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"Handful Of Countries Responsible For Climate Crisis, Top Court Told" [1]

"A handful of countries should be held legally responsible for the ongoing impacts of climate change, representatives of vulnerable states have told judges at the international court of justice (ICJ)."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
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Public [7]
International [8]
Source: Guardian [9], 12/03/2024
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Texas Reaches $12.6 Million Settlement On 2019 Port Neches Chemical Blast [10]

"Texas reached a $12.6 million settlement with TPC Group over environmental violations related to the November 2019 explosions at the company’s Port Neches chemical plant, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday."

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Infrastructure [13]
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National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [15]
Source: Texas Tribune [16], 11/26/2024
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Asheville Restores Drinking Water After 53 Days – But Not All Want To Sip [17]

"Until earlier this week, most residents of this town east of Asheville had no drinkable tap water for 52 days. After the storm damaged infrastructure around the region, water had been partly restored in mid-October. It was good for flushing toilets but not safe for consumption. In some places, sediment left the water inky like black tea."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Infrastructure [13]
People & Population [18]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Source: Guardian [21], 11/25/2024
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Human-Caused Warming Intensified All 11 Atlantic Hurricanes In 2024 [22]

"Human-caused climate change boosted the wind speeds of recent Atlantic hurricanes, making them more damaging and costly, according to a pair of scientific reports released today."

Climate Change [2]
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Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [8]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [23], 11/21/2024
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"A Call For EPA Action On Climate Risks To Hazardous Waste Facilities" [24]

"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be doing more to help address potential climate change-related risks to hundreds of hazardous waste facilities across the country, according to a recent government watchdog report."

Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [12]
Pollution [19]
Waste [25]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The New Lede [26], 11/21/2024
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"Drought Is an Immigration Issue" [27]

"In Mexico, the conditions that have contributed to the largest sustained movement of humans across any border in the world will get only more common. This spring, at the start of the corn-growing season, 76 percent of Mexico was in drought, and the country was sweltering under a deadly heat dome."

Agriculture [28]
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Disasters [3]
People & Population [18]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mexico [29]
Source: Atlantic [30], 11/20/2024
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‘Bomb Cyclone’ Kills 1 And Knocks Out Power Across The Northwest US [31]

"A major storm swept across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages and downing trees that killed at least one person."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [32]
Northwest (OR WA) [33]
Source: AP [34], 11/20/2024
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"Biden Administration Requesting Roughly $100 Billion For Disaster Relief" [35]

"The Biden administration is sending a roughly $100 billion request to Congress to help Americans impacted by a series of major and record-breaking natural disasters in 2023 and 2024, including Hurricanes Helene and Milton, calling on lawmakers to pass the needed relief with “bipartisan and bicameral support.”"

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Disasters [3]
Economy & Business [36]
Environmental Politics [37]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: CNN [38], 11/20/2024
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Weather Extremes Spur Illegal Migration Between U.S. And Mexico: Study [39]

"Extreme weather is contributing to undocumented migration and return between Mexico and the United States, suggesting that more migrants could risk their lives crossing the border as climate change fuels droughts, storms and other hardships, according to a new study."

Agriculture [28]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
People & Population [18]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mexico [29]
Source: AP [40], 11/18/2024
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November 20, 2024

Webinar: Covering Climate on the Frontlines [41]

People worldwide are deeply affected by the crises and emergencies climate change creates. These events can seem abstract — until you hear the stories of people who have lived through them. This event is sponsored by the Canadian Association of Journalists. 3-4:30pm ET.

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