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Scientists Name Climate Change As Likely Cause For Alaska Snow Crab Decline [9]

"Even as scientists are still trying to figure out why the Bering Sea snow crab stock crashed in 2021, federal managers are working on a plan to help rebuild it."

Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [14]
Source: Alaska Journal of Commerce [15], 06/17/2022
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"U.S. Issues New Warnings On 'Forever Chemicals' In Drinking Water" [16]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released new warnings for synthetic pollutants in drinking water known as "forever chemicals" saying the toxins can still be harmful even at levels so low they are not detectable."

Chemicals [17]
Consumer [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Reuters [21], 06/16/2022
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"Part of Flooded Yellowstone Likely To Remain Closed All Summer" [22]

"Yellowstone National Park officials say portions of the park may be closed for an “extended” period following catastrophic flooding that caused a park shutdown, the ejection of more than 10,000 visitors and widespread infrastructure damage whose repair will require both serious dollars and tough decisions."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [25], 06/16/2022
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"LNG Plant Had History Of Safety Issues Before Explosion" [26]

"The explosion and fire in Texas last week that shut down about one-fifth of the country’s liquefied natural gas export capacity wasn’t the first time flames have bedeviled the Freeport LNG facility."

Disasters [23]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [28]
Source: E&E News [29], 06/16/2022
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"Why the Chesapeake Bay’s Beloved Blue Crabs Are at an All-Time Low" [30]

"Scientists on the latest dredge survey said factors like pollution, predation and a sex imbalance in the blue crab population could be among the factors contributing to the decline."

Fish & Fisheries [11]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 06/16/2022
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"Global Regulators Set Out Climate Checklist For Banks" [33]

"Global regulators published a detailed checklist for banks on Wednesday to assess how climate change affects all aspects of their business, including pay and capital, as economies set carbon reduction targets."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [34]
Public [13]
International [28]
Source: Reuters [35], 06/16/2022
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Bank Group Accused Of Loopholes And ‘Greenwashing’ In Climate Pledge [36]

"Banks that have signed up to a global climate pledge, led by Mark Carney, a former governor of the Bank of England, can still invest unlimited amounts in coal mining and coal power, despite promises to tighten the rules on their lending."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [34]
Environmental Politics [37]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Public [13]
International [28]
Source: Guardian [39], 06/16/2022
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"Air Pollution Worse For Global Lifespan Than Cigarettes Or Alcohol" [40]

"Breathing is more dangerous than smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol."

Air [41]
Environmental Health [19]
Pollution [42]
Public [13]
International [28]
Source: Washington Post [43], 06/16/2022
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"New Data Reveals Extraordinary Global Heating In The Arctic" [44]

"New data has revealed extraordinary rates of global heating in the Arctic, up to seven times faster than the global average."

Climate Change [10]
Public [13]
International [28]
Antarctica & Arctic [45]
Source: Guardian [46], 06/16/2022
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"Renewable-Rich States Push Feds to End Electricity Grid Logjam" [47]

"A $2.5 billion, 550-mile power line designed to transport 4,500 megawatts of wind-generated clean electricity from rural New Mexico to cities like Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Las Vegas hungry for zero-carbon energy seemed ahead of its time."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Infrastructure [48]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [49], 06/16/2022
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"Great Lakes Ice Coverage Declines As The Climate Warms" [50]

"The last bits of winter snow and ice in the Great Lakes melted in late May, according to a NOAA-GLSEA (Great Lakes Surface Environmental Analysis) tracker that uses satellite data to produce real-time daily estimates of Great Lakes ice coverage."

Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [51]
Source: NPR [52], 06/16/2022
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"Conservation Groups Sue Feds To Protect Old-Growth Forests" [53]

"Six environmental groups sued officials of the Biden administration Tuesday, saying a Trump-era rule change that allowed logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest violates federal laws and was politically motivated."

Forests [54]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: AP [55], 06/15/2022
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"Biden Tells Oil Refiners: Produce More Gas, Fewer Profits" [56]

"President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel, saying their profits have tripled during a time of war between Russia and Ukraine as Americans struggle with record high prices at the pump."

Consumer [18]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [37]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: AP [57], 06/15/2022
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"How Extreme Heat Kills, Sickens, Strains and Ages Us" [58]

"Researchers are drilling down into the ways life on a hotter planet will tax our bodies, and looking for protections that, unlike air-conditioning, don’t make the problem worse."

"When W. Larry Kenney, a professor of physiology at Pennsylvania State University, began studying how extreme heat harms humans, his research focused on workers inside the disaster-stricken Three Mile Island nuclear plant, where temperatures were as high as 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NYTimes [59], 06/15/2022
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"Leaked List: EPA Eyes Closure Plans For 160 Coal Ash Ponds" [60]

"EPA is investigating closure plans for more than 160 unlined lagoons filled with sludge left over from burning coal that could possibly leach toxic pollutants into groundwater, according to a document obtained by E&E News.
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Health [19]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Pollution [42]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [61], 06/15/2022
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