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Chile President Laments 'Tragedy' As Wildfires Kill More Than 100 [9]

"Fires devastating parts of central Chile have killed at least 64 people and the country faces a "tragedy of very great magnitude," President Gabriel Boric said on Sunday, as he warned that the death toll likely will surge in coming days."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Forests [12]
Public [13]
South America [14]
Source: Reuters [15], 02/05/2024
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EPA Rushed To Approve Dicamba In 2020 Despite Scientific Concerns: Documents [16]

"In December 2021, a small team of scientists working for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a stark report on a controversial weed killer that had been the subject of years of complaints from farmers and environmentalists."

Agriculture [17]
Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Science [22]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: The New Lede [24], 02/05/2024
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"How the U.S. Became the World’s Biggest Gas Supplier" [25]

"In just eight years, the United States has rocketed from barely selling any gas overseas to becoming the world’s No. 1 supplier, a remarkable shift that has profited oil and gas companies and strengthened American influence abroad. But climate activists worry that soaring exports of liquefied natural gas could make global warming worse."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [27]
Source: NYTimes [28], 02/05/2024
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"Bank of America Pledged to Stop Financing Coal. Now It’s Backtracking." [29]

"The changes come as Republican lawmakers step up efforts to punish businesses that consider climate change and the environment in their operations."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [31], 02/05/2024
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"Report: Restructure Climate Change Aid To Alaska Villages" [32]

"Permafrost thaw, erosion, storm surges and other climate-change impacts in Alaska’s rural Native villages are not being properly addressed by federal programs because residents have too much trouble overcoming bureaucratic hurdles, said a report issued by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Justice [33]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [23]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
Source: Alaska Beacon [35], 02/05/2024
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"The Twisted Tale of Indianapolis’ White River" [36]

"Once considered one of the most-polluted waterways in the nation, the White River has been neglected and abused for 200 years. Can it make a comeback?"

Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [33]
Environmental Politics [20]
Planning & Growth [37]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [40]
Source: Sierra [41], 02/05/2024
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Cannabis Grower To Pay $750,000 For Violating State Water, Wildlife Regs [42]

"State officials said a Humboldt County cannabis operation took water from streams and damaged wetlands for years without authorization. The owner called the fine extreme and unfair but agreed to pay and restore wetlands."

Agriculture [17]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [43]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [39]
Public [13]
California [44]
Source: CalMatters [45], 02/05/2024
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Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest, Authoritarian Backlash [46]

"As Earth’s annual average temperature pushes against the 1.5 degree Celsius limit beyond which climatologists expect the impacts of global warming to intensify, social scientists warn that humanity may be about to sleepwalk into a dangerous new era in human history. Research shows the increasing climate shocks could trigger more social unrest and authoritarian, nationalist backlashes."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Military [47]
Public [13]
International [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 02/02/2024
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"What Happened When Climate Deniers Met An AI Chatbot?" [49]

"A study suggests there could be an unexpected upside to ChatGPT's popularity."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [20]
Technology [50]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Grist [51], 02/02/2024
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"Understanding How The Environment Affects Pregnant People’s Health" [52]

"After years of focusing on babies and children, researchers find that exposure to environmental hazards can have long-term effects on pregnant people’s health, too."

Environmental Health [19]
People & Population [53]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [27]
Source: EHN [54], 02/02/2024
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"In Peru, a Mission to Save the Stingless Bee" [55]

"Native to the tropics, these pollinators are taking a lead role in one of the latest efforts to conserve the Amazon rainforest."

"As a child, Heriberto Vela, an Indigenous resident of Loreto, Peru, watched his father pull nests of wild stingless bees from trees in the Amazon forest. Together, the two then extracted honey from the nests to help cure colds and other ailments.
Biodiversity [56]
Climate Change [10]
Forests [12]
Natural Resources [43]
Public [13]
South America [14]
Source: NYTimes [57], 02/02/2024
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"Truck Makers Team Up to Push for Electric Vehicle Chargers" [58]

"There are more than four million electric vehicles on American roads, but fewer than 1,000 of them are heavy-duty trucks. On Tuesday, the three largest truck makers announced a push to remedy that deficit by calling on governments and utilities to help them build many more places to charge big rigs."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Infrastructure [59]
Transportation [60]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [61], 02/02/2024
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"Too Hot To Party? Extreme Temperatures Threaten Live Music Shows" [62]

"From hail the size of golf balls to deadly heat, concert-goers in 2023 were forced to deal with extreme weather events that put them in harm's way during the world's warmest year on record, with temperatures predicted to climb even higher in 2024."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [63]
Environmental Health [19]
People & Population [53]
Public [13]
International [27]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [64], 02/02/2024
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Barbudans Launch New Environmental Lawsuit Against Wealthy Developers [65]

"Construction of two private villas inside a national park in Barbuda has sparked the latest environmental legal fight between angry residents and wealthy foreigners seeking to develop the Caribbean island with support from the government."

Environmental Justice [33]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [43]
People & Population [53]
Public [13]
Central America & the Caribbean [66]
Source: AP [67], 02/02/2024
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"US Wildfire Response Could Force Poorest Out Of Paradise" [68]

"Fire in Paradise: Low-income US home owners face soaring insurance premiums in 'managed retreat' from climate change".

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Justice [33]
Infrastructure [59]
People & Population [53]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [23]
California [44]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [69], 02/02/2024
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