EJToday: Top Headlines

"Andean Glacier Retreat Unprecedented In Human Civilization, Study Finds" [9]

"Recent glacier retreat across the Andes is unprecedented in the history of human civilization, according to a new study published in the Science journal on Thursday."

Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
South America [14]
Source: Reuters [15], 08/02/2024
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Sea Lions Stranding On Calif. Coast With Signs Of Poisoning By Harmful Algae [16]

"Sea lions are stranding themselves on a long stretch of the California coast and showing signs that they may have been poisoned by a bloom of harmful algae, experts said Thursday."

Biodiversity [17]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [18]
Natural Resources [11]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
California [22]
Source: AP [23], 08/02/2024
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"Environmental Journalism Loses A Hero" [24]

"Peter Dykstra – newsman, provocateur, friend and former publisher of EHN – passed away Wednesday."

Journalism & Media [25]
People & Population [26]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: EHN [27], 08/02/2024
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"Harris Grabs Green New Deal Network Endorsement That Eluded Biden" [28]

"The coalition of progressive youth and environmental justice groups are confident they can help give the presumptive Democratic nominee a needed edge with the base, even as the Trump team seeks to paint her as a radical."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [30]
People & Population [26]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [31], 08/01/2024
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"Extreme ‘Heat Dome’ Hitting Olympics ‘Impossible’ Without Global Heating" [32]

"The “heat dome” causing scorching temperatures across western Europe and north Africa, and boiling athletes and spectators at the Olympic Games in Paris, would have been impossible without human-caused global heating, a rapid analysis has found."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [18]
Environmental Health [33]
Public [13]
International [34]
Europe [35]
Source: Guardian [36], 08/01/2024
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"One In 11 People Went Hungry Last Year. Climate Change Is A Big Reason Why." [37]

"Hunger and food insecurity are no longer merely benchmarks of public health. They are symptoms of a warming world."

Agriculture [38]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [18]
Food [39]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
International [34]
Source: Grist [40], 08/01/2024
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"Manchin-Barrasso Energy Permitting Bill Advances To Full Senate" [41]

"Bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up approvals for new energy projects advanced to the full Senate Wednesday. The legislation, put forward by Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), sailed through committee in a 15-4 vote."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [43]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The Hill [44], 08/01/2024
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Global Methane Emissions Rising At Fastest Rate In Decades, Scientists Warn [45]

"Global emissions of methane, a powerful planet-heating gas, are “rising rapidly” at the fastest rate in decades, requiring immediate action to help avert a dangerous escalation in the climate crisis, a new study has warned."

Agriculture [38]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [42]
Pollution [19]
Public [13]
International [34]
Source: Guardian [46], 08/01/2024
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As Human Cases Of Bird Flu Grow, Feds Say Flu Vaccine Could Help [47]

"Although health officials say the risk of H5N1 bird flu infection is still low for the general population, they announced on Monday a $5-million plan to offer seasonal flu vaccine to livestock workers."

Agriculture [38]
Environmental Health [33]
Health [48]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: LA Times [49], 08/01/2024
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A Decade After Disaster, Mount Polley Tailings Dam Could Get Even Bigger [50]

"A faulty tailings dam at the B.C. mine dumped billions of litres of waste into the environment — and Quesnel Lake is still contaminated. Now Imperial Metals wants to expand the same dam"

Disasters [18]
Infrastructure [51]
Natural Resources [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
Canada [52]
Source: The Narwhal [53], 08/01/2024
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"How a Crisis for Vultures Led to a Human Disaster: Half a Million Deaths" [54]

"The birds were accidentally poisoned in India. New research on what happened next shows how wildlife collapse can be deadly for people."

Agriculture [38]
Biodiversity [17]
Environmental Health [33]
Natural Resources [11]
People & Population [26]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
Asia [55]
Source: NYTimes [56], 08/01/2024
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"The ‘Internet of Animals’ Could Transform What We Know About Wildlife" [57]

"Scientists studying migrations, endangered species, and global change are placing tracking devices on thousands of animals that will be monitored by a satellite-based system set to launch next year. If successful, the project could help illuminate the planet’s nonhuman worlds."

Biodiversity [17]
Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Technology [58]
Wildlife [20]
Public [13]
International [34]
Source: YaleE360 [59], 08/01/2024
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"The Very Hungry Urchins" [60]

"Researchers are restoring the Caribbean’s surprising, spiky custodians, which gobble up the algae smothering coral reefs."

Biodiversity [17]
Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [61]
Natural Resources [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [20]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [62]
International [34]
Central America & the Caribbean [63]
Source: Hakai [64], 08/01/2024
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Report Calls For US Government To Own Up To Abusive Boarding School History [65]

"The U.S. Department of the Interior released its final investigative report Tuesday on the ugly history of federal Indian boarding schools, calling for a formal apology from the U.S. government and ongoing support to help Native people recover from the generational trauma that endures."

Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [29]
Government [66]
Laws & Regulations [43]
People & Population [26]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [67]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: ICT [68], 07/31/2024
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"Trump Invite Sparks Fierce Infighting Within Black Journalist Group" [69]

"Karen Attiah, a longtime Washington Post columnist, on Tuesday said she was stepping down as co-chair of the annual National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention following internal and external backlash over the announcement of former President Trump as a featured speaker.

The group has a history of inviting presidential candidates to its annual conference, but Trump's participation is causing a rift between members.

NABJ announced Trump's participation at the conference Monday evening, drawing swift pushback from NABJ members and journalists broadly. "
Journalism & Media [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Axios [70], 07/31/2024
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