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"Pakistan Disease Outbreaks After Floods Spur Calls For Crisis Plan" [1]

"Pakistan is facing a disaster within a disaster as diseases spread rapidly and deaths mount following widespread deadly flooding - a crisis worsened by the country's weak health system and lack of emergency planning, medical experts warn."

Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [2], 10/03/2022

"Fed Announces Pilot Program On Climate Risk With Six Major Banks" [3]

"The Federal Reserve Board will enlist six major U.S. banks in a pilot climate risk analysis program, officials announced Thursday."

Source: The Hill [4], 10/03/2022

"Wetlands Protections at Stake in Supreme Court Arguments Monday" [5]

"The future of federal jurisdiction over waters and wetlands under the Clean Water Act hinges on a watershed US Supreme Court case scheduled for oral arguments Monday—the first case on the high court’s fall docket."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [6], 10/03/2022

"New York to Ban New Gas-Powered Vehicles, Following California's Lead" [7]

"New York is following in California’s tire treads, making drastic moves to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Empire State will entirely ban the purchase of new petroleum-powered cars by 2035."

Source: Earther [8], 10/03/2022

Bolsonaro And Lula Will Go To A Runoff To Decide The Leader Of Brazil [9]

"For months, pollsters and analysts had said that President Jair Bolsonaro was doomed. He faced a wide and unwavering deficit in Brazil’s high-stakes presidential race, and in recent weeks, the polls suggested he could even lose in the first round, ending his presidency after just one term."

Source: NYTimes [10], 10/03/2022

"Hurricane Ian Death Toll Climbs To 83, Officials Defend Response" [11]

"The death toll from Hurricane Ian climbed past 80 on Sunday as embattled residents in Florida and the Carolinas faced a recovery expected to cost tens of billions of dollars, and some officials faced criticism over their response to the storm."

Source: Reuters [12], 10/03/2022

On the Persistence of Ocean Plastics [13]

Concerns about seaborne plastic waste go back decades, but science writer Juli Berwald suggests that myths and disinformation about sources and solutions continue to cloud the waters. From lentil-sized nurdles to sprawling fishing nets, 200 million tons of plastic now fill the ocean and, for her, it has become evident that the ocean plastics story is really a land story. But will the newly signed international treaty on plastics offer relief?

Beat Reporter’s Coverage Calls Out Natural Gas Proponents [14]

Electric utilities may sound like a wonky beat, but in the hands of L.A. Times’ Sammy Roth, it became an opportunity to weave together seemingly dry, technical subject matter into a series of award-winning stories on natural gas that captured flash points for climate change, communities of color and energy politics. Roth shares his reporting experience in the latest Inside Story Q&A.

Air Conditioner HFCs Are on the Way Out — The Kigali Amendment Explained [15]

For the first time in years, the United States has ratified a climate change-related treaty — one that phases out HFCs, the greenhouse gas widely used as a refrigerant. That leaves environmental reporters to report how the change will affect everyday objects like ACs, refrigerators and cars. TipSheet has the backstory on the Kigali Amendment, along with story ideas and reporting resources.

Arizona Tribe And Biologists Rescue The Apache Trout From Near Extinction [16]

"The White Mountain Apache reservation stretches across about 1.24 million acres in eastern Arizona, rising at its highest point to 11,000 feet above sea level. It is the only place in the world where the state fish of Arizona lives in its natural habitat ."

Source: Arizona Republic [17], 09/30/2022

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