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White House Unveils Plans For Massive Expansion Of Offshore Wind Farms [1]

"The Biden administration unveiled plans to develop large, grid-transforming offshore wind farms along much of the U.S. coastline in the coming years, a major effort to invest in renewable energy and combat the growing impacts of climate change."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [3]
Infrastructure [4]
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National (U.S.) [8]
Source: HuffPost [9], 10/14/2021
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"As Drought Worsens, California Farmers Are Being Paid Not To Grow Crops" [10]

"Green fields of alfalfa and cotton rolled past as Brad Robinson drove through the desert valley where his family has farmed with water from the Colorado River for three generations. Stopping the truck, he stepped onto a dry, brown field where shriveled remnants of alfalfa crunched under his boots."

Agriculture [11]
Climate Change [2]
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Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: LA Times [12], 10/13/2021
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Already This Year, 18 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Have Hit U.S. [13]

"Through the first nine months of 2021, the U.S. has endured 18 separate weather and climate disasters that have cost at least $1 billion, according to the latest report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information."

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Source: Washington Post [16], 10/13/2021
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"Study Finds Tens Of Thousands Of 'Forever Chemical' Sites in US" [17]

"Toxic chemicals known as PFAS exist in almost 42,000 sites around the U.S., according to research released on Tuesday by the Environmental Working Group."

Chemicals [18]
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Pollution [20]
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National (U.S.) [8]
Source: The Hill [21], 10/13/2021
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"Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. Roads Vulnerable To Flooding — Report" [22]

"Nearly a quarter of the nation’s road miles are at risk of becoming impassable during a flood, according to a groundbreaking new study that documents the surprising vulnerability of key U.S. facilities such as roads, hospitals and power plants."

Climate Change [2]
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Infrastructure [4]
Transportation [23]
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National (U.S.) [8]
Source: E&E News [24], 10/13/2021
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"An Empire of Dying Wells" [25]

"Old oil and gas sites are a climate menace. Meet the company that owns more of America’s decaying wells than any other."

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Source: Bloomberg Environment [26], 10/13/2021
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Outcry After Federal Agents Kill 8 Wolf Cubs Adopted By Idaho School [27]

"Conservationists in Idaho are speaking out against the “inhumane” killings of eight wolf pups that were part of a pack adopted by a high school since 2003."

Agriculture [11]
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Wildlife [30]
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Source: Guardian [31], 10/12/2021
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Indigenous Activists Demonstrate on Climate In Front of White House [32]

"Casey Camp-Horinek, a tribal elder from White Eagle, Okla., and environmental ambassador for the Ponca Nation, marched in the front of a crowd of hundreds headed toward the White House on Monday and held up her fist."

Activism [33]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Justice [34]
Environmental Politics [29]
People & Population [35]
Public [7]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Washington Post [36], 10/12/2021
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As Locales Move to Decarbonize Buildings, Will States Ban Gas Bans? [37]

While climate change is certainly a global phenomenon, conflicts over addressing it often turn on local concerns. Case in point: Community bans on the use of the fossil fuel methane (aka natural gas), which has in turn prompted some states to ban the bans themselves. The latest TipSheet explains the bans and how they play into the climate change debate, plus story ideas and resources.

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How ‘The Swamp Peddlers’ Scammed Their Way to Florida’s Eco-Destruction [51]

How did Florida go from an uncrowded home of pine forests, wetlands and ranches to today’s sprawling subdivisions spawning environmental disaster? A new volume gains praise from BookShelf reviewer Nano Riley for its well-researched look at the unscrupulous developers who in a matter of decades carved the state’s ecosystems into lots for sale, trading its pristine beauty for an easy buck.

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