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"Trump’s Environmental Agenda: Embrace Big Oil, Ignore the Climate Crisis" [1]

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

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Fast Company [8], 07/09/2024
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As Beryl Surged Toward Texas, Scientists Found Global Warming Intensified It [9]

"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 [2]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [11]
Source: Inside Climate News [12], 07/09/2024
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Heat And A Hurricane Hit U.S., Other Wild Weather Around The World [13]

"As Hurricane Beryl batters Texas and extreme heat blankets much of the U.S. South and West, the world is set for another week of wild weather that human-caused climate change makes more likely."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [4]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [11]
Source: AP [15], 07/09/2024
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Will the Coming Plastics Treaty Solve the Problem Or Enshrine It? [16]

A major intergovernmental gathering later this year will address plastic pollution, including in oceans. But an overview from our Issue Backgrounder notes that the likelihood of solving the problem may be small. One reason? Petrochemical industry lobbying. Another? The shifting world market for plastic waste. And there are more concerns, such as the effectiveness of incineration and chemical recycling techniques. More, including questions to ask, in Backgrounder.

SEJ Publication Types: 
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Chemicals [18]
Climate Change [2]
Consumer [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Politics [5]
Government [21]
Health [22]
Journalism & Media [23]
Policy [24]
Pollution [25]
Waste [26]
Water & Oceans [14]
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National (U.S.) [7]
International [11]
Asia [27]
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"The Owls Who Came From Away" [28]

"Over the past 80 years, one of the most resilient and hearty owls has practically engulfed a continent. Not everyone is pleased."

Biodiversity [29]
Forests [30]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [32]
Wildlife [33]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Northwest (OR WA) [34]
Source: Hakai [35], 07/08/2024
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Outrage After Biden NPS Reinstates ‘Barbaric’ Trump-Era Hunting Rules [36]

"The Biden administration has reinstated controversial Trump-era rules allowing what critics say are “barbaric” hunting practices that target bears and wolves, including pups or cubs, on federal land in Alaska.

Biodiversity [29]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [32]
Wildlife [33]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Alaska and Hawaii [37]
Source: Guardian [38], 07/08/2024
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"Gaining Ground on the East Coast’s Intracoastal Waterway" [39]

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

Biodiversity [29]
Climate Change [2]
Infrastructure [40]
Natural Resources [32]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Undark [41], 07/08/2024
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US Prisons Exposed to an Increasing Number of Hazardous Heat Days: Study [42]

"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 [10]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [43]
Infrastructure [40]
People & Population [44]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 07/08/2024
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GM Fined $146 Million Because 5.9 Million Older Vehicles Emit Excess CO2 [46]

"General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards."

Air [47]
Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [25]
Transportation [48]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [49], 07/08/2024
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"Advocates Decry Attempt To Halt New Silica Rule Meant To Protect Miners" [50]

"A single line included in the proposed annual appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Labor and other agencies could — if adopted by congress later this year — halt the implementation of a newly finalized rule limiting the amount of silica dust miners are exposed to while working underground."

Air [47]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Environmental Health [4]
Environmental Justice [43]
Environmental Politics [5]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [32]
Pollution [25]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: West Virginia Watch [51], 07/08/2024
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