EJToday: Top Headlines

"One Way To Combat Russia? Move Faster On Clean Energy" [9]

"The war in Europe adds to the urgency of transitioning to clean energy sources such as solar and wind power that are harder for bad actors such as Russia to disrupt, those experts say."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: LA Times [15], 03/01/2022
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Climate Change: IPCC Report Warns Of ‘Irreversible’ Impacts Of Warming [16]

"Many of the impacts of global warming are now simply "irreversible" according to the UN's latest assessment." "The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that humans and nature are being pushed beyond their abilities to adapt."

Climate Change [10]
Science [17]
Public [13]
International [18]
Source: BBC News [19], 02/28/2022
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"Supreme Court Will Hear Biggest Climate Change Case in a Decade" [20]

"In the most important environmental case in more than a decade, the Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a dispute that could restrict or even eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to control the pollution that is heating the planet."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [24], 02/28/2022
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"UN To Agree On Plan For 'Historic' Plastics Treaty" [25]

"More than 100 nations convening in Nairobi next week are expected to take the first steps toward establishing a historic global treaty to tackle the plastic crisis afflicting the planet."

Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [26]
Pollution [23]
Waste [27]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [13]
International [18]
Source: AFP [29], 02/28/2022
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US Oil Industry Leaps On Invasion Of Ukraine To Argue For More Drilling [30]

"The US oil and gas industry is using Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to pressure the Biden administration to throw open more land and ocean for domestic drilling and to loosen regulations for large companies attempting to ramp up their fossil fuel extraction."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [31]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [33], 02/28/2022
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"Invasion Puts Ukraine’s Nuclear Reactors at Risk, Monitors Warn" [34]

"Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unfolding in a nation with 15 atomic reactors operating near full capacity, exposing Europe’s second-biggest nuclear fleet to potential safety risks."

Disasters [35]
Environmental Health [21]
Military [32]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [36]
Public [13]
Europe [37]
Source: Bloomberg [38], 02/28/2022
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"Sale of Leases for Wind Farms Off New York Raises More Than $4 Billion" [39]

"The United States government netted a record $4.37 billion on Friday from the sale of six offshore wind leases off the coasts of New York and New Jersey, a major step in the Biden administration’s goal of ushering in a future powered by renewable energy."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [26]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [40], 02/28/2022
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Canon Thinktank Pressured To Remove ‘Dangerous’ Climate Articles [41]

"A thinktank linked to Japanese technology giant Canon is coming under pressure to remove multiple articles from a research director who describes the climate crisis as “fake news” and compares campaigner Greta Thunberg to a communist."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [42]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [31]
Public [13]
International [18]
Source: Guardian [43], 02/28/2022
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"Chicken Frenzy: A State Awash in Hog Farms Faces a Poultry Boom" [44]

"Long home to industrial hog facilities, North Carolina has seen a huge increase in large-scale poultry farms, with more than 1,000 added in 2020 alone. The state scarcely regulates the poultry industry and its waste, which threatens waters in low-wealth communities of color."

Agriculture [45]
Environmental Justice [46]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [47]
Source: YaleE360 [48], 02/28/2022
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Will Farmed Totoaba Stop Extinction of World’s Most Endangered Porpoise? [49]

"International officials will soon decide the fate of Mexican totoaba fish farming—and with it, possibly the last glimmer of hope for the vaquita."

Biodiversity [50]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [51]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [13]
Mexico [52]
Source: Hakai [53], 02/28/2022
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"After a Shaky Start, Airborne Wind Energy Is Slowly Taking Off" [54]

"Numerous companies are developing technologies, such as large kites, that can harvest wind energy up to a half-mile above ground. While still in its nascent stages, airborne wind power could potentially be used in remote locations or flying from barges far offshore."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Natural Resources [26]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [13]
International [18]
Source: YaleE360 [55], 02/28/2022
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"Biden: Sanctions Will ‘Allow Energy Payments To Continue’" [56]

"President Biden today announced a new round of sanctions on Russia after President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine but said the penalties are intended to skirt impacts to the energy sector."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Military [32]
Public [13]
International [18]
Source: E&E News [57], 02/25/2022
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"Russian Forces Take Chernobyl Zone, Ukraine Says, Raising Fears" [58]

"Ukrainian authorities said Thursday that Russian forces have captured the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the scene of a 1986 meltdown that sent a radioactive cloud over parts of Europe and left a no man’s land of contaminated soil and other fallout, which remains dangerous."

Military [32]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [36]
Public [13]
Europe [37]
Source: Washington Post [59], 02/25/2022
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"IPCC: Climate Change Report To Sound Warning On Impacts" [60]

"A new report on the impacts of climate change will likely be the most worrying assessment yet of how rising temperatures affect every living thing."

Climate Change [10]
Public [13]
International [18]
Source: BBC News [61], 02/25/2022
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"The U.S. Proves It's Finally Ready for Offshore Wind" [62]

"The Biden Administration received record-setting bids on its first offshore wind lease sale this week, a promising sign showing U.S. money makers are ready to invest heavily in the long hyped but underdelivered renewable energy source."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Earther [63], 02/25/2022
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