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LNG To Fuel Conflict, Profit, Warming in Coming Years [1]

A partisan debate has flared over liquified natural gas, as industry, environmentalists and politicians wrangle over LNG’s role in climate change and the energy transition, heating and electricity prices, and international and domestic U.S. politics. Backgrounder lays out LNG’s history, starting with the fracking boom and bringing it up to speed with the war in Ukraine and upcoming presidential elections.

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Activism [3]
Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Politics [7]
Government [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Policy [11]
Pollution [12]
Technology [13]
Transportation [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [19]
International [20]
Canada [21]
Mexico [22]
Asia [23]
Europe [24]
Middle East [25]
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Public [26]
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"Exclusive: Mexico's Pemex Put Off Repairs Despite Vast Methane Leak" [27]

"Mexican state energy company Pemex put off urgent repairs and maintenance at an important offshore platform for months, resulting in methane spewing into the atmosphere, according to internal documents and three sources familiar with the infrastructure."

Climate Change [5]
Energy & Fuel [6]
Pollution [12]
Public [26]
International [20]
Mexico [22]
Source: Reuters [28], 03/25/2024
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Bats Are In Trouble. That’s Bad For Anyone Who Likes Mezcal, Rice Or Avocado [29]

"If you’ve ever enjoyed coffee, tomatoes, corn, bananas, mangoes, walnuts, chocolate, tequila or mezcal, you may just owe bats a thank-you."

Agriculture [30]
Biodiversity [31]
Consumer [32]
Food [33]
Natural Resources [10]
Wildlife [34]
Public [26]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [20]
Mexico [22]
Source: Guardian [35], 03/22/2024
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Tijuana River Spewing Sewage Into San Diego, Threatening Public Health [36]

"Doctors have reported surges of gastrointestinal illness when intense storms like this week’s atmospheric rivers overwhelm wastewater treatment plants and flood communities with raw sewage."

Climate Change [5]
Environmental Health [37]
Infrastructure [38]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [26]
California [39]
Mexico [22]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 02/12/2024
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"Monarch Butterfly Numbers Are Down Sharply at Wintering Areas in Mexico" [41]

"The number of monarch butterflies at their overwintering areas in Mexico dropped precipitously this year to the second-lowest level on record, according to an annual survey." "Scientists said the decline appeared to be driven by hot, dry conditions in the United States and Canada that reduced food supply."

Agriculture [30]
Biodiversity [31]
Climate Change [5]
Wildlife [34]
Public [26]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mexico [22]
Source: NYTimes [42], 02/09/2024
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"Mexico City Residents Protest 'Unprecedented' Water Shortages" [43]

"Frustrated Mexico City residents have been protesting weeks of water shortages, with officials warning of "unprecedented" low levels in a main system that supplies millions of people."

Climate Change [5]
Disasters [44]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [26]
Mexico [22]
Source: Reuters [45], 02/01/2024
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California Exports Hazardous Waste. Mexico Neighborhood Shows Consequences [46]

"An ongoing CalMatters investigation has shown how California companies and governments avoid the Golden State’s strict environmental regulations by shipping toxic waste across state borders. New reporting shows how California exports the risk to Mexico."

Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Justice [47]
Pollution [12]
Waste [48]
Public [26]
California [39]
Mexico [22]
Source: CalMatters [49], 12/21/2023
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Worried About Safety, Texas Town Challenges Planned Cross-Border Pipeline [50]

"Critics are calling on federal regulators to increase their scrutiny and oversight of the proposed pipeline, which would send gas from Texas to the Mexican coast for export to other countries."

Energy & Fuel [6]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Justice [47]
Infrastructure [38]
Public [26]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mexico [22]
Source: Inside Climate News [51], 12/21/2023
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"In Reversal, Mexico Calls For Moratorium On International Deep-Sea Mining" [52]

"On Nov. 21, Mexico became the latest nation to call for a moratorium on deep-sea mining in international waters."

Chemicals [4]
Climate Change [5]
Economy & Business [53]
Environmental Politics [7]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Natural Resources [10]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [26]
International [20]
Mexico [22]
Source: Mongabay [54], 11/30/2023
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November 22, 2023

DEADLINE: Caribbean Climate Journalism Awards [55]

Climate Tracker, in partnership with Open Society Foundations, launches this inaugural competition aiming to recognize and celebrate outstanding journalism focused on climate change and environmental issues within the Caribbean region. Five prizes of USD$400. Deadline: Nov 22, 2023.

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Mexico [22]
Central America & the Caribbean [57]

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