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Oil Firm's Plan To Abandon 1,700 Gulf Wells Risks 'Environmental Disaster' [1]

"A Houston oil company that grew into one of the largest producers in the Gulf of Mexico before going bust last year is planning to abandon hundreds of oil wells and pipelines it acquired over the last decade, potentially adding to the fast-growing tangle of neglected oil and gas infrastructure off the Louisiana coast."

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Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [10], 07/06/2021
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"Horrifying Massive Oil Pipeline Blaze Sets Gulf Of Mexico On Fire" [11]

"The hellish blaze that erupted in gulf pipeline operated by Mexican state oil firm Pemex was reportedly extinguished after several hours."

"An oil pipeline fire in the Gulf of Mexico was reportedly brought under control and extinguished after a hellish scene of massive flames erupting directly from roiling waters Friday.

The blaze west of the Yucatan Peninsula broke out at an underwater pipeline that connects to a platform operated by Mexican state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) at its flagship Ku Maloob Zaap oil development in the southern gulf, Reuters reported.

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Mexico [13]
Source: HuffPost [14], 07/05/2021
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"Parts of US Brace For Tropical Storm Elsa's Impact" [15]

"As Tropical Storm Elsa closed in on Cuba early Monday morning, tropical storm warnings were expanded across Florida ahead of the storm's projected U.S. landfall around midweek. Tropical storm warnings are in effect across the Florida Keys and along the west coast of the peninsula from Flamingo northward to Englewood."

Climate Change [16]
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National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AccuWeather [17], 07/05/2021
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"Drier Springs Bring Hotter Summers in the Withering Southwest" [18]

"New research reveals a positive feedback loop with negative consequences linked to lower springtime humidity across an already parched landscape."

Climate Change [16]
Science [19]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [21], 07/02/2021
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"Arctic’s ‘Last Ice Area’ Shows Earlier-Than-Expected Melt" [22]

"Part of the Arctic is nicknamed the “Last Ice Area,” because floating sea ice there is usually so thick that it’s likely to withstand global warming for decades. So, scientists were shocked last summer when there was suddenly enough open water for a ship to pass through."

Climate Change [16]
Transportation [23]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
International [24]
Antarctica & Arctic [25]
Source: AP [26], 07/02/2021
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House, Setting Marker for Talks, Passes $715 Billion Infrastructure Bill [27]

"The House on Thursday laid down its marker for this month’s infrastructure negotiations, approving a five-year, $715 billion transportation and drinking water bill that would do more to combat climate change than the Senate’s bipartisan measure embraced by President Biden."

Climate Change [16]
Environmental Health [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Transportation [23]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [30], 07/02/2021
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"Arizona Wildfires: Bigger, Hotter Than Ever. How Will The Land Recover?" [31]

"In the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, soil repels water across the burn scar of the 2020 Bighorn Fire. Steep slopes and an imminent monsoon mean the hydrophobic ground is ripe for erosion."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [12]
Forests [32]
Natural Resources [33]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Arizona Republic [34], 07/01/2021
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"Tropical Storm Elsa Shatters Record, Eyes US" [35]

"A rapidly-developing feature in the Atlantic has set a new record for the earliest E-named storm in the basin's recorded history."

Climate Change [16]
Disasters [12]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: AccuWeather [36], 07/01/2021
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Summer 2021 Algal Bloom Still Expected To Be Mild For Western Lake Erie [37]

"Despite searing heat and heavy showers at various times this month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is sticking to its prediction that western Lake Erie’s algal bloom this summer will be as small as last year’s and relatively mild overall."

Agriculture [38]
Environmental Health [28]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
Source: Toledo Blade [40], 07/01/2021
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"N.J. Approves 2 More Offshore Wind Farms To Power 1 Million Homes" [41]

"While the first wind turbines have yet to be built off the Jersey Shore coast, state leaders are already pushing for expansion."

Climate Change [16]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Infrastructure [4]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [42]
Source: Newark Star-Ledger [43], 07/01/2021
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