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Extreme Heat Changes Landscape for Summer Recreation Stories [1]

Outdoor recreation is a half-trillion-dollar industry in the United States and summer is a peak season for fun. But as the planet warms, the combination of extreme heat and outdoor activity greatly raises the health risk. The latest TipSheet explores more than a half-dozen common pastimes to report on — whether fishing and hiking or picnics and state fairs — that now hold hidden dangers.

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Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
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"Top Ag Republican Offers Bleak Prognosis For Farm Bill" [10]

"Congress might be better off leaving an already overdue five-year farm bill unfinished in 2024, Arkansas Republican Sen. John Boozman said Tuesday."

Agriculture [11]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Politics [12]
Food [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [16], 07/19/2024

Bioplastics Are Poorly Defined And Regulated, And Possibly Toxic: Report [17]

"The lack of federal regulations and clear definitions for bioplastics make it increasingly difficult to determine whether or not they are a safe alternative to traditional plastics, according to a new report from Beyond Plastics."

Chemicals [18]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [12]
Pollution [21]
Technology [22]
Waste [23]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: EHN [24], 07/17/2024

"West Virginia School Will Remain Open For Now Amid Toxic Groundwater Fears" [25]

"A small West Virginia school will remain open for now after a court temporarily blocked an effort to relocate classes due to the town’s contaminated groundwater being added to a national cleanup priority list."

Chemicals [18]
Consumer [4]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
Source: AP [29], 07/16/2024

"New Washington State Ballot Initiative Would Prevent Fossil Gas Bans" [30]

"The industry-backed measure to protect fossil gas looks to have received enough signatures to appear on the ballot in November."

Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [31]
Source: Canary Media [32], 07/15/2024

"Home Insurance Rates in America Are Wildly Distorted. Here's Why." [33]

"Climate change is driving rates higher, but not always in areas with the greatest risk."

Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Disasters [34]
Economy & Business [35]
Environmental Health [20]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [36], 07/10/2024

"How To Create A ‘World Without Waste’? Here Are The Plastic Industry’s Ideas." [37]

"A deep dive into the petrochemical industry's proposals for the global plastics treaty."

Chemicals [18]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [21]
Waste [23]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
International [38]
Source: Grist [39], 07/09/2024

Will the Coming Plastics Treaty Solve the Problem Or Enshrine It? [40]

A major intergovernmental gathering later this year will address plastic pollution, including in oceans. But an overview from our Issue Backgrounder notes that the likelihood of solving the problem may be small. One reason? Petrochemical industry lobbying. Another? The shifting world market for plastic waste. And there are more concerns, such as the effectiveness of incineration and chemical recycling techniques. More, including questions to ask, in Backgrounder.

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Chemicals [18]
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [42]
Health [5]
Journalism & Media [6]
Policy [43]
Pollution [21]
Waste [23]
Water & Oceans [27]
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National (U.S.) [8]
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"EV ‘Charging Deserts’ Are Growing In Rural Areas — Study" [45]

"Researchers say public chargers are disappearing from some parts of the U.S., while the nationwide charging network falls short of reliability requirements."

Climate Change [3]
Consumer [4]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Technology [22]
Transportation [46]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [47], 07/03/2024

Plastics Firms Blocked Bans And May Have Broken US Laws – Study [48]

"Companies have spent decades obstructing efforts to take on the plastics crisis and may have breached a host of US laws, a new report argues."

Chemicals [18]
Consumer [4]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [6]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [21]
Waste [23]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Guardian [49], 07/02/2024

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