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'We Didn't Know We Were Poisoning Ourselves': Deadly Legacy Of Uranium Boom [1]

"The Diné helped dig the raw materials to build the US’s nuclear arsenal, but were never told of the danger".

Source: Guardian [2], 11/21/2023

"Column: California Strikes Another Blow Against Rooftop Solar" [3]

"Just a few weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom returned from a trip to China that he claimed was focused on tackling the climate crisis, his appointees back home voted to slash financial incentives for rooftop solar power — for the second time."

Source: LA Times [4], 11/21/2023

Union Pacific Fired Him Rather Than Heed His Warnings of Rail Dangers [5]

"Time and again, Johnny Taylor’s duty to keep the rails safe from disaster conflicted with his employer’s desire to keep its trains running as fast and as frequently as possible, putting his career and family in peril."

Source: ProPublica [6], 11/21/2023

Richest 1% Account For More Carbon Emissions Than Poorest 66%: Report [7]

"The richest 1% of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66%, with dire consequences for vulnerable communities and global efforts to tackle the climate emergency, a report says."

Source: Guardian [8], 11/21/2023

New Study Says Global Toll Of Lead Exposure Is Even Worse Than We Thought [9]

"According to a new study in the journal Lancet Planetary Health, an estimated 5.455 million adults worldwide died in 2019 from cardiovascular disease (CVD) attributable to lead exposure — a toll more than six times higher than a previous estimate."

Source: NPR [10], 11/21/2023

Climate On Track To Warm By Nearly 3°C Without Aggressive Actions: UN [11]

"Countries' current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3 degrees Celsius this century, according to a United Nations analysis released Monday."

Source: Reuters [12], 11/21/2023

"How Electricity Is Changing Around the World" [13]

"Carbon-free electricity has never been more plentiful. Wind and solar power have taken off over the past two decades, faster than experts ever expected. But it hasn’t yet been enough to halt the rise of coal- and gas-burning generation."

Source: NYTimes [14], 11/21/2023

Gulf Oil Leak Could Have Spilled More Than 1 Million Gallons: Coast Guard [15]

"Authorities were using skimmers and remote vehicles to respond to an oil leak off the coast of Plaquemines Parish on Monday, with more than a million gallons having potentially been spilled, the Coast Guard said."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [16], 11/21/2023

"The Instagram Wellness Influencers Spreading Climate Misinformation" [17]

"A new report details a growing fad among a certain sect of conspiracy-minded health and lifestyle influencers on Instagram: climate denial".

Source: HEATED [18], 11/21/2023

Help SEJ Support Journalists Like Sarah Sax [19]

Sarah Sax is an award-winning freelance journalist and video producer based in Brooklyn, N.Y. She covers environmental change and climate justice, with a soft spot for stories at the intersection of food production, land rights and climate change. You can help support journalists like Sarah by giving to SEJ programs, Fund for Environmental Journalism, annual conference diversity travel fellowships, members-in-need fund or creating a legacy with a free will.

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