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"Green Groups Push Senate To Confirm EPA Enforcement Chief" [1]

"Environmental groups are pushing for the confirmation of a leader for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) enforcement team, arguing that filling the vacancy will help mitigate climate change."

Source: The Hill [2], 07/12/2022

"Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bid To Block All-Electric Building Codes" [3]

"Citing the need to fight climate change, Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday vetoed Republican-penned legislation to stop municipalities from adopting building codes that prohibit natural gas hookups."

Source: AP [4], 07/12/2022

First Climate Agreement To Center Indigenous Voices Gains Support [5]

"The Escazú Agreement establishes the relationship between human rights and environmental protections. The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues urged its member states to adopt it".

Source: ICT [6], 07/12/2022

Record-Breaking Seafood Production Must See ‘Blue Transformation’: FAO [7]

"Nearly one in four people across the planet don’t have access to a nutritious diet. But the latest “State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture” (SOFIA) report by the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) outlines a “blue transformation” with the potential to take the edge off critical food security issues."

Source: Mongabay [8], 07/12/2022

"World Population Day: India Will Overtake China In 2023, Says The UN" [9]

"India is set to become the world's most populous country next year, overtaking China with its 1.4bn people, according to UN figures."

Source: BBC News [10], 07/12/2022

"US Cruise Ships Using Canada as a 'Toilet Bowl' for Polluted Waste" [11]

"Lax Canadian regulations create ‘perverse incentive’ for US cruise ships en route to Alaska to discharge toxic mix of chemicals and wastewater off British Columbia, report says".

Source: Guardian [12], 07/12/2022

Australian Prime Minister Pledges 'New Era' of Climate Action Under Labor [13]

"Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised a “new era” of climate action and energy innovation under his center-left Labor government, despite criticism from activists and Greens Party lawmakers who say that his planned cuts to emissions don’t go far enough."

Source: Bloomberg [14], 07/12/2022

"Europe’s New Heat Wave Is Going To Be Expensive" [15]

"An unusually early and intense summer heat wave hit many parts of Europe this past weekend. The heat wave sent temperatures soaring to as much as 18 degrees Fahrenheit above normal temperatures for this time of year. That’s especially concerning given that Europe is also experiencing an energy crisis, driving up the costs – and potentially the carbon emissions – associated with staying cool."

Source: Grist [16], 07/12/2022

Reporting Ocean Stories Is Key to Blue Literacy, Planetary Health [17]

As part of a Society of Environmental Journalists publishing project focused on covering climate solutions, we take a closer look at ocean-based solutions. In this special tipsheet, ocean scientist and science writer Juli Berwald offers a primer on the climate-related challenges and possibilities in the global ocean’s physics, chemistry and biology. Plus, check out an expanded toolbox [18] with reporting resources and watch a recent SEJ webinar [19].

"Huge Underground Search For Mysterious Dark Matter Begins" [20]

"LEAD, S.D. — In a former gold mine a mile underground, inside a titanium tank filled with a rare liquified gas, scientists have begun the search for what so far has been unfindable: dark matter."

Source: AP [21], 07/11/2022

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