EJToday: Top Headlines

"After a Decade of Planning, New York City Is Raising Its Shoreline" [9]

"Inspired by the Dutch model of living with water, New York’s coastal defenses are on the rise. The city — like others around the country — is combining infrastructure like floodwalls with nature-based features, as it moves ahead with the largest resiliency project in the U.S."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Source: YaleE360 [16], 12/21/2023
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"The Dark Side of Bright Nights" [17]

"Light can be deadly. Many animals and plants are threatened by artificial light. Numerous organisms have found their evolutionary niche in the dark of night, and now have to adapt to bright nights. Not all of them succeed."

Biodiversity [18]
Infrastructure [12]
Natural Resources [19]
Pollution [20]
Wildlife [21]
Public [14]
International [22]
Source: DW [23], 12/21/2023
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"Biden Moves To Ban Most Old-Growth Logging In National Forests" [24]

"The most ancient trees still standing in America’s national forests would get new protections under a proposal the Biden administration announced Tuesday that would ban most logging in groves that play a vital role in fighting climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Forests [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Washington Post [28], 12/20/2023
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"COP29 Climate Summit Host Azerbaijan Touts Country's Gas Potential" [29]

"After winning a fraught bid to host next year's United Nations climate talks in Baku, a senior Azerbaijani official promoted the country's gas reserves in aiding the global the energy transition."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Public [14]
International [22]
Source: Reuters [32], 12/20/2023
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"EV School Bus Rollout Off To Slow Start Despite Billion-Dollar Subsidies" [33]

"Some U.S. school districts face a learning curve in ditching their dirty diesel buses — even with big federal subsidies. But the challenges are solvable."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Transportation [34]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Canary Media [35], 12/20/2023
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Biden Scaled-Back Proposal For Atlantic Offshore Wind Prompts Criticism [36]

"Environmental advocates and industry groups pointed out that any reduction in leasing area would make clean energy and emissions reduction targets more difficult to achieve."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 12/20/2023
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Colorado Releases First 5 Wolves In Reintroduction Plan Approved By Voters [38]

"Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado’s Rockies, a latch flipped on a crate and a wolf bounded out, heading toward the tree line. Then it stopped short. For a moment, the young female looked back at it’s audience of roughly 45 people who stared on in reverential silence. Then she disappeared into the forest."

Agriculture [39]
Biodiversity [18]
Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Wildlife [21]
Public [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Source: AP [41], 12/20/2023
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"The Private Equity Firm Tapping America’s Spring Water" [42]

"BlueTriton Brands owns Poland Spring, Arrowhead and other bottled water brands. As it tries to grow, experts worry sensitive springs, creeks and groundwater supplies from Florida to California are paying the price."

Economy & Business [43]
Natural Resources [19]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Bloomberg Green [44], 12/20/2023
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Former Official Says EPA Fails To Protect Public From Toxic Pesticides [45]

"Federal regulators are discouraged from speaking up about potentially dangerous pesticides, according to a former agency official."

Agriculture [39]
Chemicals [46]
Environmental Health [47]
Environmental Justice [48]
Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Guardian [49], 12/20/2023
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Calif. OKs New Rules For Turning Wastewater Directly Into Drinking Water [50]

"When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: An ice skating rink near Disneyland, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the Central Valley. And — coming soon — kitchen faucets."

Climate Change [10]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [19]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
California [51]
Source: AP [52], 12/20/2023
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"Take This To HR: Remote Work Is Good For The Climate" [53]

"Working from home can cut your employment-related carbon footprint by more than half, a study found."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [43]
Transportation [34]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [54], 12/20/2023
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"Why Reindeer Eyes Shine Blue In The Winter" [55]

"Rudolph’s red nose may have gone down in history, but research says it was probably his shining blue eyes — a common trait among reindeer — that helped keep him and the rest of Santa’s herd nourished."

Biodiversity [18]
Natural Resources [19]
Wildlife [21]
Public [14]
Antarctica & Arctic [56]
Source: Washington Post [57], 12/20/2023
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"EPA’s Enforcement Results Bounce Back" [58]

"EPA’s enforcement of environmental laws was on the rise again this year, although not yet reaching the highs the agency attained in cracking down on polluters over the past decade."

Environmental Health [47]
Environmental Justice [48]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: E&E News [59], 12/19/2023
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"Biden’s Arctic Oil Rules May Leave ‘Big Gaps’ On Climate" [60]

"Proposed Interior Department rules for drilling in the Western Arctic are spurring two contradictory views: that President Joe Biden has thwarted an oil boom in northern Alaska or paved the way for one."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [27]
Alaska and Hawaii [61]
Source: E&E News [62], 12/19/2023
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"The Clean Energy Backlog Barely Budged This Year. What’s The Way Forward?" [63]

"When it comes to the existentially important process of connecting new clean energy to the grid, 2023 is ending much as it began: in a literal gridlock." "It takes way too long to connect new solar, wind and batteries to the grid. Policy fixes are needed, but they move slowly — in the meantime, new tech could help."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [30]
Infrastructure [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Canary Media [64], 12/19/2023
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