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"Climate Talks End With a Bitter Fight and a Deal on Money" [9]

"The financing plan, which calls for $300 billion per year in support for developing nations, was immediately assailed as inadequate by a string of delegates."

"Negotiators at this year’s United Nations climate summit struck an agreement early on Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan, to triple the flow of money to help developing countries adopt cleaner energy and cope with the effects of climate change. Under the deal, wealthy nations pledged to reach $300 billion per year in support by 2035, up from a current target of $100 billion.
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Forests [15]
Public [16]
International [17]
Source: NYTimes [18], 11/25/2024
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"The World Seeks an End to Plastic Pollution at Talks in South Korea" [19]

"Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement."

Chemicals [20]
Consumer [21]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [16]
International [17]
Source: NYTimes [26], 11/25/2024
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Who Has Trump Picked For Cabinet? Bessent, Chavez-DeRemer Join Nominees [27]

"Donald Trump is closing out the week with another batch of Cabinet nominations Friday."

Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [29]
Health [30]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: USA TODAY [32], 11/25/2024
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"Trump Is Already Helping Revive the College Climate Movement" [33]

"While President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, his promise to roll back climate legislation is helping inspire a new generation of green-minded progressives."

Activism [34]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [35]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: Bloomberg Green [36], 11/25/2024
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"Bird Flu Virus Detected In California Raw Milk" [37]

"State health officials said Sunday that bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm dairy."

Agriculture [38]
Environmental Health [13]
Food [39]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [31]
California [40]
Source: LA Times [41], 11/25/2024
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NOx: "E.P.A. Proposes Limits on Harmful Pollutant From Power Plants" [42]

"A rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday could better protect communities against pollution from natural gas plants. For the first time in almost two decades, the rule would update emission limits of nitrogen oxides, a group of gases that are harmful air pollutants produced from burning fossil fuels."

Air [43]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: NYTimes [44], 11/25/2024
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Asheville Restores Drinking Water After 53 Days – But Not All Want To Sip [45]

"Until earlier this week, most residents of this town east of Asheville had no drinkable tap water for 52 days. After the storm damaged infrastructure around the region, water had been partly restored in mid-October. It was good for flushing toilets but not safe for consumption. In some places, sediment left the water inky like black tea."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [46]
Infrastructure [47]
People & Population [35]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Source: Guardian [49], 11/25/2024
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"Congress Poised For Another Farm Bill Punt After Senate Nonstarter" [50]

"House Republicans rejected a farm bill proposal by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) this week, increasing the likelihood that lawmakers will pass another one-year extension of the massive legislation by the end of the year rather than a new, longer-term measure."

Agriculture [38]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [28]
Food [39]
Government [29]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [51]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: The Hill [52], 11/25/2024
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"Court Deals Setback To Efforts To Regulate Pesticide-Coated Seeds" [53]

"A federal court this week dealt a blow to calls for new regulations on pesticide-coated seeds used in farming, ruling that US regulators were not acting improperly in exempting the seeds from registration review."

Agriculture [38]
Biodiversity [54]
Chemicals [20]
Environmental Health [13]
Natural Resources [51]
Pollution [23]
Wildlife [55]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: The New Lede [56], 11/25/2024
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The Peach That Traveled The Trail Of Tears And The Elders Working To Save It [57]

"The "Indian peach" survived genocide. Can it withstand climate change?"

Agriculture [38]
Biodiversity [54]
Environmental Justice [14]
Natural Resources [51]
People & Population [35]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [58]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [31]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [59]
Source: Grist [60], 11/25/2024
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Trump Demands GOP ‘Kill’ Bill That Would Protect Journalists' Sources [61]

"In between his posts on Truth Social announcing nominees for his incoming administration, President-elect Donald Trump urged Republicans Wednesday to nix a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law."

Environmental Politics [28]
Journalism & Media [62]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: CNN [63], 11/22/2024
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"Trump Has A Plan To Cripple Government Transparency" [64]

"Federal agencies set a record for censoring and withholding documents sought through freedom-of-information requests in Trump's first term. Now it's likely to be much worse."

Environmental Politics [28]
Journalism & Media [62]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: HuffPost [65], 11/22/2024
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"Cop29 Climate Finance Deal Hits Fresh Setback As Deadline Looms" [66]

"Hopes of a breakthrough at the deadlocked UN climate talks have been dashed after a new draft of a possible deal was condemned by rich and poor countries."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Justice [14]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [16]
International [17]
Source: Guardian [67], 11/22/2024
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It’s Not Just Oil Giants. Their Favourite PR Firms Are in Baku, Too. [68]

"Fossil-friendly communications companies are represented on some national delegations to the climate talks, DeSmog analysis finds."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Journalism & Media [62]
Public [16]
International [17]
Source: DeSmog [69], 11/22/2024
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"Climate Change Drives Up Insurance Costs — And Missed Mortgage Payments" [70]

"New study finds a $500 insurance hike boosts mortgage delinquencies by 20%, stressing housing impact of changing climate."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [21]
Economy & Business [11]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [31]
Source: Floodlight [71], 11/22/2024
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