EJToday: Top Headlines

"10,000 Feet Up, Scientists Found Hundreds of Airborne Germs" [9]

"In 10 flights over Japan, researchers found a host of bacteria and fungi. These high-altitude germs could help spread disease around the world."

Air [10]
Biodiversity [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Pollution [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: NYTimes [16], 09/10/2024
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"Biden To Dish Out $7.3 Billion For Clean Rural Power" [17]

"The administration called it the “largest investment in rural electrification” since the New Deal."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: HuffPost [23], 09/10/2024
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"Why Cities Are Getting More Rainy" [24]

"A study has found most cities receive significantly more rain than nearby rural regions, an effect that has become more pronounced over the past two decades."

Climate Change [18]
Infrastructure [20]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Washington Post [26], 09/10/2024
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"Babesiosis, Another Disease Spread By Ticks, Is On The Rise" [27]

"Babesiosis is on the rise and is spread by the same ticks that cause Lyme. It can be serious, especially for people who are immunocompromised."

Biodiversity [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Wildlife [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Consumer Reports [29], 09/10/2024
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Here Are 8 Podcasts About How Climate Change Affects Our Food [30]

"Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions.

Looking for solutions to our food needs in a changing climate? Add these episodes to your listening rotation! And visit the Climate Solutions Week podcast collection on the NPR app for even more recommended episodes."

Jack Mitchell reports for NPR September 9, 2024. [31]

Agriculture [32]
Climate Change [18]
Food [33]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
International [15]
Source: NPR [31], 09/10/2024
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"Hottest Summer On Record Could Lead To The Warmest Year Ever Measured" [34]

"Summer 2024 sweltered to Earth’s hottest on record, making it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured, European climate service Copernicus reported Friday."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [35]
Environmental Health [12]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: AP [36], 09/09/2024
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"Trump Vows To Pull Back Climate Law’s Unspent Dollars" [37]

"Donald Trump pledged Thursday to rescind any “unspent” funds under the Inflation Reduction Act should he be elected in November — potentially upending key parts of the Democrats’ climate law and its benefits to Republican-led communities."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [38]
Environmental Politics [39]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Politico [40], 09/09/2024
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"How Oil Companies Could Tap The Climate Law To Pump More Crude" [41]

"President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law could help the fossil fuel industry pump more oil out of existing wells."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [38]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [39]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: E&E News [42], 09/09/2024
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"Biden Administration Backs Plastic as Coal Replacement to Make Steel" [43]

"Jane Williams read the announcement with dismay. A Pennsylvania company was getting tens of millions of dollars in federal loan guarantees to turn plastic waste into a fuel for steelmaking, claiming the climate would benefit."

Air [10]
Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [38]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [39]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [13]
Waste [44]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 09/09/2024
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At Least 19 People Contract Fungal Infection After California Music Festival [46]

"At least 19 people contracted valley fever, a fungal infection that in rare cases can be fatal, after attending an outdoor music festival in southern California in May, public health officials have reported."

Air [10]
Climate Change [18]
Environmental Health [12]
Natural Resources [47]
People & Population [48]
Pollution [13]
Public [14]
California [49]
Source: Guardian [50], 09/09/2024
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"Pipeline Won’t Capture All Carbon Emitted By Ethanol Plants" [51]

"A company proposing an $8 billion carbon dioxide pipeline through eastern South Dakota says the project would be good for the environment. ... While that’s true, participating ethanol plants could still emit about 7 million metric tons of additional carbon dioxide annually. That’s because the pipeline would only capture some — not all — of the CO2 emitted by the plants."

Agriculture [32]
Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Pollution [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [52]
Source: States Newsroom [53], 09/09/2024
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"Why Have Salmon Deserted Norway’s Rivers – And Will They Ever Return?" [54]

"North Atlantic populations are at a historic low, and this year 33 of the country’s rivers were closed during the fishing season as salmon farming and the climate crisis threaten the fish’s future"

Agriculture [32]
Biodiversity [11]
Climate Change [18]
Disasters [35]
Fish & Fisheries [55]
Natural Resources [47]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
Europe [56]
Source: Guardian [57], 09/09/2024
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"The MAGA Plan To Stop Forest Fires: Remove The Forest" [58]

"Project 2025 plans to increase commercial logging to fight wildfires. Ecologists and fire experts say this will make fires worse."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [35]
Environmental Politics [39]
Forests [59]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [47]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: HEATED [60], 09/09/2024
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"Massive CP2 LNG Export Facility Faces New Legal Hurdle Over FERC Approval" [61]

"Environmental advocates, landowners, and fishers filed two petitions with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday, challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) recent authorization for the construction of a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. FERC approved the Calcasieu Pass (CP2) LNG terminal proposed by Venture Global in a 2-1 vote in late June."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Transportation [62]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [63]
Source: DeSmog [64], 09/09/2024
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"What Would It Take to Bring Renewable, Reliable Power to Puerto Rico?" [65]

"The island is struggling to build a more stable electrical grid. What’s taking so long?"

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [35]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Justice [66]
Environmental Politics [39]
Infrastructure [20]
People & Population [48]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [63]
Source: Sierra [67], 09/09/2024
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