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Britain Approves New North Sea Oil Drilling, Pleasing Industry Not Greens [1]

"Britain on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for a major oil and gas project in the North Sea, ignoring warnings from scientists and the United Nations that countries must stop developing new fossil fuel resources if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
Europe [8]
Source: AP [9], 09/28/2023
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"Shutdown Could Hinder Infrastructure Projects, Permits" [10]

"Concerns are mounting over impacts of a possible federal government shutdown on critical infrastructure projects and permitting activities."

Disasters [11]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [16], 09/28/2023
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After Summer’s Extreme Weather, More Americans See Climate Change As Culprit [17]

"New polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research indicates that extreme weather, including a summer that brought dangerous heat for much of the United States, is bolstering Americans’ belief that they’ve personally felt the impact of climate change."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [18], 09/27/2023
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"High School Students Launch ‘Green New Deal For Schools Campaign’" [19]

"Student organizers at 50 different high schools across the country are banding together to launch the “Green New Deal for Schools Campaign.”

Activism [20]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
People & Population [21]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [22], 09/26/2023
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"The Climate Ambition Summit Was Notably Unambitious, Advocates Say" [23]

"For a conference aimed at inspiring world leaders to dramatically ramp up their efforts to combat climate change, the United Nations’ Climate Ambition Summit was anything but ambitious."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [7]
International [24]
Source: Inside Climate News [25], 09/26/2023
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"‘False Promise’: DOE’s Carbon Removal Plans Rankle Community Advocates" [26]

"The Biden administration has championed carbon removal projects as better neighbors than the pollution-spewing industries of the past. But the Department of Energy’s first two candidates for its $3.5 billion direct air capture program have conducted an opaque early outreach process in the disadvantaged Louisiana and Texas communities where the projects would be built."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [28]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [29], 09/26/2023
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Biden Tells Pacific Islands Leaders That He Will Act On Climate [30]

"President Joe Biden on Monday told leaders from the 18-member Pacific Islands Forum that he has heard their warnings about the impact of climate change on their region and that his administration is committed to helping them meet the challenge."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [4]
Water & Oceans [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [24]
Source: AP [31], 09/26/2023
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15 Years In, Climate Week Is Still Rife With Corporate Greenwashing [32]

"New York City’s annual Climate Week has just about wrapped up, with the usual guise of inspiring climate solutions. But there’s one glaring disconnect: It is sponsored by some of the biggest perpetrators of the climate crisis."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [28]
Public [7]
International [24]
Source: Sierra [33], 09/25/2023
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"Misinformation Research Is Buckling Under GOP Legal Attacks" [34]

"An escalating campaign, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans, has cast a pall over programs that study political disinformation and the quality of medical information online".

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [28]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Science [36]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [37], 09/25/2023
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Disabilities and Disasters — What Questions Should You Be Asking Planners? [38]

As hurricane season ramps up, how are the disaster planners considering those with disabilities in your community? Texas-based journalist Greg Harman shares the story of one group that sued their city over claims it failed to properly prepare. And he extracts some rules of thumb to help determine if emergency planners are taking those with disabilities into consideration where you are.

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