EJToday: Top Headlines

"Federal Court Takes Aim At White House’s Environment Authority" [9]

"A federal court in D.C. has issued a ruling that curtails the White House’s ability to set government-wide rules pertaining to how environmental reviews can be conducted."

Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Studies [11]
Government [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [17], 11/15/2024
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To Slow Global Warming, Fertilizers Must Be Deployed More Efficiently: UN [18]

"At its annual conference on climate change this week, the United Nations released a major report saying the world has little hope of reaching global climate targets without quickly lowering emissions of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that’s nearly 300 times more powerful at warming the atmosphere than carbon dioxide."

Agriculture [19]
Air [20]
Chemicals [21]
Climate Change [22]
Pollution [23]
Public [15]
International [24]
Source: Inside Climate News [25], 11/15/2024
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"Key Colorado River Basins Could Be At A Tipping Point: Study" [26]

"Six key watersheds along the Colorado River have become increasingly vulnerable to drought and could be nearing a point of no return, a new study has found."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [22]
Infrastructure [13]
Natural Resources [27]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [29]
Source: The Hill [30], 11/15/2024
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"Dozens Of Brands Come With A Side Of Dangerous Plastics, Report Finds" [31]

"Food and cosmetics from dozens of major retailers come wrapped in potentially dangerous plastics, a new report has found."

Chemicals [21]
Consumer [32]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Politics [33]
Pollution [23]
Waste [34]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [35], 11/15/2024
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"Exxon’s Chief Has A Warning For Republicans" [36]

"Exxon Mobil Chair and CEO Darren Woods urged the incoming Trump administration to avoid making turbulent climate policy swings — and he pushed the president-elect to reject carbon border taxes favored by some GOP lawmakers."

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [37]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Politics [33]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [39], 11/15/2024
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Extreme Weather Cost $2 Trillion Globally Over Past Decade, Report Finds [40]

"Violent weather cost the world $2 trillion over the past decade, a report has found, as diplomats descend on the Cop29 climate summit for a tense fight over finance."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [41]
Economy & Business [37]
Environmental Health [10]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
International [24]
Source: Guardian [42], 11/14/2024
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Biden Admin Backs King Cove Road Through Izembek Wildlife Refuge [43]

"The Biden administration on Wednesday endorsed a land exchange that would allow a controversial gravel road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Alaska."

Biodiversity [44]
Environmental Politics [33]
Health [45]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [27]
Transportation [46]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [47]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [48], 11/14/2024
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"How Will Offshore Wind Fare Under A Second Trump Term?" [49]

"Trump said he’ll end offshore wind “on day one.” Experts say he can’t do that, but his administration could cause plenty of trouble for the nascent industry."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Politics [33]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Technology [50]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Canary Media [51], 11/14/2024
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"Teen Infected In Canada’s First Bird Flu Case Is In Critical Condition" [52]

"A Canadian teenager infected with bird flu — that country’s first case involving a locally acquired infection — is in critical condition and experiencing difficulty breathing, health officials said Tuesday."

Agriculture [19]
Biodiversity [44]
Environmental Health [10]
Wildlife [53]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Canada [54]
Source: Washington Post [55], 11/14/2024
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"Dutch Appeals Court Overturns Landmark Climate Ruling Against Shell" [56]

"A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, while saying that "protection against dangerous climate change is a human right."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
International [24]
Europe [57]
Source: AP [58], 11/14/2024
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Meat, Oil And Pesticide Lobbyists Turned Out In Record Numbers At Cop16 [59]

"In total 1,261 business and industry delegates registered for Cop16 in Cali, Colombia, which ended in disarray and without significant progress on a number of key issues including nature funding, monitoring biodiversity loss and work on reducing environmentally harmful business subsidies."

Agriculture [19]
Biodiversity [44]
Chemicals [21]
Economy & Business [37]
Environmental Politics [33]
Forests [60]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [27]
Wildlife [53]
Public [15]
International [24]
Source: Guardian [61], 11/14/2024
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"PFAS May Be Contaminating Drinking Water For Up To 27% Americans – Study" [62]

"PFAS may be contaminating drinking water for up to 70% of about 140 million people in the US who draw water from the nation’s aquifers via private or public wells, a new federal government study estimates. The findings show a potential impact on about 95m people, or 27% of the nation’s population."

Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [10]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [63], 11/14/2024
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Extreme Weather Ramping Up Toxic Nitrate Pollution In Groundwater: Study [64]

"Climate-driven extreme weather conditions, such as droughts and intense precipitation, may be accelerating the pace at which toxic nitrates are polluting groundwater, a recent study has found."

Agriculture [19]
Chemicals [21]
Environmental Health [10]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [65], 11/14/2024
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New Jersey Will Issue Drought Warning After Dry October As Wildfires Rage [66]

"With wildfires burning after its driest September and October ever, New Jersey will issue a drought warning, a step that could eventually lead to mandatory water restrictions if significant rain doesn’t fall soon."

Agriculture [19]
Climate Change [22]
Disasters [41]
Forests [60]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [27]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [67]
Source: AP [68], 11/14/2024
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Dust Storm Reduces Visibility, Causes Pileup On Central Calif. Highway [69]

"A powerful dust storm known as a haboob caused a vehicle pile-up on a central California highway, sending several people to hospitals with minor injuries, authorities said."

Air [20]
Climate Change [22]
Disasters [41]
Pollution [23]
Transportation [46]
Public [15]
California [70]
Source: AP [71], 11/14/2024
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