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"Wildfire Smoke Descends Across Central US, Causes 'Unhealthy' Air Quality" [1]

"The sun looked orange as it shined through a thick blanket of wildfire smoke on Tuesday across a large area of North America, including in Denver, and the smoke could spread even farther in the coming days."

"The sun appeared orange and red through a layer of haze on Tuesday morning as a large blanket of wildfire smoke covered part of the central United States and Canada.

Air [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Forests [5]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Canada [11]
Source: AccuWeather [12], 07/26/2024
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"Meet Kamala Harris’ Go-To Guy On Climate" [13]

"Vice President Kamala Harris’ longtime climate adviser is a 37-year-old Colorado native who has a Ph.D. in marine science, a penchant for electric buses and a miniature poodle named Newton who’s a member of the KHive."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [14]
People & Population [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [15], 07/25/2024
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"Highly Infectious Poliovirus Found In Gaza Sewage Samples" [16]

"The poliovirus has been found in sewage samples from Gaza putting thousands of people living in crowded displaced persons’ camps at risk of contracting the highly infectious disease that can cause deformities and paralysis."

Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [17]
Infrastructure [18]
Military [19]
People & Population [7]
Pollution [8]
Waste [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [9]
Middle East [22]
Source: Guardian [23], 07/23/2024
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Extreme Heat Changes Landscape for Summer Recreation Stories [24]

Outdoor recreation is a half-trillion-dollar industry in the United States and summer is a peak season for fun. But as the planet warms, the combination of extreme heat and outdoor activity greatly raises the health risk. The latest TipSheet explores more than a half-dozen common pastimes to report on — whether fishing and hiking or picnics and state fairs — that now hold hidden dangers.

SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [25]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [3]
Consumer [26]
Health [27]
Journalism & Media [28]
People & Population [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [10]
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Public [9]
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Millions Live Near Oil And Gas Wells That Are In The Path Of Wildfires [29]

"As firefighters continue to battle more than two dozen active wildfires in California, new research has found that millions of people are living in close proximity to oil and gas wells that are in the potential path of flames."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Forests [5]
People & Population [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [31]
Source: LA Times [32], 07/22/2024
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Texas Heat Deaths Climb After Beryl Left Millions Without Power For Days [33]

"As the temperature soared in the Houston-area home Janet Jarrett shared with her sister after losing electricity in Hurricane Beryl, she did everything she could to keep her 64-year-old sibling cool."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [34]
People & Population [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [35]
Source: LA Times [36], 07/22/2024
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"Prisoners Are Uniquely Vulnerable to Extreme Heat and Flooding" [37]

"Why were two prisons built in a lakebed in the first place?"

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [34]
People & Population [7]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [31]
Source: Sierra [38], 07/18/2024
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"The People Who Feed America Are Going Hungry" [39]

"Climate change is escalating a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs."

Agriculture [40]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [34]
Food [41]
People & Population [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [31]
Source: Grist [42], 07/18/2024
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Heavy Gear, Brutal Terrain, Backbreaking Work. Now Firefighters Face Heat [43]

"When a wildfire started in the mountains of Fresno County late last month, much of California was on the cusp of a heat wave that would go on to smash records both for its intensity and duration. Over the next week and a half, as the Basin fire swelled to more than 14,000 acres and temperatures in the area reached 112 degrees, at least nine firefighters were treated for heat-related illness. Four were taken to local hospitals, three of them airlifted from the fire line."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [17]
Forests [5]
Natural Resources [6]
People & Population [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
California [31]
Source: LA Times [44], 07/17/2024
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"Millions of US Low-Income Households Face Power Shutoffs Amid Deadly Heat" [45]

"Millions of low-income households are at risk of having their power disconnected this summer, exacerbating the risk of deadly heat as the climate crisis drives up temperatures."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [46]
Environmental Health [17]
Environmental Justice [34]
Laws & Regulations [47]
People & Population [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [48], 07/17/2024
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