EJToday: Top Headlines

"For Climate Migrants in Bangladesh, Town Offers New Life" [9]

"MONGLA, Bangladesh — The 29-year-old Monira Khatun was devastated after her husband abandoned her suddenly. She returned to her father only to face another blow: He died soon after, leaving her to shoulder three other family members’ care. Without any work, she was worried about how she would feed them."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Asia [15]
Source: AP [16], 08/01/2022
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"Flooding In Central Appalachia Kills At Least 8 In Kentucky" [17]

"Torrential rains unleashed devastating floods in Appalachia on Thursday, as fast-rising water killed at least eight people in Kentucky and sent people scurrying to rooftops to be rescued."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [19], 07/29/2022
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"Extended Triple-Digit Heat Suspected In 4 Deaths In Oregon" [20]

"Triple-digit heat was being investigated Thursday as the cause of death for four people in Oregon as a sweltering heat wave enveloped the Pacific Northwest — and the forecast showed no sign of letting up soon in a region unaccustomed to such temperatures."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [21]
Public [14]
Northwest (OR WA) [22]
Source: AP [23], 07/29/2022
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"Seven Key Provisions in the Climate Deal" [24]

"The $369 billion climate and tax bill would affect every aspect of U.S. energy production, with incentives for producers and consumers to move away from fossil fuels."

Climate Change [10]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [26], 07/29/2022
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"US EPA Chief Views Pollution In Puerto Rico, Vows To Fight For Change" [27]

"The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency pledged to combat environmental injustice in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico during a tour of some of the Caribbean island’s most polluted sites this week."

Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [28]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [29]
Source: Reuters [30], 07/29/2022
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"Federal Office Focused On Climate Change And Health Has Zero Funding" [31]

"Congress has not yet funded the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity at the Department of Health and Human Services".

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [32], 07/29/2022
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"Climate Migration Growing But Not Fully Recognized by World" [33]

"Worsening climate largely from the burning of coal and gas is uprooting millions of people, with wildfires overrunning towns in California, rising seas overtaking island nations and drought exacerbating conflicts in various parts of the world."

Climate Change [10]
People & Population [34]
Public [14]
International [35]
Source: AP [36], 07/29/2022
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Concerns Over Transparency And Access At Deep-Sea Mining Negotiations [37]

"Delegates of the International Seabed Authority are currently meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, to negotiate a set of rules that would pave the way for a controversial activity: mining the seabed for coveted minerals like manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and zinc. But scientists and conservationists say there are considerable transparency issues at the meetings that are restricting access to key information and hampering interactions between member states and civil society."

Journalism & Media [38]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [39]
Public [14]
International [35]
Source: Mongabay [40], 07/29/2022
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"Unearthing the Secret Superpowers of Fungus" [41]

"Toby Kiers took long strides across the spongy forest floor, felt the adrenaline rush in her veins and stopped at the spot she had traveled so far to reach. Into the ground went a hollow metal cylinder. Out came a scoop of soil."

Biodiversity [42]
Forests [43]
Natural Resources [39]
Public [14]
International [35]
Source: NYTimes [44], 07/29/2022
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"Invasive Species Bullfrog And Snake Cost World $16Bn - Study" [45]

"Scientists tallying the economic damage wrought by invasive pests across the world found two species are responsible for more harm than any other. The American bullfrog and brown tree snake have collectively caused $16.3bn (£13.4bn) in global damage since 1986."

Biodiversity [42]
Wildlife [46]
Public [14]
International [35]
Source: BBC News [47], 07/29/2022
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Romance and Ecological Damage: The Saga of Sable Island’s Wild Horses [48]

"They’ve roamed free for hundreds of years, but is that freedom harming the ecosystem they call home?"

Biodiversity [42]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [46]
Public [14]
Canada [49]
Source: Hakai [50], 07/29/2022
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"Manchin, in Reversal, Agrees to Quick Action on Climate and Tax Plan" [51]

"Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a key centrist Democrat, announced on Wednesday that he had agreed to include hundreds of billions of dollars for climate and energy programs and tax increases in a package to subsidize health care and lower the cost of prescription drugs, less than two weeks after abruptly upending hopes for such an agreement this summer."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [52]
Environmental Politics [53]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [54], 07/28/2022
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"Hidden Menace: Massive Methane Leaks Speed Up Climate Change" [55]

"To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty West Texas crossroads of Lenorah appears unremarkable, similar to tens of thousands of oil and gas operations scattered throughout the oil-rich Permian Basin. What’s not visible through the chain-link fence is the plume of invisible gas, primarily methane, billowing from the gleaming white storage tanks up into the cloudless blue sky."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [52]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [56], 07/28/2022
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"Temperatures Could Hit Triple Digits Again In Northwest" [57]

"Heat wave duration records could be broken in the Pacific Northwest this week and authorities are expanding capacity at some cooling centers as temperatures near triple digits are forecast to extend into the weekend."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [21]
Public [14]
Northwest (OR WA) [22]
Source: AP [23], 07/28/2022
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"Biden Administration Announces Initiatives To Boost Solar Energy Use" [58]

"The Biden administration is announcing several initiatives aimed at boosting the deployment of solar energy."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [52]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [59], 07/28/2022
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