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Analysis: "Heat Is Killing Thousands, and Big Events Have Not Adjusted" [9]

"At large events all over the world, the scenes of extreme heat stress are starting to look familiar. Older men, shirts undone, lying down with their eyes closed. Aid tents packed with the unconscious. And lines of the faithful — whether they seek religion, music, ballot boxes or sport — sweating under slivers of shade."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: NYTimes [15], 06/26/2024
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"Flooded Brazil 'Ghost Town' A Climate Warning To World, UN Advisor Says" [16]

"Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas because of climate change, an official at the United Nations' refugee agency said on Tuesday."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
People & Population [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
International [14]
South America [19]
Source: Reuters [20], 06/26/2024
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‘Gas Certification’ Is Greenwashing, Greens Charge in Contested New Report [21]

"A growing effort by the fossil fuel industry to sell natural gas as a low-carbon fuel is little more than greenwashing, according to a new report by climate advocacy organizations."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Journalism & Media [24]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Inside Climate News [26], 06/26/2024
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"Texas, California Cities Threatened By Worsening Fires Amid Oil Wells" [27]

"More frequent and destructive fires are combining with booming oil production to put towns across the American West at risk, a new study has found."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [12]
Forests [28]
Natural Resources [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: The Hill [30], 06/26/2024
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"CREW Files Bribery Complaint Against Trump Over Oil Industry Donations" [31]

"The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a criminal bribery complaint urging the Justice Department to investigate former President Trump’s solicitation of campaign donations from fossil fuel executives."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Pollution [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: The Hill [35], 06/26/2024
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"Summer Reads: Lost Birds, Pummeled Pumas and Climate Anxiety" [36]

"We have the word on several great new books, including a look at how to fight climate disinformation and a satire of the extinction crisis."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Journalism & Media [24]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: The Revelator [37], 06/26/2024
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"Climate Crisis Driving Exponential Rise In Most Extreme Wildfires" [38]

"Scientists warn of ‘scary’ feedback loop in which fires create more heating, which causes more fires worldwide".

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Forests [28]
Natural Resources [29]
Pollution [34]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [39], 06/25/2024
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Oil Lobby Is Stifling Efforts to Reform Oil Well Cleanup in State After State [40]

"In New Mexico, oil companies agreed to work with regulators to find a solution to the state’s more than 70,000 unplugged wells. After months of negotiations, the industry turned against the bill it helped shape."

Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Pollution [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: ProPublica [42], 06/25/2024
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"Joe Biden’s Climate Law Has Created More Than 300,000 Clean Energy Jobs" [43]

"U.S. companies have created more than 300,000 clean energy jobs since President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law in August 2022, according to a detailed new analysis from an environmental advocacy group."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [33]
People & Population [17]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: HuffPost [44], 06/25/2024
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"The Dirty Secret Of California’s Legal Weed" [45]

"An L.A. Times/WeedWeek investigation finds alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products at dispensaries across the state".

Agriculture [46]
Chemicals [47]
Environmental Health [12]
Pollution [34]
Public [13]
California [48]
Source: LA Times/WeedWeek [49], 06/25/2024
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"A Ride in a Chemical-Sniffing Van Shows How Heat Amps Up Pollution" [50]

"In heat waves, chemicals like formaldehyde and ozone can form more readily in the air, according to researchers driving mobile labs in New York City this week."

Air [51]
Chemicals [47]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Pollution [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: NYTimes [52], 06/25/2024
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"Climate-Proofing India's Daily Bread: The Race For Resilient Wheat" [53]

"Too hot, too dry, too wet; as extreme weather threatens food security, the race is on to get new seed varieties in the ground"

Agriculture [46]
Climate Change [10]
Food [54]
People & Population [17]
Technology [55]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
Asia [56]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [57], 06/25/2024
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Underfunded NYC Parks Dept. Losing Fight Against Invasives, Disrepair, Climate [58]

"Mayor Adams’ proposed budget cuts may place an outsized burden on park conservancies and small volunteer groups. With less than 1 percent of the city budget spent on parks, they’re finding it harder and harder to keep up."

Activism [59]
Biodiversity [60]
Environmental Politics [23]
Government [61]
Infrastructure [62]
Natural Resources [29]
Wildlife [63]
Public [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [64]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 06/25/2024
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"How Biden’s Promise To Coal Country Became A Warning For Democrats" [66]

"A fading coal town in Pennsylvania is struggling to replace the jobs and money that the fossil fuel industry once offered."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Natural Resources [29]
People & Population [17]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [67]
Source: Washington Post [68], 06/25/2024
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"Ash Trees Are Dying Everywhere. This Is Why." [69]

"A bug is going to make your summers hotter".

Biodiversity [60]
Disasters [11]
Forests [28]
Natural Resources [29]
Wildlife [63]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Sierra [70], 06/25/2024
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