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Citing Neo-Nazis, States Pass Laws Meant To Thwart Climate Grid Protesters [9]

"Utah, Georgia and Tennessee are the latest states to pass legislation designed to counter demonstrations like those against the Dakota Access pipeline."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
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Source: HuffPost [20], 04/20/2023
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"Cloud Seeding Catching On Amid Rocky Mountain Drought" [21]

"Garrett Cammans and his brothers sometimes don’t talk about their toughest moments on the job in the cloud seeding business, like the time when one of them got stuck in deep mountain snow and had to hike out alone in the dark."

Air [22]
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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [26]
Source: AP [27], 04/20/2023
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"Report Finds That Heat, Drought And Fires Worsen Air In The West" [28]

"People in western states are breathing dirtier, more polluted air — and worsening heat, drought and wildfires are fueling the pollution, according to a new report."

Air [22]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [31], 04/19/2023
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House Fails To Override Biden Veto Of Resolution To Overturn EPA Water Rule [32]

"The House of Representatives on Tuesday failed to override President Joe Biden’s veto of a resolution to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency water rule."

Biodiversity [33]
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Source: CNN [36], 04/19/2023
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"U.S. Car Brands Will Benefit Most From Electric Car Tax Breaks" [37]

"Rules that take effect on Tuesday will limit the $7,500 credits to electric cars made domestically with minerals from the U.S. or trade allies."

Climate Change [11]
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Source: NYTimes [41], 04/19/2023
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Historic Asia Heat Breaks Records, With Extremes In Thailand And China [42]

"Numerous heat records have been broken across Southeast Asia, China and other parts of the continent in recent days as the region remains in the grip of a dangerously scorching heat wave, with Thailand in particular experiencing unusually extreme conditions."

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Asia [44]
Source: Washington Post [45], 04/19/2023
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Bill Would Fine Texans for Multiple Unenforced Environmental Complaints [46]

"Opponents say the bill would have a “chilling effect” on citizen reports of air and water pollution."

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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 04/19/2023
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"House Republicans Target Climate Law In Debt Limit Bid" [49]

"House Republicans are considering repealing parts of Democrats’ signature climate law — and replacing it with parts of their own — in their opening bid in talks to raise the debt ceiling."

Climate Change [11]
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Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [50], 04/19/2023
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"Banks With ‘Net-Zero’ Pledges Are Top Funders of Fossil Fuels" [51]

"Fossil fuel projects require money — and that money is coming from the world’s top private banks, including many with net-zero climate pledges. That’s according to a new report from the Rainforest Action Network, which looked at the major financial institutions funding oil and gas infrastructure since the 2015 Paris Agreement."

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Journalism & Media [52]
Public [18]
International [53]
Source: Grist [54], 04/19/2023
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"The Unlikely Center Of America’s EV Battery Revolution" [55]

"Georgia is gaining thousands of jobs from electric vehicle manufacturing. But lawmakers are hesitant to fully embrace EVs — or the fight against climate change."

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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [56]
Source: Washington Post [57], 04/19/2023
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"Southwestern US Rivers Get Boost From Winter Snowpack" [58]

"Federal water managers have more room to breathe this spring as two Southwestern rivers that provide New Mexico and Texas with drinking water and irrigation supplies are seeing the benefits of record snowpack and spring runoff."

Agriculture [59]
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Natural Resources [35]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: AP [60], 04/19/2023
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"US Cities See 'Urban Mining' Potential In Building Deconstruction" [61]

"The cavernous Maryland warehouse housing Community Forklift bulges with doors, windows, flooring and light fixtures, some lightly used, some more so, but all for sale at big discounts."

Infrastructure [16]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [63], 04/19/2023
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"Berkeley Ban on Natural Gas Hookups Tossed by Ninth Circuit" [64]

"A California city’s ordinance banning natural gas hookups in new buildings was toppled Monday by the Ninth Circuit, which said that the ordinance is preempted by federal law."

Climate Change [11]
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National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [65], 04/18/2023
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"Report: Climate Change, Disease Imperil North American Bats" [66]

"More than half of North America’s bat species are likely to diminish significantly as climate change, disease and habitat loss take their toll, scientists warned Monday."

Biodiversity [33]
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Wildlife [67]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [19]
Canada [68]
Mexico [69]
Source: AP [70], 04/18/2023
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"As The Climate Suffers, Enforcement Needed For Corporate Green Pledges" [71]

"With many net-zero goals amounting to little more than greenwashing, new measures are required to bring accountability, experts say".

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [38]
Economy & Business [39]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [15]
Journalism & Media [52]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [30]
Public [18]
International [53]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [72], 04/18/2023
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