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Watchdog Finds La. Honeywell Chemical Plant Isn’t Reporting Emissions of CFCs [1]

"U.S. chemical manufacturer Honeywell International released chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)—climate super-pollutants and ozone depleting substances that are banned except for limited uses under an international environmental agreement—according to a report released Oct. 10 by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a non-profit environmental organization based in Washington, D.C."

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National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [8], 10/17/2023
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"Federal Government Declares 21 Species Extinct" [9]

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared 21 species extinct Monday, including 10 birds and two freshwater fish."

Biodiversity [10]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [11]
Wildlife [12]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [13], 10/17/2023
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"Why You Should Be Lazy And Leave Your Leaves In The Yard" [14]

"As leaves begin to blanket yards across the country this fall, many might be tempted to clear away the crunchy foliage. Not so fast, experts say." "Fallen leaves can provide critical wildlife habitat and benefit soil health".

Agriculture [15]
Biodiversity [10]
Consumer [16]
Forests [17]
Natural Resources [11]
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Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [18], 10/16/2023
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"Biden Announces Huge Hydrogen Investment. How Much Will It Help The Climate?" [19]

"The Energy Department awarded up to $7 billion in grants for clean hydrogen “hubs,” but environmentalists warn some of the money could prop up fossil fuels and fail to cut emissions."

Chemicals [3]
Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [22]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Technology [23]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [24], 10/16/2023
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"No Shade, No Water, And Record Heat: More Migrants Die In U.S. Desert" [25]

"Veteran firefighter Daniel Medrano got out of his truck somewhere in the barren outskirts of Sunland Park, New Mexico, where a vast expanse of yellow sand is dotted by stubby bushes. Under one, he found a body."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [27]
People & Population [28]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [29]
Source: Reuters [30], 10/16/2023
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"To Save Monarch Butterflies, They Had to Silence the Lawn Mowers" [31]

"An unlikely group of New Yorkers is winning small victories in the battle to protect butterfly habitats."

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Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [32]
Source: NYTimes [33], 10/16/2023
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Refrigerants Are A Nightmare For The Climate. Alternatives Must Spread Fast [34]

"When Jennifer Byrne, owner and technician at Comfy Heating and Cooling, gets a call to come and fix a relatively new air conditioning system, one of the first questions she asks is if the house has just been remodeled."

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Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [29]
Source: AP [35], 10/16/2023
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Prosecutors: Stolen Activist Emails Were Later Cited In Court By Exxon [36]

"Federal prosecutors said in a sentencing memo Thursday that hackers hired by an Israeli private investigator stole communications between climate activists that were later used in court by Exxon Mobil Corp."

Activism [37]
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Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Hill [39], 10/16/2023
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Giant Open-Pit Mine Near Two National Parks Dealt A Blow By Biden DOI [40]

"A road critical to operating a proposed open-pit mine in a remote part of Alaska hit a new hurdle Friday when the Biden administration issued a finding that the road could threaten Alaska Native communities and their lifestyle more than previously estimated."

Environmental Justice [27]
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Infrastructure [42]
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Alaska and Hawaii [44]
Source: Washington Post [45], 10/16/2023
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Electric Vehicles Will Be Burning Rubber in 2024 [46]

As global sales of electric vehicles surge, the positive impact on climate change emissions could be a critical benefit. But as our Backgrounder points out, it’s not as simple as that. There are challenges with politics, tax laws, mineral access, related pollution regulations and union jobs. Get an overview of the issue, in this latest entry in our expanding 2024 Journalists’ Guide to Environment + Energy.

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Science [50]
Technology [23]
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