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"Time to Dance the Salmon Home" [1]

"This summer a Tribal ceremony celebrated the return of sacred fish, lost for generations."

Biodiversity [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [6]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
California [10]
Source: The Revelator [11], 08/18/2023
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August 29, 2023

Webinar: Climate and Conflict in the Middle East — Adaptation Opportunities for COP28 [12]

The Middle East Institute and the International Committee of the Red Cross will host a panel on the intersection of armed conflict and climate change and the impact on vulnerable communities in the Middle East, moderated by SEJ executive director Meaghan Parker. 10:00 a.m. ET.

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Climate Change [14]
Disasters [15]
Economy & Business [16]
Military [17]
People & Population [6]
Water & Oceans [8]
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International [18]
Middle East [19]

"US Launches Program To Provide Electricity To More Native American Homes" [20]

"The U.S. Interior Department on Tuesday unveiled a new program to bring electricity to more homes in Native American communities as the Biden administration looks to funnel more money toward climate and renewable energy projects."

Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Justice [3]
Infrastructure [22]
People & Population [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: AP [24], 08/17/2023
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Survival of Wild Rice Threatened by Climate Change, Increased Rainfall [25]

"Low water levels are critical for manoomin, a sacred crop for the Ojibwe people of the Great Lakes region. But climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels is bringing more rain and flooding to Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, making harvests of wild rice less reliable."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [14]
Food [27]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [6]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Source: Sahan Journal [29], 08/15/2023
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Young Activists Win First-Of-Its-Kind Climate Change Trial In Montana [30]

"Young environmental activists scored what may be a groundbreaking legal victory Monday when a Montana judge said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by allowing fossil fuel development."

Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Justice [3]
Laws & Regulations [31]
People & Population [6]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [23]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [32]
Source: AP [33], 08/15/2023
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"After Maui Wildfires Kill 96, Search For The Missing Continues" [34]

"The death toll from the Maui wildfires reached 96 on Sunday as relatives of the missing frantically searched for signs their loved ones may still be alive, while survivors grappled with the scale of the disaster and sought solace at church services."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [15]
Environmental Studies [35]
Forests [36]
People & Population [6]
Public [9]
Alaska and Hawaii [37]
Source: Reuters [38], 08/14/2023
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WV Leaders Fight Pollution Standards Amid Health Risks From Coal Plants [39]

"Asthma and low life expectancy are highly prevalent in communities around West Virginia’s coal-fired power plants, federal data show."

Air [40]
Climate Change [14]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [41]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [42]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [43]
Public [9]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [44]
Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail [45], 08/11/2023
  • Read more about WV Leaders Fight Pollution Standards Amid Health Risks From Coal Plants [39]

After Decades, Tribe's Vision For A New Marine Sanctuary Coming True [46]

"The central California coast, with its rugged beaches and kelp forests, draws a lot of visitors for its scenic beauty. For the Chumash people, the coastline means a lot more.

"Almost all the places people like to go to are our sacred sites," says Violet Sage Walker, chairwoman of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council. "We've been going there and praying and doing ceremony there for 20,000 years."

Environmental Justice [3]
Fish & Fisheries [4]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [6]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [7]
Water & Oceans [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [23]
Northwest (OR WA) [47]
Source: NPR [48], 08/10/2023
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"Biden Protects Land by Grand Canyon but Will Still Allow Mining" [49]

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

Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [42]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [5]
People & Population [6]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [51], 08/09/2023
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In Youngstown, a Downtown Tire Pyrolysis Plant Is a ‘Recipe for Disaster’ [52]

"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 [40]
Chemicals [53]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [41]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [42]
Laws & Regulations [31]
People & Population [6]
Pollution [43]
Waste [54]
Public [9]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Source: Inside Climate News [55], 08/08/2023
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