EJToday: Top Headlines

"Chevron’s Carbon Offsets Are Mostly Junk And Some May Harm, Research Says" [9]

"A new investigation into Chevron’s climate pledge has found the fossil-fuel company relies on “junk” carbon offsets and “unviable” technologies, which do little to offset its vast greenhouse gas emissions and in some cases may actually be causing communities harm."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [15], 05/25/2023
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"Scrapped DOE Funding For Battery Company Fuels New Concerns" [16]

"The Department of Energy’s decision to halt a contentious grant award to a battery company with ties to China is fueling new concerns on Capitol Hill over agency transparency and oversight."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [17]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [19], 05/25/2023
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"Interior's Oil Plan Is Coming. Here's What To Watch." [20]

"Biden administration officials in recent weeks hosted private listening sessions with environmental groups and oil companies ahead of the release of proposed oil and gas regulations that could represent some of the White House’s most lasting steps on public lands to help address climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [22], 05/25/2023
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"U.N. Slams Carbon Removal As Unproven And Risky" [23]

"A United Nations panel is casting doubt on the promise of using machines to remove vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the air and sea in order to fight climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [24], 05/25/2023
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Pipeline Co. Spent Big on Police Gear Against Standing Rock Protesters [25]

"TigerSwan worked with law enforcement to fight an information war against the Indigenous-led water protectors."

Activism [26]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Military [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Intercept [29], 05/25/2023
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"Interior Sec. Deb Haaland Talks With Arizona Tribes at the Grand Canyon" [30]

"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland paid unannounced visits to the Grand Canyon and several northern Arizona tribes over the weekend, ending with what the agency said was the first-ever visit of a sitting Interior Secretary to Supai in the Havasupai Tribe's lands on the Canyon's floor."

Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [31]
People & Population [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Arizona Republlic [33], 05/25/2023
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"Weird, Rare, and Everywhere" [34]

"In the bogs of Hecate Island, British Columbia, a writer and novice naturalist joins researchers for a glimpse of a multiyear biodiversity mission—and gets acquainted with some odd organisms."

Biodiversity [35]
Public [13]
Canada [36]
Source: Hakai [37], 05/25/2023
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Coastal Guam Residents Evacuate As Approaching Typhoon Mawar Threatens [38]

"Typhoon Mawar’s outer bands were whipping Guam Wednesday ahead of a potential landfall that could devastate the US territory with deadly winds, treacherous storm surge and heavy rainfall."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [39]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [13]
Australia & Oceania [41]
Source: CNN [42], 05/24/2023
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"US, EU Lawmakers Push To Depose UAE's Jaber From Climate Talks" [43]

"Over 100 members of the U.S. Congress and European Parliament called on Tuesday for Sultan al-Jaber to be removed as the designated head of the upcoming COP28 climate talks, saying the oil exec's appointment threatened the integrity of negotiations."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [17]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [44], 05/24/2023
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"Climate Protests Over Private Jets Disrupt Geneva Airport Flights" [45]

"Around 100 climate protesters demanding a ban on private jets disrupted flights at Geneva Airport on Tuesday and blocked entry to an aircraft exhibition at Europe's flagship business jet event."

Activism [26]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [17]
Transportation [46]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [47], 05/24/2023
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"EPA Under Pressure To Revive Noise Pollution Program" [48]

"More than 40 years have passed since EPA’s noise regulation program was silenced by a Reagan-era rollback. It’s time to start again, in the view of an advocacy group that accuses the agency of turning its back on a major peril."

Environmental Health [49]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [50], 05/24/2023
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Plans for I-55 Expansion in Chicago Raise Concerns Over Community Health [51]

"Environmental advocates and community groups already exposed to high levels of air pollution fear that additional lanes will exacerbate health risks in Southwest Side neighborhoods."

Air [52]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [49]
Environmental Justice [27]
Infrastructure [53]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [54]
Transportation [46]
Public [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [55]
Source: Chicago Sun-Times [56], 05/24/2023
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"EPA Grants Expose Cybersecurity, Trade Secrets to Foreign Threat" [57]

"The EPA’s internal watchdog is growing increasingly worried about hostile nations stealing sensitive information from groups that get agency funding, according to an official with the Inspector General’s office."

Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [58], 05/24/2023
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"Colorado River Water Sharing Agreement Likely Dodges Legal Fight" [59]

"A messy Colorado River legal fight is much less likely in the near term now that the seven river basin states have reached consensus on how to conserve water amid a historic 23-year drought, legal observers say."

Agriculture [60]
Environmental Politics [17]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [61], 05/24/2023
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CEO Of Top Carbon Credit Certifier To Resign After Claims Offsets Worthless [62]

"The head of the world’s leading carbon credit certifier has announced he will step down as CEO next month." "David Antonioli to step down from Verra, which was accused of approving millions of worthless offsets used by major companies".

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [63]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [64], 05/24/2023
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