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"Why The War In Ukraine Is Bad For Climate Science" [9]

"Lack of data about conditions in the Russian Arctic is already hampering climate science, and will cause ever-growing gaps in our understanding of how climate change affects the fastest-warming region of the planet, scientists warn."

Climate Change [10]
Military [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Science [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
International [16]
Antarctica & Arctic [17]
Source: NPR [18], 01/24/2024
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"Migratory Bird Rule Likely Shelved Until After November Election" [19]

"A new rule imposing penalties for migratory bird killings associated with energy development, construction, and poaching is unlikely to be proposed by the Interior Department before the end of the current presidential term, legal experts say."

Biodiversity [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [12]
Wildlife [24]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [26], 01/24/2024
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"UN Expert Condemns UK Crackdown On Environmental Protest" [27]

"A severe crackdown on environmental protest in Britain with “draconian” new laws, excessive restrictions on courtroom evidence and the use of civil injunctions is having a chilling impact on fundamental freedoms, the United Nations special rapporteur has said."

Activism [28]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [22]
Journalism & Media [30]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [15]
Europe [31]
Source: Guardian [32], 01/24/2024
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"Swine Fever Threatens Food Source For Millions As Disease Hits Wild Herds" [33]

"Populations of wild pigs are crashing due to the spread of African swine fever (ASF), threatening the livelihoods of millions who depend on them for food, researchers warn. With a fatality rate of almost 100%, ASF has swept across Asia, Europe and Africa, devastating domestic and wild pig populations over the past 10 to 20 years."

Agriculture [34]
Biodiversity [20]
Environmental Health [35]
Wildlife [24]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: Guardian [36], 01/24/2024
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Oil Lobby Launches Eight-Figure Ad Blitz Amid Record Fossil Fuel Extraction [37]

"The American oil lobby has launched an eight-figure media campaign this week promoting the idea that fossil fuels are “vital” to global energy security, alarming climate experts."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Journalism & Media [30]
Pollution [38]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Guardian [39], 01/24/2024
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"NRC Nominee’s Demise Stokes Fears About Nuclear Oversight" [40]

"The White House’s decision not to renominate a former Nuclear Regulatory Commission member has some worried that the agency may be ill prepared to live up to its high safety standards."

Environmental Politics [22]
Infrastructure [41]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [42]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: E&E News [43], 01/24/2024
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Conservationists Aim To Save South America’s Super Tiny Wild Cat, The Guina [44]

"The Americas’ smallest wild cat, the guina (Leopardus guigna), is superbly adapted to its home range in Chile and Argentina. But the region is severely affected by deforestation and increasing human population, putting the cat’s future at risk."

Biodiversity [20]
Wildlife [24]
Public [15]
South America [45]
Source: Mongabay [46], 01/24/2024
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"Cameroon Starts World’s First Malaria Vaccine Program For Children" [47]

"Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [35]
Public [15]
Africa [48]
Source: AP [49], 01/23/2024
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Louisiana Court Upholds Permits For Petrochemical Complex In Cancer Alley [50]

"A Louisiana appellate court has upheld air permits for a giant proposed petrochemical complex in a region known as Cancer Alley, enraging local advocates. The decision, issued on Friday, will help clear a path for Formosa Plastics to build the nation’s largest petrochemical complex of its kind. The project has long faced staunch opposition from local and national environmental justice groups."

Air [51]
Chemicals [52]
Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Justice [29]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [38]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Source: Guardian [54], 01/23/2024
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"Does Sackett Clip EPA’s Wings On Permits, Water Rules?" [55]

"Months after the Supreme Court stripped federal protections for over half the nation’s wetlands, scientists and legal experts are raising new concerns about how the ruling could affect permits for pollutants in rivers and streams."

Environmental Health [35]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [12]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: E&E News [56], 01/23/2024
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"Energy Efficiency: The Net-Zero No-Brainer That Has Come Of Age" [57]

"Energy efficiency has been recognised as a key piece of the net-zero puzzle but faster uptake of existing technologies is needed".

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Infrastructure [41]
Technology [58]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
International [16]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [59], 01/23/2024
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Nikki Haley Says Climate Change is Real. Is She Proposing Anything to Stop It? [60]

"The former U.N. Ambassador touts her role in pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord and pledges to roll back clean energy incentives."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Inside Climate News [61], 01/23/2024
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"Exxon Sues Over Investors’ Climate Proposal" [62]

"Exxon Mobil Corp. filed a lawsuit Sunday against two of its own shareholders, asking the court to block a proposal by activist investors aimed at cutting the oil giant’s emissions."

Activism [28]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [63]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [38]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
International [16]
Source: The Hill [64], 01/23/2024
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Memphis Endures Day 4 Of Water Problems As Freezing Weather Bursts Pipes [65]

"Memphis residents spent their fourth day boiling water for drinking, brushing their teeth and preparing food on Monday as repair crews worked to fix broken pipes in hopes of easing the stress caused by a week of subfreezing temperatures, snow and ice in this southern city."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [66]
Infrastructure [41]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Source: AP [67], 01/23/2024
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"Sludge Compost Is An Increasing Source Of Microplastics, Researchers Say" [68]

"A team of UCLA researchers has put a new spin on the 1970s rock classic “Dust in the Wind” — only this one is grimmer and grimier than the original hit by Kansas. They found that wind picks up microplastics from human-sewage-based fertilizers at higher concentrations than previously known, and may be an “underappreciated” source of airborne plastic bits, flakes and threads."

Air [51]
Chemicals [52]
Consumer [66]
Pollution [38]
Waste [69]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [25]
California [70]
Source: LA Times [71], 01/23/2024
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