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Biden’s Efforts To Clear Wildfire Fuel In US Forests Are Falling Short [9]

"Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth."

Disasters [10]
Forests [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
California [14]
Source: AP [15], 06/28/2023
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"Study Details Efforts by Makers of Forever Chemicals to Hide Their Harms" [16]

"After examining decades of once-secret files, researchers find that DuPont and 3M waited at least 20 years before disclosing dangers of PFAS."

Chemicals [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [20], 06/28/2023
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"Keeping Homes Cool On A Warming Planet" [21]

"Rising temperatures are leading to a surge in demand for cooling. But, ironically, the more we rely on energy-intensive air conditioners, the more the planet warms. What are the other options?"

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [18]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [24]
Source: DW [25], 06/28/2023
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"Despite Global Pledges, Tree Loss Is Up Sharply in Tropical Forests" [26]

"The pace of deforestation increased 10 percent in 2022, but there are signs the trajectory may change for the better in the near future."

Forests [11]
Public [12]
South America [27]
Source: NYTimes [28], 06/28/2023
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"Cement Emits As Much CO2 as India. Why Is It So Hard To Fix?" [29]

"The cement industry is responsible for 8 percent of global carbon emissions -- triple the emissions of the aviation industry".

Climate Change [22]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [24]
Source: Washington Post [30], 06/28/2023
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Punitive Damages Add To Costs For Pacificorp’s Role In 2020 Wildfires [31]

"Two days after jurors in Multnomah County found that the utility PacifiCorp was to blame for wildfires in 2020, they ordered the company to pay punitive damages. That’s in addition to the more than $70 million already owed to the plaintiffs in the case."

Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [32]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Forests [11]
Public [12]
California [14]
Source: OPB [33], 06/28/2023
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"As the Sea Rises, Will a Prized National Seashore Wash Away?" [34]

"Cape Hatteras National Seashore has long been one of the jewels of the U.S. parks system, as managers worked to protect beaches and marshes amid an influx of tourists. But now rising sea levels, severe erosion, and a shifting shoreline are raising questions about its future."

Climate Change [22]
Natural Resources [35]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]
Source: YaleE360 [38], 06/28/2023
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"40 Million People In The U.S. May Be Exposed To Dangerous Heat Today" [39]

"Extreme heat kills more people in the United States than any other weather hazard, and the risk of longer and more frequent heat waves is only expected to increase as climate change worsens."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [18]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Washington Post [40], 06/27/2023
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"Intensifying Rains Pose Hidden Flood Risks Across the U.S." [41]

"As climate change intensifies severe rainstorms, the infrastructure protecting millions of Americans from flooding faces growing risk of failures, according to new calculations of expected precipitation in every county and locality across the contiguous United States."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [10]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [42], 06/27/2023
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UN Accord On Ship Recycling To Start 2 Years After More Countries Join [43]

"An international accord on recycling ships is set to begin within 24 months after Bangladesh and Liberia became the latest countries to ratify the accord, officials said on Monday."

Economy & Business [32]
Infrastructure [44]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Waste [45]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [12]
International [24]
Source: Reuters [46], 06/27/2023
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"New Carbon Accounting Rules Target 'Greenwashing'" [47]

"Common standards unveiled Monday for companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions could curb misleading climate claims in the corporate world, the chair of the body that wrote the norms told AFP."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [48]
Forests [11]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [24]
Source: AFP [49], 06/27/2023
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Wolves That Nearly Died Out Recovered, Now Helping Island’s Ecosystem [50]

"Gray wolves are thriving at Isle Royale National Park five years after authorities began a last-ditch attempt to prevent the species from dying out on the Lake Superior island chain, scientists said Wednesday."

Biodiversity [51]
Natural Resources [35]
Wildlife [52]
Public [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [53]
Source: AP [54], 06/27/2023
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"In Rush for Key Metals, Canada Ushers Miners to Its Fragile North" [55]

"Canada is offering incentives to mining companies to dig in its northern regions for the critical minerals needed for EVs and solar panels. But based on past abuses, critics fear carbon-rich peatlands will be lost, wild rivers polluted, and enormous cleanup projects left behind."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Natural Resources [35]
Pollution [56]
Public [12]
Canada [57]
Source: YaleE360 [58], 06/27/2023
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"A Rule That Could Help Save Coal Miners’ Lives Is Mired in Red Tape" [59]

"Miners and their advocates have long demanded stricter standards on exposure to silica, a leading cause of an epidemic of black lung. They’re still waiting."

Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [35]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Grist [60], 06/27/2023
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"A Giant Wind Farm Is Taking Root Off Massachusetts" [61]

"The offshore energy project will have turbines taller than any building in Boston, but they will be barely visible from Martha’s Vineyard."

Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [48]
Infrastructure [44]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [62], 06/27/2023
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