EJToday: Top Headlines

"Chile Writes Its Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head On" [9]

"Rarely does a country get a chance to lay out its ideals as a nation and write a new constitution for itself. Almost never does the climate and ecological crisis play a central role. That is, until now, in Chile, where a national reinvention is underway. After months of protests over social and environmental grievances, 155 Chileans have been elected to write a new constitution amid what they have declared a “climate and ecological emergency.”"

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Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
South America [17]
Source: NYTimes [18], 01/04/2022
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"Colorado Residents Ponder the Road Ahead After Wildfires" [19]

"Days after what might be the most damaging wildfire in state history, residents are just beginning to make sense of the long road back and the extent of the damage."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [20]
Public [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [21]
Source: NYTimes [22], 01/03/2022
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Ecologist Thomas Lovejoy, Who Urged Preserving Amazon Rainforest, Dies [23]

"Thomas E. Lovejoy III, an ecologist who dedicated his career to preserving the Amazon rainforest and educating Washington policymakers and the public about the dangers of climate change, died Dec. 25 at his home in McLean, Va. He was 80."

Biodiversity [24]
People & Population [25]
Science [26]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Washington Post [28], 01/03/2022
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"E.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92" [29]

"Edward O. Wilson, a biologist and author who conducted pioneering work on biodiversity, insects and human nature — and won two Pulitzer Prizes along the way — died on Sunday in Burlington, Mass. He was 92."

Biodiversity [24]
People & Population [25]
Science [26]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: NYTimes [30], 01/03/2022
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"Solar Power Projects See The Light on Former Appalachian Coal Land" [31]

"Six new solar plants on former Virginia coal mines are among the first such projects in the United States - and could help fossil-fuel communities shift to a greener economy".

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [32], 01/03/2022
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"Powerful Methane Cloud Seen by Satellite Came From Georgia Pipe" [33]

"Williams Cos., one of the biggest transporters of natural gas in the U.S., said an intentional release of a powerful greenhouse gas detected by satellite was caused by work on one of its pipelines."

Air [34]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Pollution [35]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [36], 01/03/2022
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"Germany Shuts Down Half Of Its 6 Remaining Nuclear Plants" [37]

"Germany on Friday shut down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation, a year before the country draws the final curtain on its decades-long use of atomic power."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [38]
Public [15]
Europe [39]
Source: AP [40], 01/03/2022
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In Most Polluted SF Neighborhood, Polluters Operated Without Permits [41]

"Some concrete plants and sand facilities in Bayview-Hunters Point have had only draft permits for years. An air district spokesman said finalizing permits have taken longer “than we would have liked.”"

"Raymond Tompkins thinks the high efficiency air filters in his old, gold Mercedes are among the car’s best features. They trap dust and tiny pollution particles, and they’re fitted with activated charcoal to help remove odors—an invaluable function for a longtime resident of San Francisco’s most polluted neighborhood.
Air [34]
Environmental Health [42]
Environmental Justice [43]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [35]
Public [15]
California [44]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 01/03/2022
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"China Fires Up Giant Coal Power Plant In Face Of Calls For Cuts" [46]

"China, under fire for approving new coal power stations as other countries try to curb greenhouse gases, has completed the first 1,000-megawatt unit of the Shanghaimiao plant, the biggest of its kind under construction in the country."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [15]
Asia [47]
Source: Reuters [48], 01/03/2022
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"As Its Topsoil Washes Away, The Corn Belt Is Losing Yields — And Carbon" [49]

"Scientists have found that the Corn Belt region of the U.S. Midwest, which produces 75% of U.S. corn, has lost around 35% of its most fertile topsoil since European colonization in the 1600s."

Agriculture [50]
Climate Change [10]
Food [51]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Mongabay [52], 01/03/2022
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"This Tree Has Stood Here For 500 Years. Will It Be Sold For $17,500?" [53]

"The Sitka spruce soaring more than 180 feet skyward has stood on this spot on Prince of Wales Island for centuries. While fierce winds have contorted the towering trunks of its neighbors, the spruce’s trunk is ramrod straight. Standing apart from the rest of the canopy, it ascends to the height of a 17-story building."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [54]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [27]
Alaska and Hawaii [55]
Source: Washington Post [56], 01/03/2022
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