EJToday: Top Headlines

"Maine Transmission Line Is Stalled Despite Court Victories" [9]

"One of the largest clean energy projects in New England is racking up victories in court, but the project’s developer said Wednesday it won’t know until midyear when construction will resume."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [17], 05/01/2023
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"What Cheetahs, Armadillos and Whales Revealed About Human DNA" [18]

"Over a decade, scientists compared the genomes of 240 mammals to see how humans are the same — and different."

Biodiversity [19]
Science [20]
Public [15]
International [21]
Source: NYTimes [22], 05/01/2023
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"Climate Change Caused Catastrophic East Africa Drought, Scientists Say" [23]

"East Africa’s worst drought in at least 40 years, which has displaced more than a million people and pushed millions more to the brink of famine, would not have happened if not for human-caused climate change, a network of extreme-weather scientists said Thursday."

Agriculture [24]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [25]
Food [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [15]
Africa [28]
Source: Washington Post [29], 04/28/2023
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EPA and Texas Ignored Warnings at Chemical Site. Then an Inferno Erupted. [30]

"Regulators repeatedly documented — but did little to address — problems at a Houston-area tank farm before a disastrous fire struck in March 2019. The fire released toxic chemicals into nearby communities for weeks."

Chemicals [31]
Disasters [25]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [33]
Public [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
Source: Public Health Watch [35], 04/28/2023
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"BC Hydro Secretly Handed Out $430 Million In Site C Dam Contracts" [36]

"Over the past three years, undisclosed BC Hydro employees quietly awarded more than $430 million in contracts — without any competition — to three dozen companies and consultants for work on the troubled Site C hydro dam, according to a list obtained by The Narwhal."

Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [15]
Canada [37]
Source: The Narwhal [38], 04/28/2023
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House Dems Release Permitting Proposal Focused On Electricity, Renewables [39]

"House Democrats on Thursday released their permitting reform proposal after House Republicans advanced an energy bill that included measures aimed at streamlining the approval process for projects."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [40], 04/28/2023
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Enviros Hit GOP With Attack Ads Over Votes To Repeal Renewable Tax Credits [41]

"The League of Conservation Voters and Climate Power said Thursday it would run attack ads against five Republicans who voted to repeal tax credits for renewable energy as part of the GOP debt limit bill."

Activism [42]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [43]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [44], 04/28/2023
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"Anti-China Fervor Casts A Dark Cloud Over Solar And U.S. Climate Goals" [45]

"In Congress, there is sudden bipartisan momentum to reinstitute tariffs on Chinese components. The U.S. solar industry is alarmed."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [21]
Source: Washington Post [46], 04/28/2023
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Flooding on Upper Mississippi River To Halt Barge Traffic For Weeks: USDA [47]

"All barge traffic will be halted across a wide swath of the Upper Mississippi River for weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday, as record winter snowfall in the upper Midwest is now melting and flooding into waterways."

Agriculture [24]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [25]
Infrastructure [13]
Transportation [48]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [50]
Source: Reuters [51], 04/28/2023
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L.A.’s Water Lifeline Faces Unprecedented Flood Threat, Calamity [52]

"More than a month after heavy storms eroded a section of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, work crews are still scrambling to complete repairs and shore up flood defenses in the face of a weeklong heat wave that threatens to trigger widespread snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [25]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [15]
California [53]
Source: LA Times [54], 04/28/2023
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"Drop The 'Natural' In Natural Gas, Climate Activists Urge US Officials" [55]

"Since almost two centuries ago—not long after it was identified bubbling up in a creek in western New York—the flammable below-ground substance composed of methane and other hydrocarbons has been called "natural gas" in the U.S. Now, some environmental activists say it's time to ditch that label."

Activism [42]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [43]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg [56], 04/28/2023
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"Coral Reefs Are in Crisis. Could a Controversial Idea Help?" [57]

"To preserve habitat for fish and benefits for humans, some scientists suggest we need to explore the need for assisted migration."

Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [58]
Infrastructure [13]
Natural Resources [59]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [15]
International [21]
Source: The Revelator [60], 04/28/2023
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"House Republicans Pass US Debt Bill, Push Biden On Spending" [61]

"House Republicans narrowly passed sweeping legislation Wednesday that would raise the government’s legal debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for steep spending restrictions, a tactical victory for Speaker Kevin McCarthy as he challenges President Joe Biden to negotiate and prevent a catastrophic federal default this summer."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [62]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [63], 04/27/2023
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"In the Game of Musical Mines, Environmental Damage Takes a Back Seat" [64]

"Jeff Hoops built Blackjewel into the nation’s sixth largest coal company by acquiring bankrupt mines. When it declared bankruptcy, he pivoted to other ventures, leaving polluted streams and mud-shrouded roads in his wake."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [65]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [33]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [59]
Pollution [62]
Public [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [66]
Source: ProPublica [67], 04/27/2023
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Scientists: "Record Ocean Temperatures Put Earth In ‘Uncharted Territory’" [68]

"Temperatures in the world’s oceans have broken fresh records, testing new highs for more than a month in an “unprecedented” run that has led to scientists stating the Earth has reached “uncharted territory” in the climate crisis."

Climate Change [10]
Science [20]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [15]
International [21]
Source: Guardian [69], 04/27/2023
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