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Read more about How To Power Through Your EPA Power Plant Rule Coverage [1]

CAFO SNAFU — Why Emissions Data Are So Hard To Find [16]

Sometimes the challenge for environmental reporters is a mess of data. But sometimes it’s just less data. That’s the case with confined animal feed operations, which have been the subject of a years-long political tug of war over tracking emissions harmful to humans and the environment. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explains, then offers alternate sources for CAFO data.

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Read more about CAFO SNAFU — Why Emissions Data Are So Hard To Find [16]

"A Vanished Bird Might Live On, or Not. The Video Is Grainy." [24]

"If there’s new hope, it’s blurry. What’s certain: The roller coaster tale of the ivory-billed woodpecker, a majestic bird whose presumed extinction has been punctuated by a series of contested rediscoveries, is going strong."

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Source: NYTimes [29], 05/22/2023

Read more about "A Vanished Bird Might Live On, or Not. The Video Is Grainy." [24]

"The Laws That Took Down Mobsters Are Now Being Turned Against Big Oil" [30]

"The flood-prone city of Hoboken, New Jersey, sued Exxon, Chevron, and other oil companies three years ago, hoping to put them on trial for deceiving the public."

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Source: Grist [31], 05/22/2023

Read more about "The Laws That Took Down Mobsters Are Now Being Turned Against Big Oil" [30]

As U.S. Expands CO2 Pipelines, One Poisoned Town Tells Its Story [32]

"SATARTIA, Miss. – On Feb. 22, 2020, a clear Saturday after weeks of rain, Deemmeris Debra'e Burns, his brother and cousin decided to go fishing. They were headed home in a red Cadillac when they heard a boom and saw a big white cloud shooting into the evening sky."

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Source: NPR [35], 05/22/2023

Read more about As U.S. Expands CO2 Pipelines, One Poisoned Town Tells Its Story [32]

Local U.S. Planners Are Lowballing Their Estimates of Coastal Flooding [36]

"A study finds that more than half of American communities are basing their long-term preparations for coastal flooding on numbers that underestimate future sea level rise."

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Source: Inside Climate News [40], 05/22/2023

Read more about Local U.S. Planners Are Lowballing Their Estimates of Coastal Flooding [36]

Canada Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Colorado, Montana [41]

"Smoke from dozens of raging wildfires in western Canada has drifted south into the United States and prompted the states of Colorado and Montana to issue air quality alerts."

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Source: AP [44], 05/22/2023

Read more about Canada Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Colorado, Montana [41]

"Most Teachers Support Teaching Students About Climate Change, Survey Finds" [45]

"Kids today will face a future with more severe droughts, stronger storms, and rising sea levels. Yet many schools are not preparing students for the climate of tomorrow."

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Source: Yale Climate Connections [47], 05/19/2023

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"Green Banks Spring Up in States, Spurred by $27 Billion Fund" [48]

"The EPA’s new $27 billion clean energy fund is fueling interest in both red and blue states to launch their own green banks to leverage investment in solar, wind, and energy efficiency projects."

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Source: Bloomberg Environment [49], 05/19/2023

Read more about "Green Banks Spring Up in States, Spurred by $27 Billion Fund" [48]

US Greenlights Major Transmission Line For Renewable Energy In West [50]

"The U.S. government is greenlighting a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send primarily wind-generated electricity from the rural plains of New Mexico to big cities in the West."

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