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"Environmental Groups Sue To Stop Biden Administration Oil Leases In Gulf" [1]

"A coalition of environmental groups sued the Biden administration over its upcoming oil and gas lease sale, which will auction off 67 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [9], 08/29/2023
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"Children Have a Right to Sue Nations Over Climate, U.N. Panel Says" [10]

"The finding doesn’t have the force of law, but is notable because it is based on one of the most widely accepted international treaties."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
International [12]
Source: NYTimes [13], 08/29/2023
  • Read more about "Children Have a Right to Sue Nations Over Climate, U.N. Panel Says" [10]

Ecuador’s Government Plans to Keep Drilling in National Park, Despite Vote [14]

"After Ecuadorians overwhelmingly voted to ban new oil wells in a prized national park, the government challenged the legitimacy of the referendum and said it would continue drilling."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Public [7]
South America [15]
Source: YaleE360 [16], 08/28/2023
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Data on Pesticide Incidents Openly Available for First Time [17]

A decade’s worth of government pesticide data — only available before through FOIA — has been made newly available. And, explains the latest Reporter’s Toolbox, it can lead to revealing environmental, public health and environmental justice stories. More on how the data came to be compiled and advice on using it smartly, along with some caveats.

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Reporters Toolbox [18]
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Agriculture [19]
Chemicals [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [11]
Food [22]
Health [23]
Journalism & Media [24]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [25]
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National (U.S.) [8]
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Public [7]
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Poor Safety Rules Leave Farmworkers Suffering In Increasing Heat Waves [26]

"A fifth of reported heat-related deaths between 2017 and 2022 were agricultural workers, according to OSHA data. Academics, occupational health specialists and advocacy groups are calling attention to the under-reported impact of climate change on this group from heatwaves."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Investigate Midwest [27], 08/25/2023
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"Texas Permits Lignite Mine Expansion Despite Water Worries" [28]

"Texas regulators on Tuesday approved a 12,000-acre coal mine expansion despite objections from local governments and a river authority concerned about their water supplies."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Source: Inside Climate News [31], 08/24/2023
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"PragerU Says It's Approved In Texas Schools. It's Not." [32]

"The conservative group's big announcement that its climate denial videos were approved in Texas public schools appears to be a lie, the Texas State Board of Education tells HEATED."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [29]
Journalism & Media [24]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Science [33]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Source: HEATED [34], 08/23/2023
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"Biden Administration Approves 4th Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Project" [35]

"The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a wind energy project off Rhode Island, the fourth major commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved by the Biden Interior Department."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [37]
Source: The Hill [38], 08/23/2023
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PHMSA Raises Safety Concerns Over Mountain Valley Pipeline in Formal Notice [39]

"Federal regulators have sent a proposed safety order to the developers of the contentious and highly politicized Mountain Valley Pipeline citing concerns over potential pipe corrosion and land movement in the steep mountain terrain the pipeline will cross in West Virginia and Virginia."

Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [29]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Pollution [25]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [40]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 08/23/2023
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"Japan To Release Fukushima Water Into Ocean From Aug. 24" [42]

"Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing into the sea more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Aug. 24, going ahead with a plan heavily criticised by China."

Fish & Fisheries [43]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [44]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Asia [45]
Source: Reuters [46], 08/23/2023
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