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"Study Links Permian Blowouts With Wastewater Injection" [9]

"Fracking wastewater, injected underground for permanent disposal, traveled 12 miles through geological faults before bursting to the surface through a previously plugged West Texas oil well in 2022, according to a new study from Southern Methodist University."

Chemicals [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [18], 08/08/2024
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Extreme Heat Is Impacting Most Americans’ Electricity Bills: AP-NORC Poll [19]

"Around 7 in 10 Americans say in the last year extreme heat has had an impact on their electricity bills, ranging from minor to major, and most have seen at least a minor impact on their outdoor activities, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research."

Climate Change [20]
Consumer [21]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: AP [23], 08/08/2024
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U.S. Funds Fueling Push To Remove Dams And Restore River Habitat [24]

"On the whooshing Watauga River, excavators claw at the remains of Shulls Mill Dam, pulling concrete apart piece by piece and gradually opening a waterway kept in check for nearly two centuries."

Biodiversity [25]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Infrastructure [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: AP [28], 08/08/2024
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"A Fifth Of U.S. Green Hydrogen Projects Eyed For Water-Stressed Areas" [29]

"As the federal government pours billions into hydrogen production to lower greenhouse gas emissions, critics worry water shortages in the Southwest could worsen"

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: Floodlight [30], 08/08/2024
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"62.1 Million People In The U.S. May Be Exposed To Dangerous Heat Today" [31]

"The [Washington] Post is tracking the potential for dangerous heat using the heat index, which accounts for the combined impact of temperature and humidity"

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Health [32]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Washington Post [33], 08/08/2024
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"Tim Walz Has Championed Climate as Governor" [34]

"Over the course of his two terms in office, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has quietly emerged as one of the nation’s most forceful advocates for tackling climate change."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [35]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: NYTimes [36], 08/07/2024
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EPA Issues Emergency Ban Of Weedkiller Dacthal, Citing Risks To Unborn [37]

"The US Environmental Protection Agency has issued an emergency suspension of the common weedkiller DCPA, also known as Dacthal, it said Tuesday, the first time the agency has used its emergency suspension authority in 40 years."

Agriculture [38]
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Environmental Health [32]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Pollution [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: CNN [40], 08/07/2024
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"Navajo Uranium Standoff Risks Legal Clashes in ‘Nuclear West’" [41]

"The Navajo Nation took the unusual step of using its police force to try to impede uranium shipments across its land last week—a preview of legal environmental battles to come if other uranium mines open in the southwest."

Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [42]
Environmental Politics [35]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Natural Resources [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [43]
Transportation [44]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [45], 08/07/2024
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"EPA Alumni Ready To Resist Trump — Again" [46]

"An alliance formed in the wake of Donald Trump’s 2016 election is gearing up to defend the agency if the former president retakes the White House."

Activism [47]
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Laws & Regulations [39]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: E&E News [48], 08/07/2024
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Many Oklahoma Drillers Want Contributions To Cleanup Fund Refunded [49]

"Oklahoma’s oil industry pays into a voluntary fund to clean up oil wells, but many drillers opt out. The money that has been refunded to these companies in recent years could have restored an estimated 1,500 orphan well sites."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [32]
Pollution [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: ProPublica/Capital & Main [50], 08/07/2024
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"Residents Challenge State-Approved Incinerator In Front Of The Tetons" [51]

"Teton County residents have opened an additional front in their fight with Wyoming officials regarding development of state school trust land near Teton Village, this time challenging the approval of a commercial incinerator that opponents claim poses a grave health, fire and economic risk to locals."

Air [52]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Politics [35]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Pollution [14]
Public [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [53]
Source: WyoFile [54], 08/07/2024
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DOE Awards $2.2B To Strengthen The Electrical Grid And Add Clean Power [55]

"The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition to cleaner electricity and meet a growing demand for power."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: AP [56], 08/07/2024
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More Than 120 People Died In Tokyo From Heatstroke In July As Temps Soar [57]

"More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when the nation’s average temperature hit record highs and heat warnings were in effect much of the month, Japanese authorities said Tuesday."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Health [32]
Laws & Regulations [39]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [22]
International [58]
Asia [59]
Source: AP [60], 08/07/2024
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"All-Night Streetlights Make Leaves Inedible To Insects, Study Finds" [61]

"Scientists believe artificial light may be affecting natural ecology of plant life by creating extended photosynthesis"

Biodiversity [25]
Forests [62]
Infrastructure [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [14]
Science [63]
Public [16]
International [58]
Source: Guardian [64], 08/07/2024
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"Trump Says He Has ‘No Choice’ But To Back EVs After Musk Endorsement" [65]

"Donald Trump has for months denigrated electric vehicles, arguing their supporters should “rot in hell” and that assisting the nascent industry is “lunacy”. He now appears to have somewhat shifted his view thanks to the support of Elon Musk, the world’s richest person."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [35]
Transportation [44]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Guardian [66], 08/07/2024
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