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Climate On Track To Warm By Nearly 3°C Without Aggressive Actions: UN [9]

"Countries' current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3 degrees Celsius this century, according to a United Nations analysis released Monday."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Science [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [15], 11/21/2023
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New Study Says Global Toll Of Lead Exposure Is Even Worse Than We Thought [16]

"According to a new study in the journal Lancet Planetary Health, an estimated 5.455 million adults worldwide died in 2019 from cardiovascular disease (CVD) attributable to lead exposure — a toll more than six times higher than a previous estimate."

Chemicals [17]
Consumer [18]
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Pollution [21]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: NPR [22], 11/21/2023
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Richest 1% Account For More Carbon Emissions Than Poorest 66%: Report [23]

"The richest 1% of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66%, with dire consequences for vulnerable communities and global efforts to tackle the climate emergency, a report says."

Climate Change [10]
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International [14]
Source: Guardian [24], 11/21/2023
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Union Pacific Fired Him Rather Than Heed His Warnings of Rail Dangers [25]

"Time and again, Johnny Taylor’s duty to keep the rails safe from disaster conflicted with his employer’s desire to keep its trains running as fast and as frequently as possible, putting his career and family in peril."

Chemicals [17]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Health [19]
Infrastructure [27]
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Transportation [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: ProPublica [30], 11/21/2023
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"Column: California Strikes Another Blow Against Rooftop Solar" [31]

"Just a few weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom returned from a trip to China that he claimed was focused on tackling the climate crisis, his appointees back home voted to slash financial incentives for rooftop solar power — for the second time."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [18]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [13]
California [32]
Source: LA Times [33], 11/21/2023
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'We Didn't Know We Were Poisoning Ourselves': Deadly Legacy Of Uranium Boom [34]

"The Diné helped dig the raw materials to build the US’s nuclear arsenal, but were never told of the danger".

Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [35]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [36]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [37]
Source: Guardian [38], 11/21/2023
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As More Of World Thirsts, Luxury Water Becoming Fashionable Among Elite [39]

"Monsoon rains have finally passed and floods blocking the lone dirt road have retreated enough for a small truck to climb these Himalayan foothills to a gurgling spring. It spews water so fresh that people here call it nectar."

Consumer [18]
Economy & Business [40]
Natural Resources [41]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [43], 11/21/2023
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Negotiations For Treaty To End Plastic Pollution Close Amid Disagreements [44]

"The latest round of negotiations to craft a treaty to end global plastic pollution closed late on Sunday after strained talks in Nairobi, Kenya, where delegates failed to reach a consensus on how to advance a draft of the treaty after a week of negotiations."

Chemicals [17]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [45]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [41]
Pollution [21]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [46], 11/20/2023
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"Texas Board Rejects Many Science Textbooks Over Climate Change Messaging" [47]

"A Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education on Friday rejected seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for eighth graders that for the first time will require them to include information on climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [45]
Environmental Studies [48]
Journalism & Media [49]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Science [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [29]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [37]
Source: Texas Tribune [50], 11/20/2023
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Residents and Enviros Slam New Dominion Gas Power Plant As ‘Slap In the Face’ [51]

"Virginia’s largest utility provider has faced a backlash from the state’s environmental community since it announced plans to build a new, large fossil fuel facility in Chesterfield."

Air [52]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [45]
Infrastructure [27]
Pollution [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [29]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [53]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 11/20/2023
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"New Hardiness Zone Map Will Help US Gardeners Keep Pace With Climate Change" [55]

"Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ” plant hardiness zone map ” was updated Wednesday for the first time in a decade, and it shows the impact that climate change will have on gardens and yards across the country."

Agriculture [56]
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Natural Resources [41]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: AP [57], 11/20/2023
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"Dubai’s Costly Water World" [58]

"For a desert city, Dubai appears like a water wonderland. Visitors can scuba dive in the world’s deepest pool or ski inside a mega mall where penguins play in freshly made snow. A fountain — billed as the world’s largest — sprays more than 22,000 gallons of water into the air, synchronized to music from surrounding speakers."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [13]
Middle East [59]
Source: NYTimes [60], 11/20/2023
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"Quinault Nation Calls Off Fall Coastal Coho Fishery For Conservation" [61]

"Quinault Nation shuttered its fall coho fishery a month early this year after harvest numbers came in at just a fraction of what was expected. Now, fishery leaders have called on the state to do the same."

Fish & Fisheries [62]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [41]
People & Population [63]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [64]
Source: Seattle Times [65], 11/20/2023
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"Hydrogen Fuel Is Gaining Traction With Truckers" [66]

"Some operators say it allows trucks to drive farther and faster, but the technology is far behind development of battery-cell electric vehicles".

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Technology [67]
Transportation [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: Wall St. Journal [68], 11/20/2023
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"Colorado To Release Gray Wolves: Here's When, Where And Why." [69]

"Colorado officially launches a controversial experiment next month: State officials will release up to 10 gray wolves as mandated by a 2020 state law that unleashed proverbial howls of protest from opponents."

Agriculture [56]
Biodiversity [70]
Wildlife [71]
Public [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [72]
Source: USA TODAY [73], 11/20/2023
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