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WV Leaders Fight Pollution Standards Amid Health Risks From Coal Plants [9]

"Asthma and low life expectancy are highly prevalent in communities around West Virginia’s coal-fired power plants, federal data show."

Air [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
People & Population [16]
Pollution [17]
Public [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail [20], 08/11/2023
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US Commits To Releasing More Endangered Red Wolves Into The Wild [21]

"The U.S. government will settle a lawsuit with conservation groups and commit to releasing more endangered red wolves into the wilds of North Carolina, where nearly three dozen of the canine species are believed to still run free."

Biodiversity [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
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Wildlife [25]
Public [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: AP [27], 08/11/2023
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At Least 36 Killed on Maui as Fires Burn Through Hawaii; Thousands Flee [28]

"Thousands of Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town and killing at least 36 people in one of the deadliest U.S. wildfires in recent years."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [29]
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Forests [30]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [31]
Alaska and Hawaii [32]
Source: AP [33], 08/10/2023
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"First Scorched, Then Soaked: Weather Whiplash Confounds Farmers" [34]

"As the war in Ukraine disrupts the global grain market, a volatile climate leaves Kansas on track to harvest its smallest wheat crop in decades."

Agriculture [35]
Climate Change [11]
Food [36]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [31]
International [37]
Source: NYTimes [38], 08/10/2023
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"Severe Thunderstorms In First Half Of 2023 Caused Record Amount In Damages" [39]

"Severe thunderstorms in the first half of 2023 caused a record amount in insured losses, underscoring the impact of climate change on extreme weather events, according to new research for the Swiss Re Group."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [40]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [31]
International [37]
Source: The Hill [42], 08/10/2023
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After Decades, Tribe's Vision For A New Marine Sanctuary Coming True [43]

"The central California coast, with its rugged beaches and kelp forests, draws a lot of visitors for its scenic beauty. For the Chumash people, the coastline means a lot more.

"Almost all the places people like to go to are our sacred sites," says Violet Sage Walker, chairwoman of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council. "We've been going there and praying and doing ceremony there for 20,000 years."
Environmental Justice [14]
Fish & Fisheries [44]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [16]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [45]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [31]
Northwest (OR WA) [46]
Source: NPR [47], 08/10/2023
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Scientists Look Beyond Climate Change And El Nino For Other Heating Factors [48]

"Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [29]
Pollution [17]
Science [49]
Public [18]
International [37]
Source: AP [50], 08/10/2023
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"White House Unveils New Tracking Tool For Heat-Related Illnesses" [51]

"The Biden administration on Wednesday launched a new information system to map emergency medical services (EMS) responses to heat-related illness across the country."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Journalism & Media [52]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: The Hill [53], 08/10/2023
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Millions Struggle To Pay AC Bills In Heat Waves. Federal Aid Reaches Few. [54]

"Bobbie Boyd is in a losing battle against near triple-digit temperatures in northwest Arkansas. Her window air conditioner runs nonstop and the ballooning electric bill carves about $240 out of her $882-a-month fixed income. So the 57-year-old cuts other necessities."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: AP [55], 08/10/2023
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"What New Data Reveal About How Hurricanes Kill" [56]

"On Tuesday, new research released by the National Hurricane Center underscored the threat posed by water in hurricanes — finding that over the past decade, rainfall flooding has accounted for nearly 60% of all U.S. deaths from tropical cyclones."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [29]
Water & Oceans [41]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [57], 08/10/2023
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"Utility Group Calls For Changes To Proposed EPA climate Rules" [58]

"The Edison Electric Institute, which represents investor-owned utilities, said in formal comments Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants are too strict, and said power plant owners need more flexibility, including more time to install pollution controls."

Air [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: NPR [59], 08/10/2023
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Activists Sue BLM For Transparency At Wild Horse Roundups [60]

"The Cloud Foundation (TCF), a nonprofit dedicated to protecting America’s wild horses and burros on public lands, has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon against the U.S. Department of Interior seeking to address the lack of transparency in roundups that are conducted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)."

Biodiversity [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Wildlife [25]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [31]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [61]
Source: KPTV [62], 08/10/2023
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"Amazon Deal Lacks Concrete Measures, Say Climate Activists" [63]

"The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation. ... A joint declaration on Tuesday created an alliance to combat deforestation, but left each country to pursue its own conservation goals."

Agriculture [35]
Biodiversity [22]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Forests [30]
Natural Resources [24]
Public [18]
South America [64]
Source: BBC News [65], 08/09/2023
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"Biden Protects Land by Grand Canyon but Will Still Allow Mining" [66]

"President Joe Biden on Tuesday [announced] plans to block expanded uranium mining around the Grand Canyon by declaring the area a new national monument."

Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [15]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [16]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [45]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [31]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [67]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [68], 08/09/2023
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European Scientists Announce July Was The Hottest Month On Record By Far [69]

"Now that last month’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin."

Climate Change [11]
Science [49]
Public [18]
International [37]
Source: AP [70], 08/09/2023
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