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How Phosphorus Helped Feed a World — And an Invasion of Algae [1]

The world has heard all about how algae has spread harmfully in large waterways. Now a new book, “The Devil’s Element,” zeroes in on phosphorus, which not only helped feed humanity but also fueled algae’s dangerous blooms. Plus, why soap bubbles turned out to be bad for the environment. A review of the new volume, from BookShelf Editor Tom Henry.

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Temperature Shift Tool May Help Journalists Clarify Climate Impacts [4]

A climate modeling service designed for journalists may help them not only survive a hot summer but to cover it better too. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox takes a look at the Climate Shift Index, developed by Climate Central, designed to isolate what part of the heat is due to climate change, pinpointing days and places, and providing useful maps.

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Climate Change [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Science [8]
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National (U.S.) [9]
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"Radar, Cameras Show Sea Birds Avoid Wind Turbines" [11]

"Offshore wind energy critics often cite the risk of collision with birds as an argument against the use of wind power. But a new study conducted by European energy company Vattenfall shows that offshore wind turbines at one UK wind farm are much less dangerous to birds than previously thought, a step towards debunking common claims that turbines are a major contributor to bird mortality."

Biodiversity [12]
Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Technology [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Wildlife [17]
Public [3]
International [10]
Source: Climate Denial Crock [18], 05/08/2023
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"Some Farmers Resent Ethanol Industry’s Push For Carbon Pipelines" [19]

"Craig Schaunaman, who farms thousands of acres, has been invested in the ethanol industry since its early days and even served on the board of an ethanol plant. But a carbon-capture pipeline supported by dozens of ethanol plants would cross his land, and he’s against it, even though ethanol officials say the pipeline is crucial to the future viability of the industry.
 

Activism [20]
Agriculture [21]
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [25]
Source: States Newsroom [26], 05/08/2023
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Tribe Was Barred From Cultural Burning — Then A Fire Hit Their Community [27]

"The land near Yosemite National Park had been tended by Irene Vasquez’s family for decades. They took care of their seven acres by setting small fires to thin vegetation and help some plants to grow. But the steep, chaparral-studded slopes surrounding the property hadn’t seen fire since Vasquez and fellow members of the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation were barred from practicing cultural burning on a wider scale some 100 years before."

Climate Change [6]
Disasters [28]
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Environmental Justice [30]
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California [32]
Source: LA Times [33], 05/08/2023
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Florida Black Community’s Progress Is Threatened by Proposed LNG Plant [34]

"Leaders in North Port St. Joe had big plans for tourism, real estate, even a Black history museum. Then they found out, almost by accident, that elected officials had been pushing the LNG terminal for years without telling them."

Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Justice [30]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [24]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 05/08/2023
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"Circuit Panel’s Halt of EPA Ozone Rule Threatens National Limits" [37]

"A divided Fifth Circuit panel ruling to halt an EPA decision to disapprove key ozone plans in Texas and Louisiana foreshadows similar decisions across regional circuit courts that threaten to upend established precedent."

Air [38]
Environmental Health [29]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [39]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [9]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [35]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [40], 05/08/2023
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"Oil Boom Transforms Guyana, Prompting A Scramble For Spoils" [41]

"ANN’S GROVE, Guyana — Villagers in this tiny coastal community lined up on the soggy grass, leaned into the microphone and shared their grievances as someone in the crowd yelled, “Speak the truth!”"

Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
People & Population [42]
Water & Oceans [16]
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South America [43]
Source: AP [44], 05/08/2023
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"West Oakland Faces A Test: Undoing Decades Of Environmental Injustice" [45]

"Highway and city planners saddled a once-proud Black community with freeways and diesel fumes, while more affluent white neighborhoods were spared the traffic and toxics."

Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Planning & Growth [46]
Pollution [39]
Transportation [47]
Public [3]
California [32]
Source: Washington Post [48], 05/08/2023
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"Federal Pipeline Agency Rolls Out Methane Proposal" [49]

"Federal pipeline regulators Friday formally proposed their first regulations to crack down on natural gas leaks from pipelines to reduce pollution and the effects of climate change."

Air [38]
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [39]
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Source: E&E News [50], 05/08/2023
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