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"There’s A Crisis Unfolding In Florida's Waters. DeSantis Hasn’t Said A Word." [1]

"The GOP governor and presidential candidate has touted his environmental and economic credentials. He’s ignoring an environmental and economic disaster at home."

Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Fish & Fisheries [8]
Natural Resources [9]
Water & Oceans [10]
Public [11]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [12]
Source: HuffPost [13], 08/07/2023
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"Vineyard Wind Begins Construction After Ducking Financial Peril" [14]

"America’s first major offshore wind farm is coming into focus on the wavy horizon off Massachusetts."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [7]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
Source: E&E News [18], 08/07/2023
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"Republicans Want To Plant A Trillion Trees. Scientists Are Skeptical." [19]

"New research casts doubt on the climate strategy pushed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other GOP leaders".

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [7]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [20], 08/04/2023
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The Far Right Has a ‘Battle Plan’ to Undo Climate Progress If Trump Wins [21]

"Far-right conservative groups are promoting a sprawling “battle plan” to obstruct and undo the federal government’s efforts to tackle the climate crisis, with hopes of quickly enacting a series of sweeping changes if Donald Trump, or any other Republican, gets elected as president next year."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [23], 08/04/2023
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"'Narco-Deforestation' In Focus At Upcoming Summit Of Amazon Nations" [24]

"When the presidents of Amazon nations including Brazil, Peru and Colombia meet at a regional summit next week, they will train their sights on a new breed of criminal just as comfortable chopping down the rainforest as shipping drugs overseas."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [7]
Forests [26]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [11]
South America [27]
Source: Reuters [28], 08/03/2023
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6 Months After E. Palestine Derailment, Congress Is Deadlocked On Safety [29]

"Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm, holding a flurry of hearings about the potential for railroad crashes to trigger even larger disasters. Both parties agreed that a legislative response was needed. Yet six months after life was upended in East Palestine, little has changed."

Chemicals [30]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Transportation [32]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [33], 08/03/2023
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Former DOJ Environment Chief Described As Co-Conspirator in Indictment [34]

"In criminally charging former president Donald Trump for his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss, federal prosecutors allege that Trump enlisted six co-conspirators to “assist him in his criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and retain power.”

Environmental Health [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [35], 08/03/2023
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Mike Huckabee’s “Kids Guide” Shows the Changing Landscape of Climate Denial [36]

"Producers of climate misinformation are targeting kids and families, delivering an updated message that acknowledges global warming, but minimizes the influence of human emissions."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [7]
Journalism & Media [37]
Science [38]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 08/02/2023
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"White House To Agencies: Tally Projects’ Financial Damage To Ecosystems" [40]

"Federal agencies would be required to do a full accounting of how their decisions affect ecosystems the public depends on under a draft guidance that the White House will release Tuesday."

Economy & Business [5]
Environmental Politics [7]
Environmental Studies [41]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [42], 08/02/2023
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"Climate Education Suffers From Partisan Culture Wars" [43]

"Climate change education has been caught in the crossfire of the culture wars. While some U.S. states are boosting climate literacy, others are effectively miseducating children by depriving them of the skills they’ll need to face the biggest challenge of their generation."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [7]
Journalism & Media [37]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Revelator [44], 08/01/2023
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/there-s-crisis-unfolding-floridas-waters-desantis-hasn-t-said-word [2] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/biodiversity-1 [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/disaster [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/business [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [7] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [8] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/fisheries [9] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/land [10] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/water [11] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81 [12] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/southeast [13] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/desantis-florida-coral-bleaching-crisis_n_64cd6328e4b0334ad2758b81 [14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/vineyard-wind-begins-construction-after-ducking-financial-peril [15] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [16] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national [17] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/northeast [18] https://www.eenews.net/articles/vineyard-wind-begins-construction-after-ducking-financial-peril/ [19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/republicans-want-plant-trillion-trees-scientists-are-skeptical [20] https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/02/trillion-trees-republicans-climate/ [21] https://www.sej.org/headlines/far-right-has-battle-plan-undo-climate-progress-if-trump-wins [22] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [23] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01082023/far-right-battle-plan-to-undo-climate-progress-trump-win-2024/ [24] https://www.sej.org/headlines/narco-deforestation-focus-upcoming-summit-amazon-nations [25] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-justice [26] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/forests [27] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/south-america [28] https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/narco-deforestation-focus-upcoming-summit-amazon-nations-2023-08-03/ [29] https://www.sej.org/headlines/6-months-after-e-palestine-derailment-congress-deadlocked-safety [30] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/chemicals/toxics [31] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/infrastructure [32] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/transportation [33] https://apnews.com/article/east-palestine-train-derailment-safety-regulations-railroad-4db52c68daf68da05425b5b70363fb0a [34] https://www.sej.org/headlines/former-doj-environment-chief-described-co-conspirator-indictment [35] https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/01/doj-trump-indictment-trump-coconspirators/ [36] https://www.sej.org/headlines/mike-huckabee-s-kids-guide-shows-changing-landscape-climate-denial [37] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [38] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/science [39] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31072023/huckabees-kids-guide-to-climate/ [40] https://www.sej.org/headlines/white-house-agencies-tally-projects-financial-damage-ecosystems [41] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmentalists [42] https://www.eenews.net/articles/white-house-to-agencies-tally-projects-financial-damage-to-ecosystems/ [43] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-education-suffers-partisan-culture-wars [44] https://therevelator.org/climate-education-culture-wars/ [45] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=320 [46] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=317 [47] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=318 [48] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=319 [49] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=322 [50] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=323 [51] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=324 [52] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=325 [53] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics?page=1397