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Heat Warning — Expect Extreme Temps To Be Local Story This Summer [1]

Some areas of the United States are hot and getting hotter, thanks to climate change and now the coming El Niño. But some areas have little history with extreme temperatures — and those places are among the ones to watch this summer for local and regional reporting. Plus, who are the most vulnerable in your community when it comes to heat waves?

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Climate Change [3]
Disasters [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
People & Population [8]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
California [10]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
Northwest (OR WA) [12]
International [13]
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Public [14]
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"Interior Sec. Deb Haaland Talks With Arizona Tribes at the Grand Canyon" [15]

"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland paid unannounced visits to the Grand Canyon and several northern Arizona tribes over the weekend, ending with what the agency said was the first-ever visit of a sitting Interior Secretary to Supai in the Havasupai Tribe's lands on the Canyon's floor."

Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [8]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Arizona Republlic [19], 05/25/2023
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Pipeline Co. Spent Big on Police Gear Against Standing Rock Protesters [20]

"TigerSwan worked with law enforcement to fight an information war against the Indigenous-led water protectors."

Activism [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Military [23]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: The Intercept [24], 05/25/2023
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"EPA Grants Expose Cybersecurity, Trade Secrets to Foreign Threat" [25]

"The EPA’s internal watchdog is growing increasingly worried about hostile nations stealing sensitive information from groups that get agency funding, according to an official with the Inspector General’s office."

Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [26], 05/24/2023
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Plans for I-55 Expansion in Chicago Raise Concerns Over Community Health [27]

"Environmental advocates and community groups already exposed to high levels of air pollution fear that additional lanes will exacerbate health risks in Southwest Side neighborhoods."

Air [28]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Justice [5]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [31]
Transportation [32]
Public [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
Source: Chicago Sun-Times [33], 05/24/2023
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"Chemours’ PFAS Challenge Affects Semiconductors, State Cleanups" [34]

"The outcome of a Chemours Co. lawsuit challenging a PFAS health advisory the EPA set for drinking water could affect cleanups, public health, and regulatory processes, attorneys said in recent interviews. The lawsuit focuses on a particular PFAS used to make a type of chemical, perfluoroalkoxy alkanes (PFA), important to the semiconductor industry."

Chemicals [35]
Economy & Business [36]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [31]
Technology [37]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [38], 05/23/2023
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Oak Flat: "Biden Admin Hits Pause On Ariz. Copper Mine" [39]

"The Biden administration has paused finalizing an environmental impact statement for a controversial copper mine in Arizona in order to meet with opposing tribes and review the Forest Service’s consultation."

Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [16]
Environmental Studies [40]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [41]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [42]
Source: E&E News [43], 05/23/2023
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CAFO SNAFU — Why Emissions Data Are So Hard To Find [44]

Sometimes the challenge for environmental reporters is a mess of data. But sometimes it’s just less data. That’s the case with confined animal feed operations, which have been the subject of a years-long political tug of war over tracking emissions harmful to humans and the environment. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explains, then offers alternate sources for CAFO data.

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Agriculture [46]
Air [28]
Economy & Business [36]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [16]
Food [47]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [31]
Waste [48]
Water & Oceans [49]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [9]
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Public [14]
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"Orcas Sink Another Boat In Europe, And The Behavior Is Spreading" [50]

"A trio of orcas worked together to sink a yacht off the coast of Spain, the latest in a string of similar incidents involving the marine mammals and European boats."

Activism [21]
Biodiversity [51]
Environmental Justice [5]
Water & Oceans [49]
Public [14]
International [13]
Source: HuffPost [52], 05/22/2023
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"The Laws That Took Down Mobsters Are Now Being Turned Against Big Oil" [53]

"The flood-prone city of Hoboken, New Jersey, sued Exxon, Chevron, and other oil companies three years ago, hoping to put them on trial for deceiving the public."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Justice [5]
Journalism & Media [7]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: Grist [54], 05/22/2023
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