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"Vermont Sues 4 Oil Companies, Alleges False Info on Climate" [1]

"Vermont on Tuesday became the latest state to sue some of the country’s top fossil fuel companies by alleging they misled the public about the impact their products have on climate change."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Science [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: AP [9], 09/15/2021
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Tracking the Big Climate Bills — An Infrastructure/Reconciliation Breakdown [10]

During the next two weeks, expect a rush of Congressional activity as both chambers attempt to set details that will constitute what some see as possibly the most important climate legislation in years. TipSheet helps you keep track of the action, first setting the stage on two massive measures, and then providing resources to track more than half-a-dozen House committees.

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TipSheet [11]
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Activism [12]
Agriculture [13]
Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [14]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [16]
Infrastructure [17]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Policy [18]
Science [6]
Transportation [19]
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National (U.S.) [8]
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Public [7]
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"Ruth Etzel Speaks Out Ahead of EPA Whistleblower Hearing" [20]

"The US Environmental Protection Agency is failing to protect children by ignoring poisons in the environment and focusing on corporate interests, according to a top children’s health official who will testify this week that the agency tried to silence her because of her insistence on stronger preventions against lead poisoning."

Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Science [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Guardian [24], 09/13/2021
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"This Summer Tied The Dust Bowl For The Hottest On Record In US" [25]

"The summer of 2021, which produced numerous extreme weather and climate disasters, was also the hottest on record in the US and tied with the Dust Bowl summer of 1936, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration."

Climate Change [2]
Natural Resources [26]
Science [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: CNN [27], 09/10/2021
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September 15, 2021

Countdown to COP26: What’s at Stake? [28]

To help news coverage convey what’s at stake with the upcoming UN climate summit (COP26), Covering Climate Now and Climate Central are holding a series of briefings, for journalists only. The first briefing will provide background on the most relevant science, politics, justice and solutions issues. Noon-1:00 p.m. ET.

Other Events [29]
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Climate Change [2]
Environmental Justice [23]
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [6]

Over 230 Medical Journals: Climate Crisis Is "Greatest" Health Threat [30]

"Global warming is affecting people's health — and world leaders need to address the climate crisis now as it can't wait until the COVID-19 pandemic is over, editors of over 230 medical journals warned Sunday evening."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Health [22]
Journalism & Media [4]
Science [6]
Public [7]
International [32]
Source: Axios [33], 09/07/2021
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March 23, 2022 to March 25, 2022

SCIENCE TALK ’22 [34]

SCIENCE TALK '22 is being planned as a hybrid conference, in-person and online, to take place in Portland, Oregon. The theme is Making Connections - The Many Arms of Science Communication.

Professional Meetings [35]
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Northwest (OR WA) [36]

Fossil Fuel Industry Pitches Carbon Capture As Climate Cure. But Is It? [37]

Carbon capture and storage technology has been around for years, but is being repositioned as a way to continue using fossil fuels in the face of climate change. Backgrounder takes a close look at how it works, its history and its politics. But even as the technology is taken up by Congress, the question is: Does the math add up?

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Backgrounders [38]
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Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [15]
Environmental Politics [3]
Government [16]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Natural Resources [26]
Policy [18]
Pollution [39]
Science [6]
Technology [40]
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National (U.S.) [8]
International [32]
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Public [7]
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"The Race To Rescue Florida’s Diseased Corals" [41]

"Several years ago, a mysterious coral disease began decimating the Florida Reef. The only way to save the animals from extinction? An unprecedented mission to relocate them to facilities across the country."

Biodiversity [42]
Climate Change [2]
Natural Resources [26]
Science [6]
Water & Oceans [43]
Public [7]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Source: Washington Post [45], 09/02/2021
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"How Biden’s Team Rushed To Dump A Trump-Era PFAS Assessment" [46]

"Trump-era EPA appointees engaged in "considerable political level interference" on an assessment for a controversial "forever chemical," documents obtained by E&E News indicate."

Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [3]
Journalism & Media [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Science [6]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [47], 09/02/2021
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