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Albania Turns Away Ship Suspected Of Carrying Toxic Waste [9]

"Albania prevented Monday a ship suspected of transferring a huge amount of hazardous waste from docking at Tirana’s main port, officials said, after a watchdog group alerted authorities."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Waste [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Europe [18]
Source: AP [19], 10/29/2024
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Maine Asks Hunters Not To Eat Deer, Turkey In Some Areas Because Of PFAS [20]

"Maine’s traditional fall hunting seasons are in full swing, but hunters are being asked to avoid eating their game in parts of the state because of the possibility of harmful chemicals in animal meat."

Biodiversity [21]
Chemicals [10]
Consumer [22]
Environmental Health [11]
Food [23]
Wildlife [24]
Public [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [25]
Source: AP [26], 10/29/2024
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Artificial Reefs Off NYC Beach Help Sea Creatures -- And Might Save Lives [27]

"Almost nothing stood in the way of the pounding waves that crashed into seaside homes in Staten Island’s Tottenville neighborhood when Superstorm Sandy struck the city 12 years ago.... But after years of work, a system of artificial reefs largely completed this summer could help soften the blow of future hurricanes."

Climate Change [28]
Disasters [29]
Infrastructure [30]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [25]
Source: AP [31], 10/29/2024
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"12 Books To Read About Climate Action Ahead Of The Election" [32]

"For this October, the month before the presidential election, Yale Climate Connections has identified enough timely titles to fill two bookshelves: one on climate action, the other on electoral politics."

Climate Change [28]
Environmental Studies [33]
Journalism & Media [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [35]
International [36]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [37], 10/29/2024
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"Can 70 Moms Save a Species?" [38]

"There are only about 370 North Atlantic right whales left. Of those, an alarmingly small number are mothers. Squilla is one of them."

Biodiversity [21]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [35]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [25]
Source: NYTimes [39], 10/29/2024
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Biden Apologizes For The ‘Sin’ Of A 150-Year Indian Boarding School Policy [40]

"President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a “blot on American history” in his first presidential visit to Indian Country."

Disasters [29]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [12]
People & Population [42]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [43]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [35]
Source: AP [44], 10/28/2024
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Jailed Reporters, Silenced Networks: What Trump Says He'd Do To The Media [45]

"On the campaign trail and in interviews, Trump has suggested that if he regains the White House, he will exact vengeance on news outlets that anger him. More specifically, Trump has pledged to toss reporters in jail and strip major television networks of their broadcast licenses as retribution for coverage he didn't like."

Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [34]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [35]
Source: NPR [46], 10/28/2024
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"A Pivotal Choice: Trump vs. Harris on Climate Change" [47]

"Kamala Harris calls global warming an “existential threat.” Donald Trump dismisses it as a “scam.”"

Climate Change [28]
Energy & Fuel [48]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [35]
International [36]
Source: NYTimes [49], 10/28/2024
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"Indonesian Forests Pay The Price For Growing Global Biomass Energy Demand [50]

"Enormous swathes of pristine forest are being cut down across Indonesia to supply the rapidly rising international demand for biomass material seen as critical to many countries’ transitions to cleaner forms of energy."

Biodiversity [21]
Climate Change [28]
Forests [51]
Natural Resources [52]
Wildlife [24]
Public [17]
Asia [53]
Source: AP [54], 10/28/2024
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Water Firms In England ‘Passed’ Pollution Tests That Were Never Carried Out [55]

"Water firms “passed” thousands of pollution tests under a self-monitoring regime … yet the tests were never even conducted, the Observer can reveal. The water firms’ own operational data for sewage plants across the country reveals how outflows of effluent had stopped – in some cases for just a few hours – on days that samples were supposed to be taken."

Consumer [22]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Waste [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Europe [18]
Source: Guardian [56], 10/28/2024
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"Agricultural Chemicals Are More Toxic To Insects Than Previously Thought" [57]

"New research provides evidence that chemicals used in farming may be more harmful to insects than previously thought, contributing to worldwide declines in important species."

Agriculture [58]
Biodiversity [21]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Natural Resources [52]
Pollution [14]
Wildlife [24]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [35]
International [36]
Source: The New Lede [59], 10/28/2024
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"Industrial Fishing Undermines World’s Greatest Carbon Sink, Experts Warn" [60]

"Damage to oceans is releasing vast amounts of CO2, despite efforts to market fish as a sustainable food."

Biodiversity [21]
Climate Change [28]
Fish & Fisheries [61]
Food [23]
Natural Resources [52]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
International [36]
Source: DeSmog [62], 10/28/2024
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California May Overhaul A Key Climate Program — Raising The Cost Of Gas [63]

"California plans to overhaul one of its cornerstone climate programs — a decision that could push gasoline prices higher in a state where residents already pay the most at the pump."

Climate Change [28]
Energy & Fuel [48]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [64]
Public [17]
California [65]
Source: CalMatters [66], 10/28/2024
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Public EV Chargers Are Good For The Planet. They’re Also Good For Business. [67]

"Research shows that businesses with charging stations nearby see an economic boost."

Climate Change [28]
Economy & Business [68]
Energy & Fuel [48]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [35]
Source: Grist [69], 10/28/2024
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"On Navajo Nation, A Push To Electrify More Homes On The Vast Reservation" [70]

"After a five-year wait, Lorraine Black and Ricky Gillis heard the rumblings of an electrical crew reach their home on the sprawling Navajo Nation."

Energy & Fuel [48]
Environmental Justice [41]
Infrastructure [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [35]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [71]
Source: AP [72], 10/28/2024
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