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  • "The Biden Administration Throws a Lifeline to the Greater Sage-Grouse" [9]

    "Public asked to weigh in on new rule to limit development on the bird's habitat across much of the West".

    Agriculture [10]
    Biodiversity [11]
    Energy & Fuel [12]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Natural Resources [14]
    Wildlife [15]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: Sierra [18], 05/24/2024
    • Read more about "The Biden Administration Throws a Lifeline to the Greater Sage-Grouse" [9]
  • "Democrats Refer Big Oil Investigation To Justice Department" [19]

    "Two congressional Democrats are asking the Justice Department to pick up where they’ve left off in a yearslong investigation into an alleged climate misinformation campaign perpetuated over decades by Big Oil."

    Climate Change [20]
    Environmental Politics [21]
    Journalism & Media [22]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Science [23]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: E&E News [24], 05/23/2024
    • Read more about "Democrats Refer Big Oil Investigation To Justice Department" [19]
  • "Top Brands Buy Amazon Carbon Credits From Suspected Timber Laundering Scam" [25]

    "An analysis of two carbon credit projects in the Brazilian Amazon has found that they may be connected to illegal timber laundering."

    Climate Change [20]
    Environmental Politics [21]
    Forests [26]
    Journalism & Media [22]
    Pollution [27]
    Public [16]
    International [28]
    South America [29]
    Source: Mongabay [30], 05/23/2024
    • Read more about "Top Brands Buy Amazon Carbon Credits From Suspected Timber Laundering Scam" [25]
  • Half Of World's Pastures Degraded By Overuse, Climate Change: UN Report [31]

    "Half the world's natural pasture land has been degraded by overexploitation and the impact of climate change, putting food supplies and livelihoods in peril, the United Nations body in charge of fighting desertification said on Tuesday."

    Agriculture [10]
    Biodiversity [11]
    Climate Change [20]
    Disasters [32]
    Natural Resources [14]
    Water & Oceans [33]
    Public [16]
    International [28]
    Source: Reuters [34], 05/23/2024
    • Read more about Half Of World's Pastures Degraded By Overuse, Climate Change: UN Report [31]
  • "Migratory Freshwater Fish Populations ‘Down By More Than 80% Since 1970’" [35]

    "Migratory fish populations have crashed by more than 80% since 1970, new findings show." "‘Catastrophic’ global decline due to dams, mining, diverting water and pollution threatens humans and ecosystems, study warns".

    Fish & Fisheries [36]
    Infrastructure [37]
    Water & Oceans [33]
    Public [16]
    International [28]
    Source: Guardian [38], 05/23/2024
    • Read more about "Migratory Freshwater Fish Populations ‘Down By More Than 80% Since 1970’" [35]
  • "Where Heat Waves Might Cause Blackouts: Look Up Your Area" [39]

    "Large swaths of California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas are projected to have to endure more than four months every year in which the temperature will be high enough to compromise power transformers, new research shows. As a result, blackouts caused by overheated electrical equipment could become more frequent by mid-century."

    Climate Change [20]
    Energy & Fuel [12]
    Infrastructure [37]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: Washington Post [40], 05/23/2024
    • Read more about "Where Heat Waves Might Cause Blackouts: Look Up Your Area" [39]
  • "Fast-Rising Seas Could Swamp Septic Systems In Parts Of The South" [41]

    "On the worst days, when the backyard would flood and the toilet would gurgle and the smell of sewage hung thick in the air, Monica Arenas would flee to her mother-in-law’s home to use the bathroom or wash laundry."

    Climate Change [20]
    Environmental Health [42]
    Infrastructure [37]
    Pollution [27]
    Waste [43]
    Water & Oceans [33]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
    Source: Washington Post [45], 05/23/2024
    • Read more about "Fast-Rising Seas Could Swamp Septic Systems In Parts Of The South" [41]
  • Radioactive Sites Vulnerable As Climate Change Raises Wildfire, Flood Risks [46]

    "As Texas wildfires burned toward the nation’s primary nuclear weapons facility, workers hurried to ensure nothing flammable was around buildings and storage areas."

