EJToday: Top Headlines

September Set Records And Was So Hot Scientists Call It ‘Mind-Blowing’ [9]

"After a summer of record-smashing heat, warming somehow got even worse in September as Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures were, the European climate agency reported Thursday."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: AP [14], 10/06/2023
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"Appeals Court Gives Connecticut Win In Climate Fight With Exxon" [15]

"In a win for local governments suing oil and gas majors over climate change, a federal appeals court Wednesday became the seventh to reject the industry’s bid to move a lawsuit to federal court."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Source: E&E News [20], 10/06/2023
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"New Saltwater Forecast Could Spare Most Of New Orleans, Jefferson Parish" [21]

"Forecasts for when salt water advancing up the Mississippi River will reach the New Orleans area were drastically pushed back Thursday, potentially sparing most of the city and Jefferson Parish entirely from the threat while avoiding the need to build an emergency pipeline estimated to cost as much as a quarter of a billion dollars."

Disasters [22]
Infrastructure [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Transportation [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [28], 10/06/2023
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"Getting The Lead Out Of Spices In Bangladesh And Georgia" [29]

"Many low- and middle-income countries lack the resources to tackle lead poisoning. Here’s how two countries did it."

Chemicals [30]
Environmental Health [11]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: EHN [31], 10/06/2023
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"Climate Change Is a Key Obstacle for New York City’s Transit System" [32]

"Transit officials in New York on Wednesday released a list of the system’s most pressing needs that ranks contending with climate change among the top priorities for the subway and bus network, which was paralyzed last week by a torrential storm."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [22]
Infrastructure [23]
Transportation [25]
Public [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [19]
Source: NYTimes [33], 10/06/2023
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"The UAW Strike Is About the EVs" [34]

"The current strike by the United Auto Workers against the Detroit carmakers is, in part, about the transition to electric vehicles. A key union demand—in addition to a 40 percent wage increase, endorsed last week by President Biden when he joined a UAW picket line—is job security for union members as the auto industry reshapes itself."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Transportation [25]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Sierra [36], 10/06/2023
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"New Technology Uses Good Old-Fashioned Wind To Power Giant Cargo Vessels" [37]

"Well over a century after the Age of Sail gave way to coal- and oil-burning ships, climate change concerns are prompting a new look at an old technology that could once again harness wind to propel commercial cargo ships — this time with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Technology [38]
Transportation [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: NPR [39], 10/06/2023
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"Biden Suspends 26 Environmental Laws to Build Border Wall" [40]

"President Joe Biden is suspending 26 environmental laws to build a border wall in south Texas, a move announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday. The laws include the Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act—all waived in favor of constructing a border wall to stop migrants fleeing into the U.S. through Mexico."

Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [42]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [24]
Public [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [43]
Source: Earther [44], 10/06/2023
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"Tarantulas In Colorado Are On The Move, And They're Looking For Love" [45]

"Dust swirls on the dirt roads running through more than 400,000 acres of cactus studded grasslands south of La Junta, Colo. Suddenly, Jessica LaPage spots the reason she's here: A two-toned brown tarantula about the size of an adult's fist, crawling through the scrubby plants".

Biodiversity [46]
Wildlife [47]
Public [12]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [48]
Source: NPR [49], 10/06/2023
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EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Alabama’s Management Of Sewage Funds [50]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will investigate possible racial discrimination in Alabama’s management of funds that can be used to bolster sewage infrastructure."

Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [41]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [51]
Waste [52]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: The Hill [53], 10/05/2023
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NDP Win Cements Kinew As 1st First Nations Premier In Manitoba History [54]

"The NDP sailed to victory Tuesday night with a solid win that cements leader Wab Kinew as Manitoba's first First Nations premier and also nets the party enough seats to form a majority government."

Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [42]
Laws & Regulations [17]
People & Population [55]
Public [12]
Canada [56]
Source: CBC News [57], 10/05/2023
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"Flood Threats Are Rising. Here’s Where People Are Moving Into Harm’s Way." [58]

"Worldwide, humans now occupy more than twice as much land in flood-prone areas as they did four decades ago, according to a new study in the journal Nature. The findings highlight the degree to which rapid development along coasts and in floodplains has increased the need for disaster preparedness around the globe."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Health [11]
People & Population [55]
Planning & Growth [59]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: NYTimes [60], 10/05/2023
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"Alaska-Rooted Deputy Interior Secretary Tommy Beaudreau Is Stepping Down" [61]

"Tommy Beaudreau is stepping down from his post as the No. 2 official at the U.S. Interior Department. Beaudreau grew up in Alaska during the 1980s and has gone on to spend 10 years working at the Interior Department. He has worn several hats at Interior, including chief of staff and director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management."

Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Politics [42]
Government [62]
Natural Resources [24]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [63], 10/05/2023
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Oil Firms Helped Craft Texas’ New Waste Rules For 2 Years Before The Public [64]

"State regulators on Monday released their draft rules for what to do with all the hazardous oilfield waste that’s left over once a well is drilled. The announcement gives the public one month to comment on the new rules — while some industry representatives started giving input more than two years ago, documents and interviews show."

Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [16]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [42]
Journalism & Media [65]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [51]
Waste [52]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [43]
Source: Texas Tribune [66], 10/05/2023
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"Forests Are Worth More Than Their Carbon, a New Paper Argues" [67]

"Experts say carbon sequestration projects that don’t prioritize biodiversity may be doing more harm than good, including to the climate."

Biodiversity [46]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [42]
Forests [68]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [24]
Wildlife [47]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [69], 10/05/2023
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