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Climate Change Turbocharged Killer Heat Wave In Mexico, Southwest US [9]

"Human-caused climate change dialed up the thermostat and turbocharged the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America, a new flash study found."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Studies [12]
Pollution [13]
Science [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]
Source: AP [18], 06/21/2024
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Warming May Be Driving Surge In Airborne Chemical Pollution in L.A.: Study [19]

"Warmer temperatures may be catalyzing a climb in vaporized chemical contaminants across Los Angeles, a new study has found."

Air [20]
Chemicals [21]
Climate Change [10]
Pollution [13]
Science [14]
Public [15]
California [22]
Source: The Hill [23], 06/21/2024
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"Four In Five People Want Stronger Climate Action, Says UNDP Survey" [24]

"Four in five people want their governments to take stronger action to tackle climate change, according to a United Nations survey. The UN Development Programme (UNDP), which published the poll on Thursday, said that 72 per cent of people across the 77 countries surveyed said they supported a quick transition from fossil fuels to clean energy."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [25]
People & Population [26]
Public [15]
International [17]
Source: Business Standard [27], 06/21/2024
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"Removal Of Gray Wolves From US West Wreaked Havoc On Ecosystem: Study" [28]

"The historic removal of gray wolves from the U.S. West facilitated the rise of mid-ranking predators across the region, wreaking havoc on historical ecosystem dynamics, a new study has found."

Biodiversity [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [31]
Science [14]
Wildlife [32]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [33], 06/21/2024
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Sex-Crazed Zombie Cicadas On Speed: Scientists Track Bug-Controlling Fungus [34]

"With their bulging red eyes and their alien-like mating sound, periodical cicadas can seem scary and weird enough. But some of them really are sex-crazed zombies on speed, hijacked by a super-sized fungus."

Biodiversity [29]
Chemicals [21]
Natural Resources [31]
Science [14]
Wildlife [32]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [35], 06/21/2024
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"12 Climate Books To Bring With You On Summer Vacation" [36]

"From sports to thrillers to photography, these books make for quick and entertaining reads."

Climate Change [10]
Journalism & Media [37]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [38], 06/21/2024
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"135 Million Americans Now Sweltering In Unrelenting Heat Wave" [39]

"A scorching heat wave roasting the country and leading up to the summer solstice was expected to intensify in the coming days, potentially breaking records and impacting more than 135 million people, meteorologists warned Wednesday."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [40]
Environmental Health [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Canada [42]
Mexico [43]
Source: USA TODAY [44], 06/20/2024
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"Wildfires Blaze Across New Mexico And California, Prompting Evacuations" [45]

"A number of wildfires in New Mexico and California have spawned evacuations, with intense blazes developing quickly and making damage assessments difficult for local officials."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [40]
Environmental Health [41]
Forests [46]
People & Population [26]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
California [22]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: NPR [48], 06/20/2024
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"Air Pollution Linked To Nearly 2,000 Child Deaths A Day: Report" [49]

"Nearly 2,000 children die every day from health problems linked to air pollution, which is now the second biggest risk factor for early death worldwide, a report said Wednesday."

Air [20]
Environmental Health [41]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [13]
Public [15]
International [17]
Source: AFP [50], 06/20/2024
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Enviros Want Florida Freshwater In The Everglades, Not Dumped At Coasts [51]

"Environmental groups want to use engineered wetlands to help replenish the river of grass and address toxic algae. The state’s politically powerful sugar growers say those wetlands are for their own polluted water."

Agriculture [52]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [31]
Water & Oceans [53]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [54]
Source: Inside Climate News [55], 06/20/2024
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Developing Countries Complain Of Access Difficulties At Bonn Climate Talks [56]

"Growing fossil-fueled authoritarianism in Azerbaijan and other COP host nations undermines climate action and human rights, researchers and policy experts report."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [57]
Environmental Politics [25]
Public [15]
International [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [58], 06/20/2024
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"Senate Sends Package Bolstering Nuclear Power Sector To Biden’s Desk" [59]

"The Senate on Tuesday passed a package aimed at bolstering the nation’s nuclear power sector, sending it to President Biden’s desk."

Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [60]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [61], 06/20/2024
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Hundreds Died Amid Heat During This Year’s Hajj In Saudi Arabia: Officials [62]

"Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Wednesday as people tried to claim their loved ones’ bodies."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [40]
Environmental Health [41]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [63]
Public [15]
International [17]
Middle East [64]
Source: AP [65], 06/20/2024
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"East Palestine Derailment Chemicals Reached 16 States: Research" [66]

"The chemical plume from the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, spread air pollutants to at least 16 states, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Research Letters."

Air [20]
Chemicals [21]
Disasters [40]
Environmental Health [41]
Pollution [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [67], 06/20/2024
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Study Finds 1 In 4 US Residential Yards Exceeds New EPA Lead Soil Limits [68]

"Roughly one in four U.S. households have soil exceeding the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's lead screening levels of 200 parts per million (ppm), halved from the previous level of 400 ppm, a new study found. For households with exposure from multiple sources, the EPA lowered the guidance to 100 ppm; nearly 40% of households exceed that level, the study also found."

Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [41]
Infrastructure [69]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [31]
Pollution [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AGU [70], 06/20/2024
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