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Climate Reality vs. Public Perception: Will Toxic Haze and the 2023 Danger Season Make a Difference?

Union of Concerned Scientists

The onslaught has led to another round of media headlines and press releases from environmental and public health groups asking whether the nation is at a tipping point of urgency to fight climate change. A Vox headline on the orange skies from Canadian wildfires said, “Wildfire smoke reminded people about climate change.

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Is Agrochemical Contamination Killing Nebraska’s Children?

Circle of Blue

Of the seven, including Jacob, Circle of Blue confirmed that five died and two survived. Nitrate is one of the most violated federal drinking water standards, with EPA data showing 458 systems in violation in the fourth quarter of 2021. Is Agrochemical Contamination Killing Nebraska’s Children? Photography and videography by J.

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

ESA

In this issue: New United Nations Climate Report Warns of a ‘Code Red for Humanity’. Two measures total nearly $5 trillion in new spending, including money for climate resilience. New United Nations Climate Report Warns of a ‘Code Red for Humanity’. IPCC: Window closing to stop worst effects of climate change – E&E News.

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Policy News: October 8, 2021

ESA

In this issue: White House revisiting Trump-era NEPA rule to consider all climate impacts. Proposed changes would require developers to more carefully consider how their projects contribute to climate change and pollution. Landscape ecologist Lisa Schulte Moore receives 2021 MacArthur fellowship.

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High Cost of Water Hits Home

Circle of Blue

It means that vulnerable systems are even more at risk in a changing climate. Cecily McClellan is co-founder of We the People of Detroit and directs the “water works” program, which provides water to Detroit area residents who can’t afford it. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – May 10, 2022. water systems are aging.

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Acts of Pessimistic Hope for the Anthropocene

HumanNature

With announcements from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) growing bleaker by the year, climate change activism has become increasingly bold and desperate. [1] To avoid the agony of perpetual disappointment, we may need to learn how to embrace despair while actively willing social change.

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Chesapeake Bay Program: Unusual Weather Conditions Continue To Impact Chesapeake Bay Water Quality

PA Environment Daily

On October 26, the federal Chesapeake Bay Program announced an estimated 33 percent of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries met water quality standards attainment during the 2017—2019 assessment period. EPA and its partners are committed to tackling climate change and countering the impacts it has on the Bay.”