EJToday: Top Headlines

"Brennan Named New Director For National Hurricane Center" [9]

"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration named Mike Brennan, who was supervising hurricane forecasters during one of the busiest times for storms hitting America, as the new director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Government [12]
Science [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [16], 04/11/2023
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Part Of Law To Ban Gas From Federal Buildings Gas Was Never Implemented [17]

"A 2007 law requires new and remodeled federal buildings to stop using fossil fuels by 2030. But implementation stalled. The Department of Energy finally appears ready to put regulations in place."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Government [12]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NPR [20], 04/11/2023
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"PFAS Blood Test Costs a Barrier for Many Who Fear High Exposure" [21]

"Blood tests measuring PFAS can help doctors manage risks for patients who have been significantly exposed to the chemicals—but the tests cost up to $600, and insurance generally doesn’t cover them."

Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [24], 04/11/2023
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EPA Questioned About Approval of a Plastic-Based Fuel With Huge Cancer Risk [25]

"A senator questioned the EPA chief and a group sued the agency after ProPublica and the Guardian revealed that the EPA gave a Chevron refinery approval to make a fuel that could leave people nearby with a 1-in-4 lifetime risk of cancer."

Chemicals [26]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [22]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: ProPublica [28], 04/11/2023
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Plugging Millions Of US Abandoned Wells Is A Monumental Task [29]

"The Biden administration has supercharged existing efforts by putting billions toward the problem. While exact figures are tough to come by, experts believe hundreds of thousands of orphan wells remain around the country."

Pollution [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [30], 04/11/2023
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Climate Deniers Ejected From Teachers Conference For Deceptive Comic Book [31]

"At a meeting of science teachers, the CO2 Coalition handed out comic books depicting carbon as good for planet. They got kicked out."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [32]
Journalism & Media [33]
Science [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [34], 04/11/2023
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"A Jail For Wayward Polar Bears? You Must Be In Churchill, Canada…" [35]

"The 900 residents of the Manitoba town have learned to share their streets on the edge of the Arctic with the huge animals and the eager tourists who come to see them".

Biodiversity [36]
Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [37]
People & Population [38]
Water & Oceans [39]
Wildlife [40]
Public [14]
Canada [41]
Source: Guardian [42], 04/11/2023
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E. Palestine Not Alone: Communities Around US Grapple With Toxic Exposure [43]

"A February train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, shone a spotlight on the impact of toxic chemicals. But communities who are exposed to such chemicals on a more routine basis say they’re still waiting for the same level of recognition."

Chemicals [26]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Laws & Regulations [19]
People & Population [38]
Pollution [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [44], 04/10/2023
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"Florida Health Officials Removed Key Data From COVID Vaccine Report" [45]

"The surgeon general’s guidance against the vaccine for young men ignored results showing infection was a greater risk for cardiac-related deaths."

"Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced in October that young men should not get the COVID-19 vaccine, guidance that runs counter to medical advice issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [32]
Journalism & Media [33]
Science [13]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Source: Tampa Bay Times [47], 04/10/2023
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Enviros Sue To Stop Ohio From Leasing State Parks For Oil And Gas Drilling [48]

"Four environmental groups are suing to stop a new law requiring Ohio to accept private petitions to drill for oil and gas underneath state parks."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [32]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [37]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Source: Columbia Dispatch [50], 04/10/2023
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World Bank Is Getting a New Chief. Will He Pivot Toward Climate Action? [51]

"As World Bank shareholders gather in Washington for their annual spring meeting on Monday, the global institution appears to be on the brink of significant change."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [52]
Environmental Politics [32]
Infrastructure [53]
Natural Resources [37]
Planning & Growth [54]
Public [14]
International [55]
Source: NYTimes [56], 04/10/2023
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"Challenge To Biden ‘Cost Of Carbon’ Policy Dismissed" [57]

"A lawsuit that Louisiana and other Republican-leaning states filed challenging figures the Biden administration uses to calculate damages from greenhouse gasses was dismissed Wednesday by a federal appeals court."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [52]
Environmental Politics [32]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [58], 04/10/2023
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"Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Rises In March" [59]

"Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose 14% in March from the previous year, preliminary official data showed on Friday, highlighting the continued challenges for the new leftist government."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [52]
Environmental Politics [32]
Forests [60]
Public [14]
South America [61]
Source: Reuters [62], 04/10/2023
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"Bangladesh's Energy Plan Faces Gas Dilemma As Fuel Crisis Bites" [63]

"Jobayer Ahmed's textile business on the outskirts of Dhaka is going through a rough patch with the energy crisis in Bangladesh."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Public [14]
Asia [64]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [65], 04/10/2023
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Warming Wiped Out Thousands of Iconic Saguaro. Can Planting More Help? [66]

"Heat, drought and an invasive grass are driving wildfires killing the giant saguaros in Arizona, raising concerns about how the cactus will recover without human intervention."

Biodiversity [36]
Climate Change [10]
Forests [60]
Natural Resources [37]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [67]
Source: Inside Climate News [68], 04/10/2023
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