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A massive snow drought across the Western United States this winter is threatening water supplies and resulting in one of the worst ski seasons in decades. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environment , Weather

Simplified: A massive snow drought across the Western United States this winter is threatening water supplies and resulting in one of the worst ski seasons in dec...

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7 months ago
The environment is changing rapidly around the melting Thwaites Glacier. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environment , Climate Change

Simplified: Environment changes rapidly around melting Thwaites Glacier

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7 months ago
The Biden administration had previously directed federal agencies to buy more electricity from emissions-free sources such as wind, solar and nuclear power in an effort to tackle climate change and tr... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Environment , Energy

Simplified: The Biden administration directed federal agencies to buy more electricity from emissions-free sources

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7 months ago
“The rest of us are left to pay the price: more heart disease and asthma attacks, higher utility bills, and more frequent unnatural disasters,” Mr. Bapna added. 1.000

👤 Manish Bapna 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Economics , Environment

Simplified: The rest of us are left to pay the price: more heart disease and asthma attacks higher utility bills and more frequent unnatural disasters

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7 months ago
Coal plants produce more air pollution than other sources, and burning coal emits mercury, a powerful neurotoxin, and other heavy metals. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Environment

Simplified: Coal plants produce more air pollution than other sources

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7 months ago
“The 19th century called, and it wants its fuel source back,” said Manish Bapna, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council. 1.000

👤 Manish Bapna 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Environment

Simplified: Manish Bapna said the 19th century wants its fuel source back

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7 months ago
Last year, the amount of electricity produced by coal increased 13 percent, which in turn led to an uptick in America’s planet-warming emissions. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environment , Statistical , Energy

Simplified: The amount of electricity produced by coal increased 13 percent last year

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7 months ago
Environmental and public health groups have sharply criticized the administration’s efforts to bring back coal. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Health , Politics , Environment

Simplified: Environmental and public health groups have sharply criticized the administration’s efforts to bring back coal

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7 months ago
The Environmental Protection Agency has been rolling back several major Biden-era pollution rules that would have made it much more expensive, if not impossible, for many coal plants to keep operating... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environment , Regulation

Simplified: The Environmental Protection Agency has been rolling back several major Biden-era pollution rules

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7 months ago
Another question began with a description of a possible ballot initiative for a project that “would include a new city with tens of thousands of new homes, a large solar energy farm, orchards with ove... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Environment , Real Estate

Simplified: Another question described a possible ballot initiative for a project including a new city with tens of thousands of new homes a large solar energy fa...

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7 months ago
The area is also prone to regular droughts and is at high risk for wildfires. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Geography , Environment

Simplified: The area is prone to regular droughts and at high risk for wildfires

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7 months ago
These play a crucial role in how locals can advise children when to stay inside and which areas to avoid playing in. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Opinion 🏷️ Health , Environment

Simplified: Sensors play a crucial role in how locals can advise children when to stay inside and which areas to avoid playing in

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7 months ago
In the Niger Delta, which suffers from toxic levels of air pollution from its oil industry, APC is setting up connections and deploying low-cost sensors that monitor the environment. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Opinion 🏷️ Technology , Environment

Simplified: APC is setting up connections and deploying low-cost sensors that monitor the environment in the Niger Delta which suffers from toxic levels of air po...

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7 months ago
In Peru, climate change is worsening flood risk including due to glacial retreat and in 2023, devastating floods left over 800,000 people in need of assistance. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environment , Safety

Simplified: Climate change is worsening flood risk in Peru and in 2023 devastating floods left over 800000 people in need of assistance

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7 months ago
In Peru, climate change is worsening flood risk including due to glacial retreat and in 2023, devastating floods left over 800,000 people in need of assistance. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Geography , Environment , Safety

Simplified: Climate change is worsening flood risk in Peru and in 2023 floods left over 800000 people needing assistance

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7 months ago
Be prepared to “pack out” whatever you “pack in.” 0.950

👤 The author 📋 Blog Post 🏷️ Environment , Safety

Simplified: Prepare to pack out whatever you pack in

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7 months ago
These contracts will help recover economic value from the downed trees before they deteriorate, protecting the forest from pests, disease and dangerous fuel buildup. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economics , Environment , Forestry

Simplified: Contracts will help recover economic value from downed trees before they deteriorate protecting forest from pests disease dangerous fuel buildup

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7 months ago
All of these downed or damaged trees are not just an eyesore. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Environment , Forestry

Simplified: Downed or damaged trees are not just an eyesore

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7 months ago
Forest loss and degradation — mainly due to sprawling development, insects, diseases and uncontrolled fires — threatens the ability of forests to act as sponges and filters. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 Informational 🏷️ Environment , Threats

Simplified: Forest loss and degradation due to sprawling development insects diseases and uncontrolled fires threatens ability of forests to act as sponges and fi...

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7 months ago
By keeping waterways clean, forests provide recreation opportunities, such as fishing and kayaking, and save communities millions of dollars in water treatment costs. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Informational 🏷️ Economics , Environment , Recreation

Simplified: Forests provide recreation opportunities such as fishing and kayaking and save communities millions of dollars in water treatment costs by keeping wat...

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7 months ago