    Climate Change [20]
    Disasters [32]
    Nuclear Power & Radiation [47]
    Pollution [27]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: AP [48], 05/23/2024
    • Read more about Radioactive Sites Vulnerable As Climate Change Raises Wildfire, Flood Risks [46]
  • Colo. Gov. Vetoes Bill To End State Incentives For ‘Advanced Recycling’ [49]

    "Gov. Jared Polis vetoed legislation on Friday that would have banned state incentives for projects to process waste through pyrolysis and gasification — techniques to break down plastics using heat applied in low-oxygen environments."

    Chemicals [50]
    Energy & Fuel [12]
    Environmental Health [42]
    Environmental Politics [21]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Pollution [27]
    Waste [43]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [51]
    Source: CPR [52], 05/23/2024
    • Read more about Colo. Gov. Vetoes Bill To End State Incentives For ‘Advanced Recycling’ [49]
  • Mangroves Protect Communities From Storms. Half Are At Risk, Report Finds [53]

    "Half of the world's mangrove ecosystems, with trees whose roots stretch down into brackish water, are at risk of collapse. That's according to the first assessment from the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a leading scientific authority on the status of species and ecosystems. The new report finds that sea level rise fueled by climate change is the biggest risk."

    Biodiversity [11]
    Climate Change [20]
    Fish & Fisheries [36]
    Forests [26]
    Infrastructure [37]
    Natural Resources [14]
    Water & Oceans [33]
    Public [16]
    International [28]
    Source: NPR [54], 05/23/2024
    • Read more about Mangroves Protect Communities From Storms. Half Are At Risk, Report Finds [53]
  • Graduating Seniors Seek Degrees In Climate Change; US Universities Deliver [55]

    "Increasingly, U.S. colleges are creating climate change programs to meet demand from students who want to apply their firsthand experience to what they do after high school, and help find solutions."

    Climate Change [20]
    Environmental Studies [56]
    People & Population [57]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: AP [58], 05/23/2024
    • Read more about Graduating Seniors Seek Degrees In Climate Change; US Universities Deliver [55]
  • "Left And Right Unite In Panning House Republicans’ Farm Bill Proposal" [59]

    "The proposed version of the $1.5 trillion omnibus unveiled last week by House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) includes several priorities of big agribusiness — proposals that frustrated both right-aligned groups such as the Heritage Foundation and left-leaning ones including the Environmental Working Group amid progressives’ and populists’ broader dislike of what they see as crony capitalism at the U.S. farmstand."

    Agriculture [10]
    Climate Change [20]
    Consumer [60]
    Environmental Health [42]
    Environmental Politics [21]
    Food [61]
    Forests [26]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Natural Resources [14]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: The Hill [62], 05/22/2024
    • Read more about "Left And Right Unite In Panning House Republicans’ Farm Bill Proposal" [59]
  • Trump Pitch To Oil Companies Turns Off Two-Thirds Of Likely Voters: Poll [63]

    "Broad majorities of voters aren’t happy with Trump’s apparent offer of a quid pro quo to oil companies, a poll from an advocacy group has found."

    Climate Change [20]
    Energy & Fuel [12]
    Environmental Politics [21]
    Government [64]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Pollution [27]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: The Hill [65], 05/22/2024
    • Read more about Trump Pitch To Oil Companies Turns Off Two-Thirds Of Likely Voters: Poll [63]
  • "Biden and Big Oil Had a Truce. Now, It’s Collapsing." [66]

    "Companies were enjoying record profits. But the president’s decision to pause permits for gas export terminals has whipped up industry support, and donations, for Donald Trump."

    Climate Change [20]
    Economy & Business [67]
    Energy & Fuel [12]
    Environmental Politics [21]
    Laws & Regulations [13]
    Pollution [27]
    Public [16]
    National (U.S.) [17]
    Source: NYTimes [68], 05/22/2024
    • Read more about "Biden and Big Oil Had a Truce. Now, It’s Collapsing." [66]
  • La Niña Is Coming, Raising Chances Of A Dangerous Atlantic Hurricane Season [69]

    "One of the big contributors to the record-breaking global temperatures over the past year—El Niño—is nearly gone, and its opposite, La Niña, is on the way."

    Agriculture [10]
    Climate Change [20]
    Disasters [32]
    Water & Oceans [33]
    Public [16]
    International [28]
    Source: The Conversation [70], 05/22/2024
    • Read more about La Niña Is Coming, Raising Chances Of A Dangerous Atlantic Hurricane Season [69]

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