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Failed Minnesota Dam One of Nearly 200 Across Midwest in ‘Poor’ Condition [1]

"Especially in the Midwest, climate change presents a growing threat to the nation’s nearly 92,000 dams, many more than 100 years old, as heavy rainfall, flooding and other forms of extreme weather become more common and severe."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Infrastructure [4]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Inside Climate News [8], 07/08/2024
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SEJ Board Member Job Description [9]

Board members are essential to making the Society of Environmental Journalists’ mission real and relevant. For more than 30 days, SEJ board members have played a critical role in advancing the public’s understanding of environmental issues.

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‘Endangered’ USGS Pesticide Database Shows Wide Chemical Impact [11]

Pesticides are a major environmental and public health issue — harming vulnerable human populations, as well as contributing to declines in insect populations and even the birds that feed on them. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox explores an invaluable government database that reports estimates of county-level use of a wide array of these chemicals, but which recently faced severe cutbacks. Read more about the Pesticide National Synthesis Project.

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Reporters Toolbox [12]
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Agriculture [13]
Chemicals [14]
Environmental Health [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Food [17]
Health [18]
Journalism & Media [10]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [5]
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National (U.S.) [7]
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Public [6]
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November 25, 2024 to December 1, 2024

UNEP Fifth Session (INC-5) on Plastic Pollution [20]

The United Nation Environment Programme's fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5), takes place in Busan, Republic of Korea.

News Events & Press Conferences [21]
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Laws & Regulations [22]
Policy [23]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [5]
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International [24]
Asia [25]

"Google Emissions Rose 13 Percent From AI Energy Consumption" [26]

"Google’s emissions rose 13 percent last year despite the tech giant’s goals to become net-zero by the end of the decade as artificial intelligence (AI) drives an increase in energy consumption."

Climate Change [2]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Pollution [19]
Technology [29]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [24]
Source: The Hill [30], 07/03/2024
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"In Michigan, Homeowners Associations Can’t Stop Rooftop Solar Anymore" [31]

"Tens of millions of Americans live under HOAs, which sometimes block rooftop solar for aesthetic reasons. Michigan is the latest state to protect access to solar."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [4]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [32]
Technology [29]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Canary Media [33], 07/03/2024
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Financing of Meat and Dairy Giants Grows Thanks to Big American Banks [34]

"The world’s biggest banks and investors are continuing to funnel billions of dollars to carbon-intensive industrial livestock companies, undermining their own pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions and fueling an ongoing boom in meat and milk production that threatens global climate goals."

Agriculture [13]
Climate Change [2]
Environmental Politics [16]
Food [17]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
International [24]
Source: Inside Climate News [35], 07/03/2024
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"Deadly Hurricane Beryl Churns Toward Jamaica, Causes 'Immense Destruction'" [36]

"Hurricane Beryl barreled toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 4 storm on Tuesday after battering smaller islands in the eastern Caribbean, and scientists cited human-caused climate change as the likely culprit for the storm's rapid strengthening."

Climate Change [2]
Disasters [3]
Environmental Health [15]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]
Mexico [38]
Central America & the Caribbean [39]
Source: Reuters [40], 07/03/2024
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"Azerbaijan To Upgrade Climate Target Before COP29 Summit" [41]

"Azerbaijan, host of this year's United Nations COP29 climate summit, will upgrade its national emissions-cutting target ahead of the November event, a senior official said on Tuesday."

Climate Change [2]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [16]
Pollution [19]
Public [6]
International [24]
Source: Reuters [42], 07/03/2024
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"India's Monsoon Rains Cover Entire Country Ahead Of Time" [43]

"India's annual monsoon rains covered the entire country on Tuesday, six days ahead of the usual time of arrival, the state-run weather department said, although rain totals are still 7% below average so far this season."

Agriculture [13]
Climate Change [2]
Natural Resources [44]
Water & Oceans [5]
Public [6]
Asia [25]
Source: Reuters [45], 07/03/2024
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