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Natural Gas Prices Are Soaring. What Does It Mean For Climate? [9]

"U.S. natural gas prices are soaring after a cold winter and surge in liquefied natural gas exports. ... It ... carries important implications for American greenhouse gas emissions."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Military [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: E&E News [15], 04/19/2022
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"‘Frontline’ Review: Why The Climate Changed But We Didn’t" [16]

"“The Power of Big Oil” examines a dispiriting, well-financed history of denialism and inaction."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [18]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: NYTimes [22], 04/19/2022
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"US Wildlife Officials Aim To Address Illegal Wolf Killings" [23]

"Prompted by a court order, federal wildlife managers have issued a new draft plan for managing Mexican gray wolves in the Southwestern U.S. in an effort to address illegal killings of the endangered predators."

Biodiversity [24]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [25]
Wildlife [26]
Public [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: AP [28], 04/19/2022
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As Drought Hammers Mono Lake, Thirsty L.A. Must Look Elsewhere For Water [29]

"With a third year of drought shrinking the creeks that cascade down the eastern Sierra Nevada, the level of Mono Lake has fallen so low it has triggered a 72% reduction in the amount of water Los Angeles can divert from area streams this year."

Biodiversity [24]
Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [13]
California [31]
Source: LA Times [32], 04/19/2022
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"Supreme Court Denies Claim To Portion Of Yakama Lands" [33]

"The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Klickitat County's claim to a portion of the Yakama Indian Reservation, likely ending a dispute that has raged for more than a century."

Environmental Justice [34]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [25]
People & Population [35]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Northwest (OR WA) [36]
Source: AP [37], 04/19/2022
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Blue Corn And Melons: The Seed Keepers Reviving Ancient, Resilient Crops [38]

"In north-western New Mexico, traditional Indigenous farming methods are being passed down to protect against the effects of climate crisis".

Agriculture [39]
Biodiversity [24]
Climate Change [10]
Food [40]
Natural Resources [25]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [41]
Science [42]
Public [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: Guardian [43], 04/19/2022
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"Biden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling" [44]

"The president is under pressure to bring down gas prices, but any new drilling would be years away. The fees that companies pay would rise sharply."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: NYTimes [45], 04/18/2022
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"Scott Pruitt, Former EPA Leader, Files for Oklahoma Senate Run" [46]

"Scott Pruitt, an EPA administrator under former President Donald Trump, has filed to run in the coming special election to replace retiring Sen. James Inhofe (R)."

Environmental Politics [18]
Public [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [47], 04/18/2022
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"Proposal To Restore Sovereignty To Tribes In Maine Advances" [48]

"The Maine Senate advanced a historic proposal Friday to restore tribes’ sovereignty, ensuring they have the same rights as other federally recognized tribes across the country."

Environmental Justice [34]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [49]
Source: AP [50], 04/18/2022
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Black, Latino Communities Have Higher Level Of Oil Drilling, Pollution [51]

"Majority Black and Latino communities that received the worst grades under a racially discriminatory federal housing program known as redlining have nearly twice as many oil drilling wells as mostly White communities, a new study says."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [52]
Environmental Justice [34]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Washington Post [53], 04/18/2022
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Fight Brewing Over Calif. Ballot Measure To Reduce Single-Use Plastics [54]

"On any given afternoon, the garbage cans in San Jose’s Westfield Oakridge Mall food court overflow with plastic spoons, forks, soft drink cups and takeout food containers. Paper frozen yogurt containers are mashed in with plastic boba tea cups and soda bottles."

Chemicals [55]
Consumer [56]
Environmental Politics [18]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [57]
Waste [58]
Public [13]
California [31]
Source: LA Times [59], 04/18/2022
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Green Infrastructure Helps Cities With Climate Change. Do We Need More? [60]

"Federal agencies are beginning to hand out billions of dollars in infrastructure spending, the largest investment ever made in the country's water system. Much of it will go to improving pipes, drains and stormwater systems. But some scientists and urban planners are pushing to fund projects that are better adapted to the changing climate."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [61]
Infrastructure [62]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [25]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: NPR [63], 04/18/2022
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"Climate Toll On Arctic Bases: Sunken Runways, Damaged Roads" [64]

"U.S. military bases in the Arctic and sub-Arctic are failing to prepare their installations for long-term climate change as required, even though soaring temperatures and melting ice already are cracking base runways and roads and worsening flood risks up north, the Pentagon’s watchdog office said Friday."

Climate Change [10]
Infrastructure [62]
Military [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Alaska and Hawaii [65]
Source: AP [66], 04/18/2022
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Wind Power Overtook Coal, Nuclear For First Time in U.S. on March 29 [67]

"Wind power was the No. 2 source for power generation in the U.S. for the first time ever on March 29, surpassing coal and nuclear power, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The Hill [68], 04/18/2022
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"Companies, Not FDA, Approve Most Chemicals In Food" [69]

"Roughly 99 percent of chemicals added to food since 2000 were approved for use by the chemical and food industry — not federal regulators — according to a new analysis from the Environmental Working Group."

Chemicals [55]
Consumer [56]
Economy & Business [17]
Environmental Health [52]
Food [40]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [70], 04/18/2022
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