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Fine Particle Pollution Will Soon Spawn a Stormcloud of News [1]

New rules on soot may soon be on the way and will likely stir up the long-standing controversy over air pollution from particulate matter. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on the pending regulations, reviews human health impacts and offers a range of story ideas and reporting resources for environmental journalists to tell the story on a local and regional basis.

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TipSheet [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [3]
Chemicals [4]
Environmental Justice [5]
Environmental Politics [6]
Health [7]
Journalism & Media [8]
Laws & Regulations [9]
Policy [10]
Pollution [11]
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National (U.S.) [12]
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Public [13]
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"Indian Traditions Entwine With Trees in Green Drive To Revive Land" [14]

"Communities in India's Rajasthan state are planting trees to celebrate local customs and events such as weddings and funerals amid growing efforts to restore degraded land".

Climate Change [15]
Natural Resources [16]
People & Population [17]
Public [13]
Asia [18]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [19], 06/06/2022
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"Global Plastic Use And Waste On Track To Triple By 2060" [20]

"A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly triple in less than four decades, according to findings released Friday."

Chemicals [4]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Pollution [11]
Waste [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [13]
International [24]
Source: AFP [25], 06/06/2022
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"Fossil-Fuel Shares Lead the Stock Market. How Awkward." [26]

"If you want to make money in the market but also be a responsible citizen in a warming world, you’re in a tough spot. But there are some promising options, our columnist says."

Climate Change [15]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [28], 06/06/2022
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"Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Highest in Human History" [29]

"Humans pumped 36 billion tons of the planet-warming gas into the atmosphere in 2021, more than in any previous year. It comes from burning oil, gas and coal."

Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Public [13]
International [24]
Source: NYTimes [30], 06/06/2022
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"Texas Power Use To Hit Record High On Economic Growth, Hot Weather" [31]

"Power demand in Texas is set to break the all-time record this week, far ahead of the hottest days of summer, testing of the resilience of the state's power grid after issues earlier this year and last year's days-long blackout during a deep freeze."

Climate Change [15]
Disasters [32]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Infrastructure [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
Source: Reuters [35], 06/06/2022
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"Wildfire Rages Near Athens, Damaging Homes" [36]

"A wildfire raged out of control on the outskirts of Athens on Saturday, damaging houses and cars, the Fire Department said."

Climate Change [15]
Disasters [32]
Public [13]
Europe [37]
Source: Reuters [38], 06/06/2022
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"Glyphosate Weedkiller Damages Wild Bee Colonies, Study Reveals" [39]

"Most widely used pesticide in history harms critical ability of bumblebee to regulate nest temperature".

Agriculture [40]
Biodiversity [41]
Chemicals [4]
Wildlife [42]
Public [13]
International [24]
Source: Guardian [43], 06/06/2022
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Geese, Skuas, Cranes, Foxes: Avian Flu Takes Growing Toll On Wildlife [44]

"One ecologist counted 160 dead wild birds while walking round a Scottish loch, and figures from other countries are just as worrying".

Biodiversity [41]
Environmental Health [45]
Natural Resources [16]
Wildlife [42]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Europe [37]
Source: Guardian [46], 06/06/2022
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"Biden To Waive Tariffs For 24 Months On Solar Panels Hit By Probe" [47]

"President Joe Biden will declare a 24-month tariff exemption on Monday for solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations after an investigation froze imports and stalled projects in the United States, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters."

Climate Change [15]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Reuters [48], 06/06/2022
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