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"UAE's COP28 President Lays Out Plan For 'Brutally Honest' Climate Summit" [1]

"Countries at this year's U.N. climate summit must face up to how far behind they are lagging on climate change targets and agree a plan to get on track, the United Arab Emirates' incoming president of the event said on Thursday."

Climate Change [2]
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Public [5]
International [6]
Source: Reuters [7], 07/13/2023
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"Mountain Valley Pipeline Halted as Legal Wrangling Heats Up" [8]

"A federal court in Richmond has held up construction, despite a law passed by Congress last month that says it no longer has jurisdiction over the pipeline."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [13]
Source: NYTimes [14], 07/13/2023
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"New Mexico Trail Clash Echoes Culture War Across US West" [15]

"Physiotherapist Spencer Bushnell lives less than a mile from farmer Carlos Arguello in Taos, New Mexico. But they are worlds apart on proposals to lace the foothills they love with up to 71 miles of mountain bike and hiking trails."

Environmental Politics [4]
Forests [16]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [17]
Transportation [18]
Public [5]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Source: Reuters [20], 07/10/2023
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"U.S. Truckmakers Reach Deal To Phase Out Polluting Diesel Big Rigs" [21]

"Some of the largest manufacturers of heavy trucks and engines in the country have agreed to accept a California plan to ban sales of new diesel big rigs by 2036 under a deal aimed in part at thwarting potential litigation and maintaining a single national standard for truck pollution rules."

Air [22]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [25]
Transportation [18]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Washington Post [26], 07/10/2023
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As Some US Cities Confront Climate, Their Lobbyists Work For Big Oil [27]

"Municipalities that are suffering from the climate crisis employ lobbyists already in the pay of fossil fuel companies".

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Guardian [28], 07/07/2023
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Why Nobelists Are Joining the Fight Against Disinformation’s Dangers [29]

A recent gathering of Nobel laureates in Washington, D.C., including Filipina journalist Maria Ressa (pictured, left), highlighted the growing risks of disinformation — including on efforts to combat climate change — but also the rising sense of hope that comes from those who pledge to stand up to its challenge. This month’s WatchDog Opinion column shares a perspective from the event.

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Federal Money Begins Flowing to Lake Erie Climate Projects [33]

"Lake Erie will face more stormwater runoff, increased erosion and changes in both water levels and quality as climate change continues. Projects to mitigate those impacts range from restoring a wetland to deploying a plastic-scavenging drone named Pixie, and more."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [5]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [35]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 07/05/2023
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Climate Groups Accept Millions From Charity Linked To Fossil Fuels [37]

"Some of the world’s best-known climate campaign groups have taken millions of pounds in donations from a foundation run by billionaire hedge fund bosses whose investment fund has invested in fossil fuel companies, the Guardian has learned."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [5]
International [6]
Source: Guardian [38], 06/30/2023
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"EPA Closes Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana Pollution" [39]

"In a setback for environmental justice advocates, the Biden administration has closed a civil rights investigation of two Louisiana state agencies without finding discrimination in how the agencies regulated chemical plants in the area known as “Cancer Alley.”"

Chemicals [40]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]
Source: Washington Post [43], 06/30/2023
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"EPA Closes Civil Rights Probe Into Louisiana Over ‘Cancer Alley’ Pollution" [44]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Tuesday it did not find discrimination by the state of Louisiana against Black residents who face high levels of air pollution, closing a probe into actions by state departments."

Air [22]
Chemicals [40]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [4]
Public [5]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [45]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [42]
Source: The Hill [46], 06/29/2023
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