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"COVID-19 Outbreak Kills Nearly 10,000 Minks On Utah Fur Farms" [1]

"Thousands of farmed minks in Wisconsin and Utah have died from the novel coronavirus, which experts say they got from humans."

Source: Yahoo! [2], 10/12/2020

"What’s Green, Soggy and Fights Climate Change?" [3]

"Protecting intact peatlands and restoring degraded ones are crucial steps if the world is to counter climate change, European researchers said Friday."

Source: NYTimes [4], 10/12/2020

New Study Casts Doubt On Climate Benefits Of Natural Gas Power Plants [5]

"The emissions and methane leaks from new gas plants zero out the CO2 cuts achieved from closing coal plants, a peer-reviewed analysis found."

Source: HuffPost [6], 10/12/2020

Trump's Public Lands Chief Refuses To Leave Post Despite Judge's Order [7]

"A controversial environment chief in the Trump administration has said he has no intention of leaving his post after a US district court judge deemed his tenure and ongoing occupation of the position illegal."

Source: Guardian [8], 10/12/2020

"Inside The Climate Battle Quietly Raging About US Homes" [9]

"Away from the headlines, there’s an important fight happening that is pitting real estate developers and utilities against efforts to make America’s new homes more climate friendly".

Source: Guardian [10], 10/12/2020

CA Exide Battery Recycling Plant Left Big Toxic Mess. Could It Walk Away? [11]

"For decades, families across a swath of southeast Los Angeles County have lived in an environmental disaster zone, their kids playing in yards polluted with brain-damaging lead while they wait on a state agency to remove contaminated soil from thousands of homes. Now, the cleanup faces even greater uncertainty."

Source: LA Times [12], 10/12/2020

Feds Continue To Raise Concerns About Proposed Mine Near Georgia Swamp [13]

"Federal officials are continuing to express concerns about the potential environmental impacts of a proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia while the company behind it has allegedly pushed back against the idea of a major government assessment of those impacts."

Source: The Hill [14], 10/12/2020

"Florida Sees Signals of a Climate-Driven Housing Crisis" [15]

"Home sales in areas most vulnerable to sea-level rise began falling around 2013, researchers found. Now, prices are following a similar downward path."

Source: NYTimes [16], 10/12/2020

"Hurricane Delta Inflicts New Damage On Storm-Weary Louisiana" [17]

"LAKE CHARLES, La. — Ripping tarps from already damaged roofs and scattering debris piled by roadsides, Hurricane Delta inflicted a new round of destruction on Louisiana as it struck communities still reeling after Hurricane Laura took a similar path just six weeks earlier."

Source: AP [18], 10/12/2020

"Supreme Court: 4 Climate Questions For Barrett" [19]

"Senators are getting ready to grill Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett next week on a wide variety of issues including reproductive rights and health care access. It's unclear if she will face questions on climate, but at 48, Barrett is poised for a lifetime appointment on a bench that could eventually grapple with major legal battles over rising temperatures, swelling seas and rampant wildfires."

Source: E&E News [20], 10/12/2020

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