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643 Freedom Of Information Requests: The Narwhal Fights For Transparency [9]

"Six hundred and forty-three. That’s how many freedom of information requests our journalists at The Narwhal filed across the country in 2023 as they dug deep to uncover information governments would otherwise keep secret."

Journalism & Media [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [12]
Canada [13]
Source: The Narwhal [14], 01/02/2024
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"What Is ‘Assisted Migration’ And What Are The Risks?" [15]

"As heat and drought continue to kill trees, humans are stepping in to help shift growing ranges. Not everyone agrees on what type of help is needed".

Climate Change [16]
Forests [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Northwest (OR WA) [20]
Source: Columbia Insight [21], 01/02/2024
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US Utilities Offer Builders Cash And Trips To Fit Homes With Gas Appliances [22]

"Dozens of US gas utilities, serving more than 35 million customers, offer builders and contractors incentives to keep fossil fuels in buildings, the Guardian has found."

Climate Change [16]
Consumer [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Guardian [26], 12/22/2023
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"Bird Flu Set To Spread In Antarctic Causing Huge Damage, Report Says" [27]

"Bird flu is likely to spread further in the Antarctic region, causing immense damage to wildlife, according to experts on the highly contagious disease that has killed hundreds of millions of birds worldwide in recent years."

Biodiversity [28]
Disasters [29]
Wildlife [30]
Public [12]
Antarctica & Arctic [31]
Source: Reuters [32], 12/22/2023
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Brazil Lawsuits Allege Direct Relationship Between Meatpackers, Deforesters [33]

"Meat processing giant JBS SA and three other slaughterhouses are facing lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in environmental damages for allegedly purchasing cattle raised illegally in a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon."

Agriculture [34]
Climate Change [16]
Forests [17]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [18]
Public [12]
South America [35]
Source: AP [36], 12/22/2023
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Land Of The Inefficient: Appliance Standards As Culture War Target [37]

"From ceiling fans to refrigerators, the Department of Energy is updating appliance efficiency standards that would affect millions of consumers."

Climate Change [16]
Consumer [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NPR [38], 12/22/2023
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"This Antarctic Octopus Has a Warning About Rising Sea Levels" [39]

"Scientists have long wondered whether the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is a ticking time bomb in terms of sea level rise. New evidence from the DNA of a small octopus that lives in the Southern Ocean suggests that the ice sheet is indeed at risk of collapsing, according to a study published on Thursday in the journal Science."

Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [16]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [12]
International [41]
Antarctica & Arctic [31]
Source: NYTimes [42], 12/22/2023
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"How 2023 Changed The Way States Do Climate Policy" [43]

"Minnesota Democrats, newly in control of the state government, began 2023 by enacting a clean electricity standard. Michigan lawmakers followed suit months later — as one of their final acts before gaveling out for the year."

Climate Change [16]
Environmental Politics [44]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [45], 12/22/2023
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AP Photos Reveal Intensity In 2023 As World Altered By Climate Change [46]

"Punishing heat that" hovered and hung on much longer than usual. Flash floods that washed away large swaths of land and life. And wildfires that burned much of the year, leaving a wake of smoke and charred earth."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [29]
Journalism & Media [10]
Public [12]
International [41]
Source: AP [47], 12/22/2023
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"A Look Back At US Climate Solutions This Year" [48]

"The country may have a long way to go in its decarbonization goals, but these stories show signs of progress."

Climate Change [16]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Grist [49], 12/22/2023
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"Congressional Mandates Trumped NEPA Lawsuits In 2023" [50]

"From Alaska to the Gulf Coast, the oil and gas industry and its allies scored key victories in legal battles this year to advance fossil fuel development over green groups’ claims that project approvals violated a bedrock environmental law."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [51], 12/22/2023
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"White Christmas? Most of US Can Keep Dreaming" [52]

"Most of the United States can keep dreaming about a white Christmas, as it likely won’t happen."

Climate Change [16]
Transportation [53]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: The Hill [54], 12/22/2023
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"The United States Is Producing More Oil Than Any Country In History" [55]

"As the world grapples with the existential crisis of climate change, environmental activists want President Joe Biden to phase out the oil industry, and Republicans argue he’s already doing that. Meanwhile, the surprising reality is the United States is pumping oil at a blistering pace and is on track to produce more oil than any country has in history."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: CNN [56], 12/21/2023
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"Supreme Court Takes Up Fight Over EPA Smog Crackdown" [57]

"The Supreme Court will soon consider a case that has the potential to deal a massive blow to the Biden administration’s goals of cleaning the air and weaning power plants off of coal."

Air [58]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [59]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [60]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [61], 12/21/2023
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"US Faces ‘Adapter Hell’ On Way To A Tesla Charging Future" [62]

"The federal government and the electric vehicle industry are moving to knit Tesla’s charging technology into public networks, positioning the company’s technology as an influential national standard."

Consumer [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Technology [63]
Transportation [53]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [64], 12/21/2023
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