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Chantal Wreaks Havoc in N. Carolina as Lawmakers Try to Repeal Climate Goal [9]

"Early Sunday morning, Tropical Storm Chantal had blown ashore in South Carolina, and by the time it meandered into central North Carolina, it had weakened to a tropical depression. But by nightfall the impacts felt akin to a hurricane: 5 to 10 inches of rain fell within 12 hours. Dams burst. Interstates closed. Roads washed away. The Haw River reached historic levels, rising as much as 22 feet in four hours, engulfing parts of Saxapahaw."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [16], 07/09/2025
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"Nearly Two-Thirds Of US Beaches Saw Fecal Contamination Last Year: Report" [17]

"As Americans flock to the country’s coasts — and to the lakes and rivers in between — in the heat of summer, they may be doing so despite the presence of fecal matter."

Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Studies [19]
Infrastructure [20]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [23]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [25], 07/09/2025
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"Tax Credit Cuts In Trump’s Megabill Imperil Two Fully Approved Wind Farms" [26]

"The “Big, Beautiful Bill” includes rollbacks of clean energy incentives that at least two offshore wind projects rely on to pencil out financially, analysts say."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Technology [31]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Canary Media [32], 07/09/2025
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"Research Suggests Climate Change Added Excess Deaths in European Heat Wave" [33]

"Days after an intense, record-breaking heat wave sweltered wide swaths of Europe, a group of scientists released a rapid analysis estimating the extent to which climate change might have amplified the heat wave’s death toll."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [18]
People & Population [22]
Science [34]
Public [13]
Europe [35]
Middle East [36]
Source: NYTimes [37], 07/09/2025
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"First Amendment Advocates Decry Settlement In ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit" [38]

"Press freedom groups and First Amendment advocates slammed Paramount’s $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump, saying the decision emboldened Trump’s attacks against an already-battered news industry."

Environmental Politics [29]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Politico [40], 07/09/2025
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"Death Toll From Catastrophic Flooding In Texas Surpasses 100 [41]

"The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend surpassed 100 on Monday as search-and-rescue teams continued to wade into swollen rivers and use heavy equipment to untangle trees as part of the massive search for missing people."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Politics [29]
Government [42]
People & Population [22]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [43]
Source: AP [44], 07/08/2025
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"Poisoned Water And Scarred Hills" [45]

"When you stand on the edge of Bayan Obo, all you see is an expanse of scarred grey earth carved into the grasslands of Inner Mongolia in northern China. Dark dust clouds rise from deep craters where the earth’s crust has been sliced away over decades in a search of modern treasure."

Energy & Fuel [28]
Natural Resources [21]
Pollution [23]
Public [13]
Asia [46]
Source: BBC News [47], 07/08/2025
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"Increasingly Acidic Seas Threaten Oyster Farming" [48]

"Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish in the Pacific Northwest, although Trump budget cuts may thwart their efforts."

Biodiversity [49]
Chemicals [50]
Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [51]
Natural Resources [21]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [52]
Source: NYTimes [53], 07/08/2025
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Trump’s EPA Pulling Back on Promise to Crack Down on Forever Chemicals [54]

"EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has delayed enforcement of standards and terminated over $15 million in funding for “forever chemicals” research."

Chemicals [50]
Consumer [55]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [23]
Science [34]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: ProPublica [56], 07/08/2025
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"Trump DOI Weighs New Coal Sales From Public Lands In Montana And Wyoming [57]

"Federal officials on Monday took a first step toward reopening vast areas of public lands in two Western states to new coal sales as part of President Donald Trump’s push to expand U.S. fossil fuel production."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [21]
Pollution [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [58]
Source: AP [59], 07/08/2025
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Weedkiller Widely Used In US Can Damage Organs And Gut Bacteria: Research [60]

"The herbicide ingredient used to replace glyphosate in Roundup and other weedkiller products can kill gut bacteria and damage organs in multiple ways, new research shows." "Diquat is banned in the UK, EU, China and other countries. The US has resisted calls to regulate it"

Agriculture [61]
Chemicals [50]
Environmental Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [30]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [23]
Science [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [62], 07/08/2025
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‘Systematically Failed’: Groups' Latest Attempt to Reform UN Climate Talks [63]

"A new statement signed by more than 200 groups focuses on five major changes the coalition believes would mean faster, fairer climate action."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [52]
Source: Inside Climate News [64], 07/08/2025
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Underwater Turbine Spins For 6 Years Off Scotland’s Coast In Breakthrough [65]

"Submerged in about 40 meters (44 yards) of water off Scotland’s coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides for electricity — a durability mark that demonstrates the technology’s commercial viability."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Technology [31]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
International [52]
Europe [35]
Source: AP [66], 07/08/2025
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"How America’s Prairie Was Nearly Destroyed — And Why It Should Be Restored" [67]

"America’s treeless, isolated expanse put early European settlers to the test. Drought, loneliness, and debt drove many to failure, forcing the homesteaders to retreat East. But those who stayed unwittingly launched one of history’s largest terraforming projects, rewiring the land, the climate, and the future of the continent."

Agriculture [61]
Forests [68]
Natural Resources [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Grist/WBEZ [69], 07/08/2025
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"Going Beyond Grass: Turning Lawns Into a Pollinators’ Paradise" [70]

"It’s time to rethink the American lawn: a landscaping default that sucks up money, water, chemicals, and time."

Agriculture [61]
Biodiversity [49]
Chemicals [50]
Consumer [55]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [22]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [71]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Revelator [72], 07/08/2025
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