EJToday: Top Headlines

"Record Salmon Migration Runs Into Hot Water" [9]

"Rising water temperatures in the Columbia River Basin are raising questions about whether fishery managers must take new steps to save the imperiled fish."

Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [16]
Source: E&E News [17], 07/18/2024
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"'Oven On Wheels': US Amazon Drivers Roast Before 'Prime Day' Rush" [18]

"With the U.S. sizzling under heatwaves, Amazon drivers struggle to keep cool and brace for a rush of packages around Prime Day".

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [21], 07/18/2024
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"DR Congo Conflict Fuels Forest Loss" [22]

"Under the denuded slopes of Mount Nyiragongo volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, traders in Kibati town bartered over sacks of charcoal, a product of deforestation that an ongoing conflict has pushed to unprecedented levels, the United Nations says."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Forests [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Public [13]
Africa [25]
Source: Reuters [26], 07/18/2024
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"Sandstorms: What Are They, And Why Are They More Frequent?" [27]

"They bring traffic to a standstill, spread diseases and can be life-threatening. DW looks at how sandstorms form and why are they becoming more frequent."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
International [29]
Source: DW [30], 07/18/2024
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"Rescuing Kelp Through Science" [31]

"Breakthrough genetic research at a Massachusetts lab could save the world’s vanishing kelp forests—and support American kelp farming, too."

Agriculture [32]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Food [33]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [29]
Source: Civil Eats [34], 07/18/2024
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"What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for the Environment" [35]

"If Donald Trump returns to the White House, he would likely face fewer legal and bureaucratic obstacles to dramatically remake the E.P.A."

Biodiversity [36]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [39]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Pollution [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [29]
Source: NYTimes [41], 07/17/2024
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"How J.D. Vance Stacks Up On Energy, Environment Issues" [42]

"Former President Donald Trump has picked Sen. J.D. Vance — an author and former venture capitalist who has been dismissive of climate change concerns but outspoken on rail safety — to be his vice presidential running mate."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Pollution [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [43], 07/17/2024
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"UN Sees Geoengineering As A New Risk To Nature" [44]

"The Environment Programme report focuses on potential dangers to the planet, from disease to unlivable places."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Studies [45]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [28]
Technology [46]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
International [29]
Source: E&E News [47], 07/17/2024
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Bioplastics Are Poorly Defined And Regulated, And Possibly Toxic: Report [48]

"The lack of federal regulations and clear definitions for bioplastics make it increasingly difficult to determine whether or not they are a safe alternative to traditional plastics, according to a new report from Beyond Plastics."

Chemicals [49]
Consumer [50]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [39]
Pollution [28]
Technology [46]
Waste [51]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: EHN [52], 07/17/2024
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Clean Energy Projects Stuck in a Years-Long Queue. States Push for a Fix [53]

"A Baltimore coal-fired power plant will be operating past its planned retirement date next year, pumping out pollution, while the cheaper clean energy projects that could help replace it are stuck in a queue to connect to the region’s electric grid."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 07/17/2024
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Dam Fails After Rain, Wind, Tornadoes Pound Midwest. Chicago Cleans Up [55]

"Hundreds of people in a southern Illinois town were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as water rolled over the top of a dam, just one perilous result of severe weather that raged through the Midwest overnight with relentless rain and tornadoes and hit the Chicago area especially hard."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [56]
Source: AP [57], 07/17/2024
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"Apache Tribe Challenges EPA Copper Smelter Rule" [58]

"Though the regs are expected to halve air releases of toxic metals, the tribe has voiced concern about increased pollution to meet demand for electric vehicles."

Air [59]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [38]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Pollution [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [60]
Source: E&E News [61], 07/17/2024
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"The Siting Of An Offshore Wind Port Raises New Conflicts In Maine" [62]

"Coastal residents are conflicted over the planned location of a facility that advocates say will help launch Maine's offshore wind industry."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Politics [39]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [63]
Source: Energy News Network [64], 07/17/2024
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"Millions of US Low-Income Households Face Power Shutoffs Amid Deadly Heat" [65]

"Millions of low-income households are at risk of having their power disconnected this summer, exacerbating the risk of deadly heat as the climate crisis drives up temperatures."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Economy & Business [66]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [38]
Laws & Regulations [40]
People & Population [67]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [68], 07/17/2024
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Heavy Gear, Brutal Terrain, Backbreaking Work. Now Firefighters Face Heat [69]

"When a wildfire started in the mountains of Fresno County late last month, much of California was on the cusp of a heat wave that would go on to smash records both for its intensity and duration. Over the next week and a half, as the Basin fire swelled to more than 14,000 acres and temperatures in the area reached 112 degrees, at least nine firefighters were treated for heat-related illness. Four were taken to local hospitals, three of them airlifted from the fire line."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Forests [23]
Natural Resources [24]
People & Population [67]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [15]
Source: LA Times [70], 07/17/2024
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