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Foresters Hope To Help Trees Migrate Amid Climate Change [9]

"Forestry technician Grace Smith has spent the spring working 10-hour days, planting trees in the woods of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge in Vermont."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Forests [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Source: NPR [16], 05/20/2022
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"Rare Monkeypox Case Confirmed In Massachusetts" [17]

"Massachusetts health authorities confirmed a case of monkeypox Wednesday after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was monitoring the possible spread of the rare but potentially serious viral illness."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Health [18]
Public [13]
International [19]
Source: Washington Post [20], 05/20/2022
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"Biden Forest Plan Stirs Dispute Over What Counts As “Old”" [21]

"President Joe Biden’s order to protect the nation’s oldest forests against climate change, wildfires and other problems devastating vast woodlands is raising a simple yet vexing question: When does a forest grow old?"

Biodiversity [10]
Forests [12]
Natural Resources [22]
Science [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [24], 05/20/2022
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"Extreme Heat Linked To Rise in US Death Rates: Study" [25]

"Extreme heat events, on the rise due to climate change, are associated with higher overall adult death rates across the U.S., a new study has found."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [26], 05/20/2022
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21 Democratic AGs File Motion To Intervene In Calif. Emissions Lawsuit [27]

"Democratic attorneys general from 20 states and the District of Columbia on Thursday filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over California’s vehicle emissions standards."

Air [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [31], 05/20/2022
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"What the Insect Crisis Means for Food, Farming — and Humanity" [32]

"Journalist and author Oliver Milman discusses the findings of his new book, how declining pollinator populations could harm vulnerable communities, and the most promising solutions."

Agriculture [33]
Biodiversity [10]
Chemicals [34]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [35]
Food [36]
Natural Resources [22]
Wildlife [37]
Public [13]
International [19]
Source: Civil Eats [38], 05/20/2022
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"Vast Swath of US at Risk of Summer Blackouts, Regulator Warns" [39]

"A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this summer as heat, drought, shuttered power plants and supply-chain woes strain the electric grid."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [40]
Disasters [35]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Green [42], 05/19/2022
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"Environmentalists Oppose More Life For California Nuke Plant" [43]

"Dozens of environmental and anti-nuclear organizations expressed opposition Tuesday to any attempt to extend the life of California’s last operating nuclear power plant, challenging suggestions that its electricity is needed to meet potential future shortages in the nation’s most populous state."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [35]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [44]
Public [13]
California [45]
Source: AP [46], 05/19/2022
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"SEC To Consider Sustainable Investing Rules" [47]

"The Securities and Exchange Commission is set to vote next week on rules that would crack down on the Wild West that has become environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [48]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [49], 05/19/2022
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Droughts, Fires, Floods: Could Climate Change Decide Australian Election? [50]

"Australia, a major coal exporter and one of the worst per capita emitters, goes to the polls Saturday. The result could be decisive for global climate goals, as voters demand lawmakers do more to cut emissions."

"The results of the Australian election this Saturday will set the climate agenda for one of the planet's worst per-capita CO2 emitters. It comes as the world faces a rapidly closing window to stop the most severe impacts of climate change.
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [35]
Environmental Politics [51]
Public [13]
Australia & Oceania [52]
Source: DW [53], 05/19/2022
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"Climate Change Swells Odds Of Record India, Pakistan Heatwaves" [54]

"Climate change makes record-breaking heatwaves in northwest India and Pakistan 100 times more likely, a Met Office study finds."

Agriculture [33]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [35]
Environmental Health [18]
Public [13]
Asia [55]
Source: BBC News [56], 05/19/2022
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"Here’s What We Know About The Legacy of DDT Dumping Off L.A.'s Coast" [57]

"Although DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, was banned 50 years ago, its toxic — and insidious — legacy continues to haunt the marine ecosystem off the California coast."

Agriculture [33]
Biodiversity [10]
Chemicals [34]
Disasters [35]
Environmental Health [18]
Fish & Fisheries [58]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Wildlife [37]
Public [13]
California [45]
Source: LA Times [59], 05/19/2022
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"Senators Announce Bipartisan Deal To Aid Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits" [60]

"The top members of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee announced a deal on Wednesday to provide care to veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits."

Chemicals [34]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [51]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Military [61]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [62], 05/19/2022
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"UN Floats Plan To Boost Renewables As Climate Worries Mount" [63]

"The United Nations chief on Wednesday launched a five-point plan to jump-start broader use of renewable energies, hoping to revive world attention on climate change as the U.N.’s weather agency said greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean heat, sea-level rise, and ocean acidification reached record highs last year."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Politics [51]
Public [13]
International [19]
Source: AP [64], 05/19/2022
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Plastic 'Recycling' Gets Boost In 18 US States — But Is It Really Recycling? [65]

"Legislators in 18 states have passed laws to encourage the chemical recycling of plastic, also known as advanced recycling. These laws deem chemical recycling facilities manufacturers, not waste-handling facilities. This classification can pave the way for government financial incentives and less-stringent regulation."

Chemicals [34]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [51]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [30]
Waste [66]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Chemical & Engineering News [67], 05/19/2022
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