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Rail Safety Bill, Inspired by Fiery Ohio Derailment, Clears Major Hurdle [9]

"A Senate committee on Wednesday advanced legislation aimed at preventing disasters like February’s fiery train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio."

Chemicals [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Transportation [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: HuffPost [18], 05/11/2023
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"Climate Maths 'Doesn't Add Up' Without Carbon Capture: COP28 Chief" [19]

"The Emirati oil chief leading this year's UN climate talks said Wednesday the world must get "serious" about new emission-capturing technology, rather than focussing only on replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Public [16]
Middle East [23]
Source: Phys.org [24], 05/11/2023
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"Florida Lawmakers Want To Use Radioactive Material To Pave Roads" [25]

"Roads in Florida could soon include phosphogypsum — a radioactive waste material from the fertilizer industry — under a bill lawmakers have sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [22]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [26]
Pollution [27]
Transportation [15]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: NPR [29], 05/11/2023
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New Mexico Officials: FEMA Delays Lead To Mistrust Among Wildfire Victims [30]

"Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are criticizing federal emergency managers for missing deadlines as residents seek recovery assistance following the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded history."

Climate Change [20]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Justice [31]
Environmental Politics [22]
Forests [32]
Natural Resources [33]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
Source: AP [35], 05/11/2023
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Number Of Internally Displaced People Hits Record Amid War, Climate Change [36]

"The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) reached a record 71.1 million worldwide last year due to conflicts such as the war in Ukraine and climate calamities like the monsoon floods in Pakistan, according to data published on Thursday."

Climate Change [20]
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Environmental Justice [31]
People & Population [37]
Public [16]
International [38]
Source: Reuters [39], 05/11/2023
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Recreational Fishing Industry Ranks Safety of Right Whales Below Profit [40]

"Proposed science-backed speed limit reductions could prevent whales from dying in vessel strikes, but boating advocates are pushing back, citing economic impacts."

Biodiversity [41]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Politics [22]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Hakai [43], 05/11/2023
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Sound Artist Eavesdrops On What May Be World’s Heaviest Organism [44]

"When it comes to the world’s heaviest living organism, it is a “forest of one tree” that is thought to take the crown. Now a sound expert is listening into the quiet grove in an attempt to hear its secrets."

Forests [32]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Guardian [45], 05/11/2023
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"D.C. Circuit Orders EPA To Regulate Jet Fuel In Drinking Water" [46]

"A federal appeals court on Tuesday faulted EPA for failing to set drinking water limits for a chemical commonly used in explosives and rocket fuel."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [47]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [48], 05/10/2023
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"Shell Refinery Unit Had History of Malfunctions Before Fire" [49]

"The units at a Houston-area Shell refinery that caught fire this weekend repeatedly malfunctioned in recent years without recourse from Texas regulators."

Air [50]
Chemicals [10]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [31]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [27]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
Source: Inside Climate News [51], 05/10/2023
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"US Approves Temporary Nuclear Waste Storage In New Mexico" [52]

"The U.S. nuclear energy regulator on Tuesday issued a license to Holtec International to build and operate a temporary facility to store nuclear waste from power plants, despite a New Mexico state law that could present a hurdle to the project."

Laws & Regulations [14]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [26]
Waste [53]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
Source: Reuters [54], 05/10/2023
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"World Not Ready Yet To 'Switch Off' Fossil Fuels, COP28 Host UAE Says" [55]

"The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that countries should agree to phase out fuel emissions - not the production of oil, gas and coal - at the upcoming U.N. climate change negotiations that it will host this December."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [27]
Public [16]
International [38]
Source: Reuters [56], 05/10/2023
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"Alaska, Nebraska Wetlands Takeover Tied to Federal Waters Ruling" [57]

"Alaska and Nebraska are the only states that say they’re actively pursuing taking over the EPA’s dredge-and-fill permitting program for waters and wetlands as the agency prepares to update its rule governing such takeovers."

Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [33]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [58], 05/10/2023
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Making Shift Happen: Momentum for New Thinking About River Restoration [59]

"An unconventional gathering helped spur ideas to speed the pace and scale of river restoration projects across the West."

Biodiversity [41]
Climate Change [20]
Environmental Studies [60]
Fish & Fisheries [61]
Forests [32]
Natural Resources [33]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Revelator [62], 05/10/2023
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Climate Change Forces a Rethinking of Mammoth Everglades Restoration Plan [63]

"Even as the $21 billion effort unfolds, officials realize that its water infrastructure cannot contend with rising seas, violent storms and Florida’s non-stop influx of residents."

Agriculture [64]
Biodiversity [41]
Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [22]
Natural Resources [33]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 05/10/2023
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‘It Gives Life’: Philippine Tribe Fights To Save A Sacred River From Dam [66]

"Each year, members of the Dumagat-Remontado tribe gather at the Tinipak River to observe an Indigenous ritual to honor their supreme being and pray for healing and protection. This year, the rite had an additional intention: to ward off an impending dam project they fear will inundate the site of the ritual."

Biodiversity [41]
Environmental Justice [31]
Environmental Politics [22]
Fish & Fisheries [61]
Infrastructure [13]
Natural Resources [33]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [67]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [16]
Australia & Oceania [68]
Source: Mongabay [69], 05/10/2023
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