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Climate Activists Rally Around Harris, See Chance To Build On Biden Record [1]

"Endorsements for Vice President Harris are rolling in from environmental groups who see her as a strong potential ally on issues like climate change."

Activism [2]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NPR [7], 08/12/2024
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"The Lost History Of What Americans Knew About Climate Change In The 1960s" [8]

"To judge by recent Supreme Court decisions, the world didn’t know much about climate change a half century ago."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Science [9]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [10]
Source: Grist [11], 08/09/2024
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‘Massive Disinformation Campaign’ Slowing Global Transition To Green Energy [12]

"Fossil fuel companies are running “a massive mis- and disinformation campaign” so that countries will slow down the adoption of renewable energy and the speed with which they “transition away” from a carbon-intensive economy, the UN has said."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Science [9]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
International [10]
Source: Guardian [16], 08/09/2024
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ATSDR: "How A US Health Agency Became A Shield For Polluters" [17]

"Companies and others responsible for some of America's most toxic waste sites are using a federal health agency’s faulty reports to save money on cleanups, defend against lawsuits and deny victims compensation, a Reuters investigation found."

Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [4]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [19]
Pollution [20]
Science [9]
Waste [21]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [22]
Source: Reuters [23], 08/08/2024
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"Trump Says He Has ‘No Choice’ But To Back EVs After Musk Endorsement" [24]

"Donald Trump has for months denigrated electric vehicles, arguing their supporters should “rot in hell” and that assisting the nascent industry is “lunacy”. He now appears to have somewhat shifted his view thanks to the support of Elon Musk, the world’s richest person."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [4]
Transportation [25]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Guardian [26], 08/07/2024
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"Residents Challenge State-Approved Incinerator In Front Of The Tetons" [27]

"Teton County residents have opened an additional front in their fight with Wyoming officials regarding development of state school trust land near Teton Village, this time challenging the approval of a commercial incinerator that opponents claim poses a grave health, fire and economic risk to locals."

Air [28]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [20]
Public [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [29]
Source: WyoFile [30], 08/07/2024
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"EPA Alumni Ready To Resist Trump — Again" [31]

"An alliance formed in the wake of Donald Trump’s 2016 election is gearing up to defend the agency if the former president retakes the White House."

Activism [2]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [32], 08/07/2024
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"Navajo Uranium Standoff Risks Legal Clashes in ‘Nuclear West’" [33]

"The Navajo Nation took the unusual step of using its police force to try to impede uranium shipments across its land last week—a preview of legal environmental battles to come if other uranium mines open in the southwest."

Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [34]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [35]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [19]
Transportation [25]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [36]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [37], 08/07/2024
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"Tim Walz Has Championed Climate as Governor" [38]

"Over the course of his two terms in office, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has quietly emerged as one of the nation’s most forceful advocates for tackling climate change."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [39], 08/07/2024
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Reclusive Tribe Attacks Encroaching Loggers In Peru’s Amazon [40]

"Peru’s reclusive Mashco Piro ethnic group recently used bows and arrows to attack loggers suspected of encroaching on their territory in the Amazon, according to a regional Indigenous organization."

Activism [2]
Biodiversity [41]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Justice [34]
Environmental Politics [4]
Forests [42]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [35]
People & Population [43]
Public [5]
South America [44]
Source: AP [45], 08/06/2024
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