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"Salmon Need Trees" [1]

"A new study stands as a striking reminder that logging watersheds has an outsized impact on salmon and trout."

Biodiversity [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Forests [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Canada [8]
Source: Hakai [9], 10/21/2021
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Wildfire Smoke Harms More People In The Eastern U.S. Than West: Study [10]

"About 75 percent of asthma cases and deaths from smoke pollutants occurred east of the Rocky Mountains in recent years".

Air [11]
Climate Change [12]
Disasters [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Forests [4]
Pollution [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Washington Post [16], 10/21/2021
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People Exposed to PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan as Too Little, Too Late [17]

"Community advocates and environmental groups pointed out that the EPA has promised action on toxic PFAS pollution for many years."

Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: The Intercept [21], 10/21/2021
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"How Chemical Companies Avoid Paying for Pollution" [22]

"DuPont factories pumped dangerous substances into the environment. The company and its offspring have gone to great lengths to dodge responsibility."

"FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — One humid day this summer, Brian Long, a senior executive at the chemical company Chemours, took a reporter on a tour of the Fayetteville Works factory.

Mr. Long showed off the plant’s new antipollution technologies, designed to stop a chemical called GenX from pouring into the Cape Fear River, escaping into the air and seeping into the ground water.

Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [14]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
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Source: NYTimes [24], 10/21/2021
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U.S.’s Best Hope For Real Climate Policy Is Fizzling. What Happens Now? [25]

"With just two weeks until global leaders gather in Scotland for the world’s biggest climate conference, the United States is about to let its leading proposal to cut emissions die in Congress."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: HuffPost [29], 10/21/2021
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WaPo Crossed Line with Climate Stories Featuring Excerpt-Style Exxon "Ads" [30]

"Too often, the line between editorial content and Exxon advertising is being crossed in a paper that won a Pulitzer for its climate coverage."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [31]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Sustain What [32], 10/20/2021
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"Diesel Trucks Are Causing Environmental Injustice Across US Cities" [33]

"Low-income people of color in the U.S. are exposed to 28% more nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the air they breathe compared to their wealthier white counterparts, a new study using satellite measurements reports."

Air [11]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [28]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [34]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: EHN [35], 10/20/2021
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"Dammit, Coal’s Back" [36]

"The nation’s coal-fired power output is expected to surge for the first time in years, the Energy Information Administration said on Monday. By the end of this year, the U.S. will ramp up its coal production by 22%. That marks the first year-over-year uptick since 2014."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Pollution [15]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Earther [37], 10/20/2021
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Biden Focuses On Climate, Families In Trimmed $2T Plan [38]

"Scaling down his “build back better” plans, President Joe Biden on Tuesday described a more limited vision to Democratic lawmakers of a $2 trillion government-overhaul package with at least $500 billion to tackle climate change and money for middle-class priorities — child tax credits, paid family leave, health care and free pre-kindergarten."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [19]
Infrastructure [39]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [40], 10/20/2021
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"US Formally Removes Colorado River Fish’s Endangered Status" [41]

"The humpback chub, a rare fish found only in the Colorado River basin, has been brought back from the brink of extinction after decades of protection, though work must continue to ensure its survival, federal authorities said Monday in reclassifying the species from endangered to threatened status."

Biodiversity [2]
Fish & Fisheries [3]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: AP [42], 10/19/2021
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