EJToday: Top Headlines

"Banks Mask Lending To Polluters With PR Greenwash, ECB Blog Says" [9]

"Euro zone banks talking the most about climate change are the biggest lenders to polluting industries and use public relations noise to mask their support, a blog post by four economists published by the European Central Bank (ECB) said on Wednesday."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [15], 12/06/2023
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"A Crypto Mine Comes To Town And A Coal Plant Gets New Life" [16]

"A pollution-spewing power plant in western Indiana that was set to close this year is getting a reprieve after being purchased by a coal company and landing a new energy-guzzling neighbor hoping to cash in on the international cryptocurrency boom."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
Source: Indianapolis Star [19], 12/06/2023
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Congress Provided $7.5B For Electric Vehicle Chargers. Built So Far: Zero. [20]

"Congress at the urging of the Biden administration agreed in 2021 to spend $7.5 billion to build tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers across the country, aiming to appease anxious drivers while tackling climate change. Two years later, the program has yet to install a single charger."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [21]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Infrastructure [22]
Transportation [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Politico [24], 12/06/2023
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"Air France, Lufthansa And Etihad Ads Banned For Misleading Claims" [25]

"Adverts from Air France, Lufthansa and Etihad have been banned by the UK’s ad regulator due to concerns they have misled customers about the environmental impact of air travel."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Transportation [23]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [28], 12/06/2023
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"Eight Workers At Texas Chemical Plant Hospitalized After Toxic Gas Leak" [29]

"Eight people were taken to a hospital for treatment on Monday after a toxic gas leak at Altivia Chemicals’ plant in La Porte, Texas, local officials said."

Chemicals [30]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Health [32]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
Source: Guardian [35], 12/06/2023
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"Salton Sea Could Meet Nation’s Lithium Demand For Decades, Study Finds" [36]

"A federal analysis released Tuesday confirmed Southern California’s Salton Sea contains enough lithium to meet the nation’s needs for decades."

Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Natural Resources [37]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [38]
Source: Nevada Current [39], 12/06/2023
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"A New Trump Administration Will ‘Come After’ the Media, Says Kash Patel" [40]

"A confidant of Donald J. Trump who is likely to serve in a senior national security role in any new Trump administration threatened on Tuesday to target journalists for prosecution if the former president regains the White House."

Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [41], 12/06/2023
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From Pennsylvania to Texas, Tracking Vinyl Chloride Production in the U.S. [42]

"Appalachia’s fracking boom is fueling the expansion of American plastics manufacturing, including production of vinyl chloride, the carcinogen used to make PVC that burned in East Palestine, Ohio."

Chemicals [30]
Environmental Health [32]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [43], 12/05/2023
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"EPA Casts Wide Net To Slash Methane From Oil And Gas Operations" [44]

"More U.S. oil and gas operations will be regulated for methane than ever before under sweeping new federal standards, which for the first time cover petroleum infrastructure built prior to 2015."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [45], 12/05/2023
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"More Than 100 Countries at COP28 Call For Fossil Fuel Phaseout" [46]

"Under a blanket of petro-smog, more than half the 198 countries in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change called for a fossil fuel phaseout on the second day of COP28, marking a turning point after 27 years of climate negotiations."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 12/05/2023
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"Chevron, Exxon Opt Out Of Funding COP28 Methane-Reduction Fund" [48]

"Six major oil companies each contributed tens of millions of dollars to a grant fund meant to help state-owned rivals cull the release of super-warming methane emissions, but Chevron Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. didn’t join in."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [26]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: https://worldoil.com/news/2023/12/4/chevron-exxon-opt-out-of-funding-cop28-methane-reduction-fund/ [49], 12/05/2023
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Alaska Tribal Council Greenlit Gold Mine. Some Tribal Members Aren’t Happy [50]

"People in Alaska’s rugged Interior have long known the hills surrounding the Native Village of Tetlin hid gold. As tribal member Kevin Gunter grew up, his elders told him such riches should be left alone. Nothing good would come of digging them up, they warned. Now, Gunter fears what might happen as an open-pit mine comes to his tribe’s land."

Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Natural Resources [37]
Pollution [51]
Public [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [52]
Source: Grist [53], 12/05/2023
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EPA Is Aiming To Get Rid Of Lead Pipes In 10 Years. But Not In Chicago. [54]

"The city’s nearly 400,000 pipes wouldn’t have to be fully removed for nearly 30 years after the rest of the nation."

Chemicals [30]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [55]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Pollution [51]
Water & Oceans [56]
Public [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [18]
Source: Grist [57], 12/05/2023
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"Why Some Experts Say COPs Are ‘Distracting’ And Need Fixing" [58]

"The yearly get-togethers are a critical centerpiece for international climate action. But critics say they have outlived their usefulness and are due for an overhaul."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [26]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Grist [59], 12/05/2023
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"‘Forever Chemical’ In English Tap Water Samples Carcinogenic, WHO Rules" [60]

"A substance found in hundreds of drinking water samples across England has been categorised as carcinogenic by the World Health Organization (WHO). The move will increase pressure on the UK government to take action on “forever chemicals”."

Chemicals [30]
Environmental Health [32]
Pollution [51]
Water & Oceans [56]
Public [13]
Europe [61]
Source: Guardian [62], 12/05/2023
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