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"In Mega-Hot Arizona, Climate Is Not on the Ballot. But It Might as Well Be" [1]

"When it comes to climate and the 2024 elections, Arizona just might represent the perfect storm of dramatic consequences: It’s one of the states most severely impacted by climate change, a strong majority of voters share climate concerns, climate issues dominate political debate in the state, it’s a battleground state that could help decide the presidential race, and its Legislature is so narrowly divided that it could easily flip from Republican to Democratic control."

Climate Change [2]
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Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [9]
Source: Capital & Main [10], 06/10/2024
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"Brazil Police Raid Amazon Carbon Credit Projects Exposed By Mongabay" [11]

"The Brazilian Federal Police arrested people and seized assets linked to some of the country’s largest carbon credit projects."

Biodiversity [12]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Justice [13]
Forests [14]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
South America [16]
Source: Mongabay [17], 06/10/2024
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Napa Valley Wine Country Wrestles With Chemical Contamination Controversy [18]

"Famous for its lush vineyards and cherished local wineries, Napa Valley is where people go to escape their problems."

Agriculture [19]
Chemicals [20]
Environmental Health [4]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [7]
California [23]
Source: The New Lede [24], 06/10/2024
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Far-Right Allies Pressure Supreme Court To Shield Fossil Fuel Firms [25]

"Far-right fossil fuel allies have launched a stunning and unprecedented campaign pressuring the supreme court to shield fossil fuel companies from litigation that could cost them billions of dollars."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [21]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Guardian [28], 06/10/2024
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Oregon Closes More Coastal Shellfish Harvesting Due To High Toxins [29]

"Oregon authorities have expanded shellfish harvesting closures along the state’s entire coastline to include razor clams and bay clams, as already high levels of toxins that have contributed to a shellfish poisoning outbreak continue to rise."

Environmental Health [4]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northwest (OR WA) [31]
Source: AP [32], 06/10/2024
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"Europe’s Swing to the Right Threatens Global Climate Policy" [33]

"Many populist, nationalist and far-right parties have attacked environmental, climate and clean energy policies during the campaigns for this week’s EU parliamentary election."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
Europe [34]
Source: Inside Climate News [35], 06/10/2024
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"US Raises Truck, SUV Fuel Economy Rules, Much Less Than First Proposed" [36]

"President Joe Biden's administration Friday finalized tighter vehicle fuel economy rules through 2031 that are significantly less stringent than first proposed, a win for the Detroit Three automakers who lobbied heavily for revised rules."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [37]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [21]
Transportation [38]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Reuters [39], 06/10/2024
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Nearly Half Of Climate Journalists Globally Received Threats For Their Work [40]

"Almost four out of every 10 journalists covering the climate crisis and environment issues have been threatened as a result of their work, with 11% subjected to physical violence, according to groundbreaking new research."

Climate Change [2]
Journalism & Media [15]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Public [7]
International [41]
Source: Guardian [42], 06/10/2024
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Why the Press Needs To Press for Senate Action on the PRESS Act [43]

A promising federal shield law that would protect journalists from jail for refusing to reveal sources months ago passed the House of Representatives but has since stalled in the Senate. The new WatchDog Opinion column can tell you why … and why this measure, dubbed the PRESS Act, matters so much for reporters, including those that cover climate and the environment.

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Secretive Court Has Awarded Over $100bn Public Money To Fossil Firms: Study [46]

"Fossil fuel firms are biggest beneficiaries of investor-state dispute settlement courts which have awarded $114bn of public money".

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [6]
Pollution [21]
Public [7]
International [41]
Source: Guardian [47], 06/07/2024
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