EJToday: Top Headlines

"Against All Odds, The Rare Devils Hole Pupfish Keeps On Swimming" [9]

"This small, iridescent blue-or-green fish swims in the hot waters of an inhospitable fishbowl made of rock in a Nevada section of Death Valley National Park, where it somehow got trapped thousands of years ago."

Biodiversity [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
California [14]
Source: NPR [15], 07/10/2023
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"Solar Storm To Make Northern Lights Visible In 17 US States" [16]

"A solar storm is expected to make the Northern Lights visible in 17 U.S. states on Thursday, forecasters say."

Natural Resources [17]
Science [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [20]
Source: The Hill [21], 07/10/2023
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Countries Agree To Slash Shipping Emissions, But Not Enough [22]

"Maritime nations agreed Friday to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that several experts and nations say falls short of what’s needed to curb warming to agreed temperature limits."

Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Transportation [27]
Public [13]
International [20]
Source: AP [28], 07/07/2023
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Rush to Build Carbon Pipelines Leaps Ahead of Federal Safety Standards [29]

"At least two companies are planning to convert natural gas pipelines to carry carbon dioxide instead, but there aren’t yet any federal safety rules to cover them."

Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Health [30]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 07/07/2023
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"John Kerry to Visit China to Restart Climate Negotiations" [33]

"John Kerry, President Biden’s special envoy for climate change, said on Thursday he would travel to China next week to restart global warming negotiations between the world’s two largest polluters."

Climate Change [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Asia [34]
Source: NYTimes [35], 07/07/2023
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"83,000 Hawaii Homes Dispose Of Sewage In Cesspools" [36]

"The town of Hauula packs hundreds of homes into a narrow strip of land sandwiched between verdant, towering cliffs of the Koolau mountain range and the Pacific. But the stunning views obscure an environmental problem beneath the ground."

Environmental Health [30]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [37]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [38]
Source: AP [39], 07/07/2023
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U.N. Watchdog Says Japan Can Release Nuclear Waste Water Into The Ocean [40]

"The International Atomic Energy Agency has approved a plan by Japan to release more than a million tons of treated nuclear waste water from the destroyed Fukushima power plant into the ocean, despite vehement international opposition."

Environmental Health [30]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [41]
Pollution [37]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
Asia [34]
Source: NPR [42], 07/07/2023
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As Some US Cities Confront Climate, Their Lobbyists Work For Big Oil [43]

"Municipalities that are suffering from the climate crisis employ lobbyists already in the pay of fossil fuel companies".

Climate Change [23]
Environmental Politics [44]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Guardian [45], 07/07/2023
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"U.S. Animal Industries Pose Disease Risks to People, Report Says" [46]

"The United States is home to an enormous array of animal industries — including industrial agriculture, fur farming and the exotic pet trade — that pose a significant risk of creating infectious disease outbreaks in humans, according to a new report by experts at Harvard Law School and New York University."

Agriculture [47]
Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Health [30]
Science [18]
Wildlife [48]
Public [13]
International [20]
Source: NYTimes [49], 07/07/2023
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"Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Drops 34% In First Half 2023" [50]

"Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell 34% in the first half of 2023, preliminary government data showed on Thursday, hitting its lowest level in four years as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva institutes tougher environmental policies."

Agriculture [47]
Climate Change [23]
Forests [51]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [17]
Public [13]
South America [52]
Source: Reuters [53], 07/07/2023
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"Bison Return to Native American Lands, Revitalizing Sacred Rituals" [54]

"More than a century after a mass bison slaughter, the animals are restoring Great Plains ecosystems and reinvigorating Indigenous customs like the sun dance."

Agriculture [47]
Biodiversity [10]
Natural Resources [17]
People & Population [55]
Pollution [37]
Wildlife [48]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [56], 07/07/2023
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"Corporate Landscaping Lets Its Hair Down" [57]

"More companies are eschewing manicured grass in favor of native plants, a shift driven by the environmental costs of installing and maintaining lawns."

Agriculture [47]
Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [23]
Natural Resources [17]
Wildlife [48]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [20]
Source: NYTimes [58], 07/07/2023
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"Earth Entering ‘Uncharted Territory’ As Heat Records Quickly Shatter" [59]

"A remarkable spate of historic heat is hitting the planet, raising alarm over looming extreme weather dangers — and an increasing likelihood this year will be Earth’s warmest on record."

Climate Change [23]
Environmental Health [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [20]
Source: Washington Post [60], 07/06/2023
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"Almost Half Of U.S. Tap Water Contains ‘Forever Chemicals’" [61]

"The most high-profile chemicals under fire from the Biden administration likely permeate almost half of U.S. tap water systems, according to a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey that raises yet more concerns about the sprawling family of compounds."

Chemicals [62]
Consumer [63]
Environmental Health [30]
Pollution [37]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [64], 07/06/2023
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"Commercial-Scale Wind Farm Off New Jersey Coast Approved" [65]

"The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Wednesday approved the construction of up to 98 wind turbine generators off the coast of Atlantic City, N.J., as part of a Biden administration plan to install offshore wind sites along the country’s coasts."

Energy & Fuel [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [66]
Source: NYTimes [67], 07/06/2023
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