EJToday: Top Headlines

"Identity Crisis: Climate Destroying Wonders That Gave US Parks Their Names" [9]

"Glacier National Park's ice fortress is crumbling. The giant trees of Sequoia National Park are ablaze. And even the tenacious cacti of Saguaro National Park are struggling to endure a decades-long drought."

Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AFP [14], 05/14/2024
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"Air Pollution Monitoring In Louisiana To Face New Rules Under Bill" [15]

"An industry-backed bill to regulate how data from community air monitors is used was given final legislative approval Monday over objections from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and activists seeking to reduce pollution."

Activism [16]
Chemicals [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Science [24]
Public [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [26], 05/14/2024
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"Bid To End Deadly Cooking Methods Which Stoke Global Warming" [27]

"Fifty countries are meeting in France on Tuesday to discuss the lack of access to clean cooking methods worldwide which causes millions of deaths every year and fuels global warming."

Air [28]
Consumer [29]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [19]
People & Population [30]
Pollution [23]
Technology [31]
Public [12]
International [32]
Source: AFP [33], 05/14/2024
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Occidental Petroleum Net-Zero Strategy A ‘License To Pollute,’ Critics Say [34]

"More so than any other fossil fuel company, Occidental Petroleum — known as Oxy — has built its climate strategy around innovations that capture carbon before it can be emitted or pull it directly out of the air." "The company’s climate strategy could result in more emissions than it prevents."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [21]
Journalism & Media [35]
Pollution [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [32]
Source: Grist [36], 05/14/2024
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Tiny Pieces Of Plastic Pose One Of The Biggest Threats To Chicago River [37]

"Wendella engineer Miguel Chavez climbed down a ladder and over a small dock to pull up a trap floating in the Chicago River near the Michigan Avenue Bridge. The size of a standard garbage can, the trap is designed to collect trash and can hold up to 44 pounds."

Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [12]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
Source: Chicago Tribune [40], 05/14/2024
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"Orcas Sink Sailing Yacht In Strait Of Gibraltar" [41]

"An unknown number of orcas have sunk a sailing yacht after ramming it in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain's maritime rescue service said on Monday, a new attack in what has become a trend in the past four years."

Biodiversity [42]
Transportation [43]
Water & Oceans [38]
Wildlife [44]
Public [12]
Europe [45]
Source: Reuters [46], 05/14/2024
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"Record-Breaking Increase In CO2 Levels In World’s Atmosphere" [47]

"The largest ever recorded leap in the amount of carbon dioxide laden in the world’s atmosphere has just occurred, according to researchers who monitor the relentless accumulation of the primary gas that is heating the planet."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Pollution [23]
Public [12]
International [32]
Source: Guardian [48], 05/13/2024
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Drought Fuels Wildfire Concerns As Canada Braces For Another Intense Summer [49]

"As widespread drought raises expectations for a repeat of last year’s ferocious wildfire season, response teams across Canada are grappling with the rapidly changing face of fire in a warming climate."

Air [28]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [50]
Forests [51]
Natural Resources [11]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Canada [52]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [53], 05/13/2024
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"‘Bold And Gross’: Oil Industry Writes Executive Orders For Trump To Sign" [54]

"The U.S. oil industry is drawing up ready-to-sign executive orders for Donald Trump aimed at pushing natural gas exports, cutting drilling costs and increasing offshore oil leases in case he wins a second term, according to energy executives with direct knowledge of the work."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Politico [55], 05/13/2024
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"Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN’s “Plastic Free” Conference" [56]

"At a conference meant to address the plastic crisis, pro-plastic messaging was inescapable. Meanwhile, industry insiders — some positioned as government delegates — were given access to vital negotiations."

Consumer [29]
Economy & Business [57]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Public [12]
International [32]
Source: ProPublica [58], 05/13/2024
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"Transmission Rules to Back Planning of Long-Range Power Lines" [59]

"US energy regulators are poised to finalize two major rules next Monday aimed at accelerating the planning and permitting of long-distance electric transmission lines and ironing out disputes over who pays for those projects."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Infrastructure [60]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [61], 05/13/2024
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Experts Blast CDC Over Failure To Test Sewage For H5N1 bird Flu Virus [62]

"It emerged as a powerful tool for public health officers during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was used to gauge the prevalence of coronavirus in communities across the nation. But wastewater surveillance — the testing of sewage for signs of pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, poliovirus and mpox virus — has yet to be employed in the tracking of H5N1 bird flu virus."

Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Studies [63]
Pollution [23]
Waste [64]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: LA Times [65], 05/13/2024
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FDA Misses Own Deadline To Propose A Ban On Formaldehyde In Hair Products [66]

"The Food and Drug Administration has missed its own deadline to propose a ban on the use of formaldehyde as an ingredient in hair relaxers and hair straighteners on the market in the United States."

Chemicals [17]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NPR [67], 05/13/2024
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"Lawmakers Eye Finish Line On Outdoor Recreation Package" [68]

"Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Joe Manchin said the chamber could be ready to move on a sweeping outdoor recreation package as soon as next week."

Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [69], 05/13/2024
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Alabama Uses Deed Covenants to Ward Off Flooding Claims From Black Residents [70]

"Their land is bound forever. The deeds of three homeowners—Pastor Timothy Williams, Aretha Wright and Page Jones—all living in the historically Black Shiloh community of south Alabama, tell the tale. Restrictive covenants attached to their deeds limit the ability of current and future residents to file actions against the state."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [50]
Economy & Business [57]
Environmental Justice [20]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [25]
Source: Inside Climate News [71], 05/13/2024
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