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Bill To Withdraw Va. From Carbon-Trading Program Dies In State Committee [9]

"A committee of the Virginia Senate on Tuesday defeated a bill backed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) that would withdraw the state from a regional carbon-trading initiative."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [14]
Source: The Hill [15], 01/26/2023
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Pa. Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Gas Wells In 5 Years, Ignored State Law [16]

"Pennsylvania’s environmental regulator says, over a five-year period, more than half of conventional oil and gas operators failed to report how much gas they pulled from the ground and whether their equipment is safe."

Chemicals [17]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [20]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [14]
Source: NPR [21], 01/26/2023
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US Refuses Calls For Immediate Protection Of North Atlantic Right Whales [22]

"The U.S. government has denied two petitions to immediately protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales during the species’ calving season, raising concerns that this population of whales will continue to decline without intervention. There are currently about 340 of these whales left, making them one of the most threatened cetaceans in the world."

Biodiversity [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Transportation [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Mongabay [27], 01/26/2023
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Regulators Nix Proposal To Delay Closure Of Last California Nuclear Plant [28]

"In pointed language, federal regulators rebuffed a request Tuesday from the operator of California’s last nuclear power plant that could have smoothed its pathway to securing a longer operating life for its twin reactors."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [29]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [26]
California [31]
Source: AP [32], 01/26/2023
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"Silencing Science: How Indonesia Is Censoring Wildlife Research" [33]

"Under President Joko Widodo, Indonesia has gained international praise for its conservation policies. But now the government is clamping down on scientists who are questioning official claims that the country’s endangered orangutan and rhino populations are increasing."

Biodiversity [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [34]
Journalism & Media [35]
Public [13]
Australia & Oceania [36]
Source: YaleE360 [37], 01/26/2023
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"Agency Delays Protections For Imperiled Bat, Prairie Chicken" [38]

"The Biden administration is temporarily delaying stepped-up legal protections for two imperiled species following efforts by congressional Republicans to derail the actions."

Biodiversity [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [39]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: AP [40], 01/26/2023
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"Sea Otter Recovery Is Sending Ripples through the Ecosystem" [41]

"On Pleasant Island, Alaska, wolves are feasting on sea otters. That’s surprisingly bad news for deer."

Biodiversity [23]
Environmental Studies [34]
Natural Resources [39]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [42]
Public [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [43]
Source: Hakai [44], 01/26/2023
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"Dolphins Make A Splash In The Bronx River For First Time In 5 Years" [45]

"Dolphins are cavorting in the Bronx River of all places for the first time in at least five years, delighting New Yorkers. They’re a hopeful sign that efforts to clean up the river, long plagued by pollution, are seeing some success, said city officials."

Biodiversity [23]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Natural Resources [39]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [42]
Public [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
Source: HuffPost [48], 01/26/2023
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"The FDA Proposes New Targets To Limit Lead In Baby Food" [49]

"It's not possible to remove all traces of lead from the food supply, because the heavy metal is found throughout the environment and can be absorbed by plants. So traces are found in the vegetables, fruits and grains that are used to make baby food. But as toxic metal exposure can be harmful to developing brains, the Food and Drug Administration is issuing new guidelines to reduce children's exposure to the lowest level possible."

Agriculture [50]
Chemicals [17]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [19]
Food [51]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: NPR [52], 01/25/2023
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‘No Miracles Needed’: Mark Jacobson On How Renewables Can Power The World [53]

Wind, water and solar can provide plentiful and cheap power, he argues, ending the carbon emissions driving the climate crisis, slashing deadly air pollution and ensuring energy security. Carbon capture and storage, biofuels, new nuclear and other technologies are expensive wastes of time, Prof. Mark Jacobson argues.

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Public [13]
International [54]
Source: Guardian [55], 01/25/2023
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"The Sierra Club Tries to Move Past John Muir, George Floyd and #MeToo" [56]

"After a public reckoning and the departure of its executive director, the nation’s largest environmental organization has tapped Ben Jealous as its new leader."

Activism [57]
Environmental Justice [58]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: NYTimes [59], 01/25/2023
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"NIH Biosecurity Advisers Urge Tighter Oversight Of Pathogen Research" [60]

"Scientists advising the National Institutes of Health on Friday released a draft report urging intensified government oversight of experiments on dangerous pathogens, including broadening the definition of the kinds of pathogens that could trigger a pandemic."

Environmental Health [19]
Science [61]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Washington Post [62], 01/25/2023
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"Ukraine War Moves ‘Doomsday Clock’ To 90 Seconds To Midnight" [63]

"With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the specter of nuclear weapon use, Earth crept its closest to Armageddon, a science-oriented advocacy group said, moving its famous “Doomsday Clock” up to just 90 seconds before midnight."

Activism [57]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [64]
Military [65]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [30]
Science [61]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [26]
International [54]
Source: AP [66], 01/25/2023
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"FAO: Rising Prices, Food Insecurity Add To Ranks Of Hungry" [67]

"Growing numbers of people in Asia lack enough to eat as food insecurity rises with higher prices and worsening poverty, according to a report released Tuesday by the Food and Agricultural Organization and other United Nations agencies."

Agriculture [50]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [68]
Food [51]
Public [13]
International [54]
Source: AP [69], 01/25/2023
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Ancient Seeds From Fertile Crescent Could Help Save Us From Climate Change [70]

"The gene bank can hold as many as 120,000 varieties of plants. Many of the seeds come from crops as old as agriculture itself. They're sown by farmers in the Fertile Crescent region, where cultivation began some 11,000 years ago. Other seeds were deposited by researchers who've hiked in the past four decades through forests and mountains in the Middle East, Asia and North Africa, searching for wild relatives of wheat, legumes and other crops that are important to the human diet."

Agriculture [50]
Climate Change [10]
Food [51]
Natural Resources [39]
Science [61]
Public [13]
International [54]
Source: NPR [71], 01/25/2023
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