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"Taking A Train During A Heat Wave? Watch Out For ‘Sun Kinks’" [1]

"As tracks heat up, they expand and buckle. That's forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Infrastructure [4]
Transportation [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Grist [8], 07/10/2024
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"The Pacific Northwest Is Littered With ‘Deadbeat Dams’" [9]

"Aging structures dubbed 'deadbeat dams' choke off habitat and threaten human life in some instances. Native nations are at the forefront of the effort to address these lingering dams".

Disasters [3]
Environmental Justice [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Infrastructure [4]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [14]
Source: ICT [15], 07/10/2024
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"Albuquerque Made Itself Drought-Proof. Then Its Dam Started Leaking." [16]

"Cities across the West rely on fragile water sources — and aging infrastructure."

Agriculture [17]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [18]
Infrastructure [4]
People & Population [19]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [20]
Source: Grist [21], 07/08/2024
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"Gaining Ground on the East Coast’s Intracoastal Waterway" [22]

"Scientists hope a sediment-laying strategy can help preserve the marine highway while restoring marshlands."

Biodiversity [23]
Climate Change [2]
Infrastructure [4]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Undark [24], 07/08/2024
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US Prisons Exposed to an Increasing Number of Hazardous Heat Days: Study [25]

"Incarcerated people in southern states had the greatest exposure to extreme temperatures, yet do not have access to universal air conditioning, researchers found."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [10]
Infrastructure [4]
People & Population [19]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [26], 07/08/2024
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Failed Minnesota Dam One of Nearly 200 Across Midwest in ‘Poor’ Condition [27]

"Especially in the Midwest, climate change presents a growing threat to the nation’s nearly 92,000 dams, many more than 100 years old, as heavy rainfall, flooding and other forms of extreme weather become more common and severe."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Infrastructure [4]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [28], 07/08/2024
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"In Michigan, Homeowners Associations Can’t Stop Rooftop Solar Anymore" [29]

"Tens of millions of Americans live under HOAs, which sometimes block rooftop solar for aesthetic reasons. Michigan is the latest state to protect access to solar."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [32]
People & Population [19]
Technology [33]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Canary Media [34], 07/03/2024
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"EV ‘Charging Deserts’ Are Growing In Rural Areas — Study" [35]

"Researchers say public chargers are disappearing from some parts of the U.S., while the nationwide charging network falls short of reliability requirements."

Climate Change [2]
Consumer [36]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Technology [33]
Transportation [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: E&E News [37], 07/03/2024
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"Court Halts Biden Pause On New Gas Exports" [38]

"A federal court has halted the Biden administration’s pause on new approvals for natural gas exports. Judge James Cain, a Trump appointee in Louisiana, approved a request from Republican-led states to lift the pause while the litigation against it plays out."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [39], 07/02/2024
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For India’s Garbage Pickers, A Dangerous Job Made Worse By Extreme Heat [40]

"The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a potentially toxic miasma fed by the plastics, industrial, medical and other waste generated by a city of some 740,000 people. But a handful of waste pickers ignore both the fumes and suffocating heat to sort through the rubbish, seeking anything they can sell to earn at best the equivalent of $4 a day."

Chemicals [41]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [10]
Infrastructure [4]
People & Population [19]
Pollution [42]
Waste [43]
Public [6]
Asia [44]
Source: AP [45], 07/02/2024
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