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Logging Plan on Yellowstone Border Shows Limits of Biden Climate Policy [9]

"Despite new “guidance,” the Forest Service moves to clear-cut mature pines in Montana without a detailed accounting of the cost in carbon emissions."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [13]
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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 04/10/2023
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"Climate Change Adding 50 Homers a Year in MLB, Study Says" [20]

"Climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year over the fences, a new study found."

Air [21]
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Source: AP [24], 04/10/2023
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"Biden Administration to Curb Toxic Pollutants From Chemical Plants" [25]

"The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new regulation to significantly reduce hazardous air pollutants from chemical plants, a move that environmental advocates predicted would significantly reduce the health risks to by people living near industrial sites."

Chemicals [26]
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Source: NYTimes [30], 04/07/2023
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"Biden Is Set To Propose Toughest-Ever Rules On Car Pollution To Spur EVs" [31]

"The Biden administration is on track to propose the toughest-ever US curbs on car pollution, while stopping short of an electric-vehicle mandate or ban on gas-powered models."

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Climate Change [11]
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Transportation [33]
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Source: Bloomberg [34], 04/07/2023
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose At ‘Alarming’ Rate Last Year, US Data Shows [35]

"Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide – the greenhouse gases emitted by human activity that are the most significant contributors to global heating – continued to increase rapidly during 2022, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa)."

Agriculture [36]
Climate Change [11]
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Pollution [29]
Public [16]
International [37]
Source: Guardian [38], 04/07/2023
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"Biden Targets Race, Gender Impacts With Regulation Proposal" [39]

"US officials would formally gauge how their health, pollution, and workforce policies help or harm racial and ethnic minority groups, under a proposal released by the Biden administration."

Environmental Health [27]
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Source: Bloomberg Environment [40], 04/07/2023
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"Biden Vetoes Clean Water Act Resolution" [41]

"President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a Congressional Review Act resolution against the administration’s rule to define the Clean Water Act’s reach."

Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
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Pollution [29]
Water & Oceans [43]
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Source: E&E News [44], 04/07/2023
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"Southwest Alaska Tribes Sue To Stop Donlin Gold Project" [45]

"Three Alaska tribes are suing the federal government to halt the Donlin Gold project."

Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [29]
Water & Oceans [43]
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National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [46]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [47], 04/07/2023
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"‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked To Infertility In Women, Study Shows" [48]

"Women with higher levels of so-called “forever chemicals” in their blood have a 40% lower chance of becoming pregnant within a year of trying to conceive, according to the first known study on the effect of PFAS on female fertility."

Chemicals [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Pollution [29]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Guardian [49], 04/07/2023
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‘Scary’ Data On The Last Ice Age Raises Concerns About Future Sea Levels [50]

"A new study shows an ancient ice sheet retreated at a startling 2,000 feet per day, shedding light on how quickly ice in Antarctica could melt and raise global sea levels in today’s warming world".

Climate Change [11]
Water & Oceans [43]
Public [16]
International [37]
Source: Washington Post [51], 04/07/2023
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Displaced Victims Living In Tents While Ian Insurance Claims Still Open [52]

"More than six months after Hurricane Ian slammed Southwest Florida, crippling or destroying homes, thousands of residents trying to make repairs have been delayed by extreme insurance-claim problems."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [53]
Economy & Business [54]
Water & Oceans [43]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [55]
Source: States Newsroom [56], 04/07/2023
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"Scientists Find Deepest-Ever Fish, 5 Miles Beneath Ocean's Surface" [57]

"There are more than 300 known species of the tadpole-like creatures found around the world, but this one was special. Five miles beneath the ocean’s surface — about the height of Mount Everest with a bit of the top cut off — this snailfish was thriving."

Biodiversity [10]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Science [23]
Water & Oceans [43]
Public [16]
International [37]
Source: HuffPost [58], 04/07/2023
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"EPA to Tighten Limits on Mercury and Other Pollutants From Power Plants" [59]

"The Biden administration said Wednesday that it would require coal- and oil-fired power plants to reduce emissions of several hazardous air pollutants, including mercury, a neurotoxin that can cause developmental problems in infants and children."

Air [21]
Chemicals [26]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Health [27]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [29]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [60], 04/06/2023
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Biden DOI Announces $585 Million For Water Infrastructure Projects [61]

"The Biden administration will put nearly $600 million toward drought resilience and upgrades to water infrastructure, Interior Department officials announced Wednesday."

Agriculture [36]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [22]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Water & Oceans [43]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [62], 04/06/2023
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"New Mexico Governor Signs Bill To Limit Prescribed Fires" [63]

"New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Tuesday that aims to prohibit prescribed burns — wildland fires set purposefully as a means of forest management — during periods of increased fire risk."

Forests [13]
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Public [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [64]
Source: AP [65], 04/06/2023
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