#SalmonConservation #EnvironmentalJustice #HydropowerImpact
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Judge sides with salmon against Trump administration in hydropower ruling
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A federal judge in Oregon sided with salmon against the Trump administration on Wednesday, ordering the federal government to change hydropower system operations long considered at the heart of native fish populations' sharp decline.
#EarthshotPrize #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalIssues
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Epstein Is Shaking the Climate World, Too
A major funder of the Earthshot Prize has been linked to the convicted sex offender.
The Earthshot Prize, an initiative founded by Prince William that aims to fund promising climate solutions, is a prestigious affair.
#SalmonConservation #Hydropower #EnvironmentalProtection
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Judge orders changes to Columbia and Snake river dam operations to help 'disappearing' salmon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A federal judge in Oregon late Wednesday ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest in order to help salmon, saying that the Trump administration's plans for the massive structures would harm salmon runs that are "disappearing from the landscape.
#FloridaFire #Wildfire #EnvironmentalNews
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Why is it so smoky in Florida? Massive National fire burns near I-75
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A massive fire continued burning in Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve near Alligator Alley, an 80-mile stretch of Interstate 75 between Naples and Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Feb 25, and the U.
#Greenpeace #DakotaAccessPipeline #EnvironmentalJustice
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Judge says he will order Greenpeace to pay an expected $345 million in oil pipeline protest case
BISMARCK, N. D. (AP) -- A North Dakota judge has said he will order Greenpeace to pay damages expected to total $345 million in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline from nearly a decade ago, a figure the environmental group contends it cannot pay.
#ColoradoRiver #WaterConservation #EnvironmentalAdvocacy
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Lake Mead update: Warning issued as another key deadline passes
An environmental advocate has warned of profound risks to the Colorado River system after the seven basin states missed a February deadline to reach a conservation agreement.
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#Venezuela #IllegalMining #EnvironmentalImpact
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Violent Militias Stand Between the U.S. and Venezuela's Vast Mineral Riches
But getting at the riches of the jungle won't be easy. Armed criminal groups control vast swaths of territory in southern Venezuela, including the gold and coltan mines.
#ClimateChange #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalProtection
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Why the endangerment finding mattered so much for health and the climate | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
On Feb. 12, the Trump administration scrapped the endangerment finding, the scientific principle that underpins the U.
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Appeals court questions shifting reasons for Trump's EPA killing clean energy contracts
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday grilled both the Trump administration and the nonprofits picked to run a $20 billion "green bank" program over the termination of their contacts, questioning whether federal officials made up reasons to block the program and whether the nonprofits were demanding access to money that wasn't technically theirs to control.
#Line5 #EnvironmentalJustice #LegalProceedings
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Supreme Court justices weigh if Michigan attorney general's Line 5 case should stay in state court
Concerns over Line 5, a 645-mile pipeline transporting crude oil and natural gas liquids, have been raised by Michigan's Tribal Nations and environmental advocacy groups, with the Supreme Court also set to determine whether the state is immune from Enbridge's lawsuit against Gov.
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Scientists are pushing back on warnings that microplastics damage your health, saying people are just obese and calling some studies 'a joke'
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Don't toss that scratched-up, questionably stained, borderline EPA Superfund site, 12-year-old cutting board just yet.
#Insects #EnvironmentalImpact #Biodiversity
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Your pet's flea and tick pill could be poisoning other important insect species
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Insects are in decline, and that's a big problem for all of us, given all of the unseen work they do to keep the planet running, whether it be through soil irrigation, pollination, providing pest control, and acting as food sources for other animals, among other things.
#ClimateChange #EnvironmentalPolicy #SupremeCourt
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19 years ago, the Supreme Court told EPA it could regulate climate pollution. Trump is trying to undo that
Last week, the Trump administration delivered a catastrophic blow to US climate policy by repealing the longstanding scientific finding that planet-warming pollution poses a danger to humans.
#ClimateChange #UkraineWar #EnvironmentalImpact
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Study: War in Ukraine generates 311 million metric tons of C02
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Four years of Russia's war against Ukraine have not only killed and injured hundreds of thousands of people but also caused severe environmental and climate damage, according to new research.
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Are forever chemicals in your drinking water? Check new EPA data here
The Trump administration has officially revoked the Environmental Protection Agency's landmark endangerment finding.
Recent tests have detected toxic "forever chemicals" in public drinking water systems serving at least 151 million people, roughly half of all Americans who rely on these utilities to deliver clean water.
#PFAS #Pollution #EnvironmentalJustice
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Post-it maker 3M faces Belgian trial over 'forever' chemicals
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Hundreds of Belgians living near a 3M plant have sued the US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape over pollution from so-called "forever chemicals" in a trial that opens on Tuesday.
#EnvironmentalJustice #Pollution #EPAEnforcement
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US government records reveal dangerous trend threatening public health: 'They know there are no consequences'
Lack of enforcement of environmental laws not only allows pollution to go unchecked but also disproportionately impacts communities near industrial facilities, leading to health problems and hindering progress toward healthier communities.
