EJToday: Top Headlines

"A Huge Battery Has Replaced Hawaii’s Last Coal Plant" [9]

"Plus Power’s Kapolei battery is officially online. The pioneering project is a leading example of how to shift crucial grid functions from fossil-fueled plants to clean energy."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [14]
Source: Grist [15], 01/17/2024
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"Earthlings Take Note: The Sun Will Be Its Most Active In Two Decades" [16]

"Solar flares, eruptions on the sun’s surface and sunspots are expected to multiply and intensify throughout this year, as our yellow star enters its most active period in two decades. For Earthlings, that could lead to more beautiful dancing aurora far and wide, but also radio blackouts and satellite disruptions."

Natural Resources [17]
Other or All [18]
Science [19]
Public [12]
International [20]
Source: Washington Post [21], 01/17/2024
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"Biden Administration to Fine Oil and Gas Companies for Excess Methane" [22]

"The Biden administration announced new moves on Friday to curb the release from oil and gas facilities of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is responsible for more than a quarter of the warming the planet is currently experiencing."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [24], 01/16/2024
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"Tax-Credit Rules Leave Key ‘Blue Hydrogen’ Issues Unanswered" [25]

"Environmental watchdogs worry the Biden administration’s proposed rules for hydrogen tax credits may allow fossil gas and biogas to pollute at taxpayer expense."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Canary Media [26], 01/16/2024
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"Azerbaijan Appoints No Women To 28-Member Cop29 Climate Committee" [27]

"The organising committee for the Cop29 global climate change summit in Azerbaijan in December comprises 28 men and no women, the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has announced."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
People & Population [30]
Public [12]
International [20]
Source: Guardian [31], 01/16/2024
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"Cyberattacks On 2 Water Utilities Raise Questions About US Preparedness" [32]

"The Pennsylvania and Florida hacks came after a lawsuit spurred EPA’s retreat from mandating cybersecurity protections for the water sector."

Consumer [33]
Disasters [34]
Environmental Health [35]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Military [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [39], 01/16/2024
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"Scoop: John Kerry To Leave Biden Administration, Help Campaign" [40]

"John Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, will leave the administration later this winter, and plans to help President Biden's campaign, Axios has learned."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [29]
People & Population [30]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [20]
Source: Axios [41], 01/16/2024
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Fight Over Fishing Regulation Could Help Tear Down the Administrative State [42]

"The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether to overturn a key precedent on the power of executive agencies."

Environmental Politics [29]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [44], 01/16/2024
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Will Storing CO2 In Old Oil Fields Slow Global Warming? Calif. Mulls Plan [45]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has signed off on a California oil company’s plans to permanently store carbon emissions deep underground to combat global warming — the first proposal of its kind to be tentatively approved in the state."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [46]
Waste [47]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
California [48]
Source: LA Times [49], 01/16/2024
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"PR Giant Edelman Worked With Koch Network, Despite Climate Pledges" [50]

"Edelman, the world’s largest public relations company, was among the Charles Koch Foundation’s highest-paid vendors in 2022, a 990 tax disclosure form shows, alarming climate advocates. The PR giant has made numerous climate declarations over the past decade, including making a pledge to eschew projects promoting climate denial."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [29]
Journalism & Media [51]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Guardian [52], 01/16/2024
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"Maryland Hails ‘Remarkable’ Year For Young Oysters In The Chesapeake Bay" [53]

"There’s still a long way to go, but oyster recovery efforts in Maryland’s portion of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries continue to show promising results, state officials for the agency charged with monitoring the mollusk ecosystem said."

Biodiversity [54]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Natural Resources [17]
Pollution [46]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [12]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [55]
Source: Washington Post [56], 01/16/2024
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"Where The World Warmed The Most In Earth’s Hottest Year" [57]

"The Post has mapped the regions that saw the largest temperature anomalies in 2023 — places that have warmed so fast that the climate is already testing the limits of human infrastructure and the ability of the natural world to cope."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [35]
Journalism & Media [51]
People & Population [30]
Public [12]
International [20]
Source: Washington Post [58], 01/16/2024
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"EPA Proposes Tougher Air Standards for Waste Burning Facilities" [59]

"The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal on Thursday targeting tens of thousands of tons of emissions annually for sites that burn solid waste."

Air [60]
Chemicals [61]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Justice [28]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [46]
Waste [47]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [62], 01/12/2024
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‘Astounding’ Ocean Temperatures In 2023 Intensified Extreme Weather: Data [63]

"“Astounding” ocean temperatures in 2023 supercharged “freak” weather around the world as the climate crisis continued to intensify, new data has revealed."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [34]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [12]
International [20]
Source: Guardian [64], 01/12/2024
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Cummins To Repair 600,000 Ram Trucks In $2 Billion Emissions Cheating Case [65]

"Engine maker Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement with federal and California authorities that also requires the company to remedy environmental damage caused by illegal software that let it skirt diesel emissions tests."

Air [60]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [46]
Transportation [66]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: AP [67], 01/12/2024
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