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World Bank Is Getting a New Chief. Will He Pivot Toward Climate Action? [9]

"As World Bank shareholders gather in Washington for their annual spring meeting on Monday, the global institution appears to be on the brink of significant change."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Planning & Growth [15]
Public [16]
International [17]
Source: NYTimes [18], 04/10/2023
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"Challenge To Biden ‘Cost Of Carbon’ Policy Dismissed" [19]

"A lawsuit that Louisiana and other Republican-leaning states filed challenging figures the Biden administration uses to calculate damages from greenhouse gasses was dismissed Wednesday by a federal appeals court."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [22], 04/10/2023
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"Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Rises In March" [23]

"Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose 14% in March from the previous year, preliminary official data showed on Friday, highlighting the continued challenges for the new leftist government."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [24]
Public [16]
South America [25]
Source: Reuters [26], 04/10/2023
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"Bangladesh's Energy Plan Faces Gas Dilemma As Fuel Crisis Bites" [27]

"Jobayer Ahmed's textile business on the outskirts of Dhaka is going through a rough patch with the energy crisis in Bangladesh."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Public [16]
Asia [29]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [30], 04/10/2023
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Warming Wiped Out Thousands of Iconic Saguaro. Can Planting More Help? [31]

"Heat, drought and an invasive grass are driving wildfires killing the giant saguaros in Arizona, raising concerns about how the cactus will recover without human intervention."

Biodiversity [32]
Climate Change [10]
Forests [24]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 04/10/2023
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Logging Plan on Yellowstone Border Shows Limits of Biden Climate Policy [35]

"Despite new “guidance,” the Forest Service moves to clear-cut mature pines in Montana without a detailed accounting of the cost in carbon emissions."

Biodiversity [32]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [24]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 04/10/2023
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"Climate Change Adding 50 Homers a Year in MLB, Study Says" [38]

"Climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year over the fences, a new study found."

Air [39]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [40]
Science [41]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [42], 04/10/2023
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"Biden Administration to Curb Toxic Pollutants From Chemical Plants" [43]

"The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new regulation to significantly reduce hazardous air pollutants from chemical plants, a move that environmental advocates predicted would significantly reduce the health risks to by people living near industrial sites."

Chemicals [44]
Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Justice [46]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [47]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: NYTimes [48], 04/07/2023
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"Biden Is Set To Propose Toughest-Ever Rules On Car Pollution To Spur EVs" [49]

"The Biden administration is on track to propose the toughest-ever US curbs on car pollution, while stopping short of an electric-vehicle mandate or ban on gas-powered models."

Air [39]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [40]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [47]
Transportation [50]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Bloomberg [51], 04/07/2023
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose At ‘Alarming’ Rate Last Year, US Data Shows [52]

"Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide – the greenhouse gases emitted by human activity that are the most significant contributors to global heating – continued to increase rapidly during 2022, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa)."

Agriculture [53]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Pollution [47]
Public [16]
International [17]
Source: Guardian [54], 04/07/2023
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"Biden Targets Race, Gender Impacts With Regulation Proposal" [55]

"US officials would formally gauge how their health, pollution, and workforce policies help or harm racial and ethnic minority groups, under a proposal released by the Biden administration."

Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Justice [46]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [56], 04/07/2023
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"Biden Vetoes Clean Water Act Resolution" [57]

"President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a Congressional Review Act resolution against the administration’s rule to define the Clean Water Act’s reach."

Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [58]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [14]
Pollution [47]
Water & Oceans [59]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [60], 04/07/2023
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"Southwest Alaska Tribes Sue To Stop Donlin Gold Project" [61]

"Three Alaska tribes are suing the federal government to halt the Donlin Gold project."

Environmental Health [45]
Environmental Justice [46]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [58]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [14]
Pollution [47]
Water & Oceans [59]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Alaska and Hawaii [62]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [63], 04/07/2023
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"‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked To Infertility In Women, Study Shows" [64]

"Women with higher levels of so-called “forever chemicals” in their blood have a 40% lower chance of becoming pregnant within a year of trying to conceive, according to the first known study on the effect of PFAS on female fertility."

Chemicals [44]
Environmental Health [45]
Pollution [47]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Guardian [65], 04/07/2023
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‘Scary’ Data On The Last Ice Age Raises Concerns About Future Sea Levels [66]

"A new study shows an ancient ice sheet retreated at a startling 2,000 feet per day, shedding light on how quickly ice in Antarctica could melt and raise global sea levels in today’s warming world".

Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [59]
Public [16]
International [17]
Source: Washington Post [67], 04/07/2023
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