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State Farm Stops New Home Insurance Sales In Calif. Amid Wildfire Risks [9]

"State Farm said it would stop selling new insurance policies to homeowners in California, exacerbating troubles for thousands in the wildfire-prone state, who are already feeling the heat with coverage getting costlier or harder to come by."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Disasters [12]
Economy & Business [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [16]
Source: Reuters [17], 05/31/2023
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"Climate Battle Looms As Smith Wins Alberta Election And Targets Trudeau" [18]

"Alberta's election of conservative leader Danielle Smith puts her on a collision course with Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over climate policies that she claims will undermine the province's massive fossil fuel industry."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Public [14]
Canada [21]
Source: Reuters [22], 05/31/2023
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"Delta Air Lines Hit With Lawsuit Over Claims Of Carbon Neutrality" [23]

"A consumer class action lawsuit filed Tuesday claims Delta Air Lines inaccurately billed itself as the world’s “first carbon-neutral airline” and should pay damages. The complaint in federal court in California alleges the airline relied on carbon offsets that were largely bogus."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [13]
Pollution [24]
Science [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [26], 05/31/2023
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"Cop28 President’s Team Accused Of Wikipedia ‘Greenwashing’" [27]

"The Cop28 president, Sultan Al Jaber, has been accused of attempting to “greenwash” his image after it emerged that members of his team had edited Wikipedia pages that highlighted his role as CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc)."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [28]
Science [25]
Public [14]
International [29]
Source: Guardian [30], 05/31/2023
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"As Water Levels Drop, the Risk of Arsenic Rises" [31]

"In Colorado's famed San Luis Valley, residents who rely on well water are grappling not only with a shortage amid drought, but questionable quality of the water coming out of the ground."

Agriculture [32]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Health [33]
Infrastructure [34]
Natural Resources [35]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [37]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 05/31/2023
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"Joe Rogan Is Fueling Climate Misinformation on TikTok, Watchdogs Warn" [39]

"A clip of celebrity podcaster Joe Rogan touting a conspiracy theory that links global warming to Earth’s magnetic field has gone viral on TikTok, despite the platform’s new policy prohibiting climate misinformation, a new report warns."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [28]
Science [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 05/31/2023
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"How The U.S. Wants To Pressure China To Help Avert Climate Catastrophe" [41]

"The Biden administration is searching for ways to push the world’s largest polluter to reduce carbon emissions, as superpower rivalries engulf a fragile bilateral relationship that could determine the future of global warming."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Asia [42]
Source: Washington Post [43], 05/31/2023
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"Land Around The U.S. Is Sinking. Here Are Some Of The Fastest Areas." [44]

"Imagine Earth’s surface is like a stack of pancakes. The pancakes, or layers of soil and rocks, may appear fairly evenly stacked and fluffy. Over time though, the stack can become compressed, thinner and shorter. Scientists observe this downward motion of land, called land subsidence, across the planet."

Environmental Studies [45]
Natural Resources [35]
People & Population [46]
Planning & Growth [47]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [48], 05/31/2023
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"Why Our Allergies Are Getting Worse — And What To Do About It" [49]

"If it seems like your seasonal allergies are getting worse over time, you're probably not wrong. Estimates are that 30 to 40% of the world's population now have some form of allergy, and medical anthropologist Theresa MacPhail says allergic reactions — including everything from hay fever to eczema and asthma — are growing in the U.S. and around the world."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [33]
Food [50]
Natural Resources [35]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [29]
Source: NPR [51], 05/31/2023
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"Debt Ceiling Deal Includes Permitting Reforms" [52]

"The deal between House Republicans and the White House to raise the debt ceiling includes changes to environmental permitting for energy projects, according to people familiar with the details."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Laws & Regulations [53]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [54], 05/30/2023
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"U.S. Justice Department Probes California Refinery Over Emissions" [55]

"The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a California unit of oil refiner PBF Energy Inc over a November emissions release, the company said."

Air [56]
Chemicals [57]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [33]
Laws & Regulations [53]
Pollution [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [16]
Source: Reuters [58], 05/30/2023
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Wildfire In Canada's Halifax Leads To Evacuation Orders For Thousands [59]

"A wildfire in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax led to mandatory evacuation orders for thousands of homes, and officials said residents will not be not allowed to return until advised by municipal authorities."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [12]
Forests [60]
Public [14]
Canada [21]
Source: Reuters [61], 05/30/2023
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Operator Error Caused 400,000-Gallon Crude Oil Spill Outside Midland, TX [62]

"EnLink Midstream’s Chickadee pipeline ruptured on March 29, 2023, causing one of the largest oil spills in the past decade in Texas. An incident report blames the massive spill on “incorrect operation.”"

"Operator errors caused 402,486 gallons of crude oil to gush out of an EnLink Midstream pipeline south of Midland, Texas on the night of March 29.
Disasters [12]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [33]
Laws & Regulations [53]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [63]
Source: Inside Climate News [64], 05/30/2023
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DeSantis Accused Of ‘Catastrophic’ Climate Approach After Campaign Launch [65]

"Ron DeSantis has been accused of a “catastrophic” approach to the climate crisis after he launched his campaign for US president by saying he rejects the “politicization of the weather” and questioning whether hurricanes hitting his home state of Florida have been worsened by climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Politics [20]
Science [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Guardian [66], 05/30/2023
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"Burning Trash For The Planet? Climate Cash Sets Off Branding Frenzy." [67]

"Incinerators, plastics companies and big agriculture among polluters racing to position as green as billions in federal subsidies flow".

Chemicals [57]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [53]
Pollution [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [68], 05/30/2023
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