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Fauci Says He Will Retire From Post By The End Of Biden’s Term [9]

"Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s preeminent infectious-diseases expert, who has served as the face of the coronavirus pandemic response for more than two years, plans after more than 50 years in government to retire by the end of President Biden’s term, he confirmed Monday to The Washington Post."

Health [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [13], 07/21/2022
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"War and Warming Upend Global Energy Supplies and Amplify Suffering" [14]

"Deadly heat and Russia’s war in Ukraine are packing a brutal double punch, upending the global energy market and forcing some of the world’s largest economies into a desperate scramble to secure electricity for their citizens."

Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Military [18]
Public [11]
International [19]
Source: NYTimes [20], 07/21/2022
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"Biden Admin Tosses Trump Habitat Rule" [21]

"The Fish and Wildlife Service today formally reversed a key Trump administration Endangered Species Act rule, erasing a regulation that made it easier to shrink critical habitat."

Biodiversity [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Wildlife [24]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [25], 07/21/2022
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"USPS Will Make 40% Of Its New Trucks Electric, Up From 10%" [26]

"The U.S. Postal Service pledged Wednesday to electrify at least 40 percent of its new delivery fleet, an increase that climate activists hailed as a major step toward reducing the government’s environmental footprint."

Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [27]
Government [28]
Transportation [29]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [30], 07/21/2022
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"Shifting Sands: Carolina’s Outer Banks Face a Precarious Future" [31]

"Despite the risks of building on barrier islands, developers kept constructing homes on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Now, as sea level rises and storms become more frequent and powerful, the famed vacation spot is fighting an increasingly difficult battle to keep from washing away."

Climate Change [15]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Source: YaleE360 [34], 07/21/2022
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"Officials: Starvation Threat Not Over For Florida Manatees" [35]

"Fewer manatee deaths have been recorded so far this year in Florida compared to the record-setting numbers in 2021, but wildlife officials cautioned Wednesday that chronic starvation remains a dire and ongoing threat to the marine mammals."

Biodiversity [22]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [24]
Public [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Source: AP [36], 07/21/2022
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"Biden To Announce Executive Actions On Climate" [37]

"President Joe Biden will announce a set of executive actions aimed at addressing climate change on Wednesday in a visit to the site of a former coal-fired plant in Massachusetts that is playing a role in supporting the state's offshore wind industry."

Climate Change [15]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Reuters [38], 07/20/2022
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Grim Warnings Issued As Oppressive US Heat Wave Shows No Signs Of Slowing [39]

"As an oppressive heat wave spreads across the United States -- and shows no sign of slowing until at least through the weekend -- local leaders across the country are urging extreme caution."

Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Environmental Health [40]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: CNN [41], 07/20/2022
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"Most Major Nations Lag In Acting On Climate-Fighting Goals" [42]

"For most of the major carbon-polluting nations, promising to fight climate change is a lot easier than actually doing it. In the United States, President Joe Biden has learned that the hard way."

Climate Change [15]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [11]
International [19]
Source: AP [43], 07/20/2022
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"Crushed By Heatwaves, More Cities Are Hiring ‘Chief Heat Officers’" [44]

"This week, another heat wave is scorching parts of the South and the southern Plains. Across the Atlantic, the United Kingdom is bracing for dangerously high temperatures as a crippling heat sweeps across Europe. Drought and wildfires have again battered parts of the West, even as much of the summer lies ahead."

Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Environmental Health [40]
Government [28]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [45], 07/20/2022
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‘The Scale Is Hard To Grasp’: Avian Flu Wreaks Devastation On Seabirds [46]

"Dozens of coastal sites in the UK closed to the public as H5N1 continues to sweep through wild bird populations across the world".

Biodiversity [22]
Disasters [16]
Environmental Health [40]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [24]
Public [11]
International [19]
Source: Guardian [47], 07/20/2022
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Calif. Forests Are Vanishing As Wildfires Burn Larger And More Intensely [48]

"A burn scar in Northern California offers an unsettling glimpse into what forests across the Sierra Nevada could become. Bare tree carcasses are strewn across the dun-colored hills. Rock outcroppings jut out like bones."

Climate Change [15]
Forests [49]
Public [11]
California [50]
Source: LA Times [51], 07/20/2022
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Offshore Fish Farms: Source Of Food Production - Or Of Ocean Pollution? [52]

"Deep-sea aquaculture is proliferating around the planet, promising to ‘feed the world’. Yet many fear the harm this new frontier could wreak on marine life".

Fish & Fisheries [53]
Food [54]
Pollution [55]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [11]
International [19]
Source: Guardian [56], 07/20/2022
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"Schools Race To Improve Indoor Air Quality As Coronavirus Cases Climb" [57]

"The federal government gave schools billions for coronavirus mitigation over the past two years. Only recently, though, are most using those dollars for what has turned out to be a critical measure: keeping indoor air clean."

Air [58]
Environmental Health [40]
Infrastructure [59]
Pollution [55]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [60], 07/20/2022
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"XR Protesters Smash Windows of News UK Over Coverage Of Britain’s Heat" [61]

"Extinction Rebellion protesters have smashed windows at the London headquarters of Rupert Murdoch’s media company, in protest at his outlets’ coverage of the climate crisis."

Activism [62]
Climate Change [15]
Journalism & Media [63]
Public [11]
Europe [64]
Source: Guardian [65], 07/20/2022
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