EJToday: Top Headlines

"To Foil a Deadly Pest, Scientists Aim for a Beetle-Resistant Ash Tree" [9]

"Emerald ash borer beetles have killed hundreds of millions of ash trees in the U.S. Now, researchers are nurturing ash that can withstand the insects, in the hope of producing resistant seeds that would ensure a future for trees that are a crucial part of Eastern forests."

Biodiversity [10]
Disasters [11]
Forests [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: YaleE360 [16], 07/02/2024
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"Here’s What the Court’s Chevron Ruling Could Mean in Everyday Terms" [17]

"The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to limit the broad regulatory authority of federal agencies could lead to the elimination or weakening of thousands of rules on the environment, health care, worker protection, food and drug safety, telecommunications, the financial sector and more."

Climate Change [18]
Consumer [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [25]
Government [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [28]
Science [29]
Water & Oceans [30]
Wildlife [31]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [32], 07/01/2024
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Beryl, Earliest Category 4 Hurricane On Record, Imperils Caribbean [33]

"The "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Hurricane Beryl barrelled across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday afternoon toward the Caribbean's Windward Islands, where it is expected to bring life-threatening winds and flash flooding on Monday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Central America & the Caribbean [34]
Source: Reuters [35], 07/01/2024
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Court Won't Block Rule On La. Plant's Likely Cancer-Causing Emissions [36]

"A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to block a new federal rule requiring Denka Performance Elastomers to dramatically limit the release of chloroprene, a likely cancer-causing chemical, within 90 days or shut down its LaPlace plant."

Air [37]
Chemicals [38]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [28]
Public [14]
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Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [40], 07/01/2024
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"Seine Water Pollution Levels Well Above Limits One Month Before Games" [41]

"Water pollution levels in Paris' River Seine remain much higher than allowed for bathing, data showed on Friday, one month before the Olympics in which the capital's landmark waterway is meant to be one of the swimming venues."

Environmental Health [22]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [14]
International [42]
Europe [43]
Source: Reuters [44], 07/01/2024
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"Chart: Aluminum Has A Big CO2 Problem. Here’s How To Clean It Up" [45]

"Pots and pans, soda cans, skyscrapers, laptops, even solar panels — all these things share a common ingredient in aluminum. The material is ubiquitous and useful, but the process of making and recycling it is a major source of planet-warming pollution."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Pollution [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Canary Media [46], 07/01/2024
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Floods, Widespread Heat Waves Are Undermining U.S. Transportation Systems [47]

"The severe floods sweeping through the Midwest are a potent example of how extreme weather damages the transportation arteries we all rely on."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [11]
Economy & Business [20]
Infrastructure [48]
Transportation [49]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 07/01/2024
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"Climate Change Gets Short Shrift In Presidential Debate" [51]

"Over more than an hour and a half of back-and-forth, climate change got just a couple minutes of airtime during a CNN-hosted debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump on Thursday."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [24]
Journalism & Media [52]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Grist [53], 07/01/2024
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"Countries Pushing To Reach WTO Fishing Deal Next Month, Documents Show" [54]

"Dozens of countries have voiced their support for concluding in the next few weeks World Trade Organization negotiations on cutting harmful fishing subsidies that contribute to overfishing, two documents showed on Friday."

Biodiversity [10]
Economy & Business [20]
Fish & Fisheries [55]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [14]
International [42]
Source: Reuters [56], 07/01/2024
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"Maps Show Dengue Fever Risk Areas As CDC Warns Of Global Case Surge" [57]

"As dengue cases break international records, U.S. health officials warned doctors Tuesday to be alert for the mosquito-borne virus, prompting questions about where exactly the disease has been detected."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Health [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [42]
Source: CBC News [58], 07/01/2024
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"How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats)" [59]

"Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot."

Biodiversity [10]
Consumer [19]
People & Population [60]
Science [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [61], 07/01/2024
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"Supreme Court Halts EPA ‘Good Neighbor’ Rule" [62]

"The Supreme Court has dealt another blow to a major EPA air pollution control initiative, freezing implementation of the agency’s latest crackdown on smog-forming emissions that cross state lines."

Air [37]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Pollution [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [63], 06/28/2024
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"Interior Nixes Trump’s Alaska Land Orders, Mine Road" [64]

"The Biden administration is dealing Alaska and its congressional delegation a significant blow, rejecting a pivotal mining road and proposing to revoke Trump-era orders that would have opened up 28 million acres of federal land to energy development and mining."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Studies [25]
Forests [12]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Natural Resources [13]
Transportation [49]
Wildlife [31]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Alaska and Hawaii [65]
Source: E&E News [66], 06/28/2024
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"Chemical Safety Board Urges Changes After Fatal Ohio Refinery Fire" [67]

"The Chemical Safety Board issued recommendations Monday after finding that miscommunication and errors hampered the response to a chemical leak and fire that killed two people at an Ohio refinery."

Chemicals [38]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [68], 06/28/2024
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"EPA Chief Seeks To Reassure Employees As Specter Of Trump Looms" [69]

"In a speech to staff, Michael Regan rebuked the Trump administration’s efforts to sideline climate scientists."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Government [26]
Pollution [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [70], 06/28/2024
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