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- ▸The announcement came just days before the midterm elections. — Inside Climate News
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EPA Ends Livestock Air Pollution Monitoring
EPA announced it is ending its 20-plus-year effort to develop air pollution monitoring methods for large livestock and poultry operations.
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Cash Transfers Reduce Neonatal Mortality in Flint
Rx Kids unconditional cash transfers reduced neonatal mortality in Flint, Michigan, according to a study.
WHAT'S REPORTED
- ▸Rx Kids provides unconditional cash transfers for pregnant people and infants. — Science News
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Wildfire-Threatened Buildings Could Triple by 2060
Buildings threatened by wildfires in the contiguous United States could almost triple by 2060, according to a new study.
WHAT'S REPORTED
- ▸The paper was published Tuesday in Nature Communications. — Inside Climate News
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New Permafrost Landslide Type Identified
Melting permafrost has created a new type of large landslide called permafrost detachment slides.
WHAT'S REPORTED
- ▸Permafrost detachment slides involve large slabs of frozen earth thawing from below and sliding downhill. — Science News
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Indonesia's Worst Wildfires in Decade
Indonesia's worst wildfires in over a decade, worsened by El Niño, blanket Southeast Asia in toxic smog.
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First Report Thursday: Indonesia is battling its worst wildfires in over a decade, worsened by El Niño, closing more than 12,000 schools.
Monday: Wildfires blanket Southeast Asia in toxic smog
WHAT'S REPORTED
- ▸El Niño conditions worsened Indonesia's wildfires. — PBS NewsHour Science, NBC News
- ▸More than 12,000 Indonesian schools closed due to toxic haze. — PBS NewsHour Science
- ▸Many wildfires were deliberately set to clear land for farming and palm oil plantations. — PBS NewsHour Science