oil And Pesticide Lobbyists Turned Out In Record Numbers At Cop16 [55]

"In total 1,261 business and industry delegates registered for Cop16 in Cali, Colombia, which ended in disarray and without significant progress on a number of key issues including nature funding, monitoring biodiversity loss and work on reducing environmentally harmful business subsidies."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [40]
Chemicals [12]
Economy & Business [32]
Environmental Politics [28]
Forests [56]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [20]
Wildlife [49]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: Guardian [57], 11/14/2024
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"PFAS May Be Contaminating Drinking Water For Up To 27% Americans – Study" [58]

"PFAS may be contaminating drinking water for up to 70% of about 140 million people in the US who draw water from the nation’s aquifers via private or public wells, a new federal government study estimates. The findings show a potential impact on about 95m people, or 27% of the nation’s population."

Chemicals [12]
Environmental Health [27]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Guardian [59], 11/14/2024
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Extreme Weather Ramping Up Toxic Nitrate Pollution In Groundwater: Study [60]

"Climate-driven extreme weather conditions, such as droughts and intense precipitation, may be accelerating the pace at which toxic nitrates are polluting groundwater, a recent study has found."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [12]
Environmental Health [27]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [61], 11/14/2024
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New Jersey Will Issue Drought Warning After Dry October As Wildfires Rage [62]

"With wildfires burning after its driest September and October ever, New Jersey will issue a drought warning, a step that could eventually lead to mandatory water restrictions if significant rain doesn’t fall soon."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [13]
Disasters [37]
Forests [56]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [63]
Source: AP [64], 11/14/2024
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Dust Storm Reduces Visibility, Causes Pileup On Central Calif. Highway [65]

"A powerful dust storm known as a haboob caused a vehicle pile-up on a central California highway, sending several people to hospitals with minor injuries, authorities said."

Air [11]
Climate Change [13]
Disasters [37]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [42]
Public [15]
California [66]
Source: AP [67], 11/14/2024
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Scientists Report Another Bump Upward In Annual Carbon Emissions [68]

"Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year."

Climate Change [13]
Energy & Fuel [33]
Pollution [14]
Science [69]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: AP [70], 11/13/2024
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