EJToday: Top Headlines

"She Was An ABC News Producer. She Also Was A Corporate Operative" [9]

"Television news producer Kristen Hentschel was doing precisely what journalists should do on a searing hot day in Stuart, Fla., in July 2018: She confronted a politician with unwelcome questions."

Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [14]
Source: Floodlight/NPR [15], 12/21/2022
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To Protect Lobstermen, Spending Bill May Speed Whales’ Extinction: Enviros [16]

"Lawmakers from Maine have inserted a provision in a massive government funding bill to buffer lobstermen from new regulations, but environmental groups warn it could push the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales to the brink of extinction."

Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [21]
Source: Washington Post [22], 12/21/2022
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"3M Will Stop Making 'Forever Chemicals.'" [23]

"3M announced this week that it will stop making chemicals commonly known as “forever chemicals” and stop using them in its products in the coming years."

Chemicals [24]
Economy & Business [25]
Environmental Health [26]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: USA TODAY [27], 12/21/2022
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Big Oil Is Behind Conspiracy To Deceive Public: First Climate RICO Suit [28]

"The same racketeering legislation used to bring down mob bosses, motorcycle gangs, football executives and international fraudsters is to be tested against oil and coal companies who are accused of conspiring to deceive the public over the climate crisis."

Climate Change [29]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Guardian [31], 12/21/2022
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"Inside Big Plastic’s Faltering $1.5 Billion Global Cleanup Effort" [32]

"Almost four years since the Alliance to End Plastic Waste launched, its on-the-ground recycling is negligible compared to the new plastic produced by its core members, petrochemical companies."

Chemicals [24]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Pollution [33]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Bloomberg Green [34], 12/21/2022
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Great Bear Lake in NW Territories To Become Indigenous Protected Area [35]

"The Sahtu ́K’aowe Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area is set to move ahead and conserve the world’s eighth largest lake, after an announcement at COP15 biodiversity conference".

Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Forests [37]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [38]
People & Population [39]
Water & Oceans [20]
Wildlife [40]
Public [12]
Canada [41]
Source: The Narwhal [42], 12/21/2022
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Op-Ed: "New Hope for Horseshoe Crabs — and the Shorebirds That Depend on Them" [43]

"A globetrotting bird, a crab that’s not a crab, a marine snail and a fish whose reproduction is so mysterious it fascinated Freud — they all walk into a sandbar. Unbeknownst to them, their future — no joke — hung in the balance of a decision made this November by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission."

Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [38]
Water & Oceans [20]
Wildlife [40]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [44]
Source: The Revelator [45], 12/21/2022
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"Things To Watch In The Omnibus Spending Bill" [46]

"Congress is planning on leaving Washington for the holidays this week after a productive lame-duck session, especially if lawmakers can follow through approving a fiscal 2023 spending package."

Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [47], 12/20/2022
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"UN Chief Calls For Credible Climate Action, Convenes Summit" [48]

"The United Nations chief warned Monday that the world is failing to address the “existential threat” from global warning and announced that he will convene a “Climate Action Summit” in September to accelerate an urgent response to the climate crisis."

Climate Change [29]
Environmental Politics [10]
Public [12]
International [49]
Source: AP [50], 12/20/2022
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"DRC Drops Objections To Seal Deal On Historic Action On Biodiversity" [51]

"A once-in-a-decade deal to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems finally won full support at Cop15 in Montreal on Monday after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) dropped its opposition."

Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [38]
Public [12]
International [49]
Source: Guardian [52], 12/20/2022
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"Idaho Officials Copy-Pasted A Fossil Fuel Industry Letter" [53]

"TC Energy asked Idaho Republicans to support a gas infrastructure project. The Republicans simply slapped their names on the company’s draft letter."

Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [54]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [55]
Source: HuffPost [56], 12/20/2022
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"Biden Rule Proposes Phasing Out Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs" [57]

"Compact fluorescent light bulbs would effectively be phased out under a new Biden administration proposal designed to further the transition to more energy-efficient options."

Consumer [58]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Bloomberg Green [59], 12/20/2022
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"EPA Overhauls Chemical Reviews To Boost Transparency" [60]

"EPA is taking steps to heighten transparency around its review process for new chemicals, amid an outpouring of criticism from advocates and watchdog groups who have called on the Biden administration to prioritize targeting toxic substances."

Chemicals [24]
Consumer [58]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [61], 12/20/2022
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Midwest Soil Eroding Faster Than Ever. Modern Farming Could Be To Blame. [62]

"Midwest soil is eroding at an alarming rate according to new, first-of-its-kind research."

Agriculture [63]
Biodiversity [17]
Natural Resources [38]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Grist [64], 12/20/2022
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"Global Study Reveals Widespread Salt Marsh Decline" [65]

"The world lost 1,453 square kilometers (561 square miles) of salt marsh between 2000 and 2019, an area twice the size of Singapore, according to a new study based on satellite imagery."

Biodiversity [17]
Climate Change [29]
Environmental Studies [66]
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Natural Resources [38]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [12]
International [49]
Source: Mongabay [67], 12/20/2022
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