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"Lawmakers Eye Grants To Fund Innovation To Save Right Whales" [9]

"Lawmakers from Massachusetts and New Jersey want to set up a new grant program to help develop technology that assists in saving a rare species of whale from extinction."

Biodiversity [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Technology [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [17], 02/21/2022
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46% Of Bald Eagles Tested Across US Show Signs Of Chronic Lead Exposure [18]

"America’s national bird is more beleaguered than previously believed, with nearly half of bald eagles tested across the U.S. showing signs of chronic lead exposure, according to a study published Thursday."

Biodiversity [10]
Chemicals [19]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Natural Resources [20]
Pollution [21]
Wildlife [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [23], 02/18/2022
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Biden Touts $1 Billion In Funding For Great Lakes Cleanup In Ohio Trip [24]

"President Biden visited Ohio on Thursday to tout $1 billion in funding from the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed last year that will be used to clean and restore environmentally degraded sites around the Great Lakes, a major source of drinking water in the region."

Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [27]
Source: Washington Post [28], 02/18/2022
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Weather Disasters Affected 1 In 10 Homes In The Country Last Year: Report [29]

"Extreme weather affected more than 14.5 million homes in the United States last year, causing an estimated $56.92 billion in property damage, according to a report released this morning by CoreLogic, a property information and analytics provider."

Climate Change [30]
Disasters [31]
Economy & Business [32]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [33], 02/18/2022
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"Plant Vogtle Hits New Delays; Costs Surge Near $30B" [34]

"Southern Co. yesterday announced another delay for its long-troubled nuclear construction project in Georgia, edging its costs closer to the $30 billion mark."

Economy & Business [32]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [35]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [36], 02/18/2022
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"New Gas Pipelines Draw Fresh Scrutiny by Energy Regulators" [37]

"Gas pipeline reviews will take into account a proposed project’s effect on climate change, look at a wider set of impacts on landowners and environmental justice communities, and scrutinize the economic need for a project beyond its contracts with shippers, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced Thursday."

Climate Change [30]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Infrastructure [39]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [40], 02/18/2022
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"UN To Review Japan’s Plan To Release Fukushima Water Into Pacific" [41]

"A UN nuclear taskforce has promised to prioritise safety as it launches a review of controversial plans by Japan to release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water into the ocean from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant."

Fish & Fisheries [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [35]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
International [42]
Source: Guardian [43], 02/18/2022
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"California Companies’ Pollution Credits Risk Climate Aims" [44]

"Oil refineries, utilities and other companies that must pay to emit greenhouse gases in California have saved up so many credits allowing them to pollute that it may jeopardize the state’s ability to reach its ambitious climate goals, according to a report by a panel that advises state officials."

Climate Change [30]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [15]
California [45]
Source: AP [46], 02/18/2022
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"Air Pollution May Affect Sperm Quality, Says Study" [47]

"Air pollution may affect semen quality, specifically sperm motility — the ability of sperm to swim in the right direction — according to a new study analysing the sperm of over 30,000 men in China."

Air [48]
Environmental Health [25]
Pollution [21]
Public [15]
International [42]
Source: Guardian [49], 02/18/2022
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"Will EPA Get An Environmental Justice Boss?" [50]

"The Biden administration could soon deliver on its promise to create a Senate-confirmed position to coordinate environmental justice initiatives across EPA."

Environmental Justice [51]
Government [52]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [53], 02/18/2022
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"It’s Coyote Mating Season, And In My Neighborhood That Means Trouble" [54]

"The reign of terror in my Northridge neighborhood began with manic dog barking, eerie coyote howls and the high-pitched screams of an animal fighting for its life in the middle of the night."

Wildlife [22]
Public [15]
California [45]
Source: LA Times [55], 02/18/2022
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Zinke Broke Ethics Rules While Leading Trump’s Interior Dept.: Watchdog [56]

"The department’s inspector general found Zinke had repeated contact with developers about a real estate deal and lied about it to an ethics official. The Justice Department declined to bring charges."

Government [52]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [57], 02/17/2022
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"Oil Firms’ Climate Claims Are Greenwashing, Study Concludes" [58]

"Accusations of greenwashing against major oil companies that claim to be in transition to clean energy are well-founded, according to the most comprehensive study to date."

Climate Change [30]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Politics [26]
Journalism & Media [59]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [60], 02/17/2022
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"Never Believe a Bank’s Net-Zero Pledge" [61]

"A new report finds that climate-friendly financial institutions have been funding fossil fuel projects to the tune of $38 billion."

Climate Change [30]
Economy & Business [32]
Journalism & Media [59]
Public [15]
International [42]
Source: New Republic [62], 02/17/2022
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"Firefighters File Multiple Lawsuits Over PFAS in Gear, Foam" [63]

"A group of 19 firefighters in Massachusetts and New York allege in two separate lawsuits that 3M and 23 other companies knowingly made and sold products containing “forever chemicals” that placed the plaintiffs’ health at risk."

Chemicals [19]
Environmental Health [25]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [64], 02/17/2022
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