EJToday: Top Headlines

US Emissions of Most Potent Greenhouse Gas 56% Higher Than Estimates [9]

"While emissions of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), the world’s most potent greenhouse gas, have fallen sharply in the U.S. in recent decades, actual emissions are significantly higher than the official government estimates, a new study concludes."

Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [15], 02/01/2023
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"Deer Could Be a Reservoir of Old Coronavirus Variants, Study Suggests" [16]

"The Alpha and Gamma variants of the coronavirus continued to circulate and evolve in white-tailed deer, even after they stopped spreading widely among people, a new study suggests."

Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Health [18]
Science [19]
Wildlife [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [21], 02/01/2023
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"E.P.A. Bans Disposal of Mine Waste in Bristol Bay" [22]

"The Biden administration on Tuesday is set to move to protect one of the world’s most valuable wild salmon fisheries, at Bristol Bay in Alaska, by effectively blocking the development of a long-disputed gold and copper mine there."

Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Politics [23]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [26]
Pollution [27]
Waste [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [30]
Source: NYTimes [31], 01/31/2023
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"California Holdout In Agreement Over Colorado River Cuts" [32]

"Six western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut their use, months after the federal government called for action and an initial deadline passed. California — with the largest allocation of water from the river — is the lone holdout."

Agriculture [33]
Biodiversity [17]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [34]
Disasters [35]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [23]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [26]
People & Population [38]
Planning & Growth [39]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [40], 01/31/2023
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"This Group Is Sharpening the GOP Attack On ‘Woke’ Wall Street" [41]

"Bankrolled by mysterious donors, a little-known group named Consumers’ Research has emerged as a key player in the conservative crusade to prevent Wall Street from factoring climate change into its investment decisions."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [42]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [23]
Journalism & Media [43]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [44], 01/31/2023
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Watchdog Says White House Science Integrity Measure Amounts To A ‘Gag Rule’ [45]

"A whistleblower and advocacy group is raising concerns over what they call a “gag rule” against federal scientists that was included in White House scientific integrity guidelines."

Environmental Politics [23]
Environmental Studies [46]
Journalism & Media [43]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Science [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [47], 01/31/2023
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New Wind and Solar Cheaper Than Operating All But One US Coal Power Plant [48]

"New analysis shows that renewables beat existing coal plants 99 percent of the time, thanks to long-term trends and an assist from the Inflation Reduction Act."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [42]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [49], 01/31/2023
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"In Israel, Disposable Plastics Trigger Culture War, Test PM" [50]

"On Idit Silman’s first day as Israel’s new environmental protection minister, she handed out soft drinks in disposable plastic cups to hospital patients. The gesture held deep symbolic meaning in Israel, where soft drinks and single-use cups, plates and cutlery have become weapons in a culture war between the country’s secular Jewish majority and the smaller but politically powerful religious minority."

Consumer [34]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [25]
People & Population [38]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [51]
Waste [28]
Public [13]
Middle East [52]
Source: AP [53], 01/31/2023
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"Turmoil And Turnover Plague Audubon" [54]

"Workplace woes are taking a toll on the National Audubon Society. The 118-year-old bird conservation group, one of the oldest and best-known environmental advocacy groups in the country, has had a tumultuous few years."

Activism [55]
Diversity [56]
Environmental Politics [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [57], 01/31/2023
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Dereliction of Doodie: Ontario’s Sewage Plans Could Hurt Great Lakes [58]

"The Doug Ford government says its vision for its second term is to get desperately needed homes built in Ontario. In York Region, the key to that vision is a massive pipeline that transfers water from one Great Lake region to another."

Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Politics [23]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [59]
Canada [60]
Source: The Narwhal [61], 01/31/2023
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"Dolphins, Humans Both Benefit From Fishing Collaboration" [62]

"A fishing community in southern Brazil has an unusual ally: wild dolphins."

Biodiversity [17]
Fish & Fisheries [24]
Natural Resources [26]
People & Population [38]
Public [13]
South America [63]
Source: AP [64], 01/31/2023
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"Water Pipe Robots Could Stop Billions Of Litres Leaking" [65]

"Around three billion litres of water are lost through leaks across hundreds of thousands of miles of water pipe in England and Wales daily, says water industry economic regulator Ofwat. Engineers have now developed miniature robots to patrol the pipe network, check for faults and prevent leaks."

Infrastructure [37]
Technology [66]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [13]
Europe [67]
Source: BBC News [68], 01/31/2023
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"As the Colorado River Shrinks, Washington Prepares to Spread the Pain" [69]

"The seven states that rely on water from the shrinking Colorado River are unlikely to agree to voluntarily make deep reductions in their water use, negotiators say, which would force the federal government to impose cuts for the first time in the water supply for 40 million Americans."

Agriculture [33]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [34]
Natural Resources [26]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [70], 01/30/2023
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"Air and Climate Standards Top EPA’s 2023 Rulemaking To-Do List" [71]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to move ahead with a slate of major air and climate rules this year to make gains on the Biden administration’s long-promised climate goals.

The agency is due as early as the spring to propose and finalize closely watched emissions rules, including legal underpinnings for mercury regulations, ozone transport standards, and greenhouse gas regulations for existing coal-fired power plants.
Air [72]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [18]
Environmental Justice [36]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [27]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [73], 01/30/2023
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"9 Diseases That Keep Epidemiologists Up At Night" [74]

"The virus now known as SARS-CoV-2 — which causes the disease COVID-19 — is still spreading. But for those who study infectious diseases, talking about possible next pandemics is a necessity."

Disasters [35]
Environmental Health [18]
Health [75]
Wildlife [20]
Public [13]
International [76]
Source: NPR [77], 01/30/2023
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