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"Mine Cleanup Program Still Lacks Biden Appointee" [1]

"The Biden administration is preparing to dole out mine cleanup money to states and tribes under the recent bipartisan infrastructure law, but the president hasn’t appointed anyone to formally oversee the program."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [10], 06/15/2022
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"Leaked List: EPA Eyes Closure Plans For 160 Coal Ash Ponds" [11]

"EPA is investigating closure plans for more than 160 unlined lagoons filled with sludge left over from burning coal that could possibly leach toxic pollutants into groundwater, according to a document obtained by E&E News.

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: E&E News [12], 06/15/2022
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"How Extreme Heat Kills, Sickens, Strains and Ages Us" [13]

"Researchers are drilling down into the ways life on a hotter planet will tax our bodies, and looking for protections that, unlike air-conditioning, don’t make the problem worse."

"When W. Larry Kenney, a professor of physiology at Pennsylvania State University, began studying how extreme heat harms humans, his research focused on workers inside the disaster-stricken Three Mile Island nuclear plant, where temperatures were as high as 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

Climate Change [14]
Environmental Health [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [15], 06/15/2022
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"Senate Poised To Pass Bill Helping Soldiers Exposed To Toxic Substances" [16]

"Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson deployed to Iraq and Kosovo with the Ohio National Guard, but the battle didn’t end when he returned home."

Chemicals [17]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Justice [18]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Military [19]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Hill [20], 06/14/2022
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"Record-Setting Heat Wave Expands East; Over 100 Million Under Alerts" [21]

"A massive heat wave that has set scores of temperature records from Texas to California is swelling into the eastern United States. Over 100 million Americans from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes are under heat alerts through the middle of the week as temperatures soar toward the triple digits."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Health [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Washington Post [23], 06/14/2022
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Chemical Pollutants Linked To Falling Sperm Quality In Research [24]

"Chemicals such as bisphenols and dioxins are thought to interfere with hormones and damage sperm quality, and the study found combinations of these compounds are present at “astonishing” levels, up to 100 times those considered safe."

Chemicals [17]
Environmental Health [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Guardian [25], 06/13/2022
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"Phoenix, Vegas, Denver Post Records Amid Southwest Heat Wave" [26]

"Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and California’s Death Valley all posted record temperatures on Saturday, as dangerous heat swept across the American Southwest."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [22]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: AP [28], 06/13/2022
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Industry-Linked Standard Allows Clothing Giants to Ramp Up Emissions [29]

"More than a decade ago, the clothing world’s ultimate would-be do-gooder, Patagonia, partnered with Walmart to clean up the fashion industry’s environmental image. The reason was obvious: The garment industry is the second largest polluter in the world."

Climate Change [14]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [30]
Pollution [6]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Intercept [31], 06/10/2022
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Drought Prompts Closure Of Joshua Tree Trail To Ensure Water For Bighorns [32]

"Extreme drought conditions prompted the open-ended closure of a popular hiking trail in Joshua Tree National Park to ensure water access for bighorn sheep."

Biodiversity [33]
Climate Change [14]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Health [3]
Natural Resources [34]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
California [35]
Source: LA Times [36], 06/09/2022
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"More Than 22 Million in Southwest Brace for Dangerous Heat" [37]

"Dangerous and potentially deadly heat will settle over the Southwestern United States for the next several days, with temperatures in some locations expected to break records and exceed 110 degrees."

Climate Change [14]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Health [3]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: NYTimes [38], 06/09/2022
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