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Indigenous Inspire Amazon City To Grant Personhood To An Endangered River [1]

"On the banks of the Komi Memem River, the activity never ceases: women go down the embankment from Laje Velho village carrying basins to wash clothing, while men embark in small canoes on hunting and fishing expeditions. At day’s end, it’s the children’s turn to dive into its tea-colored waters."

Biodiversity [2]
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Environmental Politics [5]
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Forests [7]
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Natural Resources [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
South America [12]
Source: , 08/09/2023
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US Judge To Hear Case On Nevada Mustang Roundup Where 31 Wild Horses Died [13]

"A legal battle over the U.S. government’s ongoing capture of thousands of wild horses in Nevada where 31 mustangs have died in a weekslong roundup goes before a judge Wednesday as opponents try to prove it’s illegal and should be stopped."

Activism [14]
Biodiversity [2]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Wildlife [15]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [17]
Source: AP [18], 08/09/2023
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As Feds Cut Red Tape, More Local Governments Are Curbing Wind And Solar [19]

"The number of counties with ordinances on wind turbines quadrupled from 2018 to 2022, a new federal study found."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
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Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: HuffPost [22], 08/09/2023
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"Md.’s Largest Water Utility Sues Dupont, 3M Over ‘Forever Chemicals’" [23]

"Maryland’s largest water utility filed a lawsuit against more than a dozen companies Friday, alleging that they knowingly polluted the water supply with “forever chemicals” and saying that they should bear the burden of upgrading systems to remove these toxic substances."

Chemicals [24]
Consumer [25]
Environmental Health [3]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
Source: Washington Post [29], 08/09/2023
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"Biden Protects Land by Grand Canyon but Will Still Allow Mining" [30]

"President Joe Biden on Tuesday [announced] plans to block expanded uranium mining around the Grand Canyon by declaring the area a new national monument."

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People & Population [31]
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National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [34], 08/09/2023
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"BPA's Evil Cousin" [35]

"Most people have heard of BPA — but researchers say its chemical cousin, BADGE, is leaving scores of workers, artisans and individuals at risk."

Chemicals [24]
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Public [11]
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Source: EHN [36], 08/08/2023
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In Youngstown, a Downtown Tire Pyrolysis Plant Is a ‘Recipe for Disaster’ [37]

"A developer has big ideas to turn tires, plastic and electronic waste into energy at 30 locations, starting with a tire-to-gas plant next to the jail and student housing in the heart of what was once Ohio’s Steel Valley."

Air [38]
Chemicals [24]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [8]
People & Population [31]
Pollution [27]
Waste [39]
Public [11]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [40]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 08/08/2023
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"In DeSantis’ Fla., Schools Get OK For Climate-Denial Videos" [42]

"Climate activists are like Nazis. Wind and solar power pollute the Earth and make life miserable. Recent global and local heat records reflect natural temperature cycles. These are some of the themes of children’s videos produced by an influential conservative advocacy group."

Climate Change [20]
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Journalism & Media [43]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Science [44]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [45]
Source: E&E News [46], 08/08/2023
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"Biden To Protect Vast Sacred Lands Near Grand Canyon" [47]

"U.S. President Joe Biden will curb land development on a stretch of nearly 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) near Arizona's iconic Grand Canyon, a move intended to cement his environmental credentials in the electoral battleground state."

Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Justice [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [48]
People & Population [31]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [32]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: Reuters [49], 08/08/2023
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Governments Meet To Talk About Amazon Rainforest. Why Is It So Important? [50]

"The Amazon rainforest is a massive area, twice the size of India and sprawling across eight countries and one territory. It’s a crucial carbon sink for the climate, has about 20% of the world’s freshwater reserves and boasts astounding biodiversity, including 16,000 known tree species."

Agriculture [51]
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Climate Change [20]
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Forests [7]
Government [52]
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Natural Resources [9]
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Source: AP [53], 08/07/2023
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