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Wind Farms’ Benefits To Communities Face Opposition And Misinformation [1]

"After NextEra proposed a wind farm in Greeley County, Nebraska two years ago, Robert Bernt, a dairy farm owner in the area, helped to mobilize community members against the idea."

Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Government [5]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
People & Population [8]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: AP [11], 07/29/2024
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United Houma Nation Gets $56 Million To Deal With Climate Risks, Relocation [12]

"The United Houma Nation, the largest Indigenous tribe in Louisiana, has secured a $56.5 million grant to enact a massive plan to deal with growing climate risks that tribal leaders hope will serve as a model, ranging from infrastructure improvements to potential relocations."

Climate Change [13]
Disasters [14]
Environmental Justice [3]
Infrastructure [6]
People & Population [8]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
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Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [17], 07/29/2024
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"Second Trump Term Could Boost Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’, Experts Warn" [18]

"A second Donald Trump presidency would represent a serious threat to dealing with the toxic impact of PFAS “forever chemicals”, as well as other toxins, and could be a danger to the health of millions of Americans, experts and environmental campaigners warn."

Chemicals [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [21]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [22], 07/29/2024
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"Everything You Need to Know About Project 2025's Plan for the EPA" [23]

"The details of Project 2025 plans on climate, and for the EPA."

Chemicals [19]
Energy & Fuel [2]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [21]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Drilled [24], 07/29/2024
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"Harris Offered A ‘Blueprint’ For Environmental Justice. Can She Grow It?" [25]

"The vice president could double down on President Joe Biden’s focus on communities burdened by pollution if she is elected president."

Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [26], 07/26/2024
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"Pesticide Exposure As Risky As Smoking, Study Finds" [27]

"People who don’t farm, but live in US agricultural communities where pesticides are used on farms, face an increased cancer risk as significant as if they were smokers, according to a new study."

Agriculture [28]
Chemicals [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: The New Lede [29], 07/26/2024
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Enviros Challenge New Rules on Toxic Air Plastic and Chemical Pollution [30]

"Environmental groups are teeing up a legal challenge to new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules on pollution from chemical and plastics plants, citing concerns the EPA relied too heavily on lowball industry estimates as it sized up the risks to people’s health posed by ethylene oxide (EtO), chloroprene, and other toxic air pollution."

Chemicals [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Pollution [21]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: DeSmog [31], 07/25/2024
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"PFAS Widely Added To US Pesticides Despite EPA Denial, Study Finds" [32]

"Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are widely added to pesticides, and are increasingly used in the products in recent years, new research finds, a practice that creates a health threat by spreading the dangerous compounds directly into the US’s food and water supply."

Agriculture [28]
Chemicals [19]
Consumer [33]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Pollution [21]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: Guardian [34], 07/25/2024
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"Lawmakers Take Up $5B Colorado River Settlement" [35]

"A House Natural Resources subcommittee will review a $5 billion deal to ensure tribal water rights in northeastern Arizona, including funds for a new pipeline connecting Lake Powell to tribal reservation in the Colorado River Basin."

Agriculture [28]
Climate Change [13]
Environmental Justice [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Infrastructure [6]
Laws & Regulations [7]
Natural Resources [36]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [9]
National (U.S.) [10]
Source: E&E News [37], 07/23/2024
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July 25, 2024

Bridging Justice and Adaptation: Synergies between Just Transitions and the Global Goal on Adaptation [38]

Climate Strategies invites you to join this online webinar exploring the intersections of justice and adaptation. The event will emphasise the need for inclusive adaptation strategies in line with principles for Just Transitions, highlighting the importance of ensuring just resilience at a global scale. 16:00 CEST / 10:00 a.m. ET.

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