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Hot Summer Blamed For Hungry Javelinas Ripping Through Arizona Golf Course [1]

"Operators of a northern Arizona golf course think they have finally found the right repellent for javelinas ripping apart their turf — chili oil."

Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [3]
Natural Resources [4]
Wildlife [5]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: AP [8], 10/27/2023
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"The Slow Death Of A Desert Giant" [9]

"Climate change is pushing the Sonoran Desert to the brink, with saguaro cacti as a bellwether of the impending disaster."

Biodiversity [2]
Climate Change [3]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [10], 10/24/2023
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Foul-Smelling Biofuels Plant In Southwest Dallas Is Shutting Down [11]

"A plant near homes in southwest Dallas that renders animal fat into biofuel is shutting down after The Dallas Morning News found that it appears to be operating without proper zoning. Neighbors have complained for years about the smell of dead and rotting animals that they say comes from the facility owned by Envirotein."

Air [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Dallas Morning News [16], 10/18/2023
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"Home Energy Devices Hold Untapped Potential for Strained Grids" [17]

"This summer, as a historic heat wave strained Texas’ electrical grid and hiked power prices, Scott Stambush’s electricity bill went negative."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Infrastructure [18]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [20], 10/17/2023
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Texas Quietly Sets Weak Cancer Risk Standard For Industrial Air Pollution [21]

"The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has quietly proposed maintaining a target cancer-risk level for air pollution permits that scientists and public health officials consider inadequate to protect public health, especially for communities like those east of Houston that are exposed simultaneously to many sources of industrial emissions."

Air [12]
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [15]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [25], 10/17/2023
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Prying Open the Statehouse Doors [26]

Reporting on environmental stories often leads to the state legislature, where key material can be frustratingly hard to access. Whether that’s because the state is deliberately hiding information, has poor systems for sharing it or isn’t even tracking it, there are ways to get what you need. Four seasoned environment reporters offer tips, tricks and commiseration.

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Features [27]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [12]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Government [29]
Infrastructure [18]
Journalism & Media [30]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [4]
Policy [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [19]
California [33]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [34]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [35]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Visibility: 
Public [6]
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"USPS Is Falsifying Safety Docs As Its Workers Die of Heat" [36]

"Even after a mail carrier’s recent death, the company continues to violate its own rules."

Climate Change [3]
Disasters [37]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
People & Population [38]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [19]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Texas Observer [39], 10/13/2023
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January 24, 2024 to January 26, 2024

Media Briefing on Plastic Pollution in Port Arthur, Texas [40]

Beyond Plastics and the Port Arthur Community Action Network are hosting a free media briefing for journalists on multiple issues related to plastics, including a kickoff by  Dr. Robert Bullard on the 24th and a “toxic tour”of Port Arthur on the 26th. Lodging and meals included if you register by Dec 1.

Other Events [41]
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Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [32]
Region: 
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]

Gas Storage Plant and New Pipeline Disrupt Life for Texas Black Community [42]

"The environmental health crisis ruminating in Houston’s Southwest Crossing neighborhood is the product of climate change and an unstable energy grid."

Activism [43]
Climate Change [3]
Disasters [37]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [23]
People & Population [38]
Pollution [15]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Capital B [44], 10/09/2023
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"Biden Suspends 26 Environmental Laws to Build Border Wall" [45]

"President Joe Biden is suspending 26 environmental laws to build a border wall in south Texas, a move announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday. The laws include the Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act—all waived in favor of constructing a border wall to stop migrants fleeing into the U.S. through Mexico."

Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [46]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [4]
Public [6]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [7]
Source: Earther [47], 10/06/2023
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