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"Cars Are A Major Predator For Wildlife. How Is Nature Adapting To Our Roads?" [1]

"In his new book, Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet, Goldfarb explains how roads and cars are changing the lives of wildlife all over the world — and how roadkill has created a "crisis for biodiversity.""

Biodiversity [2]
Infrastructure [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Transportation [5]
Wildlife [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NPR [9], 09/27/2023

"Working From Home Now Has Another Powerful Benefit" [10]

"Fully remote workers could produce less than half the climate-warming emissions of people who spend their days in offices, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Economy & Business [13]
People & Population [14]
Transportation [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [15], 09/19/2023

From "Massive Squishings" To The Insect Apocalypse, Roads Cut Up Nature [16]

"Take a mental picture of the Earth. Now shatter that image into 600,000 fragments. These fragments are carved out by road networks, which stretch across about 40 million miles of the Earth's surface."

Biodiversity [2]
Infrastructure [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Transportation [5]
Public [7]
International [17]
Source: NPR [18], 09/19/2023

EPA Slow On Investigating Chemical Risk From Ohio Derailment: Emails [19]

"Internal agency communications confirm certain EPA experts, including a "key dioxin scientist," were not consulted until a month after the derailment."

Chemicals [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Infrastructure [3]
Pollution [22]
Transportation [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [23]
Source: HuffPost [24], 09/19/2023

"The Amazon Drivers Striking For Safe Conditions In Extreme Heat" [25]

"Global temperatures are hitting new highs as the planet warms, with July 2023 the hottest month ever recorded. Rising heat means more dangerous work environments - especially for those who spend a lot of time outside."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [14]
Transportation [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [28], 09/15/2023

"Standoff Over Electric Vehicle Workers Poses Risk for Biden" [29]

"A looming auto industry strike could test the president’s commitment to making electric vehicles a source of well-paying union jobs."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [13]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [22]
Transportation [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: NYTimes [32], 09/14/2023

Indian Trans Woman No Longer Begging After Donated Electric Rickshaw [33]

"When Preethi moved to Bengaluru in southern India 10 years ago after being kicked out of her family home for being transgender, she hoped for a better future."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Justice [26]
People & Population [14]
Transportation [5]
Public [7]
Asia [34]
Source: AP [35], 09/06/2023

Biden Administration Offers $12B To Convert Auto Factories Into EV Plants [36]

"The Biden administration will put up to $12 billion into converting auto manufacturing facilities into plants for hybrid and electric vehicles, it announced Thursday."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Transportation [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [37], 09/01/2023

Trump Rule Allowing Rail Shipments Of LNG Will Be Put On Hold For Safety [38]

"OMAHA, Neb. — A Trump-era rule allowing railroads to haul highly flammable liquefied natural gas will now be formally put on hold to allow more time to study the safety concerns related to transporting that fuel and other substances like hydrogen that must be kept at extremely low temperatures when they are shipped, regulators announced Thursday.

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [39]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Transportation [5]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [40], 09/01/2023

Cat 4 Idalia Projected To Hit Florida With ‘Catastrophic’ Storm Surge [41]

"Hurricane Idalia strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 storm Wednesday morning as it steamed toward Florida’s Big Bend region and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [39]
Environmental Health [21]
Transportation [5]
Water & Oceans [42]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Source: AP [44], 08/30/2023

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