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"Climate Groups Coordinating $100M In Ad Spending Ahead Of Midterms" [9]

"A coalition of environmental groups on Monday announced a $100 million ad campaign ahead of a midterm election season that looks increasingly hostile to congressional Democrats."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [16], 06/07/2022
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"‘Bees Are Fish’ Criticism Mostly Misguided, Law Scholars Say" [17]

"Law professors say much of the buzz around a California court’s finding that bees meet the definition of fish missed the mark, and that the decision isn’t as unusual as it seems."

Biodiversity [18]
Chemicals [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Wildlife [23]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [24]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [25], 06/07/2022
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"Ukraine Migration Maps ‘What’s Possible’ for Climate Displaced" [26]

"Climate migration threatens to uproot millions of people worldwide, and immigration experts see the Biden administration’s treatment of Ukrainian nationals fleeing Russian violence as a model for how to better manage future global displacement following climate disasters."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [27]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [29]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [30], 06/07/2022
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1st Nation Reclaims Territory By Declaring Indigenous Protected Area In B.C. [31]

"The Mamalilikulla First Nation has declared part of its traditional territory on British Columbia’s Central Coast that it lost to colonialism to be an Indigenous protected and conserved area (IPCA)."

Environmental Justice [32]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [33]
People & Population [28]
Public [14]
Canada [34]
Source: Mongabay [35], 06/07/2022
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What Are Scientists Learning About the Deepest Diving Ocean Creatures? [36]

"Animals-turned-oceanographers are helping biologists find out what they do when they get to the cold, dark depths".

Biodiversity [18]
Fish & Fisheries [37]
Natural Resources [33]
Science [38]
Water & Oceans [22]
Wildlife [23]
Public [14]
International [29]
Source: Knowable Magazine [39], 06/07/2022
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Op-Ed: "On the Clean Water Act’s 50th Birthday, What Should We Celebrate?" [40]

"Some rivers and lakes wouldn’t be swimmable today without this critical law. But it could use a refresh to help meet our current challenges."

Environmental Health [41]
Fish & Fisheries [37]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [33]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Revelator [42], 06/07/2022
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"Fracking Moratorium off California Coast Ordered by Ninth Circuit" [43]

"In a long series of court proceedings, permits allowing the fracking and acidizing of oil wells in federal waters off the coast of California were prohibited by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today [Friday].

Chemicals [19]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Environmental Studies [45]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [14]
California [24]
Source: Santa Barbara Independent [46], 06/06/2022
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"Biden To Waive Tariffs For 24 Months On Solar Panels Hit By Probe" [47]

"President Joe Biden will declare a 24-month tariff exemption on Monday for solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations after an investigation froze imports and stalled projects in the United States, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [48]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Reuters [49], 06/06/2022
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Geese, Skuas, Cranes, Foxes: Avian Flu Takes Growing Toll On Wildlife [50]

"One ecologist counted 160 dead wild birds while walking round a Scottish loch, and figures from other countries are just as worrying".

Biodiversity [18]
Environmental Health [41]
Natural Resources [33]
Wildlife [23]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Europe [51]
Source: Guardian [52], 06/06/2022
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"Glyphosate Weedkiller Damages Wild Bee Colonies, Study Reveals" [53]

"Most widely used pesticide in history harms critical ability of bumblebee to regulate nest temperature".

Agriculture [54]
Biodiversity [18]
Chemicals [19]
Wildlife [23]
Public [14]
International [29]
Source: Guardian [55], 06/06/2022
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"Wildfire Rages Near Athens, Damaging Homes" [56]

"A wildfire raged out of control on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday, damaging houses and cars, the Fire Department said."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [27]
Public [14]
Europe [51]
Source: Reuters [57], 06/06/2022
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"Texas Power Use To Hit Record High On Economic Growth, Hot Weather" [58]

"Power demand in Texas is set to break the all-time record this week, far ahead of the hottest days of summer, testing of the resilience of the state's power grid after issues earlier this year and last year's days-long blackout during a deep freeze."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [27]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Infrastructure [59]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [60]
Source: Reuters [61], 06/06/2022
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"Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Highest in Human History" [62]

"Humans pumped 36 billion tons of the planet-warming gas into the atmosphere in 2021, more than in any previous year. It comes from burning oil, gas and coal."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Public [14]
International [29]
Source: NYTimes [63], 06/06/2022
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"Fossil-Fuel Shares Lead the Stock Market. How Awkward." [64]

"If you want to make money in the market but also be a responsible citizen in a warming world, you’re in a tough spot. But there are some promising options, our columnist says."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [48]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [65], 06/06/2022
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"Global Plastic Use And Waste On Track To Triple By 2060" [66]

"A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly triple in less than four decades, according to findings released Friday."

Chemicals [19]
Energy & Fuel [44]
Pollution [21]
Waste [67]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [14]
International [29]
Source: AFP [68], 06/06/2022
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