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Georgia, USA: Family Calls Police on Staff of Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm for Blocking Access to EV Charging Station with Gas-Powered Car; Standoff with Unhappy Family was the result of Energy Secretary’s Team Trying to Hold Electric Vehicle Charging Spot While Awaiting Arrival of Boss Granholm in EV; Secretary was on Four-Day Trip Intended to Draw Attention to Biden Administration’s Green Energy Initiatives

Long Island, NY: Town of Islip Operated Hatchery uses Technology to grow Baby Oysters that are Sold and Managed by Local Oyster Farmers in Effort to Restore a Once-Thriving Industry and Improve Water Quality of Local Bay

New York City: Gateway and Tourist Destination Overrun by Mentally Ill, Drug Abusers - latest Humanitarian Crisis thrust upon local residents and visitors; Unstable, Strung-out, Homeless Swarm Manhattan’s West Side and Midtown Area

Talbot County, Maryland: Pair of Baby Eagles Hatch on Reborn Chesapeake Island; Once in Danger of Being Washed Away by the Waters of the Bay, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and Maryland Port Authority have been rebuilding Poplar Island for the Past 25 Years Using Mud Dredged from Maryland Shipping Channels; Nowadays, 1,700 Acres of Rock-Ringed Land Serve as an Ideal Habitat for Waterfowl and Shorebirds Including Two Baby Eagles

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East Atlantic Beach, NY: August 14th - Dead Whale Spotted Floating in Waters near East Atlantic Beach; Whale brought to shore on Long Beach Barrier Island

Norway: The Country That Gave Anti-Fossil Fuel Crusader Al Gore a Nobel Peace Prize Approves Development of 19 Oil and Gas Fields; Norway Plans to Extend Fossil Fuel Production for Decades to Come with $18 Billion Dollar Investment

California: Record Rainfall has Turned California Green and Replenished the State’s Reservoir; Incredible Before-and-After Images of California Reservoirs

Brooklyn, NY: Hero Off-Duty Firefighter Rescues 4 Pups from E-Bike Blaze; FDNY Firefighter Pulls French Bulldogs from Apartment Fire After Electric Bicycle Exploded into Giant Fireball

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Queens, NYC: Group of Scuba Divers Are Cleaning Up the Waters around New York City. Volunteer Environmental Heroes are diving underwater and removing trash and debris from the waters off beach in Far Rockaway including bottles, electronics, fishing line, and lots of other junk

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New York City: Leftist Congressional Rep AOC’s District Described as Looking Like ‘Third World’ Country Plagued by Litter and Street-Vending Migrants; Shocking Video Shows Trash Covered Streets and Prostitutes Brazenly Soliciting Male Customers

Lake Charles, Louisiana: U.S. Judge Halts Biden Administration’s Pause on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Permits; Federal Judge’s Decision Considered A Setback to President’s Climate Agenda by Blocking Dept of Energy’s Policy of Pausing Approval of Applications to Export LNG

Phoenix, Arizona: City Clears Out Largest Homeless Encampment Ahead of Court-Ordered Deadline; Hundreds of Tents That Once Lined Blocks of Streets Are Now Gone; Local Business Owners and Residents Considered Encampment a Public Nuisance and Complained of Litter and Crime

Fire Island, NY: August 11th - 30-foot Humpback Whale Found Dead on Shores of Long Island Barrier Island Beach

California: Plastic Bag Ban Backfires as Plastic Bag Pollution by Weight Increases; Decade After Decision to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags, Customers Are Now Dumping Thicker and Heavier ‘Reusable’ Grocery Bags

Sacramento, CA : California Reignites War on Gas Stoves with Newly Proposed Law; Bill Proposed by Democrat Assemblywoman Would Require Warning Labels on All Gas Stoves Beginning in 2025; Supporters Believe Legislation Will Help Families Address Health Problems Linked to Emissions from Stoves

Grand Meadow, Minnesota: Small Town Left with Giant Pile of Wind Turbine Blades; Failed Recycling Effort Now an Environmental Burden; Trucks Dropped Off More than 100 Fiberglass Wind Turbine Blades on Empty Lot in 2020 - Almost Four Years Later Mountain of Discarded Wind Energy Parts is Still There - Visible on Google Earth

United States: Biden’s Incandescent Light Bulb Ban Takes Effect; Consumers No Longer Able to Buy Most Incandescent Bulbs; Rule Once Appealed by President Trump Prevents Retailers from Selling Light Bulbs Not Meeting New Energy Efficiency Standards

Brooklyn, NYC: Apartment Fire Caused by Lithium-Ion E-Bike Batteries Injures Five People Including Children; FDNY Chief claims Lithium-Ion Battery Fires cause dense black smoke; City Officials concerned about danger of uncertified chargers and unsafe batteries; Lithium-Ion Battery Fires Average at Least Five A Week in NYC with 216 Fires This Year, 120 Injuries and 14 Fatalities

