EJToday: Top Headlines

"World Far Off Track On Pledges To End Deforestation By 2030 - Report" [9]

"The world is moving too slowly to meet pledges to end deforestation by 2030, with the destruction worsening in 2022, according to a report by a coalition of environmental organizations released on Monday."

Climate Change [10]
Forests [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [15], 10/25/2023
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Pa. Gas Firms Used 160 Million Lbs. of Secret Chemicals From 2012 to 2022 [16]

"Oil and gas producers in Pennsylvania used some 160 million pounds of chemicals that they are not required by law to publicly identify in more than 5,000 gas wells between 2012 and 2022, according to research published on Tuesday."

Chemicals [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [24], 10/25/2023
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"What to Know About Dengue Fever as Cases Spread to New Places" [25]

"Dengue, the excruciating mosquito-borne disease, is surging throughout the world and coming to places that had never had it. California just confirmed a rare U.S. case."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [19]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: NYTimes [26], 10/25/2023
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"Earth’s Climate Shatters Heat Records. These 5 Charts Show How." [27]

"Amid what’s destined to be the Earth’s warmest year on record, multiple climate data points have catapulted to stunning extremes."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [28]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Washington Post [29], 10/25/2023
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After Superstorm Sandy, 2 Big Flood Control Projects Get Underway in NJ [30]

"A decade after they were first envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy ’s destruction, two of the largest flood control projects designed to protect the densely populated cities of New Jersey that lie just outside New York City will finally get underway Wednesday."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [28]
Infrastructure [31]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [23]
Source: AP [33], 10/25/2023
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Tiny Deer And Rising Seas: Climate Change Tests Endangered Species Act [34]

"Some people keep dogs in their backyards. In the Florida Keys, some residents have deer the size of a golden retriever in their yards. As sea levels rise and salt water climbs higher on the islands, it's shrinking habitat for this deer — which already has an estimated population of at most 1,000."

Biodiversity [35]
Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [36]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]
Source: NPR [38], 10/25/2023
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Japan’s Iriomote and Tsushima Cats: Ambassadors For Island Conservation [39]

"Two rare subspecies of leopard cat, the Iriomote cat and Tsushima cat, can be found only on the Japanese islands they’re named after. With populations hovering around 100 individuals each, the cats are the focus of Ministry of the Environment-led conservation measures."

Biodiversity [35]
Wildlife [36]
Public [13]
Asia [40]
Source: Mongabay [41], 10/25/2023
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"EPA Proposes Ban On Carcinogenic Cleaning Chemical TCE" [42]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to ban a toxic chemical that is used in cleaning and has become infamous for health effects, including cancer."

Chemicals [17]
Environmental Health [19]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [43]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [44], 10/24/2023
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"How the Israel-Hamas War Imperils Action Against Global Warming" [45]

"Oil prices could surge. Disagreements between nations could worsen. The conflict complicates already fragile global diplomacy ahead of crucial climate talks." "Global efforts to address climate change are already clouded by bitterness and distrust among countries of the world."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [28]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Military [46]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: NYTimes [47], 10/24/2023
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Drought And Rising Temperatures Drove Millions Of Somalis From Homes [48]

"Between 2016 and 2018, more than 2 million people in Somalia fled their homes, finding refuge elsewhere within their country." "A small increase in average monthly temperatures led to a 10-fold jump in the number of refugees."

Agriculture [49]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [28]
Environmental Health [19]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [50]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [13]
Africa [51]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [52], 10/24/2023
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"Meltdown of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Unavoidable, Study Says" [53]

"The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to melt this century regardless of how much the world slashes planet-warming emissions, research from the British Antarctic Survey has found, locking in further sea level rise over the coming decades."

Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [13]
International [14]
Antarctica & Arctic [54]
Source: Reuters [55], 10/24/2023
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FWS Proposes Sprawling Conservation Area in Everglades Watershed [56]

"A new federal proposal calls for creating a conservation area that would span 12 counties in Florida, from the Everglades’ headwaters in the center of the state to sawgrass prairies further south, preserving a region that is home to imperiled species like the Florida panther, the official state animal."

Water & Oceans [32]
Wildlife [36]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]
Source: Inside Climate News [57], 10/24/2023
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Chevron Buys Hess For $53 Billion, 2nd Oil Megadeal As Energy Prices Soar [58]

"Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it’s not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [59]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: AP [60], 10/24/2023
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"Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World" [61]

"The Democratic governor is supercharging climate policy and eyeing a future White House run. But critics say some of his constituents could be left behind."

"Gavin Newsom, the California governor, packed his bags and his ambition Monday and flew to Chinese provinces on a weeklong mission to negotiate climate agreements.

Last month, he was the only American invited to address the United Nations about climate change, where he excoriated the fossil fuel industry for what he called its decades of “deceit and denial.”
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [62]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
California [63]
International [14]
Source: NYTimes [64], 10/24/2023
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Democrats Ask For Review Of Environmental Threat From ‘Zombie’ Coal Mines [65]

"Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and seven House Democrats asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review potential environmental damages caused by idled coal mines."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [59]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [12]
Pollution [43]
Waste [66]
Water & Oceans [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [67], 10/24/2023
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