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Mass. Gov. Healey Signs Ban on PFAS in Firefighters' Gear" [1]

"It was a different kind of phone call that Fall River fire Lt. Jason Burns made on the morning of Aug. 1, after the passage of a bill by Massachusetts lawmakers to ban the use of chemicals linked to cancer in firefighting protective gear."

Chemicals [2]
Environmental Health [3]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette [7], 08/19/2024
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Self-Monitoring Penn.Gas Company Declares Its Fracking Operations ‘Safe’ [8]

"Environmentalists say a new report from CNX Resources’ monitoring program, created as part of a collaboration led by Gov. Josh Shapiro, is full of misinformation."

Energy & Fuel [9]
Environmental Health [3]
Environmental Politics [10]
Pollution [11]
Public [5]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [13], 08/19/2024
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"Who Might Lead EPA for Trump 2.0?" [14]

"Former President Donald Trump may turn to one of his former appointees to shoulder a tough gig in his possible second term: running EPA."

Environmental Politics [10]
Government [15]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [17], 08/19/2024
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"EPA Solidifies Plans For $27B In Climate Funds Targeted By Republicans" [18]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is solidifying its use of $27 billion in climate funds that have been in GOP crosshairs. The agency announced that Friday, the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, which designated the money, it was officially obligating the funds to recipients."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [21], 08/19/2024
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"Harris Stirs Hope for a New Chapter in Climate Action" [22]

"Although President Joe Biden already has cemented an unmatched legacy of climate change action, Vice President Kamala Harris raised the bar the moment that she entered the presidential race on July 21."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [4]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [23], 08/19/2024
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"Hurricane Ernesto Knocks Out Power In Bermuda But Major Damage Avoided" [24]

"Hurricane Ernesto knocked out power, downed trees and flooded parts of Bermuda on Saturday but the British island territory appeared to have escaped major injuries or property damage, officials said after an initial assessment."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [5]
Central America & the Caribbean [27]
Source: Reuters [28], 08/19/2024
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Beach Nourishment Offers Challenging Local Environmental Stories [29]

It’s peak beach season around much of the United States, with its timeless traditions of sunbathing, beach reads, swimming and beachcombing. But nature has its own ideas about shorelines, stripping some beaches and growing others. Humans, too, have their own beach engineering enterprises, with their own environmental impacts. The latest TipSheet helps you cover your local beach scene, with questions to ask, story ideas and reporting resources.

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Journalism & Media [31]
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Water & Oceans [26]
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Public [5]
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September 10, 2024

DEADLINE: CASW New Horizons Travel Fellowships [33]

The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing offers fellowships, up to $1,200 each, to cover the costs of attending the annual New Horizons in Science Briefing for Journalists/Science Writers meeting, taking place this year Nov 8-11 in Raleigh, N.C. Apply by Sep 10.

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"How The World’s Last Wild Red Wolves Are Avoiding Extinction" [37]

"ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.C. — In April, the latest glimmer of hope appeared here in the only spot on Earth where endangered red wolves remain in the wild. Five pups were born to a pair of wolves — a female known as 2413, and a male known as 2444 — marking the third year in a row that at least one new litter began life in this corner of coastal North Carolina."

Biodiversity [38]
Natural Resources [39]
Wildlife [40]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Source: Washington Post [41], 08/16/2024
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WHO Declares New Mpox Outbreaks In Africa A Global Health Emergency [42]

"The World Health Organization declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency on Wednesday, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. Few vaccine doses are available on the continent."

Biodiversity [38]
Environmental Health [3]
Wildlife [40]
Public [5]
International [43]
Africa [44]
Source: AP [45], 08/16/2024
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