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‘Metal Box Heated From The Inside’: Food Truck Workers Battle Heat [1]

"As tortillas warm on the grill at Los Pookies – an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based food truck best known for its birria tacos – a swamp cooler blasts cool air and extractor fans try their best to suck the heat out of the metal trailer."

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Source: Guardian [10], 08/09/2023
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US Judge To Hear Case On Nevada Mustang Roundup Where 31 Wild Horses Died [11]

"A legal battle over the U.S. government’s ongoing capture of thousands of wild horses in Nevada where 31 mustangs have died in a weekslong roundup goes before a judge Wednesday as opponents try to prove it’s illegal and should be stopped."

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Source: AP [18], 08/09/2023
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As Feds Cut Red Tape, More Local Governments Are Curbing Wind And Solar [19]

"The number of counties with ordinances on wind turbines quadrupled from 2018 to 2022, a new federal study found."

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Source: HuffPost [22], 08/09/2023
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"Biden Protects Land by Grand Canyon but Will Still Allow Mining" [23]

"President Joe Biden on Tuesday [announced] plans to block expanded uranium mining around the Grand Canyon by declaring the area a new national monument."

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Source: Bloomberg Environment [27], 08/09/2023
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Vermont’s Flood-Wracked Capital City Ponders A Rebuild -- And Climate [28]

"A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992. A nearby office supply and gift store did the same in 2011 because it liked a different space that came with a bonus: it was higher and farther from the river."

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Source: AP [32], 08/08/2023
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"As Climate Change Worsens, Military Eyes Base Of The Future On Gulf Coast" [33]

"After Tyndall Air Force Base was leveled by 2018's Hurricane Michael, those overseeing its reconstruction hope it becomes the ‘test bed’ for bases to defend against the perils posed by a warming atmosphere."

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Source: Washington Post [36], 08/08/2023
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"BPA's Evil Cousin" [37]

"Most people have heard of BPA — but researchers say its chemical cousin, BADGE, is leaving scores of workers, artisans and individuals at risk."

Chemicals [38]
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Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Source: EHN [39], 08/08/2023
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"In DeSantis’ Fla., Schools Get OK For Climate-Denial Videos" [40]

"Climate activists are like Nazis. Wind and solar power pollute the Earth and make life miserable. Recent global and local heat records reflect natural temperature cycles. These are some of the themes of children’s videos produced by an influential conservative advocacy group."

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Source: E&E News [44], 08/08/2023
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"Biden To Protect Vast Sacred Lands Near Grand Canyon" [45]

"U.S. President Joe Biden will curb land development on a stretch of nearly 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) near Arizona's iconic Grand Canyon, a move intended to cement his environmental credentials in the electoral battleground state."

Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Justice [5]
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Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [46]
People & Population [24]
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Public [8]
National (U.S.) [9]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Source: Reuters [47], 08/08/2023
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Asthma Data — A Starting Point for Key Environment-Health Stories [48]

Whether marginalized communities suffering from asthma or cities cloaked in smoke from far-away wildfires, journalists looking to connect public health and environmental concerns around air pollution will find much of the data they need via the Centers for Disease Control’s asthma surveillance data. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox outlines the source and smart ways to use it.

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