EJToday: Top Headlines

Climate: Carbon Dioxide In Air Hits New Peak, Growing At Near-Record Rate [9]

"The cause of global warming is showing no signs of slowing as heat-trapping carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere increased to record highs in its annual Spring peak, jumping at one of the fastest rates on record, officials announced Monday."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Science [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [15], 06/06/2023
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Outcry Over Recycling Plant Next To Watts High School Gaining Traction [16]

"During her four years at Jordan High School, Genesis Cruz repeatedly sounded the alarm for fellow students about the metal recycling plant operating next to the historic Watts campus."

Chemicals [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [19]
Pollution [20]
Waste [21]
Public [13]
California [22]
Source: LA Times [23], 06/06/2023
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"Global Study Of 71,000 Animal Species Finds 48% Are Declining" [24]

"A new study evaluating the conservation status of 71,000 animal species has shown a huge disparity between “winners” and “losers.” Globally, 48% of species are decreasing, 49% remain stable, and just 3% are rising. Most losses are concentrated in the tropics."

Biodiversity [25]
Forests [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Wildlife [28]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Mongabay [29], 06/06/2023
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"‘It Doesn’t Go Away’: Another Violent Fishing Season In Atlantic Canada" [30]

"East Coast fishers have weathered arson, gunshots and harassment. Conflict and turmoil will likely continue until the Canadian government addresses Indigenous Rights head on".

Environmental Justice [19]
Fish & Fisheries [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [13]
Canada [34]
Source: The Narwhal [35], 06/06/2023
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Texas Community Waited Decades for Running Water. Could Hydro-Panels Help? [36]

"Thousands of low-income, Latino residents in Texas still do not have safe drinking water. In one El Paso colonia, residents see the benefits of solar distillation."

Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [19]
Technology [38]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [39]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 06/06/2023
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US Judge Yanks Approval For Idaho Mine, Finding That BLM Violated NEPA [41]

"A federal judge has yanked approval for a phosphate mining project in southeastern Idaho, saying federal land managers in the Trump administration didn’t in part properly consider the mine’s impact on sage grouse, a bird species that has seen an 80% decline in population since 1965."

Biodiversity [25]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Natural Resources [27]
Wildlife [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [42]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [43]
Source: AP [44], 06/06/2023
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"Biden Admin. Moves To Nix US States' Challenge To ESG Investing Rule" [45]

"The Biden administration has asked a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit by Republican-led states seeking to strike down a rule allowing socially-conscious investing by employee retirement plans."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [47]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [42]
Source: Reuters [48], 06/06/2023
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‘You’re Looking To Die’: The Brazil River Where Illegal Fishing Threatens Lives [49]

"Poaching of endangered species flourishes despite widespread outcry – but sustainable fishing could end the violence engulfing the trade".

Biodiversity [25]
Fish & Fisheries [31]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [13]
South America [50]
Source: Guardian [51], 06/06/2023
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Mystery of Vanishing Kestrels: What’s Happening to This Flashy Falcon? [52]

"The number of American kestrels has dropped sharply. That goes against the trend for birds of prey, broadly seen as a conservation bright spot."

Biodiversity [25]
Wildlife [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [42]
Source: NYTimes [53], 06/06/2023
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"Three ‘Forever Chemicals’ Makers Settle Public Water Lawsuits" [54]

"Three major chemical companies on Friday said they would pay more than $1 billion to settle the first in a wave of claims that they and other companies contaminated drinking water across the country with so-called forever chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other illnesses."

Chemicals [17]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [42]
Source: NYTimes [55], 06/05/2023
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EPA Spurns Trump Effort to Drop Pollution Controls for Plastic Recycling [56]

"Affirming long-standing incineration regulations, the Biden administration has withdrawn a plan to help ease the way for unchecked pyrolysis and gasification of plastic."

Air [57]
Chemicals [17]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [19]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Pollution [20]
Waste [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [42]
Source: Inside Climate News [58], 06/05/2023
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After Rough Start, UN Plastic Treaty Talks End With Mandate For 1st Draft [59]

"After a rocky start to a week of negotiations, around 170 countries agreed to develop a first draft by November of what could become the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution by the end of next year.
Chemicals [17]
Consumer [37]
Environmental Health [18]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Pollution [20]
Waste [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [42]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [60], 06/05/2023
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"Oil Jumps 2% On Saudi Plan To Deepen Output Cuts From July" [61]

"SINGAPORE - Oil prices jumped more than $1 a barrel on Monday after the world's top exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production by another 1 million barrels per day from July, counteracting macroeconomic headwinds that have depressed markets.

Brent crude futures were at $77.64 a barrel, up $1.51, or 2%, at 0014 GMT after earlier hitting a session-high of $78.73 a barrel.

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude climbed $1.41, or 2%, to $73.15 a barrel, after touching an intraday high of $75.06 a barrel."
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [37]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [62], 06/05/2023
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"UAE Defends Big Oil’s Role At UN Climate Summit It Will Host" [63]

"A senior United Arab Emirates official says the Gulf nation wants the U.N. climate summit it’s hosting later this year to deliver “game-changing results” for international efforts to curb global warming, but doing so will require having the fossil fuel industry at the table."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [47]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [64], 06/05/2023
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Rich Nations Undermining Climate Funds To Help Poor Countries: Report [65]

"Rich nations are undermining work to protect poor and vulnerable countries from the impacts of the climate crisis, by providing loans instead of grants, siphoning off money from other aid projects or mislabelling cash, new research suggests."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [46]
Environmental Justice [19]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [66], 06/05/2023
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