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"Zaporizhzhia: World Narrowly Avoided Radiation Accident: Zelensky" [1]

"Europe faced the prospect of a radiation disaster on Thursday when a Russian-occupied nuclear plant was disconnected from Ukraine's power grid, President Volodomyr Zelensky has said."

Disasters [2]
Infrastructure [3]
Military [4]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [5]
Public [6]
Europe [7]
Source: BBC News [8], 08/26/2022
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"Dry Pastures Force Texas Ranchers To Slaughter Ever More Cows [9]

"With almost all of Texas in drought, ranchers are sending ever more cattle off to slaughter, a trend likely to increase beef prices over the long term due to dwindling supply from the largest cattle region in the United States."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [2]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: Reuters [16], 08/25/2022
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Kentuckians Left Homeless by Floods Sue Coal Company Over Alleged Negligence [17]

"Floods devastated Eastern Kentucky in July. Now, a community wants to hold Blackhawk Mining accountable for its possible role in the disaster."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Justice [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: Earther [21], 08/25/2022
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"Five 1,000-Year Rain Events Have Struck The U.S. In Five Weeks. Why?" [22]

"Precipitation extremes are now more feast or famine because of climate change".

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [2]
Science [23]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [24], 08/24/2022
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"At Least One Dead After Dallas Area Hit By 1-In-1,000-Year Flood" [25]

"Streets and highways around Dallas remained waterlogged Monday afternoon after flash floods struck the Dallas-Fort Worth area overnight, leaving at least one person dead. Signs of flooding lingered even after the rain mostly cleared from the metroplex."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [2]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Source: Washington Post [27], 08/23/2022
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Keeping Up With Victims Displaced by Climate Disasters [28]

Disasters driven by climate change can leave a lot of people needing help or being displaced long term. But a key safety net and a central federal aid agency often accomplish little to help climate refugees, reports the latest TipSheet. Get the backstory, plus the outlook, along with questions and resources for stories in your community in the wake of climate disasters.

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Disasters [2]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [30]
Government [31]
Journalism & Media [32]
People & Population [33]
Planning & Growth [34]
Policy [35]
Water & Oceans [13]
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National (U.S.) [14]
California [36]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [37]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [38]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
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"Yangtze Shrinks as China's Drought Disrupts Industry" [39]

"Ships crept down the middle of the Yangtze on Friday after China’s driest summer in six decades left one of the mightiest rivers barely half its normal width and set off a scramble to contain the damage to a weak economy in a politically sensitive year."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [2]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [6]
Asia [40]
Source: AP [41], 08/22/2022
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"Feds Announce $310 Million In Funding To Combat ‘Megadrought’" [42]

"On a tour of increasingly parched California on Thursday, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited a water recycling project in Irvine to tout her department’s allocation of more than $310 million to combat a Western “megadrought” fueled largely by climate change."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [2]
Economy & Business [43]
Environmental Politics [30]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: LA Times [44], 08/22/2022
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"Biden Proposes Restoring Chemical Safety Standards Weakened By Trump" [45]

"The Biden administration is proposing to restore chemical safety regulations that were loosened under the Trump administration.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to reimpose certain safety requirements that apply to facilities including agricultural supply distributors, chemical manufacturers and distributors, food and beverage manufacturers and oil refineries.

Chemicals [46]
Disasters [2]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [47]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [30]
Infrastructure [3]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [48], 08/22/2022
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"‘No Winners’ Seen if States Launch Water War Amid Megadrought" [49]

"The seven states using Colorado River water likely will avoid an epic legal showdown over the most severe water cuts amid the region’s megadrought—but legal analysts say California, Nevada, and Arizona in particular will face heavy burdens to conserve."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [2]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [50], 08/19/2022
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