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"Illegal Airstrips Bringing Toxic Mining to Brazil’s Indigenous Land" [1]

"Hundreds of airstrips have been secretly built on protected lands in Brazil to fuel the illegal mining industry, a Times investigation found, including 61 in this Yanomami Indigenous territory."

Climate Change [2]
Forests [3]
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Natural Resources [5]
Public [6]
South America [7]
Source: NYTimes [8], 08/03/2022
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"What Are 'Flash Droughts' and Why Are They So Destructive?" [9]

"As record-breaking temperatures have pummeled much of the country this summer, another heat-related menace is causing trouble: flash droughts."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Earther [13], 08/02/2022
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Scientists Say It’s ‘Foolish’ To Not Study Catastrophic Climate Outcomes [14]

"As global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, some climate scientists say it’s time to start paying more attention to the most extreme, worst-case outcomes, including the potential for widespread extinctions, mass climate migration and the disintegration of social and political systems."

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International [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [16], 08/02/2022
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Gas Industry Pumps Money Into Tiny Local Race To Crush Climate Champion [17]

"Alex Ramel took the lead on electrifying buildings in Washington state — and fossil fuel interests want to make an example of him."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Northwest (OR WA) [20]
Source: HuffPost [21], 08/02/2022
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Feds Will Reverse Trump Decision Opening Central Calif. Lands To Drilling [22]

"California officials on Monday announced a settlement reversing a Trump-era decision opening central California to new oil and gas drilling on public lands."

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Energy & Fuel [18]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Natural Resources [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
California [23]
Source: The Hill [24], 08/02/2022
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"Manchin Won a Pledge From Democrats to Finish a Contested Pipeline" [25]

"Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia has secured a promise from Democratic leaders and the White House to complete a highly contested 304-mile gas pipeline in his state, his office said, a major concession won as part of negotiations over a climate and tax bill."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [27], 08/02/2022
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"At Least 14 Potential Heat Deaths In Oregon After Hot Spell" [28]

"Oregon authorities are investigating four additional deaths potentially linked to last week’s scorching heat wave, bringing the total number of suspected hyperthermia deaths to 14."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [29]
Public [6]
Northwest (OR WA) [20]
Source: AP [30], 08/02/2022
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"Kentucky Floods Kill At Least 37 As More Storms Forecast" [31]

"Floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky have killed at least 37 people, including four children, Governor Andy Beshear said on Monday while warning that more dangerous weather is approaching the region."

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Water & Oceans [11]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Source: Reuters [33], 08/02/2022
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"For Climate Migrants in Bangladesh, Town Offers New Life" [34]

"MONGLA, Bangladesh — The 29-year-old Monira Khatun was devastated after her husband abandoned her suddenly. She returned to her father only to face another blow: He died soon after, leaving her to shoulder three other family members’ care. Without any work, she was worried about how she would feed them."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [35]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [6]
Asia [36]
Source: AP [37], 08/01/2022
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"Fires Engulf Western Nebraska Wildlife Area, Sparking Evacuations" [38]

"Emergency responders and law enforcement officials in Nebraska’s Scotts Bluff County urged residents to evacuate as they worked to contain a large fire engulfing a state wildlife management area in the western county."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [10]
Forests [3]
Public [6]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [39]
Source: Washington Post [40], 08/01/2022
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