EJToday: Top Headlines

"Will Climate Change Cut Off The Panama Canal?" [9]

"To see the economic consequences of global warming look no further than the Panama Canal. There, water levels are down because of less rain in Central America. Experts fear ordinary consumers may end up paying the price."

Climate Change [10]
Infrastructure [11]
Transportation [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Central America & the Caribbean [16]
Source: DW [17], 05/30/2023
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‘All I See Are Ghosts’: The Last Spotted Owl In Canada Fights For Survival [18]

"Only one female remains in the Canadian wilderness, a symbol of the country’s inability to save a species on the verge of destruction as politicians dither and the logging continues".

Biodiversity [19]
Forests [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [22]
Wildlife [23]
Public [14]
Canada [24]
Source: Guardian [25], 05/30/2023
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Court Delivers Blow To Wetlands Protections In Win For Idaho Landowners [26]

"The Supreme Court on Thursday significantly weakened a landmark water pollution law by ruling that an Idaho couple's property does not include wetlands subject to federal oversight under the law."

Agriculture [27]
Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Environmental Studies [30]
Fish & Fisheries [31]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [22]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [23]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [33]
Source: NBC News [34], 05/26/2023
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How Busy Will Atlantic Hurricane Season Be? Depends on Two Clashing Forces. [35]

"Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [36]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [33]
International [15]
Source: AP [37], 05/26/2023
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Environmental Racism: The Battle Over Long Island Brookhaven Landfill [38]

"The area of North Bellport on Long Island sits in the shadows of a massive landfill. This predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood also has the lowest life expectancy on Long Island, as well as the second-highest rates of asthma. Environmental activists do not think this is a coincidence, and for decades they have waged a battle to shut down the Brookhaven Landfill, which they believe is making their community sick."

Environmental Health [39]
Environmental Justice [40]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Waste [41]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [42]
Source: STAT [43], 05/26/2023
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"High-Stakes Talks To End Plastic Pollution Resume" [44]

"Negotiations on a global treaty to combat plastic pollution will resume Monday, with nations under pressure to stem the tide of trash amid calls from campaigners to limit industry influence on the talks."

Chemicals [45]
Consumer [46]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Environmental Health [39]
Environmental Politics [29]
Fish & Fisheries [31]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [22]
Pollution [32]
Waste [41]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [23]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: AFP [48], 05/26/2023
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"India Has Big Clean Energy Goals - So Why Is It Banking On Coal?" [49]

"As scientists and activists urge rapid cuts in the use of climate-heating coal for power production around the world, new projections from India show that coal will remain its biggest source of electricity this decade, despite a fast rise in the nation's renewable energy capacity."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Public [14]
International [15]
Asia [50]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [51], 05/26/2023
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"Lula Summons Ministers As Congress Seeks To Dilute Environmental Powers" [52]

"Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday summoned his environmental and indigenous affairs ministers for emergency talks after a congressional committee passed a bill gutting the ministries' environmental oversight powers."

Agriculture [27]
Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [40]
Environmental Politics [29]
Forests [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
South America [53]
Source: Reuters [54], 05/26/2023
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"Most of Guam Without Power, Water After Typhoon Mawar Exits" [55]

"Much of the U.S. Western Pacific territory of Guam was without power and water on Thursday after a typhoon packing ferocious winds and torrential rains battered the island but caused no reported fatalities or major injuries."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [36]
Infrastructure [11]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Australia & Oceania [56]
Source: Reuters [57], 05/26/2023
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"North Texas Suburb Approves New Fracking Zone Near Homes and Schools" [58]

"The Arlington City Council on Tuesday authorized the creation of a new zone for drilling and fracking in a residential area, despite objections from neighbors in the North Texas suburb."

Air [59]
Chemicals [45]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Environmental Health [39]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [60]
Source: Inside Climate News [61], 05/26/2023
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"Germany Conducts Raids Against Climate Activists, Alleging Criminality" [62]

"German police launched a series of raids early on Wednesday across the country against a group of climate activists known for attacking art and gluing themselves to roads to raise awareness."

Activism [63]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
Europe [64]
Source: Washington Post [65], 05/26/2023
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"A Boat Went Dark. Finding It Could Help Save The World’s Fish." [66]

"Today’s high seas are a bit like the Old West: a wilderness too vast to police, offering riches to those with a tolerance for danger and, sometimes, a dubious commitment to the law."

Fish & Fisheries [31]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Washington Post [67], 05/26/2023
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IG Finds Violations In Park Police Force Against Media In 2020 Incident [68]

"Park Police officers violated policy when they hit a reporter with a baton and pushed another member of the media’s camera during the infamous 2020 clearing of protesters in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., an internal government watchdog has found."

Journalism & Media [69]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [33]
Source: The Hill [70], 05/25/2023
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"House Fails To Override Biden Veto Maintaining Solar Tariffs" [71]

"The House of Representatives fell short of the required two-thirds majority to override President Biden’s veto of a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution resuming solar power tariffs."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [28]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [33]
Source: The Hill [72], 05/25/2023
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In Panama, Legal Rights Given To Sea Turtles, Boosting 'Rights of Nature' [73]

"On a Panamanian beach long after dark, a group of undergraduate students dug into the sand to excavate a sea turtle nest, their lamps casting a soft red glow as they studied eggs, inventoried the success of the hatch and checked for any surviving hatchlings stuck at the bottom of the nest. Nearby, armed members of the National Border Service stood watch for protection in an area known for drug trafficking."

Biodiversity [19]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [22]
Wildlife [23]
Public [14]
Central America & the Caribbean [16]
Source: AP [74], 05/25/2023
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