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Trump Picks Anti-Vax Activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As Health Secretary [9]

"NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting a man whose views public health officials have decried as dangerous in charge of a massive agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research, Medicare and Medicaid.
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Source: AP [20], 11/15/2024
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"Trump To Nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum For Secretary Of Interior" [21]

"President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be his secretary of Interior, he announced Thursday evening at a gala."

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Source: USA TODAY [29], 11/15/2024
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"COP29 Climate Talks Urged To Find $1 Trillion A Year For Poorer Countries" [30]

"Pay now to help poorer countries cope with climate change or pay more later, negotiators were warned on Thursday as experts said poor states need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the decade to move to greener energy and protect against extreme weather."

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Source: Reuters [35], 11/15/2024
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"Nation’s First Congestion Pricing Plan Makes A Comeback In New York City" [36]

"Plans to enact the nation’s first congestion pricing program in New York City have been revived, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced Thursday, five months after the initiative was abruptly paused amid pushback from drivers and a flurry of lawsuits."

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Source: Washington Post [40], 11/15/2024
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Air Force Backpedals Claim It Is Not Responsible For PFAS Cleanup In Ariz. [41]

"The US air force has backpedaled on a claim that the supreme court’s recent reversal of the Chevron doctrine shields it against regulators’ orders to clean drinking water the military polluted in Tucson, Arizona."

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Source: Guardian [45], 11/15/2024
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"Federal Court Takes Aim At White House’s Environment Authority" [46]

"A federal court in D.C. has issued a ruling that curtails the White House’s ability to set government-wide rules pertaining to how environmental reviews can be conducted."

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Source: The Hill [50], 11/15/2024
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To Slow Global Warming, Fertilizers Must Be Deployed More Efficiently: UN [51]

"At its annual conference on climate change this week, the United Nations released a major report saying the world has little hope of reaching global climate targets without quickly lowering emissions of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that’s nearly 300 times more powerful at warming the atmosphere than carbon dioxide."

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Source: Inside Climate News [52], 11/15/2024
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"Key Colorado River Basins Could Be At A Tipping Point: Study" [53]

"Six key watersheds along the Colorado River have become increasingly vulnerable to drought and could be nearing a point of no return, a new study has found."

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Source: The Hill [54], 11/15/2024
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"Dozens Of Brands Come With A Side Of Dangerous Plastics, Report Finds" [55]

"Food and cosmetics from dozens of major retailers come wrapped in potentially dangerous plastics, a new report has found."

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Source: The Hill [57], 11/15/2024
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"Exxon’s Chief Has A Warning For Republicans" [58]

"Exxon Mobil Chair and CEO Darren Woods urged the incoming Trump administration to avoid making turbulent climate policy swings — and he pushed the president-elect to reject carbon border taxes favored by some GOP lawmakers."

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Source: The Hill [59], 11/15/2024
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Extreme Weather Cost $2 Trillion Globally Over Past Decade, Report Finds [60]

"Violent weather cost the world $2 trillion over the past decade, a report has found, as diplomats descend on the Cop29 climate summit for a tense fight over finance."

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Source: Guardian [62], 11/14/2024
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Biden Admin Backs King Cove Road Through Izembek Wildlife Refuge [63]

"The Biden administration on Wednesday endorsed a land exchange that would allow a controversial gravel road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Alaska."

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Source: Anchorage Daily News [65], 11/14/2024
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"How Will Offshore Wind Fare Under A Second Trump Term?" [66]

"Trump said he’ll end offshore wind “on day one.” Experts say he can’t do that, but his administration could cause plenty of trouble for the nascent industry."

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Source: Canary Media [68], 11/14/2024
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"Teen Infected In Canada’s First Bird Flu Case Is In Critical Condition" [69]

"A Canadian teenager infected with bird flu — that country’s first case involving a locally acquired infection — is in critical condition and experiencing difficulty breathing, health officials said Tuesday."

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Source: Washington Post [72], 11/14/2024
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"Dutch Appeals Court Overturns Landmark Climate Ruling Against Shell" [73]

"A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, while saying that "protection against dangerous climate change is a human right."

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Source: AP [75], 11/14/2024
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