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"Hope on the Halfshell" - Oyster Restoration Protects the Chesapeake Bay [1]

"The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) has released a new report outlining how restoring the Bay’s native oyster populations could bolster climate resilience and community vitality."

Biodiversity [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [8]
Source: WBOC [9], 02/16/2024
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"Report Blasts ‘Campaign Of Fraud’ On Plastic Recycling" [10]

"A new report aims to lay the foundation for future legal action against oil and plastics companies for deceiving the public about the efficacy of plastics recycling."

Chemicals [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Pollution [5]
Waste [15]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [17], 02/16/2024
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February 28, 2024

Coppell Sustainability Summit [18]

This free event, hosted by the Coppell Eco Club in Coppell, Texas, 6:00-8:30 p.m., is aimed at creating change at a city-wide and political level to become more environmentally-conscious. RSVP now for a fun night of movies, free food and exceptional speakers.

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Public [7]
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Activism [20]
Chemicals [11]
Planning & Growth [21]
Policy [22]
Pollution [5]
Region: 
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]

"Google To Share Oil And Gas Methane Leaks Spotted From Space" [24]

"Google and environmental group Environmental Defense Fund on Wednesday unveiled a partnership to expose sources of climate-warming emissions from oil and gas operations that will be detected from space by a new satellite."

Activism [20]
Air [25]
Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Pollution [5]
Technology [27]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [28]
Source: Reuters [29], 02/15/2024
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Giant Baytown Refinery Complex Wants To Expand Amid Community Backlash [30]

"Exxon’s Baytown complex in the Houston-area has the third largest oil refinery in the U.S. and is requesting permit renewal for its olefins plant despite repeated violations to the Clean Air Act."

Air [25]
Chemicals [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Justice [32]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [23]
Source: EHN [34], 02/15/2024
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"Redfin Adds Air Quality Scores To Listings As Climate Concerns Rise" [35]

"After a year of record-breaking air pollution from wildfire smoke, real estate brokerage Redfin has begun publishing air quality data in its home listings. Now, buyers can see how many days a year on average a particular area will experience poor air quality, and whether that number is projected to increase over time."

Air [25]
Consumer [36]
Economy & Business [37]
Environmental Health [31]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [38], 02/14/2024
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Biden EPA Expands Funds For Sewers In Underserved Communities [39]

"The Biden administration is expanding its efforts to help underserved communities get access to sewage infrastructure. The administration said Tuesday it would expand a pilot initiative to 150 additional communities, up from 11 at its start, to help them get access to federal wastewater funds."

Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Justice [32]
Infrastructure [40]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [41], 02/14/2024
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"Wildfire Smoke Will Worsen, New Study Shows, and Protections Are Few" [42]

"More than 125 million Americans will be exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution by the middle of the century, largely because of increased smoke from wildfires, according to estimates released on Monday."

Air [25]
Climate Change [26]
Disasters [43]
Environmental Health [31]
Pollution [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [44], 02/14/2024
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"Trinidad And Tobago Cleans Up Beaches Following 12-Kilometer Oil Spill" [45]

"First responders and volunteers from Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday sought to contain an oil spill detected last week in the Caribbean country's waters and clean areas of Tobago island's coast already affected by the incident."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Natural Resources [4]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Central America & the Caribbean [46]
Source: Reuters [47], 02/14/2024
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"As Use of A.I. Soars, So Does the Energy and Water It Requires" [48]

"Generative artificial intelligence uses massive amounts of energy for computation and data storage and billions of gallons of water to cool the equipment at data centers. Now, legislators and regulators — in the U.S. and the EU — are starting to demand accountability."

Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Infrastructure [40]
Pollution [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [16]
Europe [49]
Source: YaleE360 [50], 02/13/2024
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