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"850 People Missing After Maui Wildfires, Mayor Says Ahead Of Biden’s Visit" [9]

"A total of 850 people remain missing following the devastating wildfires in Maui, the Hawaiian county’s mayor said Monday, with this latest count coming ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit to the island."

Climate Change [10]
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Forests [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [15]
Source: HuffPost [16], 08/22/2023
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"EPA Punts Ozone Standard Review" [17]

"EPA is restarting review of a high-stakes decision on ground-level ozone standards in a step that short-circuits the prospects for any imminent action to tighten limits on the lung-damaging pollutant."

Air [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [24], 08/22/2023
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"Oil Giants Fight Climate Deception Suit at Hawaii Supreme Court" [25]

"Oil companies including Sunoco LP, Chevron Corp., and Exxon Mobil Corp. urged justices to dismiss a climate lawsuit they say falls outside of the scope of local law during oral arguments Thursday at the Hawaii Supreme Court."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [21]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Science [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [30], 08/22/2023
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Enviros Sue To Keep Virginia In Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative [31]

"A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit Monday in Virginia that challenges Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s move to pull the state out of a regional carbon cap-and-trade initiative."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
Source: AP [33], 08/22/2023
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Suicide Watch Incidents in Louisiana Prisons Spike on Extreme Heat Days [34]

"The number of suicide watch incidents in Louisiana prisons increased by 30 percent on extreme heat days, a recently published study in the JAMA Journal found."

Climate Change [10]
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Source: , 08/22/2023
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Record Heat, Smoke Trigger Air Quality Alerts For New Orleans, Baton Rouge [36]

"What do you get when you combine record-breaking heat, wildfire smoke and sunlight? Ground-level ozone in amounts high enough to cause health problems in both Baton Rouge and New Orleans on Friday and Saturday, according to the federal/state Air Quality Index."

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Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [37], 08/22/2023
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"Gardening Changed How I See Myself As A Disabled Woman" [38]

"For Rosemary McDonnell-Horita, a 29-year-old with multiple disabilities, gardening gave her an opportunity to be a caregiver rather than a care receiver. Taking care of plants shifted the way she thought about her own body."

Agriculture [39]
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People & Population [41]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [42], 08/22/2023
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"Fierce Hilary Rolls Into Southern California, Bringing Heavy Rain, Flooding" [43]

"After days of urgent warnings and preparations, Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in Baja California on Sunday, turning roads into rivers and imperiling homes before barreling north toward Southern California."

Climate Change [10]
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Water & Oceans [44]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [45]
Source: LA Times [46], 08/21/2023
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"Locals Have Been Sounding The Alarm For Years About Lahaina Wildfire Risk" [47]

"David woke suddenly in the mid-afternoon. The 56-year-old chef could hear commotion outside and scrambled up from his nap, finding his roommates on the roof of their shared home, holding garden hoses and spraying water on a raging inferno licking closer by the minute."

Climate Change [10]
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Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [15]
Source: Grist [48], 08/21/2023
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Top Calif. Methane Emitter Is A Vast Cattle Feedlot. It Gets A Pass [49]

"Forty miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in Southern California’s Imperial Valley, the Brandt Company cattle ranch is the largest single point source of methane emissions in the state, releasing more of that greenhouse gas than any oil or gas well, refinery or landfill."

Agriculture [39]
Climate Change [10]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [45]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 08/21/2023
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Court Pauses Uinta Basin Railway Project That Would Ship Oil Through Colorado [51]

"A federal board erred when it gave approval to a railway project in eastern Utah that could ship billions of gallons of crude oil along the Colorado River, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled on Friday.

The Uinta Basin Railway project would have connected oil drilling in Utah with major rail networks with 88 miles of new tracks. The project drew widespread criticism from environmental groups, local officials in Colorado and U.S Senator Michael Bennet, which raised alarms about safety and environmental risks from increased oil traffic.
Energy & Fuel [27]
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Water & Oceans [44]
Public [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [52]
Source: Colorado Public Radio [53], 08/21/2023
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"No More Radioactive Dumping In Hudson River: NY Gov. Hochul Signs Ban" [54]

"Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the “Save the Hudson” bill into law on Friday, banning any further radioactive waste dumping in the Hudson River."

Laws & Regulations [22]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [55]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [56]
Source: Gothamist [57], 08/21/2023
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NOAA Plans to Radically Expand Offshore Aquaculture; Not Everyone Is Onboard [58]

"NOAA’s five-year plan to strengthen the domestic seafood market includes establishing dozens of open-pen fish farms up to three miles offshore. But some experts worry about the well-being of marine mammals, the expansion of dead zones from fish excrement, and infringement on wild fishing grounds."

Fish & Fisheries [59]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [60]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Civil Eats [61], 08/21/2023
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"Mexico Announces 13 New Protected Areas, With More To Come" [62]

"Mexico introduced six new national parks and seven flora and fauna protection areas covering 17,918 hectares (44,276 acres) to be overseen by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (Conanp)."

Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [60]
Public [13]
Mexico [63]
Source: Mongabay [64], 08/21/2023
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Indian Floods: More Rain, Less Snow Are Turning Himalayas Dangerous [65]

"Torrential rains and unabated construction are frequently triggering disasters in India's Himalayan region."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [13]
Asia [66]
Source: BBC News [67], 08/21/2023
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