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Activists Call for Process ‘Overhaul’ After Oil Vet Named to Lead COP29 [9]

"Azerbaijan named a former state oil executive as the summit’s president, marking the second consecutive year a fossil fuel insider will helm the U.N. climate talks. Climate advocates call it an “enormous conflict of interest.”"

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [15], 01/11/2024
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"Why Decades Of Progress In Cars’ Fuel Efficiency Is Ending" [16]

"In the U.S., gas-powered cars have stopped making big efficiency gains. Some automakers’ offerings have gotten less efficient as they swap out sedans for SUVs."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [17]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Transportation [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Washington Post [21], 01/11/2024
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Climate Change Is Shrinking Snowpack Faster In Many Places, Study Shows [22]

"River basins around the world that were once regularly snowbound are increasingly seeing their snowpack shrink and climate change is to blame, a new study found."

Agriculture [23]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [24]
Natural Resources [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [27], 01/11/2024
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"The War Zone In Gaza Will Leave A Legacy Of Hidden Health Risks" [28]

"A toxic mix of dust, ash, and other material from 15 million tons of rubble now blankets the territory and all who live there."

Air [29]
Chemicals [30]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Justice [32]
Infrastructure [33]
Military [34]
Pollution [35]
Public [13]
Middle East [36]
Source: Grist [37], 01/11/2024
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"Open Season" [38]

"With Alaska's wildlife numbers declining, agencies are blaming — and culling — predators. The true threat is much more complex."

Biodiversity [39]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [25]
Wildlife [40]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Alaska and Hawaii [41]
Source: Grist [42], 01/11/2024
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The Largest Great Ape To Ever Live Went Extinct Because Of Climate Change [43]

"An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction when climate change put their favorite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, scientists reported Wednesday."

Biodiversity [39]
Climate Change [10]
Food [44]
Public [13]
International [14]
Asia [45]
Source: AP [46], 01/11/2024
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"U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Set An All-Time Record In 2023" [47]

"Led by a record-costly swarm of severe weather episodes, the contiguous United States suffered 28 billion-dollar weather disasters in 2023, the highest number in inflation-adjusted data going back to 1980, according to NOAA. The former record was 22, set in 2020."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [24]
Economy & Business [48]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [49], 01/10/2024
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"US To Invest $1Bn In Plan To Move From Diesel To Electric School Buses" [50]

"The US has announced nearly $1bn in grants to replace diesel-powered school buses with electric and lower-emitting vehicles."

Air [29]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [31]
Pollution [35]
Transportation [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Guardian [51], 01/10/2024
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Utilities Paid Southern Civil Rights Leaders Who Became Industry Advocates [52]

"A joint investigation by Floodlight and Capital B shows millions of dollars flowed from utilities to Black leaders and their groups since at least 2009."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [32]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Source: Floodlight/Capital B [54], 01/10/2024
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"More Than 900 Widely Used Chemicals May Increase Breast Cancer Risk" [55]

"Ninety percent of the chemicals identified as potential breast carcinogens in a new study are found in everyday products in homes and workplaces."

Chemicals [30]
Consumer [17]
Environmental Health [31]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [56], 01/10/2024
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"Norway Moves to Allow Seabed Mining Exploration" [57]

"The Norwegian Parliament voted on Tuesday to authorize the opening of parts of the Norwegian Sea to seabed mining exploration, a move that reflects rising international demand for the metals needed to build batteries for electric vehicles worldwide."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Fish & Fisheries [58]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [25]
Pollution [35]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [13]
Europe [59]
Source: NYTimes [60], 01/10/2024
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"Scientists Are Turning to Invisible Microbes to Support Animal Conservation" [61]

"Understanding animal and environmental microbiomes could be the key to successfully reintroducing captive animals to the wild".

Biodiversity [39]
Environmental Health [31]
Natural Resources [25]
Science [62]
Wildlife [40]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Sierra [63], 01/10/2024
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"Sperm Whales Live In Culturally Distinct Clans, Research Finds" [64]

"Sperm whales live in clans with distinctive cultures, much like those of humans, a study has found."

Biodiversity [39]
Environmental Politics [12]
Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [40]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [65], 01/10/2024
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In Remote Corner Of Calif., Roaming Dog Packs Leave Trail Of Blood And Terror [66]

"Drive down any of the long, rutted back roads of Anza, a dusty Riverside County community, and it won’t take long before you feel like you’ve fallen off the grid."

Biodiversity [39]
Wildlife [40]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
California [67]
Source: LA Times [68], 01/10/2024
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"The Dark Side of Bright Nights" [69]

"Light can be deadly. Many animals and plants are threatened by artificial light. Numerous organisms have found their evolutionary niche in the dark of night, and now have to adapt to bright nights."

Biodiversity [39]
Infrastructure [33]
Natural Resources [25]
Pollution [35]
Technology [70]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [14]
Source: DW [71], 01/10/2024
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