EJToday: Top Headlines

"To Protect Giant Sequoias, They Lit a Fire" [9]

"After thousands of sequoias were destroyed by extreme wildfires, tribes are conducting cultural burns."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Forests [13]
Natural Resources [14]
People & Population [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [18]
Source: NYTimes [19], 07/10/2024
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Heat And A Hurricane Hit U.S., Other Wild Weather Around The World [20]

"As Hurricane Beryl batters Texas and extreme heat blankets much of the U.S. South and West, the world is set for another week of wild weather that human-caused climate change makes more likely."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Health [21]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [23]
Source: AP [24], 07/09/2024
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As Beryl Surged Toward Texas, Scientists Found Global Warming Intensified It [25]

"Climate heating caused by fossil fuel pollution supercharged Hurricane Beryl during its unusually early July push from the heart of the tropical Atlantic Ocean to the coast of Texas, scientists said Friday."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Health [21]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [26], 07/09/2024
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"Trump’s Environmental Agenda: Embrace Big Oil, Ignore the Climate Crisis" [27]

"Project 2025’s plan to gut climate policy and boost fossil fuels could set back global efforts for decades."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Politics [29]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Fast Company [30], 07/09/2024
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GAO Safety Review of USFS Prescribed Fires Finds Gaps In Key Areas [31]

"Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history, independent investigators say there are gaps that need to be addressed if the agency is to be successful at using prescribed fire as a tool to reduce risk amid climate change."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Forests [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
Source: AP [33], 07/09/2024
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"What To Know About An Aggressive Tick Species Spreading Across The U.S." [34]

"Lone star ticks don’t spread Lyme disease, but they can transmit other serious diseases and are linked to a mysterious meat allergy. And the threat is growing."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Health [21]
Health [35]
Natural Resources [14]
Wildlife [36]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [37], 07/09/2024
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Border Town Firefighters Scramble To Save Migrants From Extreme Summer Heat [38]

It’s a relatively quiet — and hot — afternoon at Sunland Park’s Fire Department Station 1. ... Suddenly, a loud radio call blasts through the station’s speakers. ... Four firefighters rush to get ready, which includes loading ice into a cooler. The ice is essential — it's used to lower the body temperature of someone in distress from extreme heat."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [39]
People & Population [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
Source: NPR [40], 07/09/2024
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"Sharks Often Get A Bad Rap, But Oceans Need Them" [41]

"It's that time of the year again: Shark Week. The TV program is so long-running that if you're under 37, you've never known a life without it. In honor of this oft misunderstood critter, we revisit our conversation with shark scientist Melissa Christina Marquez. She explains just how important sharks are to keeping the oceans healthy, including their role in mitigating climate change. Plus, there may be some talk about shark poop."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Studies [42]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Journalism & Media [44]
Natural Resources [14]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [23]
Source: NPR [45], 07/09/2024
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"Sharp Rise In Number Of Climate Lawsuits Against Companies, Report Says" [46]

"The number of climate lawsuits filed against companies around the world is rising swiftly, a report has found, and a majority of cases that have concluded have been successful."

Activism [47]
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [48]
Journalism & Media [44]
Laws & Regulations [49]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Guardian [50], 07/09/2024
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"How To Create A ‘World Without Waste’? Here Are The Plastic Industry’s Ideas." [51]

"A deep dive into the petrochemical industry's proposals for the global plastics treaty."

Chemicals [52]
Consumer [53]
Economy & Business [48]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [49]
Natural Resources [14]
Pollution [54]
Waste [55]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [23]
Source: Grist [56], 07/09/2024
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"Inside America’s Billion-Dollar Quest To Squeeze More Trees Into Cities" [57]

"Gaby Elliott drives down the street scanning front yards for an elusive commodity: space for a tree to grow."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [21]
Forests [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [58], 07/09/2024
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Failed Minnesota Dam One of Nearly 200 Across Midwest in ‘Poor’ Condition [59]

"Especially in the Midwest, climate change presents a growing threat to the nation’s nearly 92,000 dams, many more than 100 years old, as heavy rainfall, flooding and other forms of extreme weather become more common and severe."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Infrastructure [60]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [61], 07/08/2024
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"Advocates Decry Attempt To Halt New Silica Rule Meant To Protect Miners" [62]

"A single line included in the proposed annual appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Labor and other agencies could — if adopted by congress later this year — halt the implementation of a newly finalized rule limiting the amount of silica dust miners are exposed to while working underground."

Air [63]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [49]
Natural Resources [14]
Pollution [54]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: West Virginia Watch [64], 07/08/2024
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"Fight Over Seabed Agency Leadership Turns Nasty" [65]

"Allegations of possible payments to help secure votes. Claims of abuse of agency funds by top diplomats. A possible job offer to entice a candidate to withdraw from a race. These are not the shenanigans of a corrupt election in an unstable country. Rather, they are efforts in the seemingly genteel parlors of a United Nations-affiliated agency, meant to sway decisions related to the start of seabed mining of the metals used in electric vehicles."

Chemicals [52]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Laws & Regulations [49]
Natural Resources [14]
Pollution [54]
Transportation [66]
Water & Oceans [22]
Public [16]
International [23]
Source: NYTimes [67], 07/08/2024
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GM Fined $146 Million Because 5.9 Million Older Vehicles Emit Excess CO2 [68]

"General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards."

Air [63]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Laws & Regulations [49]
Pollution [54]
Transportation [66]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [69], 07/08/2024
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