EJToday: Top Headlines

"For New Zealand’s Maori Communities, Climate Change Is Already Hurting" [9]

"TANGOIO, New Zealand — The wharenui, or meeting house, stood forlorn. Usually the hub of this remote Maori community, it had been stripped of its wooden carvings. The bare cinder block shell gave the building an unclothed appearance. Wind whistled through holes bashed out by floodwaters."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
People & Population [12]
Public [13]
Australia & Oceania [14]
Source: Washington Post [15], 10/30/2023
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Buffalo National River Redesignation Draws Huge Crowd To Small Arkansas Town [16]

"JASPER — A sign on the way into this Newton County town states its population is 547. On Thursday evening, more than twice that number, upwards of 1,185 people, squeezed into the cafeteria at the local high school."

Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
People & Population [12]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Source: States Newsroom [21], 10/30/2023
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At Least 27 Killed By 'Disastrous' Hurricane Otis, Damage Seen In Billions [22]

"Hurricane Otis claimed the lives of at least 27 people, Mexico's government said on Thursday after one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the country hammered the beach resort of Acapulco, causing damage seen running into billions of dollars."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Infrastructure [23]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [13]
Mexico [24]
Source: Reuters [25], 10/27/2023
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"Johnson Maps Out Ambitious Agenda" [26]

"House Republicans are diving right back into their legislative agenda and promising results after finally settling on a House speaker. But after three weeks of chaos and infighting, it’s unclear whether Mike Johnson (R-La.) will have more luck than deposed speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)."

Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: E&E News [28], 10/27/2023
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Landfills In Washington And Oregon Leaked ‘Explosive’ Levels Of Methane [29]

"Landfills in Oregon and Washington repeatedly exceeded federal standards for methane emissions last year, according to documents obtained by an environmental group."

Air [30]
Climate Change [10]
Pollution [31]
Waste [32]
Public [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [33]
Source: Grist [34], 10/27/2023
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"UK Regulator Trying To Block Release Of Shell North Sea Documents" [35]

"The UK’s oil and gas regulator is coming under fire from environmental groups for using lawyers to try to prevent the publication of five key documents relating to the environmental impact of Shell’s activities in the North Sea."

Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Studies [37]
Fish & Fisheries [38]
Infrastructure [23]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [13]
Europe [40]
Source: Guardian [41], 10/27/2023
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Some Companies Want To Use Less Water. Few Are Close To Their Targets [42]

"Major corporations in water-guzzling industries such as clothing, food, beverage and technology want to be better stewards of the freshwater they use — especially as drought, floods and other extreme weather intensified by climate change threaten their supply chains. But of 72 companies ranked by a sustainability nonprofit over the past year, few are close to achieving their 2030 targets."

Economy & Business [43]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: AP [44], 10/27/2023
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"Environmental Groups Reject Deep-Sea Mining As Key UN Meeting Looms" [45]

"Environmental groups on Wednesday urged a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of a meeting in Jamaica of a U.N. body that conservationists fear will soon authorize the world’s first license to harvest minerals from the ocean floor."

Natural Resources [46]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [13]
International [47]
Source: AP [48], 10/27/2023
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"The Rio Grande Isn't Just A Border —- It's A River In Crisis" [49]

"In the U.S., people often think of the Rio Grande mainly as a political border that features in negotiations over immigration, narcotics smuggling and trade. But there's another crisis on the river that receives far less attention. The river is in decline, suffering from overuse, drought and contentious water rights negotiations."

Water & Oceans [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: The Conversation [50], 10/27/2023
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"In Graphic Detail: Cigarette Butt Research Is Lighting Up" [51]

"Today, spent filters—cigarette butts stuffed with microplastics—are some of the most abundant litter on the beach, which is just one stop on their toxic marine journey that often begins in storm drains."

Consumer [52]
Pollution [31]
Waste [32]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [27]
International [47]
Source: Hakai [53], 10/27/2023
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Growing Montana Bear Population Spotlights Need for Wildlife Corridors [54]

"One morning in late June, after a crisp mountain air had settled into Kootenai River valley, Megan Leach heard her chickens clucking nervously. She ventured outside to see the cause for the commotion and noticed that one of her heavy coops, on wheels but sturdy, had been moved. As dusk began to fall later that day, Leach rounded up her chickens to place them in the protection of her barn, feeling that something was watching them. It turned out to be a grizzly bear."

Infrastructure [23]
Natural Resources [46]
Transportation [55]
Wildlife [56]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [27]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [57]
Northwest (OR WA) [33]
Source: Sierra [58], 10/27/2023
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Hot Summer Blamed For Hungry Javelinas Ripping Through Arizona Golf Course [59]

"Operators of a northern Arizona golf course think they have finally found the right repellent for javelinas ripping apart their turf — chili oil."

Biodiversity [60]
Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [46]
Wildlife [56]
Public [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [61]
Source: AP [62], 10/27/2023
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"New House Speaker Champions Fossil Fuels and Dismisses Climate Concerns" [63]

"Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana, the newly elected House speaker, has questioned climate science, opposed clean energy and received more campaign contributions from oil and gas companies than from any other industry last year."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Politics [17]
Government [64]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: NYTimes [65], 10/26/2023
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Hurricane Otis Unleashes Massive Flooding In Acapulco, Triggers Landslides [66]

"Hurricane Otis tore across Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco and setting off looting as desperate relatives tired of waiting for help to arrive."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [13]
Mexico [24]
Source: AP [67], 10/26/2023
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"Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summit" [68]

"Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of the UAE’s national oil company, secured the COP28 presidency despite questions over his green credentials."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [43]
Energy & Fuel [36]
Environmental Politics [17]
Public [13]
International [47]
Middle East [69]
Source: The Intercept [70], 10/26/2023
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