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Alexandria, Va., Digs $615 Million Tunnel to Fix Its Sewage Overflows [9]

Alexandria, Va., is almost finished digging a 2.2-mile tunnel to fix its combined sewer overflow problem..

Environmental Health [10]
Infrastructure [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [16], 08/21/2024
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Wisconsin Senate Candidates Differ Widely In Climate Views [17]

"While Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin has warned that climate change threatens “our very way of life,” GOP challenger Eric Hovde compared clean energy tax credits to “corporate welfare.”"

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [22], 08/21/2024
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"Democrats Divided Over Permitting Reform’s Climate Math" [23]

"The Democratic caucus is divided over whether to support legislation that seeks to speed up the nation’s energy build-out — largely based on disagreements about what its actual climate impacts would be."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [19]
Infrastructure [11]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Hill [25], 08/21/2024
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"Coal Power Defined This Minnesota Town. Can Solar Win It Over?" [26]

"One of the nation’s largest coal-fueled electric plants is being replaced with thousands of acres of solar panels and a test of long-duration batteries."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Infrastructure [11]
Public [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Source: NYTimes [28], 08/21/2024
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"New York City’s Trees Work Hard. Still, They Could Use a Little Help." [29]

"A chemical reaction involving emissions from cars and buildings can negate their environmental benefits. New research shows what big cities can do about it."

Air [30]
Chemicals [31]
Forests [32]
Natural Resources [33]
Pollution [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [20]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [34]
Source: NYTimes [35], 08/21/2024
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"Climate Groups Begin $55 Million Ad Campaign for Kamala Harris" [36]

"Several organizations focused on combating climate change joined forces on Monday for a $55 million advertising campaign in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, embracing what they describe as the economic upside of the Democratic Party’s environmental efforts."

Activism [37]
Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [38]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NYTimes [39], 08/20/2024
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"Oil And Ink Mix As Chevron Reports The ‘News’ In Texas, New Mexico" [40]

"Since 2022, one of the largest oil producers in the Permian Basin has run its own local news website. The Chevron-operated site, Permian Proud, provides local news coverage for a region with a dwindling number of local news outlets, while inserting articles with a positive spin about the company."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [41]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [38]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [42]
Source: Floodlight [43], 08/20/2024
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Nearly 68 Million Suffering From Drought In Southern Africa, Says Bloc [44]

"About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region, the regional bloc SADC said on Saturday."

Agriculture [45]
Climate Change [18]
Disasters [46]
Environmental Health [10]
Food [47]
Natural Resources [33]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Africa [48]
Source: Reuters [49], 08/20/2024
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"Why Do So Many Pelicans Keep Dropping Dead In California?" [50]

"A significant die-off of brown pelicans in California has scientists searching for answers."

Biodiversity [51]
Disasters [46]
Fish & Fisheries [52]
Natural Resources [33]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [53]
Public [14]
California [54]
Source: Washington Post [55], 08/20/2024
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"Wealthy Homeowners Nab Billions In Tax Credits For Energy Efficiency" [56]

"Wealthy homeowners are scooping up billions of dollars in tax credits for making their residences more energy efficient, while the poor are getting almost nothing under the same Biden administration effort."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Justice [57]
Infrastructure [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [58], 08/20/2024
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Watchdogs Warn Of Plutonium Contamination In Los Alamos’ Acid Canyon [59]

"Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to a renewed effort to manufacture key components for nuclear weapons."

Environmental Health [10]
Natural Resources [33]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [60]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [42]
Source: AP [61], 08/20/2024
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"DC Appeals Court Tosses Biden Administration Pipeline Safety Rules" [62]

"A Washington appeals court on Friday ordered the Biden administration to rewrite sweeping new pipeline safety rules issued in 2022."

Disasters [46]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Health [10]
Infrastructure [11]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Hill [63], 08/20/2024
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Newsom Vetoes Bill Seeking To Tighten Refinery-Adjacent Air Monitoring Rules [64]

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday vetoed a bill aimed at tightening air pollution monitoring provisions for so-called fence-line zones that mark the perimeter of oil refineries."

Air [30]
Chemicals [31]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [57]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [12]
Public [14]
California [54]
Source: The Hill [65], 08/20/2024
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"Water Treaty Between Mexico And U.S. Faces Biggest Test In 80 Years" [66]

"Eighty years ago, the United States and Mexico worked out an arrangement to share water from the two major rivers that run through both countries: the Rio Grande and the Colorado. The treaty was created when water wasn't as scarce as it is now."

Agriculture [45]
Biodiversity [51]
Consumer [67]
Infrastructure [11]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Natural Resources [33]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [68]
International [69]
Mexico [70]
Source: NPR [71], 08/20/2024
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"These Books Delve Into Summer’s Climate-Charged Dark Side" [72]

"Summer now has a darker side – or rather a too-brightly burning and dangerously hot side. And that side is making summer the most dangerous season of the year. This month’s bookshelf focuses on two summer dangers: heat waves and wildfires."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [46]
Environmental Health [10]
Forests [32]
Natural Resources [33]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [69]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [73], 08/20/2024
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