EJToday: Top Headlines

"Ryan Zinke Is Headed Back To Congress" [9]

"Ryan Zinke, the scandal-plagued former Trump administration official, is headed back to Congress and a city he likens to a “cesspool” and says he “hates.”"

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [15]
Source: HuffPost [16], 11/11/2022
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"Fed Up Young Climate Activists: ‘Adults Aren’t Listening’" [17]

"The climate change generation is saying officials are talking too much, listening too little and acting even less. And they are fed up."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
People & Population [19]
Public [13]
International [20]
Source: AP [21], 11/11/2022
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"Meet The Republicans Who Could Lead Key House Environmental Committees" [22]

"while the Senate is up for grabs, Republicans are still poised to win the House. And already, key GOP lawmakers are teasing their plans if they’re in the majority, vowing to intensify oversight of the Biden administration’s climate agenda and pledging to push legislation that would increase the burning of fossil fuels, a primary driver of global warming."

Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [24], 11/11/2022
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"U.N., Standard Setter ISO Launch Net-Zero Guidelines" [25]

"LONDON - The United Nations and standard setter the International Organization for Standardization launched a set of guidelines on Friday to help organisations construct net-zero emissions plans.

As regulators increasingly focus on tackling weak corporate environmental claims, and investors call for harmonised global standards, the U.N. and ISO said its work would act as a core reference text on what to include in their net-zero plans.
Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [13]
International [20]
Source: Reuters [26], 11/11/2022
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"Fishing Regulator Rejects Lifting Ban on Female Crab Harvest" [27]

"A commission acknowledged concerns about the threatened shorebirds that rely on crab eggs as a critical food source around the Delaware Bay."

"A fisheries regulator on Thursday unexpectedly extended a ban on harvesting female horseshoe crabs from the Delaware Bay to help protect a vital food source for the red knot, a threatened shorebird that migrates via the bay’s beaches.
Biodiversity [28]
Environmental Politics [11]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [31]
Source: NYTimes [32], 11/11/2022
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"New Wisconsin Wolf Plan Eliminates State Population Goal" [33]

"Wisconsin wildlife officials on Thursday released their first new wolf management plan in almost a quarter-century but the document doesn’t establish a new statewide population goal, a number that has become a flashpoint in the fight over hunting quotas."

Biodiversity [28]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [12]
Wildlife [34]
Public [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [35]
Source: AP [36], 11/11/2022
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Nicole Makes Landfall In Florida As Hurricane With Surge, Winds, Flooding [37]

"Nicole made landfall in Florida as a hurricane early Thursday and has now weakened to a tropical storm. Coastal flooding, strong winds, flooding rain and tornadoes are expected along the Southeast coast."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [38]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [39]
Source: Weather Channel [40], 11/10/2022
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"3 Ways The Midterms Will Transform Energy" [41]

Tuesday’s midterm elections may not have brought the seismic changes to Washington, D.C., that some pundits were expecting, but they resulted in surprising outcomes at the state level, with major implications for energy policy."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [42], 11/10/2022
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"US To Climate Summit: American Big Steps Won’t Be Repealed" [43]

"U.S. President Joe Biden is coming to international climate talks in Egypt this week with a message that historic American action to fight climate change won’t shift into reverse, as happened twice before when Democrats lost power."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Government [44]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Policy [45]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [20]
Source: AP [46], 11/10/2022
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"Poor Countries Need Climate Funding. These Plans Could Unlock Trillions." [47]

"As global warming delivers cascading weather disasters, leaders at U.N. climate talks say it’s time to radically overhaul the World Bank and International Monetary Fund."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [48]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [13]
International [20]
Source: NYTimes [49], 11/10/2022
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"COP27: Sharp Rise In Fossil Fuel Industry Delegates At Climate Summit" [50]

"The number of delegates with links to fossil fuels at the UN climate summit has jumped 25% from the last meeting, analysis shared with the BBC shows."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [13]
International [20]
Source: BBC News [51], 11/10/2022
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"After Months of Silence, Chinese and U.S. Climate Envoys Briefly Speak" [52]

"John Kerry, the top U.S. climate negotiator, has met at least three times with his Chinese counterpart at COP27. Their countries are the planet’s biggest polluters."

Environmental Politics [11]
Public [13]
International [20]
Source: NYTimes [53], 11/10/2022
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"Biden Climate Rules Move Ahead Amid Wait for Final Carbon Metric" [54]

"The Biden administration is forging ahead with federal regulations using a temporary figure to account for the costs of climate change, as a delay in finalizing a permanent estimate draws frustration from industry and advocates."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Environmental Studies [55]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [56], 11/10/2022
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"How Mitsubishi Vacuumed Up Tuna From A Rogue Chinese Fishing Fleet" [57]

"Last week, Mongabay revealed a massive illegal shark finning operation across the fleet of a major Chinese tuna fishing firm. The company, Dalian Ocean Fishing, mainly serves the Japanese market. Most of its tuna has gone to Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation and its seafood trading arm, Toyo Reizo."

Fish & Fisheries [29]
Public [13]
International [20]
Source: Mongabay [58], 11/10/2022
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"Civil Society Groups Report Surveillance And Intimidation At Cop27" [59]

"Members of civil society attending Cop27 have described how surveillance and intimidation by the Egyptian authorities is threatening their participation in the climate conference."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [60]
Public [13]
International [20]
Source: Guardian [61], 11/10/2022
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