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"Farmworkers In The US Cultivate Their Own Heat Safety Standards" [1]

"The Fair Food Program works to boost farmworker safety by appealing directly to major brands and consumers".

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
Food [7]
People & Population [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [11], 07/10/2024
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"Home Insurance Rates in America Are Wildly Distorted. Here's Why." [12]

"Climate change is driving rates higher, but not always in areas with the greatest risk."

Climate Change [3]
Consumer [13]
Disasters [4]
Economy & Business [14]
Environmental Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [16], 07/10/2024
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"Abandoned Mines Cover The West" [17]

"Their legacy is destruction and pollution of lands and waters."

"In 1953, the Anaconda Minerals Company leased nearly 8,000 acres of land in central New Mexico from the Pueblo of Laguna to mine uranium for nuclear weapons. The company gouged and blasted away at the earth, constructing the three massive holes known as the Jackpile-Paguate Mine.

Environmental Health [5]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [18]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: High Country News [21], 07/10/2024
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"Beryl Updates: At Least Nine Dead; Power Outages Could Persist For Days" [22]

"Hurricane Beryl, which brought fierce winds and heavy rains to a large portion of southeastern Texas, has killed at least nine people, according to state and local authorities."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
People & Population [8]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Texas Tribune [23], 07/10/2024
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"Record Heat Engulfs Both U.S. Coasts" [24]

"A record-breaking heat wave across the Western U.S. that’s been checking all the key boxes — intensity, duration, and geographic spread — may just be the opening scene of the worst kind of summer blockbuster, one that’s spreading nationwide."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [15]
People & Population [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [26]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [27], 07/10/2024
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"Inside America’s Billion-Dollar Quest To Squeeze More Trees Into Cities" [28]

"Gaby Elliott drives down the street scanning front yards for an elusive commodity: space for a tree to grow."

Biodiversity [29]
Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [5]
Forests [30]
Natural Resources [18]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [31], 07/09/2024
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Border Town Firefighters Scramble To Save Migrants From Extreme Summer Heat [32]

It’s a relatively quiet — and hot — afternoon at Sunland Park’s Fire Department Station 1. ... Suddenly, a loud radio call blasts through the station’s speakers. ... Four firefighters rush to get ready, which includes loading ice into a cooler. The ice is essential — it's used to lower the body temperature of someone in distress from extreme heat."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Justice [6]
People & Population [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: NPR [34], 07/09/2024
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"What To Know About An Aggressive Tick Species Spreading Across The U.S." [35]

"Lone star ticks don’t spread Lyme disease, but they can transmit other serious diseases and are linked to a mysterious meat allergy. And the threat is growing."

Biodiversity [29]
Environmental Health [5]
Health [36]
Natural Resources [18]
Wildlife [37]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Washington Post [38], 07/09/2024
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"Trump’s Environmental Agenda: Embrace Big Oil, Ignore the Climate Crisis" [39]

"Project 2025’s plan to gut climate policy and boost fossil fuels could set back global efforts for decades."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [40]
Environmental Health [5]
Environmental Politics [25]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Fast Company [41], 07/09/2024
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As Beryl Surged Toward Texas, Scientists Found Global Warming Intensified It [42]

"Climate heating caused by fossil fuel pollution supercharged Hurricane Beryl during its unusually early July push from the heart of the tropical Atlantic Ocean to the coast of Texas, scientists said Friday."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
International [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [43], 07/09/2024
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