EJToday: Top Headlines

Wildfire Pollution May Play Surprising Role in Fate of Arctic Sea Ice [9]

"Scientists say changes in the amounts of wildfire smoke mixing with clouds over the Arctic Ocean may play a key role in determining how fast the Arctic sea ice cover will shrink during the next few decades, and when it will disappear completely in summer."

Climate Change [10]
Forests [11]
Public [12]
Antarctica & Arctic [13]
Source: Inside Climate News [14], 07/28/2022
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These Hurricane Flood Maps Reveal Climate Future For Miami, NYC and DC [15]

"Rising seas and stronger winds mean the punishing waves pushed ashore by tropical storms and hurricanes will make their way farther and farther inland. That inland march would expose a larger swath of the U.S. coast to the kind of flooding unleashed during Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, and put more people at risk of drowning, the leading cause of death in hurricanes."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NPR [19], 07/28/2022
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DOE Gives Major Loan To Facility For Processing Electric Vehicle Materials [20]

"The Energy Department announced Wednesday that it will give a $102 million loan to expand a processing facility for materials used in electric vehicle batteries."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [22], 07/28/2022
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Largest Audubon Chapter Yet Is Changing Its Name, Rebuking An Enslaver [23]

"One of the largest chapters in the National Audubon Society network is changing its name to distance itself from John James Audubon, the famed naturalist who was also an enslaver and a strong critic of those who sought to free African Americans from bondage."

Activism [24]
Environmental Justice [25]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [26], 07/28/2022
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"Streaming Service Hulu Is Rejecting Ads About Climate Change" [27]

"The popular streaming service Hulu has been refusing to run ads involving certain topics that the company deems too “controversial,” including abortion rights, gun control and climate change, according to a series of news reports."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [28]
Journalism & Media [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [31], 07/28/2022
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"Climate Change and Vanishing Islands Threaten Brown Pelican" [32]

"Sliding off the side of her small boat, seabird biologist Bonnie Slaton wades through waist-high water, brown pelicans soaring overhead, until she reaches the shores of Raccoon Island.'

Biodiversity [33]
Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Natural Resources [35]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [36]
Public [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]
Source: AP [38], 07/28/2022
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Grim Heat And Stressed Grids Make Dangerous Outages Increasingly Likely [39]

"Power grids are dangerously strained, and resulting blackouts could take a deadly toll."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [40]
Disasters [16]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Justice [25]
Infrastructure [41]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: HuffPost [42], 07/27/2022
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"Federal Government Fires Up Website All About Heat" [43]

"The Biden administration unveiled a website on Tuesday to help Americans stay safe from extreme heat, as scorching temperatures continued to grip portions of the country."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [16]
Environmental Health [44]
Journalism & Media [29]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [45], 07/27/2022
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"Documents Show BLM Wild Horses Sold To Slaughter, Advocates Say" [46]

"The American Wild Horse Campaign today released a report the group says shows that since 2019 at least 840 animals removed from federal rangelands, placed into holding pens and corrals, and adopted into private care were later sold at livestock auctions that included known buyers from slaughterhouses in Canada and Mexico."

Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [35]
Wildlife [36]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [47], 07/27/2022
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175+ Green Groups Urge Buttigieg To Reinstate State Emission Rule [48]

"More than 175 environmental organizations sent a letter Tuesday to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to adopt a federal rule that requires state and city transportation departments to measure and set standards for their greenhouse gas emissions."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [49], 07/27/2022
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"MISO Approves Large Grid Expansion, Paving Way For Renewables" [50]

"The Midwest grid operator approved 18 new high-voltage transmission lines yesterday, setting the stage for adding 53 gigawatts of renewable energy to the grid. The decision marks the most U.S. power lines ever approved at once and was hailed by climate advocates as a model for the nation."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Infrastructure [41]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [51], 07/27/2022
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"Audit: California Too Slow To Fix Contaminated Water Systems" [52]

"The water that comes out of the tap for more than 900,000 Californians is unsafe to drink and the state isn’t acting fast enough to help clean it up, state auditors said in a report released Tuesday."

Chemicals [53]
Environmental Health [44]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [54]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [12]
California [55]
Source: AP [56], 07/27/2022
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"Climate Disinformation Leaves Lasting Mark As World Heats" [57]

"In 1998, as nations around the world agreed to cut carbon emissions through the Kyoto Protocol, America’s fossil fuel companies plotted their response, including an aggressive strategy to inject doubt into the public debate."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [28]
Journalism & Media [29]
Science [58]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [59], 07/27/2022
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"US Could Require Steps For Dams To Save Last Atlantic Salmon" [60]

"The federal government is conducting a review of four dams on a Maine river that could result in a lifeline for the last wild Atlantic salmon in the U.S."

Energy & Fuel [21]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Infrastructure [41]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [61]
Source: AP [62], 07/27/2022
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Oak Fire Tops 18,000 Acres, Destroys 41 Structures As Crews Battle Blaze [63]

"Since Friday, the Oak fire has consumed more than 18,000 acres of the sparsely populated mountain community. And by Tuesday morning, the blaze, located near Yosemite National Park, had destroyed 41 structures and forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [16]
Forests [11]
Public [12]
California [55]
Source: LA Times [64], 07/27/2022
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