EJToday: Top Headlines

"Redfin Adds Air Quality Scores To Listings As Climate Concerns Rise" [9]

"After a year of record-breaking air pollution from wildfire smoke, real estate brokerage Redfin has begun publishing air quality data in its home listings. Now, buyers can see how many days a year on average a particular area will experience poor air quality, and whether that number is projected to increase over time."

Air [10]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [17], 02/14/2024
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Horseshoe Crabs, Living Fossils Of The Sea, Draw Endangered Species Petition [18]

"Environmental groups on Monday petitioned the U.S. government seeking endangered species protection for the American horseshoe crab, a "living fossil" under threat from commercial harvests for bait and biomedical use as well as from habitat loss and climate change."

Biodiversity [19]
Fish & Fisheries [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [22]
Wildlife [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Reuters [24], 02/14/2024
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"U.S. Gas Producers Are Racing to Sell to Asia. And Mexico Is Key." [25]

"As soon as next year, the United States’ fossil fuel industry will gain its first foothold on a valuable shortcut to sell natural gas to Asia. The shortcut goes straight through Mexico."

Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Transportation [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [29]
Source: NYTimes [30], 02/14/2024
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Canadian Watchdog Gets Complaints About Green Claims By Shell, RBC, Enbridge [31]

"The list of companies whose marketing is being accused of deceiving Canadians about their environmental commitments continues to grow".

Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Studies [32]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [15]
Canada [34]
Source: The Narwhal [35], 02/14/2024
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"Arizona Monument Created By Biden Faces Volley Of Lawsuits" [36]

"Opponents of a sprawling national monument surrounding the Grand Canyon National Park on Monday launched a pair of lawsuits challenging the site, opening another front in a Republican effort to roll back presidential authority to protect federal lands."

Environmental Justice [37]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]
Source: E&E News [39], 02/14/2024
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"Biden Administration Urges Court to Scrap Youth Climate Trial" [40]

"The Department of Justice wants an appellate court to quash the youth climate lawsuit Juliana v. US, which was greenlit last year for trial in Oregon."

Activism [41]
Climate Change [26]
Laws & Regulations [21]
People & Population [42]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [43], 02/14/2024
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"Oregon’s Aspiring Tree Climbers Reach New Heights" [44]

"Students at Cottage Grove-based national tree climbing school push themselves to the limit to become professional pine cone collectors".

Forests [45]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Northwest (OR WA) [46]
Source: OPB [47], 02/14/2024
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"EPA Again OKs Use Of Toxic Herbicide Linked To Parkinson’s Disease" [48]

"The US Environmental Protection Agency is doubling down on its controversial finding that a toxic herbicide is safe for use across millions of acres of American cropland, despite what public health advocates characterize as virtual “scientific proof” the product causes Parkinson’s disease."

Agriculture [49]
Chemicals [50]
Environmental Health [13]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [51], 02/13/2024
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Nearly Half Of The World’s Migratory Species Are In Decline: UN Report [52]

"Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday. Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and other migratory animals move to different environments with changing seasons and are imperiled by habitat loss, illegal hunting and fishing, pollution and climate change."

Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [26]
Natural Resources [22]
Wildlife [23]
Public [15]
International [29]
Source: AP [53], 02/13/2024
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"The Unlikely Coalition Behind Biden’s Liquefied Natural Gas Pivot" [54]

"Climate activists led the charge against LNG exports, but they’re not the only ones celebrating Biden’s pause."

Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [55]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Grist [56], 02/13/2024
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"‘Under The Radar’: Biden Is Pushing 2 Big Climate Rules As First Term Ends" [57]

"The White House is reviewing two rules that could push the federal government to spend billions each year on climate-friendly products and services, potentially sending reverberations across the economy."

Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Government [58]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [59], 02/13/2024
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"Supreme Court Watchlist: Agency Power, Air Rules, Water Rights" [60]

"The Supreme Court is halfway through another term that will have transformative consequences for environmental law."

Environmental Health [13]
Environmental Politics [55]
Government [58]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [61], 02/13/2024
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"The Planet Needs Solar Power. Can We Build It Without Harming Nature?" [62]

"For pronghorn, those antelope-like creatures of the American West, this grassland north of Flagstaff is prime habitat. It gives the animals the food and conditions they need to survive fall and winter. But for a nation racing to adopt renewable energy, the land is prime for something else: solar panels."

Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Natural Resources [22]
Wildlife [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [29]
Source: NYTimes [63], 02/13/2024
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"Revealed: The 1,200 Big Methane Leaks From Waste Dumps Trashing The Planet" [64]

"There have been more than 1,000 huge leaks of the potent greenhouse gas methane from landfill waste dumps since 2019, the Guardian can reveal."

Climate Change [26]
Pollution [14]
Waste [65]
Public [15]
International [29]
Source: Guardian [66], 02/13/2024
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"Certified Natural Gas Is ‘Dangerous Greenwashing Scheme’, US Senators Say" [67]

"Certified natural gas – or methane gas that is purportedly produced in a low-emissions manner – is a “dangerous greenwashing scheme”, a group of progressive senators wrote in a letter to federal regulators on Monday."

Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [27]
Environmental Politics [55]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [68], 02/13/2024
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