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Coral Levels In Parts Of Great Barrier Reef Are At Highest In 36 Years [9]

"The amount of coral in some areas of the Great Barrier Reef is at its highest in 36 years, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science."

Biodiversity [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
Australia & Oceania [14]
Source: NPR [15], 08/04/2022
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"Senate Passes Long-Sought Bill To Help Veterans Affected By Burn Pits" [16]

"The Senate voted Tuesday night to pass a long-sought bipartisan legislation to expand health care benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service, sending the bill to President Joe Biden to sign into law. The final vote was 86-11."

Air [17]
Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [23]
Pollution [24]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: CNN [26], 08/03/2022
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"Feds Target US Companies Caught In Lucrative Shark Fin Trade" [27]

"A spate of recent criminal indictments highlights how U.S. companies, taking advantage of a patchwork of federal and state laws, are supplying a market for fins that activists say is as reprehensible as the now-illegal trade in elephant ivory once was."

Biodiversity [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: AP [28], 08/03/2022
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"Illegal Airstrips Bringing Toxic Mining to Brazil’s Indigenous Land" [29]

"Hundreds of airstrips have been secretly built on protected lands in Brazil to fuel the illegal mining industry, a Times investigation found, including 61 in this Yanomami Indigenous territory."

Climate Change [30]
Forests [31]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [32]
Public [13]
South America [33]
Source: NYTimes [34], 08/03/2022
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"US High Tide Flooding Breaks Records In Multiple Locations" [35]

"High-tide flooding (HTF) broke or tied records in three locations in U.S. coastal areas in the past year, according to data released Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)."

Climate Change [30]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: The Hill [36], 08/03/2022
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What You Need To Know About The Push To Mine Ontario’s Ring of Fire [37]

"The Ontario government wants the Ring of Fire to be a mining hub. But there are big questions about the environment, the cost and First Nations consent that need to be answered".

Climate Change [30]
Environmental Justice [20]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [32]
Public [13]
Canada [38]
Source: The Narwhal [39], 08/03/2022
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"Automakers Blitz Congress to Fix an EV Tax Credit They Can’t Use" [40]

"Automakers including Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. are making a last-ditch lobbying push to change Democrats’ proposed new spending bill over concern that they stand to lose out from strict new limits on electric-vehicle credits."

Climate Change [30]
Consumer [41]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Transportation [43]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Bloomberg [44], 08/03/2022
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Over 10 Inches Of Rain Falls In Illinois, Another Exceptional Deluge [45]

"If it seems like a barrage of extreme rain events has been wreaking havoc across the country over the past week, you’re not imagining things. The latest resulted from an overnight deluge in central and southeastern Illinois, with some areas registering 8 to 12 inches of rain in less than 12 hours."

Climate Change [30]
Disasters [46]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [47]
Source: Washington Post [48], 08/03/2022
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Climate-Smart Farming Is a Lot Harder Than Manchin Bill Makes It Sound [49]

"It’s past time to green the nation’s agriculture. But spending on biofuels and seaweed additives is the wrong way to do that."

Agriculture [50]
Climate Change [30]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: New Republic [51], 08/03/2022
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Sea Otters Were Hunted To Near-Extinction. Can They Be Reintroduced? [52]

"Hunted for centuries for their pelts, sea otters had dwindled to near-extinction by the 1910s, leaving a population of about 1,000 worldwide and only about 50 in California, in small pockets on the Central Coast and Southern California’s Channel Islands."

Biodiversity [10]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [32]
Public [13]
California [53]
Northwest (OR WA) [54]
Source: LA Times [55], 08/03/2022
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On Hawaiian Mountain, The Fight Over Telescopes Nearing A Peaceful End [56]

"The peak of Mauna Kea, a shield volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, is one of the world's most remote places." "The mountain's flat shape, gentle winds, and low humidity make it perfect for watching the stars."

Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Science [57]
Public [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [58]
Source: NPR [59], 08/03/2022
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"Kentucky Floods Kill At Least 37 As More Storms Forecast" [60]

"Floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky have killed at least 37 people, including four children, Governor Andy Beshear said on Monday while warning that more dangerous weather is approaching the region."

Climate Change [30]
Disasters [46]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [61]
Source: Reuters [62], 08/02/2022
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"At Least 14 Potential Heat Deaths In Oregon After Hot Spell" [63]

"Oregon authorities are investigating four additional deaths potentially linked to last week’s scorching heat wave, bringing the total number of suspected hyperthermia deaths to 14."

Climate Change [30]
Disasters [46]
Environmental Health [19]
Public [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [54]
Source: AP [64], 08/02/2022
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"Manchin Won a Pledge From Democrats to Finish a Contested Pipeline" [65]

"Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia has secured a promise from Democratic leaders and the White House to complete a highly contested 304-mile gas pipeline in his state, his office said, a major concession won as part of negotiations over a climate and tax bill."

Climate Change [30]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Infrastructure [66]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: NYTimes [67], 08/02/2022
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Feds Will Reverse Trump Decision Opening Central Calif. Lands To Drilling [68]

"California officials on Monday announced a settlement reversing a Trump-era decision opening central California to new oil and gas drilling on public lands."

Climate Change [30]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [25]
California [53]
Source: The Hill [69], 08/02/2022
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