EJToday: Top Headlines

"California Condors In Arizona, Utah Died From Avian Flu" [9]

"Twenty California condors in northern Arizona and southern Utah have died since March, and half of the endangered birds tested positive for a strain of avian flu, according to authorities."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Wildlife [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [15], 05/02/2023
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"What Sound Can Tell Us About Our Changing World" [16]

"As new technologies supercharge the field of bioacoustics, researchers can better listen to environmental changes — and use the information to guide conservation efforts."

Biodiversity [10]
Forests [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Technology [19]
Wildlife [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Revelator [20], 05/02/2023
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"A Grove Of Tree Books For Arbor Day" [21]

"These 12 books capture the wonder, tell the history, and predict the climate-changed future of the trees with which we share the planet."

Forests [17]
Journalism & Media [22]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [23]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [24], 05/02/2023
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"EPA Allows Gasoline With Higher Ethanol Blend During Summer" [25]

"Fuel stations throughout the country will be able to sell gasoline blended with 15% ethanol during the summer under an emergency waiver issued Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency in a move that could reduce prices at the pump and boost demand for the Midwest-based ethanol industry."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [27]
Consumer [28]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [32]
Transportation [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [34], 05/01/2023
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"California Phases Out Diesel Trucks: What Happens Next?" [35]

"In a move that will transform California’s economy and end diesel’s decades-long dominance in goods movement, the Air Resources Board today unanimously approved an ambitious, contentious mandate to shift big rigs and other trucks to zero-emissions."

Air [36]
Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [32]
Transportation [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [37]
Source: CalMatters [38], 05/01/2023
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"New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Buildings" [39]

"New York may soon become the first state in the nation to ban natural gas in new construction under a budget deal announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul."

Climate Change [27]
Consumer [28]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [30]
Infrastructure [40]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [32]
Public [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [41]
Source: NYTimes [42], 05/01/2023
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"House OKs Resolution Overturning Biden Solar Tariff Pause" [43]

"The House approved legislation Friday morning to repeal President Joe Biden’s two-year pause on news tariffs for Chinese manufacturers routing panels through Southeast Asian countries."

Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [45], 05/01/2023
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"California's Fire Season Under Way Weeks After Heavy Rain and Snow" [46]

"Barely five weeks after the last bout of heavy rain and snow in California's historically wet winter, firefighters on Friday battled the state's first large wildfire of the year in rugged foothills east of Los Angeles."

Climate Change [27]
Disasters [47]
Forests [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Water & Oceans [48]
Public [13]
California [37]
Source: Reuters [49], 05/01/2023
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"Dispatcher Frustration Over Stress And Pay Risks US Wildfire Chaos" [50]

"Eric Wiersma says there's an 80% chance he'll quit his job helping direct crews to U.S. wildfires if office staff like him are denied new benefits intended for federal firefighters."

Climate Change [27]
Disasters [47]
Forests [17]
Government [51]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [52], 05/01/2023
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"Will A New National Park Mend Tribal Ties?" [53]

"Everything seemed in place at Macon City Hall as Mayor Lester Miller slipped into his pink jacket to kick off the opening of the International Cherry Blossom Festival last month, when more than 350,000 Yoshino cherry trees hit their peak bloom."

Environmental Justice [54]
Natural Resources [18]
People & Population [55]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [56], 05/01/2023
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"The Places At Greatest Risk From Extreme Heat" [57]

"A record-shattering heat wave that blistered the Pacific Northwest in 2021 carried an important lesson, scientists say. Places that historically haven’t had to deal with extreme heat may not be prepared when it strikes."

Climate Change [27]
Disasters [47]
Environmental Health [11]
People & Population [55]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [23]
Source: E&E News [58], 05/01/2023
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"Maine Transmission Line Is Stalled Despite Court Victories" [59]

"One of the largest clean energy projects in New England is racking up victories in court, but the project’s developer said Wednesday it won’t know until midyear when construction will resume."

Climate Change [27]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [30]
Infrastructure [40]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [60], 05/01/2023
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"What Cheetahs, Armadillos and Whales Revealed About Human DNA" [61]

"Over a decade, scientists compared the genomes of 240 mammals to see how humans are the same — and different."

Biodiversity [10]
Science [62]
Public [13]
International [23]
Source: NYTimes [63], 05/01/2023
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"Climate Change Caused Catastrophic East Africa Drought, Scientists Say" [64]

"East Africa’s worst drought in at least 40 years, which has displaced more than a million people and pushed millions more to the brink of famine, would not have happened if not for human-caused climate change, a network of extreme-weather scientists said Thursday."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [27]
Disasters [47]
Food [65]
Water & Oceans [48]
Public [13]
Africa [66]
Source: Washington Post [67], 04/28/2023
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EPA and Texas Ignored Warnings at Chemical Site. Then an Inferno Erupted. [68]

"Regulators repeatedly documented — but did little to address — problems at a Houston-area tank farm before a disastrous fire struck in March 2019. The fire released toxic chemicals into nearby communities for weeks."

Chemicals [69]
Disasters [47]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [54]
Public [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [70]
Source: Public Health Watch [71], 04/28/2023
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