EJToday: Top Headlines

Growing Montana Bear Population Spotlights Need for Wildlife Corridors [9]

"One morning in late June, after a crisp mountain air had settled into Kootenai River valley, Megan Leach heard her chickens clucking nervously. She ventured outside to see the cause for the commotion and noticed that one of her heavy coops, on wheels but sturdy, had been moved. As dusk began to fall later that day, Leach rounded up her chickens to place them in the protection of her barn, feeling that something was watching them. It turned out to be a grizzly bear."

Infrastructure [10]
Natural Resources [11]
Transportation [12]
Wildlife [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Northwest (OR WA) [17]
Source: Sierra [18], 10/27/2023
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Hot Summer Blamed For Hungry Javelinas Ripping Through Arizona Golf Course [19]

"Operators of a northern Arizona golf course think they have finally found the right repellent for javelinas ripping apart their turf — chili oil."

Biodiversity [20]
Climate Change [21]
Natural Resources [11]
Wildlife [13]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
Source: AP [23], 10/27/2023
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"New House Speaker Champions Fossil Fuels and Dismisses Climate Concerns" [24]

"Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana, the newly elected House speaker, has questioned climate science, opposed clean energy and received more campaign contributions from oil and gas companies than from any other industry last year."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Government [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [28], 10/26/2023
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Hurricane Otis Unleashes Massive Flooding In Acapulco, Triggers Landslides [29]

"Hurricane Otis tore across Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco and setting off looting as desperate relatives tired of waiting for help to arrive."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [14]
Mexico [32]
Source: AP [33], 10/26/2023
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"Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summit" [34]

"Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of the UAE’s national oil company, secured the COP28 presidency despite questions over his green credentials."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Public [14]
International [36]
Middle East [37]
Source: The Intercept [38], 10/26/2023
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Earth’s Vital Signs Worse Than At Any Time In Human History, Scientists Warn [39]

"Earth’s “vital signs” are worse than at any time in human history, an international team of scientists has warned, meaning life on the planet is in peril."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [30]
Public [14]
International [36]
Source: Guardian [40], 10/26/2023
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"Companies Capture A Lot Of CO2. Most Of It Is Going Into New Oil." [41]

Today, the lion’s share of the CO2 captured from industrial processes doesn’t go back into the ground. Instead, 60 percent of it is used to extract more oil, in a controversial process known as “enhanced oil recovery.”

Chemicals [42]
Climate Change [21]
Disasters [30]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [43], 10/26/2023
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"Scientists Discover Why Dozens Of Endangered Elephants Dropped Dead" [44]

"In 2020, 350 elephants mysteriously died in Botswana, with a further 35 dying in similar circumstances in Zimbabwe. Now scientists think they may have found the reason why".

Biodiversity [20]
Environmental Health [45]
Wildlife [13]
Public [14]
Africa [46]
Source: Guardian [47], 10/26/2023
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"‘Prudence Demands We Act’: Bank Regulators Unveil Climate Rules" [48]

"U.S. banks will face pressure to address the financial threats of climate change — including in underserved communities — under two new sweeping regulatory actions."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [35]
Environmental Justice [49]
Laws & Regulations [50]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [51], 10/26/2023
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"Living With Rural Water Scarcity In Southwest Colorado" [52]

"Nestled in the San Juan Mountains, Pagosa Springs is located right at the source. Water flows through an elaborate network of streams, rivers, lakes, treatment plants, and pipelines. It can be accessed through the simple turn of a tap. But living at the headwaters of a major Western river system does not equal water security for all."

Agriculture [53]
Consumer [54]
Infrastructure [10]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [16]
Source: Aspen Public Radio [55], 10/26/2023
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Analysis: "Igniting a Journalism Renaissance" [56]

"Newsroom-to-newsroom collaborations could be the key to save a dying local news industry. Specialized outlets have an important role to play, too."

Journalism & Media [57]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [58], 10/26/2023
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"Can We Save the Redwoods by Helping Them Move?" [59]

"The largest trees on the planet can’t easily ‘migrate’ — but in a warming world, some humans are helping them try to find new homes."

Activism [60]
Climate Change [21]
Forests [61]
Natural Resources [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [62]
Source: NYTimes [63], 10/26/2023
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"Hurricane Otis Makes Rare Category 5 Landfall Near Acapulco, Mexico" [64]

"Hurricane Otis made rare Category 5 landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, early Wednesday morning after it underwent explosive rapid intensification on Tuesday."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [30]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [14]
Mexico [32]
Source: Weather Channel [65], 10/25/2023
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Fossil Firms Spent Millions On Lawmakers Who Sponsored Anti-Protest Bills [66]

"Fossil fuel companies have spent millions of dollars on lobbying and campaign donations to state lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest laws – which now shield about 60% of US gas and oil operations from protest and civil disobedience, according to a new report from Greenpeace USA."

Activism [60]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Politics [26]
Infrastructure [10]
Laws & Regulations [50]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Guardian [67], 10/25/2023
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"Inside Poland Spring’s Hidden Attack on Water Rules It Didn’t Like" [68]

"When Maine lawmakers tried to tighten regulations on large-scale access to water, the brand’s little-known parent company set out to rewrite the rules."

Environmental Justice [49]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [50]
Natural Resources [11]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [69]
Source: NYTimes [70], 10/25/2023
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