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"Chinese Fishing Fleets In Indian Ocean Accused Of Abuses" [1]

"A recent investigation has revealed evidence that China's distant-water fishing fleet, the world's biggest in scale, commits environmental and labor abuses in the southwest Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa."

Environmental Justice [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
International [7]
Source: DW [8], 05/07/2024
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Arizona Boosts Protections From Extreme Heat After 100s Died Last Summer [9]

"Arizona’s new heat officer said Friday that he is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners this summer in a more unified effort to prevent another ghastly toll of heat-related deaths, which topped 900 statewide last year."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [14]
Source: AP [15], 05/06/2024
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Muscogee Lands In Georgia Would Become A National Park Under Bills [16]

"Georgia’s congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday to protect some of the ancestral lands of the Muscogee tribe as a national park and preserve."

Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
Source: AP [20], 05/02/2024
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"The Impacts Of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Aren’t The Same For Women, Men" [21]

"While “forever chemicals” have been linked to numerous adverse health impacts from cancers to kidney disease, they also may have disparate impacts on male and female bodies."

Chemicals [22]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [4]
Science [24]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Hill [25], 05/02/2024
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"Fire for Watersheds" [26]

"To bring more water to the landscape — and fight the growing risk of catastrophic wildfires — a Tribe in California helps to reshape fire management policy."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Forests [27]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: bioGraphic [28], 04/29/2024
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"For This Alaska Town, Whaling Is a Way of Life" [29]

"The PBS documentary ‘One with the Whale’ explores the importance of subsistence hunting and gathering in a Yup’ik village—and what happens when mainlanders misunderstand it."

Biodiversity [30]
Consumer [23]
Environmental Justice [2]
Environmental Politics [31]
Food [32]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [33]
Source: Civil Eats [34], 04/29/2024
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"Appalachia’s Recreation Industry Faces Climate Change Challenges" [35]

"The impacts of climate change are steadily and exponentially being felt here in Appalachia just as they have across the globe, and environmental activists, scientists and outdoor enthusiasts alike find themselves in a race to counter the climate curve in the region."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Economy & Business [36]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: 100 Days in Appalachia [37], 04/29/2024
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Climate Crisis Makes for Real Fashion Emergency [38]

Fast fashion’s lack of sustainability has long been the subject of news media coverage. But now the realities of climate change mean that fashion reporting must be reimagined to include the lived environmental and human rights realities of workers making what we wear, writes contributor Yessenia Funes in the new Voices of Environmental Justice column. Ideas and resources for getting past simplistic fashion industry narratives.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Voices of Environmental Justice [39]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [40]
Agriculture [41]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [23]
Economy & Business [36]
Environmental Justice [2]
Health [42]
Journalism & Media [43]
People & Population [4]
Policy [44]
Waste [45]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [13]
International [7]
Asia [46]
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Public [6]
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"In Coastal British Columbia, the Haida Get Their Land Back" [47]

"By affirming Indigenous land ownership, British Columbia and the Haida Nation are signaling a new era for Indigenous relations."

Activism [40]
Environmental Justice [2]
Environmental Politics [31]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Government [48]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [4]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [49]
Water & Oceans [5]
Wildlife [50]
Public [6]
Canada [51]
Source: Hakai [52], 04/26/2024
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"7 in 10 Workers Worldwide Exposed To Extreme Heat Risks: Study" [53]

"Extreme heat linked to climate change threatens more than 70 percent of workers globally, according to a report released Monday by the International Labor Organization (ILO)."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [2]
People & Population [4]
Public [6]
International [7]
Source: The Hill [54], 04/24/2024
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