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UPS Tests Tiny Battery-Powered Cycles For Deliveries In Congested Cities [9]

"UPS unveiled Tuesday a battery-powered, four-wheeled cycle to more efficiently haul cargo in some of the world’s most congested streets and to reduce its carbon footprint."

Climate Change [10]
Transportation [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [14], 06/20/2022
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"White House Weighs Fuel Export Limits as Pump Prices Surge" [15]

"Top Biden administration officials are weighing limits on exports of fuel as the White House struggles to contain gasoline prices that have topped $5 per gallon."

Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [17]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Bloomberg [18], 06/17/2022
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"Climate Change: Bonn Talks End in Acrimony Over Compensation" [19]

"Two weeks of climate talks in Germany have ended in acrimony between rich and poor countries over cash for climate damage."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [17]
Public [12]
International [20]
Source: BBC News [21], 06/17/2022
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"Emissions From New US Natural Gas Projects Will Equal 18 Million Cars" [22]

"Despite the Biden administration’s vows to fight climate change, the U.S. is currently embarking on a major effort to build out fossil fuel infrastructure following the war in Ukraine—with potentially disastrous climate results."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Earther [23], 06/17/2022
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"U.S. House Passes A Major Wildlife Conservation Spending Bill" [24]

"A bill to conserve endangered species — from the red-cockaded woodpecker to the snuffbox mussel — was passed by the U.S. House in a 231-to-190 vote on Tuesday."

Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Wildlife [27]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NPR [28], 06/17/2022
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"Shaky Oasis For Some Polar Bears Found, But Not For Species" [29]

"With the polar bear species in a fight for survival because of disappearing Arctic sea ice, a new distinct group of Greenland bears seem to have stumbled on an icy oasis that might allow a small remote population to “hang on.”

Biodiversity [30]
Climate Change [10]
Wildlife [27]
Public [12]
International [20]
Antarctica & Arctic [31]
Source: AP [32], 06/17/2022
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"House Passes Bill To End Restrictions On Higher-Ethanol Fuels" [33]

"The House of Representatives on Thursday passed an omnibus appropriations bill aimed at addressing spiraling fuel costs by further expanding the availability of higher-ethanol fuel blends."

Agriculture [34]
Consumer [35]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Transportation [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Hill [36], 06/17/2022
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Just 13% Of Nations In Stockholm Convention Have Disposed Of PCBs Properly [37]

"A majority of countries are not on track to remove the toxic pollutants known as PCBs from the environment by the 2028 global Stockholm Convention goal, according to a new study."

Forests [38]
Infrastructure [39]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Waste [40]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [20]
Source: EHN [41], 06/17/2022
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"Can a Law Protecting Endangered Animals Stop New Oil Drilling?" [42]

"A coalition of environmental groups sued the Biden administration on Wednesday for failing to consider the harms caused to endangered species from the emissions produced by oil and gas drilling on public lands."

Biodiversity [30]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Wildlife [27]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [43], 06/17/2022
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"How Millions Of Lives Can Be Saved If The US Acts Now On Climate" [44]

"Researchers have now calculated how many people could be saved from heat-related death if the US takes meaningful action".

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [45]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Guardian [46], 06/17/2022
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Scientists Name Climate Change As Likely Cause For Alaska Snow Crab Decline [47]

"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 [48]
Water & Oceans [49]
Public [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [50]
Source: Alaska Journal of Commerce [51], 06/17/2022
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"U.S. Issues New Warnings On 'Forever Chemicals' In Drinking Water" [52]

"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 [53]
Consumer [35]
Environmental Health [45]
Water & Oceans [49]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Reuters [54], 06/16/2022
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"Part of Flooded Yellowstone Likely To Remain Closed All Summer" [55]

"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 [56]
Natural Resources [26]
Water & Oceans [49]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [57], 06/16/2022
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"LNG Plant Had History Of Safety Issues Before Explosion" [58]

"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 [56]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [20]
Source: E&E News [59], 06/16/2022
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"Why the Chesapeake Bay’s Beloved Blue Crabs Are at an All-Time Low" [60]

"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 [48]
Public [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [61]
Source: Inside Climate News [62], 06/16/2022
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