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"US Forecasters See Large Number Of Major Hurricanes In 2024" [1]

"U.S. government forecasters said on Thursday up to seven major hurricanes may form in an "extraordinary" 2024 Atlantic hurricane season beginning June 1."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Reuters [7], 05/24/2024
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Senate Dems Open Inquiry Into Trump’s $1 Billion Request of Oil Industry [8]

"Senate Democrats opened an investigation on Thursday into former President Donald J. Trump’s meeting with oil and gas executives last month to determine whether Mr. Trump offered a “policies-for-money transaction” when he asked for $1 billion for his 2024 campaign so he could retake the White House and delete President Biden’s climate regulations."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NYTimes [12], 05/24/2024
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Graduating Seniors Seek Degrees In Climate Change; US Universities Deliver [13]

"Increasingly, U.S. colleges are creating climate change programs to meet demand from students who want to apply their firsthand experience to what they do after high school, and help find solutions."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Studies [14]
People & Population [15]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [16], 05/23/2024
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Mangroves Protect Communities From Storms. Half Are At Risk, Report Finds [17]

"Half of the world's mangrove ecosystems, with trees whose roots stretch down into brackish water, are at risk of collapse. That's according to the first assessment from the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a leading scientific authority on the status of species and ecosystems. The new report finds that sea level rise fueled by climate change is the biggest risk."

Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [2]
Fish & Fisheries [19]
Forests [20]
Infrastructure [21]
Natural Resources [22]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [23]
Source: NPR [24], 05/23/2024
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Radioactive Sites Vulnerable As Climate Change Raises Wildfire, Flood Risks [25]

"As Texas wildfires burned toward the nation’s primary nuclear weapons facility, workers hurried to ensure nothing flammable was around buildings and storage areas."

Climate Change [2]
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Nuclear Power & Radiation [26]
Pollution [27]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [28], 05/23/2024
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"Fast-Rising Seas Could Swamp Septic Systems In Parts Of The South" [29]

"On the worst days, when the backyard would flood and the toilet would gurgle and the smell of sewage hung thick in the air, Monica Arenas would flee to her mother-in-law’s home to use the bathroom or wash laundry."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Health [30]
Infrastructure [21]
Pollution [27]
Waste [31]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [32]
Source: Washington Post [33], 05/23/2024
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"Where Heat Waves Might Cause Blackouts: Look Up Your Area" [34]

"Large swaths of California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas are projected to have to endure more than four months every year in which the temperature will be high enough to compromise power transformers, new research shows. As a result, blackouts caused by overheated electrical equipment could become more frequent by mid-century."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [9]
Infrastructure [21]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [35], 05/23/2024
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Half Of World's Pastures Degraded By Overuse, Climate Change: UN Report [36]

"Half the world's natural pasture land has been degraded by overexploitation and the impact of climate change, putting food supplies and livelihoods in peril, the United Nations body in charge of fighting desertification said on Tuesday."

Agriculture [37]
Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Natural Resources [22]
Water & Oceans [4]
Public [5]
International [23]
Source: Reuters [38], 05/23/2024
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"Top Brands Buy Amazon Carbon Credits From Suspected Timber Laundering Scam" [39]

"An analysis of two carbon credit projects in the Brazilian Amazon has found that they may be connected to illegal timber laundering."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [10]
Forests [20]
Journalism & Media [40]
Pollution [27]
Public [5]
International [23]
South America [41]
Source: Mongabay [42], 05/23/2024
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"Democrats Refer Big Oil Investigation To Justice Department" [43]

"Two congressional Democrats are asking the Justice Department to pick up where they’ve left off in a yearslong investigation into an alleged climate misinformation campaign perpetuated over decades by Big Oil."

Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [40]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Science [44]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E News [45], 05/23/2024
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