EJToday: Top Headlines

"As Groundwater Dwindles, Powerful Players Block Change" [9]

"In a country where the value of land often depends on access to water, powerful interests in agriculture, heavy industry and real estate draw vast amounts of water out of the ground. For generations, that water has been treated as an unlimited resource in much of the United States, freely available to anyone who owns a piece of land and can drill a well. Entire local economies have been built around the assumption that the water will never run out."

Agriculture [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [17]
Source: NYTimes [18], 11/27/2023
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"Highway Agency Finalizes Contentious Climate Rule" [19]

"The Federal Highway Administration announced a sweeping greenhouse gas rule that will require state and local transportation officials to set declining emissions targets for road projects funded with federal money."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Transportation [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [23], 11/27/2023
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"U.S. Gas Prices Plunging as Holiday Travelers Hit the Road" [24]

"With OPEC Plus members in disarray over production levels, oil prices have fallen nearly 20 percent in three months." "U.S. gasoline prices are plunging just in time for Thanksgiving, and with the OPEC Plus oil cartel in apparent disarray, they could be heading lower for Christmas."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Transportation [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [25]
Source: NYTimes [26], 11/27/2023
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"Wild Turkeys Are Disappearing — But No One Is Sure Why" [27]

"In many parts of the country, turkeys are on the decline in the wild — but scientists aren’t sure why".

Biodiversity [28]
Wildlife [29]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [30], 11/27/2023
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"The Protein Problem: Raising Better Beef" [31]

"No food is harder on the environment than beef. Here's how ranchers and researchers are trying to make burgers less burdensome."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [32]
Food [33]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [25]
Source: AP [34], 11/27/2023
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Black Women Face Risks From Toxics in Beauty and Personal Care Products [35]

"The FDA has finally proposed a ban on formaldehyde in hair straighteners, and new regulations on the cosmetics industry take effect next month. But one activist called them “a floor, not a ceiling.”"

Chemicals [36]
Consumer [32]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Justice [38]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [39], 11/27/2023
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Hard-To-Eradicate ‘Super Pigs’ In Canada Threatening To Invade The US [40]

"An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [28]
Natural Resources [41]
Wildlife [29]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Canada [42]
Source: AP [43], 11/27/2023
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"What Is COP28? And Other Questions About the Big U.N. Climate Summit" [44]

"Diplomats and leaders will gather in Dubai for United Nations climate talks. ..." "Two facts loom over United Nations climate talks that begin Nov. 30 in Dubai: the planet is careening toward climate disaster, and governments are acting too slowly to avert the crisis."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [45]
Public [15]
International [25]
Source: NYTimes [46], 11/22/2023
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EPA Offers $2B To Clean Up Pollution, Energy In Poor And Minority Communities [47]

"The Biden administration is making $2 billion available to community groups, states and tribes to clean up pollution and develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities in what officials called the largest-ever investment in environmental justice."

Environmental Justice [38]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [48], 11/22/2023
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EPA Mulls Approving Fruit Pesticide Despite Risks To Children, Records Show [49]

"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering approving a pesticide for use on Florida oranges and grapefruits despite the fact that agency scientists have repeatedly found the chemical does not meet safety standards designed to protect children’s health, internal agency records show."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [36]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [45]
Food [33]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [50], 11/22/2023
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Dirty Water and Dead Rice: The Cost of Clean Energy Transition in Minnesota [51]

"Mining the critical minerals needed for electric vehicle batteries could threaten local water supply and Indigenous culture."

Agriculture [10]
Environmental Justice [38]
Food [33]
Natural Resources [41]
Pollution [52]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [53]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 11/22/2023
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"Mucus-Covered Jellyfish Hint at Dangers of Deep-Sea Mining" [55]

"A treasure trove of metal is hiding at the bottom of the ocean. Potato-size nodules of iron and manganese litter the seafloor, and metal-rich crusts cover underwater mountains and chimneys along hydrothermal vents. Deep-sea mining companies have set their sights on these minerals, aiming to use them in batteries and electronics. Environmentalists warn that the mining process and the plumes of sediment it would dump back into the sea could affect marine life."

Biodiversity [28]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Studies [56]
Fish & Fisheries [57]
Natural Resources [41]
Pollution [52]
Science [58]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
International [25]
Source: NYTimes [59], 11/22/2023
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"All the Fish We Cannot See" [60]

"In a dark, unexplored layer of ocean, a hidden cache of fish might play an unexpected role in our climate’s future. It seems like a bad time for a new fishery."

Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [20]
Natural Resources [41]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
International [25]
Source: Hakai [61], 11/22/2023
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"Climate Change Is Hastening The Demise Of Pacific Northwest Forests" [62]

"Deep inside a forest in Oregon’s Willamette River Valley stands a dead “Tree of Life.” Its foliage, normally soft and green, is tough and brown or missing altogether."

Biodiversity [28]
Climate Change [20]
Forests [63]
Natural Resources [41]
Public [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [64]
Source: Columbia Insight [65], 11/22/2023
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"Why ‘Climate Havens’ Could Be Closer to Home Than You’d Think" [66]

"According to a recent survey, nearly a third of Americans named climate change as a motivation to move.Some are headed to “climate havens,” the places experts say will be relatively pleasant to live in as the world heats up, like Duluth, Minnesota; Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Burlington, Vermont."

Climate Change [20]
People & Population [67]
Planning & Growth [68]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Grist [69], 11/22/2023
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