EJToday: Top Headlines

"Newsom Unveils Plan To Cut California Climate Funding" [9]

"Facing big deficits, the governor has proposed taking a bigger chunk out of climate programs in his new budget — about 7% — and spreading the funds over seven years. Climate groups said cutting back on state spending now would cost the state more later."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Public [12]
California [13]
Source: CalMatters [14], 01/12/2024
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"The Beleaguered Whitebark Pine Is in Trouble. Can It Be Saved?" [15]

"Once common in the West, whitebark pine is being wiped out by a deadly fungus, ravaging beetles, and climate change. Scientists hope advances in gene sequencing and a recent federal listing as threatened will speed the hunt for trees that can be replanted and seed the future."

Biodiversity [16]
Forests [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: YaleE360 [20], 01/12/2024
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"Lawmakers Brace For Last-Ditch Fight Over Riders, Cuts" [21]

"House Republicans on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to fight for conservative policy riders in fiscal 2024 spending bills, incensing Democratic appropriators and raising the specter of yet another funding stopgap — or a partial shutdown."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Government [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [18]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [27], 01/11/2024
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"Polar Vortex Could Influence Iowa Caucuses Voter Turnout" [28]

"Winter weather conditions and frigid temperatures may force some GOP presidential hopefuls to cancel campaign events in the final stretch leading up to the Iowa caucuses. Plus, a looming polar vortex could cause low voter turnout."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Politics [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [30]
Source: NewsNation [31], 01/11/2024
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"Thousands of U.S. Homes Have Flooded Over And Over Again. Here’s Where." [32]

"Figures show that the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which covers millions of homeowners across the nation, now has on its books at least 44,000 structures where damage has been covered again and again by taxpayers, in some cases with cumulative payouts that exceed a property’s worth."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [34], 01/11/2024
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Carbon Pollution Is Down in the US, But Not Fast Enough To Meet 2030 Goal [35]

"Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip, a new report finds."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Pollution [36]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: AP [37], 01/11/2024
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Activists Call for Process ‘Overhaul’ After Oil Vet Named to Lead COP29 [38]

"Azerbaijan named a former state oil executive as the summit’s president, marking the second consecutive year a fossil fuel insider will helm the U.N. climate talks. Climate advocates call it an “enormous conflict of interest.”"

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Public [12]
International [39]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 01/11/2024
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"Why Decades Of Progress In Cars’ Fuel Efficiency Is Ending" [41]

"In the U.S., gas-powered cars have stopped making big efficiency gains. Some automakers’ offerings have gotten less efficient as they swap out sedans for SUVs."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [42]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Transportation [43]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [44], 01/11/2024
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Climate Change Is Shrinking Snowpack Faster In Many Places, Study Shows [45]

"River basins around the world that were once regularly snowbound are increasingly seeing their snowpack shrink and climate change is to blame, a new study found."

Agriculture [46]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [29]
Natural Resources [18]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [12]
International [39]
Source: AP [47], 01/11/2024
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"The War Zone In Gaza Will Leave A Legacy Of Hidden Health Risks" [48]

"A toxic mix of dust, ash, and other material from 15 million tons of rubble now blankets the territory and all who live there."

Air [49]
Chemicals [50]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [51]
Environmental Justice [52]
Infrastructure [25]
Military [53]
Pollution [36]
Public [12]
Middle East [54]
Source: Grist [55], 01/11/2024
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"Open Season" [56]

"With Alaska's wildlife numbers declining, agencies are blaming — and culling — predators. The true threat is much more complex."

Biodiversity [16]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [18]
Wildlife [57]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Alaska and Hawaii [58]
Source: Grist [59], 01/11/2024
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The Largest Great Ape To Ever Live Went Extinct Because Of Climate Change [60]

"An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction when climate change put their favorite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, scientists reported Wednesday."

Biodiversity [16]
Climate Change [10]
Food [61]
Public [12]
International [39]
Asia [62]
Source: AP [63], 01/11/2024
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"U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Set An All-Time Record In 2023" [64]

"Led by a record-costly swarm of severe weather episodes, the contiguous United States suffered 28 billion-dollar weather disasters in 2023, the highest number in inflation-adjusted data going back to 1980, according to NOAA. The former record was 22, set in 2020."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [65], 01/10/2024
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"US To Invest $1Bn In Plan To Move From Diesel To Electric School Buses" [66]

"The US has announced nearly $1bn in grants to replace diesel-powered school buses with electric and lower-emitting vehicles."

Air [49]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [51]
Pollution [36]
Transportation [43]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Guardian [67], 01/10/2024
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Utilities Paid Southern Civil Rights Leaders Who Became Industry Advocates [68]

"A joint investigation by Floodlight and Capital B shows millions of dollars flowed from utilities to Black leaders and their groups since at least 2009."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Justice [52]
Environmental Politics [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [69]
Source: Floodlight/Capital B [70], 01/10/2024
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