EJToday: Top Headlines

"Dank, Ancient And Quite Fantastic: Scotland’s Peat Bogs Breathe Again" [9]

"Flanders Moss bog is slumped on the flat, farmed landscape of the Carse of Stirling in Scotland like a jelly fungi. It wobbles when you walk on it, and a metal pole goes down eight metres before reaching hard ground. This lowland-raised bog is a dome of peat fed mainly by rainfall and it acts like a single organism – the whole thing has to be looked after for any part to be in really good shape."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
Europe [16]
Source: Guardian [17], 01/10/2022
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"Biden To Tour Damage From Colorado's Most Destructive Wildfire" [18]

"U.S. President Joe Biden was due to visit Colorado on Friday to view the devastation left by a rare, winter wildfire that ravaged two Denver-area towns last week, displacing thousands of residents."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
People & Population [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Source: Reuters [24], 01/07/2022
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"Virginia Democrats Aim to Block Trump’s EPA Chief From State Agency" [25]

"A rare confirmation battle is brewing around the nomination of Andrew Wheeler, who ran the Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald J. Trump, to take a similar role in an incoming Republican state administration in Virginia."

Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [27]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
Source: NYTimes [29], 01/07/2022
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Over 40% of Americans Live In Counties Hit By Climate Disasters In 2021 [30]

"More than 4 in 10 Americans live in a county that was struck by climate-related extreme weather last year, according to a new Washington Post analysis of federal disaster declarations, and more than 80 percent experienced a heat wave."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
People & Population [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Washington Post [31], 01/07/2022
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Can Roadless Areas Help Stem the Extinction Crisis in the U.S.? [32]

"A new study looked at a group of forest lands that hold big conservation potential but aren’t adequately protected."

Biodiversity [33]
Forests [34]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [35]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Revelator [36], 01/07/2022
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Interior: US Has Twice As Many Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells As Was Thought [37]

"The U.S. has more than double the amount of abandoned oil and gas wells than previously thought, according to a preliminary analysis by the Interior Department."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [26]
Pollution [38]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [39], 01/07/2022
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"First Advanced Reactor Proposal Suffers Setback" [40]

"The license application for one of the first advanced nuclear reactor designs to undergo federal scrutiny suffered a setback today when regulators announced they were dismissing the proposal for lack of information."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: E&E News [42], 01/07/2022
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"Monarch Butterfly Conservation Efforts Improve. Are They Enough?" [43]

"Monarch butterflies are having a moment — in court, on Capitol Hill and across the countryside. Some migrating populations are up from 2020’s devastating lows. Congress is kicking in more money. Endangered Species Act legal settlement talks are underway."

Biodiversity [33]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Wildlife [35]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: E&E News [44], 01/07/2022
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"Health Risks of Smoke and Ozone Rise in the West as Wildfires Worsen" [45]

"Simultaneous high levels of the two pollutants, which harm human health, are occurring with increasing frequency, researchers say."

"Dangerous levels of two air pollutants, ozone and smoke, are occurring in tandem with increasing frequency over widespread parts of the Western United States where millions of people live, researchers said Wednesday.

The two harmful pollutants are a result of worsening wildfires and extreme heat, and researchers suggest the increase is linked to climate change.
Air [46]
Chemicals [47]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Forests [34]
Pollution [38]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: NYTimes [48], 01/07/2022
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"Groups File Complaint Against Water Utility Over Lead Pipes" [49]

"Five environmental and community groups have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alleging the Providence Water Supply Board’s infrastructure and lead pipe replacement work disproportionately increases the risk of lead exposure for residents of color."

Activism [50]
Chemicals [47]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [51]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [52]
Source: AP [53], 01/07/2022
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In the Year of the Electric Truck, Some Real Talk from Texas Auto Dealers [54]

"The transition to electric vehicles will enter a new phase this spring with the debut of the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck, the first all-electric edition of the country’s top-selling vehicle. In McKinney, Texas, a far-flung suburb of Dallas, the enthusiasm for the new model is running high, said Bob Tomes, owner of Bob Tomes Ford."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [55]
Economy & Business [56]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Transportation [57]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Inside Climate News [58], 01/07/2022
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"Va. Governor-Elect Taps Trump EPA Chief For Key Post" [59]

"Andrew Wheeler, who served as head of EPA during the Trump administration, is returning to government service. Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) announced today he chose Wheeler as his secretary of natural resources. Wheeler will be the state’s top environmental official and oversee five agencies focusing on the environment, natural resources and recreation."

Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [51]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [28]
Source: E&E News [60], 01/06/2022
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"EPA's Failure To Disclose Chemical Health Risk Draws Ire" [61]

"EPA is failing in its obligation to share critical information about the hazards of more than 1,200 chemicals on the market, according to a watchdog group."

Chemicals [47]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [62]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: E&E News [63], 01/06/2022
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EPA Prevented Staff From Warning Public About Widely Used Carcinogen [64]

"PCBTF is on a list of “green” compounds preferred by the EPA, even though there is ample evidence that it causes cancer."

Chemicals [47]
Environmental Health [26]
Journalism & Media [62]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Intercept [65], 01/06/2022
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Biden Administration Eyes Wind Leases Off California’s Coast [66]

"The administration wants to sell its first lease in 2022, and a new bill in California requires a plan. Some in Humboldt have been waiting years for this moment to arrive."

"In the early 20th century, the U.S. Census Bureau declared Humboldt County, California—now famous for its redwoods—the “principal center” of the state’s lumber industry. In 1900, the product accounted for nearly 60 percent of the region’s exports.

But now, though lumber yards and wood suppliers still line Humboldt Bay, the industry is a shadow of its former self.
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
California [67]
Source: Inside Climate News [68], 01/06/2022
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