Boron, California: Solar Project to Destroy Thousands of Joshua Trees in Mojave Desert; Destroying the Environment to Save the Environment - Renewable Energy Company Plans to Clear 2,300 Acres of Protected Joshua Trees, Some 150+ Years Old. to make way for Sprawling Solar Energy Project; Local Residents Express Concerns Over Destruction of Pristine Land that is habitat for Endangered Wildlife

Nantucket Island, Massachusetts: Wind Turbine Blade Fails - Breaks Apart - Large Floating Debris and Fiberglass Shards’ fall into Ocean Waters off Martha’s Vineyard - washing up on Nantucket’s South Shore; Federal Government Orders Industrial Wind Energy Project Shutdown Until Further Notice; Beaches Closed to Swimming Due to Potentially Hazardous Conditions

Electric Vehicles Release More Toxic Particles into Atmosphere and are Worse for the Environment Compared to Gas-Powered Cars; Study Published in 2022 by Emissions Analytics Attracts Renewed Attention After Being Cited by Wall Street Journal Op-Ed

Washington,D.C.: Biden EPA Unveils New Rules to Slash Pollution from Coal and Natural Gas Power Plants; Critics Blast Measures as Detrimental to America’s Fossil Fuel Industry; Rules Require Existing Coal-Fired Plants and New Natural Gas-Fired Plants Capture 90% of All Carbon Emissions - Additional Rules Entail Tightening Emissions Standards for Neurotoxin Mercury, Reducing Wastewater Pollution, and Coal Ash Management

Rockaway Beach, NY: August 25th - 3rd Dead Whale within two weeks found in vicinity of Long Island / NYC Beaches; 25-foot Dead Whale Washes Ashore on New York City Beach;

New York City: Prominent Environmental Lawyer Admits Illegally Disposing of Dead Bear in New York’s Central Park; Robert F. Kennedy,Jr. Confesses to Being the Culprit Behind Abandoned Dead Bear Cub Found in NYC’s Most Famous Urban Park - Bizarre Decade Old Mystery Solved

Cromwell, Connecticut: Climate Protestors Storm 18th Green at PGA Travelers Championship; Mob of protestors interrupt final round during pivotal closing moments, setting off smoke bombs and preventing play

United States / Southeast Asia: The Crisis of Global Plastic Pollution; Plastic Bags from Walmart Recycling Bins Tracked to Controversial Plastic Facilities in Southeast Asia; ABC News Investigation Offers An Important Expose Into the Questionable Plastic Waste Trade

Singapore, Asia: Oil Spill Caused When Disabled Ship Hits Stationery Cargo Tanker; Authorities Report Dredger Boat Reported Loss of Control Before Collision Leading to Oil Spill that has Blackened Part of the City-Island’s Southern Shores; Leak Contained, Cleanup Underway

Washington, D.C.: Supreme Court Allows Cities to Enforce Bans on Homeless People Sleeping Outside; Nation’s Highest Court Cleared way for Homeless Encampment Restrictions, Overturning California Appeals Court Ruling

New York City: Rover a Bald Eagle scene soaring over Central Park reservoir in Manhattan and resting in trees in Brooklyn killed by Vehicle while scavenging food along Henry Hudson Parkway

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Lake Oroville, California: State's 2nd-Largest Reservoir at 128% of Historical Average; Abundant Spring Rainfall Has Filled Lake Oroville to Capacity for 2nd Straight Year. From Bone-Dry Lakebeds Amid Prolonged Drought, Californians Now Blessed with an Abundant Water Supply. Shasta Lake, Largest Reservoir in California at 97% Capacity; In SoCal, Lake Casitas Full for the 1st Time Since 1998

New York City: Bald Eagles Now Living in City; Wildlife Experts say at least four Eagles calling NYC home and they’ve hatched up to a dozen eaglet babies; First pair of Bald Eagles to be spotted in city in over a century built nest in borough of Staten Island in 2015

Brooklyn, NYC: Fire that Killed Members from Three Generations of Family Caused by Lithium-Ion Battery Used to Power Electric Scooter; Flames from E-Battery Created “Wall of Fire” Making it Extremely Difficult for Residents to Escape, According to FDNY

Associated Press Receiving $$$ From Wealthy Foundations for Climate Change Coverage: AP Acknowledges Receiving Foreign and Domestic Foundation Money to Train Journalist to Report on Climate Change Agenda

New York City: Billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced he will pump $500 Million dollars into closing all remaining coal-fired power plants in U.S.; Former NYC mayor wants to force closer of roughly 150 coal plants and slash gas-fired capacity in half by 2030

United States: Flashback 2008 - Nobel Prize Winner Al Gore Calls for Ending the Use of Fossil Fuels For Electricity Production; End the Burning of Carbon for Power

Washington, D.C.: Biden Administration Expected to Loosen Rules For Vehicle Pollution, Delaying Switch to Electric Vehicles Rule Change Would be a Win for Car Manufacturers and Labor Unions