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Analysis: Russian Attacks Spur Debate About Nuclear Power As Climate Fix [9]

"Russia’s takeover of Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine should spur companies and policymakers to be more careful in plans to build reactors to fight climate change, nuclear safety experts said on Friday."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Military [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Reuters [16], 03/07/2022
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L.A. Has $556 Million Plan To Capture More Storm Water. Will They Do It? [17]

"After a series of storms drenched the region with a record 9.4 inches of rain in December, the Los Angeles River became a roiling, violent torrent in its concrete channel, before finally spilling into the Pacific Ocean."

Infrastructure [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [14]
California [20]
Source: LA Times [21], 03/07/2022
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"UN Report Paints Dire Picture Of The Gulf Of Mexico’s Future" [22]

"NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020, ferocious winds from Hurricane Laura destroyed homes across coastal Louisiana. Hurricane Ida hit in 2021, leaving the entire city of New Orleans without power for days.
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [23]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: AP [25], 03/07/2022
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EPA Chief Tours Failing Sewage Systems In Alabama Black Belt [26]

"On the eve of the Selma Jubilee, commemorating the “Bloody Sunday” march that helped catalyze support for the Voting Rights Act 57 years ago, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency toured Alabama’s Black Belt to witness a different kind of struggle: the battle for clean water and basic sanitation."

Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Pollution [29]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Source: Birmingham News [31], 03/07/2022
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"An Oil Spill Upends An Ancestral Fishing Tradition" [32]

"It’s peak fishing season along Peru’s coastline, and on a day like this one, Robert Roberto Merino Leon would have set out before dawn to the waters that sustained his family for the last two decades."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Fish & Fisheries [33]
Pollution [29]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [14]
South America [34]
Source: Washington Post [35], 03/07/2022
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Climate Change, COVID Loom Over Alaska's 50th Iditarod Sled Dog Race [36]

"Forty-nine mushers and their teams of huskies trotted through Alaska's largest city on Saturday to start the 50th annual running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, an event transformed by climate change and commercialism since its humble beginnings."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [27]
Transportation [37]
Public [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
Source: Reuters [39], 03/07/2022
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"Russian Troops Seize Site Of Nuclear Plant Fire; West Condemns Attacks [40]

"The fire at Europe's largest nuclear power plant was extinguished Friday after Russian shelling lit ablaze a building on its site and prompted international fears of a nuclear disaster."

Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [27]
Military [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [13]
Pollution [29]
Public [14]
Europe [41]
Source: USA TODAY [42], 03/04/2022
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"Lawmakers Push to Ban Russian Oil Imports, Amid White House Resistance" [43]

"Republicans and Democrats in Congress are pushing President Biden to ban Russian energy imports as they search for new ways to punish Moscow for its bloody invasion of Ukraine, even as the White House resists the idea, which it argues would drive up the price of gasoline and other energy costs for Americans."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [44]
Military [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: NYTimes [45], 03/04/2022
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Arctic Council In Upheaval Over Russia Amid Climate Change In Region [46]

"Countries of the Arctic Council said on Thursday they would boycott future talks in Russia over its Ukraine invasion, throwing international cooperation in the region into upheaval at a time when climate change is opening it up to resource exploitation."

Climate Change [10]
Military [12]
Natural Resources [47]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Reuters [48], 03/04/2022
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Docs Reveal Names of 3 EPA Officials Who Downplayed Chemical Hazards [49]

"All three officials have played a significant role in pressuring scientists to dismiss the risks posed by products the EPA is assessing, according to whistleblowers."

Agriculture [50]
Chemicals [51]
Economy & Business [52]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [44]
Laws & Regulations [53]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The Intercept [54], 03/04/2022
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"Why $100 a Barrel Oil Could Be Bad for the Energy Transition" [55]

"With oil costing more than $100 a barrel, and Russia’s war in Ukraine underscoring the risk of relying on fossil fuel, it would seem like a great time to speed up the transition away from the polluting fuel. The reality isn’t so simple."

Economy & Business [52]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [44]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Bloomberg [56], 03/04/2022
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"EPA Confirms Filters Reduce Lead In Michigan City’s Water" [57]

"The filters distributed in Benton Harbor, Michigan during the city’s recent lead water crisis worked properly, according to a study state officials said was conducted to give residents assurance."

Chemicals [51]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Laws & Regulations [53]
Pollution [29]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [58]
Source: AP [59], 03/04/2022
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"EPA To GE: Good To Go On Housatonic River Cleanup" [60]

"The Environmental Protection Agency’s approach to removing toxins from the Housatonic River, first outlined in broad terms two years ago, now is official."

Chemicals [51]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [44]
Laws & Regulations [53]
Pollution [29]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [61]
Source: Berkshire Eagle [62], 03/04/2022
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"House Approves Bill To Help Veterans Exposed To Toxics" [63]

"The House passed legislation today [Thursday] to deliver comprehensive health care and benefits to veterans affected by toxic exposure, after President Biden pressed Congress during his State of the Union address to take action on the issue."

Chemicals [51]
Environmental Health [27]
Laws & Regulations [53]
Military [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: E&E News [64], 03/04/2022
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Analysis: Big Oil's Plastic Boom Threatens U.N.'s Pollution Pact [65]

"When the United Nations agreed a landmark deal to create the world's first ever global plastic pollution treaty this week, every party was quick to claim a victory, from industry lobbyists to environmental activists. That could spell trouble."

Chemicals [51]
Consumer [66]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [44]
Laws & Regulations [53]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Reuters [67], 03/04/2022
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