"A tornado pummeled Arabi and parts of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward on Tuesday night, killing one person, knocking out power to thousands of residents and destroying houses as severe thunderstorms swept northeast across the region."
"Ukraine's state nuclear operator announced on Monday that the automated radiation monitoring system in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is not functioning amid Russia's ongoing invasion of the country."
"Damage to Minnesota's public groundwater resources from construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline is more severe than previously known, state environmental regulators disclosed Monday."
"An EPA advisory panel has delivered its final word in a pivotal review of national soot standards, with most members standing by a set of preliminary recommendations to strengthen both the annual and daily exposure limits."
"Not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) air quality standard in 2021, a survey of pollution data in 6,475 cities showed on Tuesday, and smog even rebounded in some regions after a COVID-related dip."
"Ottawa’s winter-lovers can now pick among a half-dozen skating trails that wind for miles through the wilderness in and around the city. But climate change threatens the good times."
"In a recent appearance on Sean Hannity’s show, Oz cited Pennsylvania natural gas “under my feet” as a way to wean the world off Russian gas, and told Biden to “back off.”"
"Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed giving California’s Indigenous nations $100m so they can purchase and preserve their ancestral lands."
"The first Category 5 storm to hit the U.S. mainland since 1992 caused $18.4 billion in damages in Florida, but advocates say FEMA red tape has slowed recovery for some Panama City residents."
"Top Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee have launched an investigation into Oshkosh Defense LLC, the company awarded a multibillion-dollar contract to replace the U.S. Postal Service’s aging fleet of vehicles."
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