EJToday: Top Headlines

Taps Have Run Dry Across South Africa’s Largest City In Water Crisis [9]

"For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people."

Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
Africa [13]
Source: AP [14], 03/25/2024
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"In Deep Red Utah, Climate Concerns Are Now Motivating Candidates" [15]

"Would-be voters in this coal and oil state signal they’re increasingly alarmed by climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [16]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [18]
Source: Capital & Main [19], 03/25/2024
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"Exclusive: Mexico's Pemex Put Off Repairs Despite Vast Methane Leak" [20]

"Mexican state energy company Pemex put off urgent repairs and maintenance at an important offshore platform for months, resulting in methane spewing into the atmosphere, according to internal documents and three sources familiar with the infrastructure."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Pollution [22]
Public [12]
International [23]
Mexico [24]
Source: Reuters [25], 03/25/2024
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"Europe's Pro-Nuclear Leaders Seek Atomic Energy Revival" [26]

"Leaders from pro-nuclear European countries and energy experts called for a nuclear energy revival on Thursday at a summit in Brussels, seeking to rebuild the European industry after years of gradual decline."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [27]
Public [12]
Europe [28]
Source: Reuters [29], 03/25/2024
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"America Is on Fire, Says One Climate Writer. Should You Flee?" [30]

"In “On the Move,” Abrahm Lustgarten predicts a massive demographic shift in response to an increasingly unlivable world."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [31]
People & Population [32]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [23]
Source: NYTimes [33], 03/25/2024
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"Scientists Are Shedding Light on ‘Dark Vessels’ at Sea" [34]

"A recent study revealed just how much fishing activity is slipping under the radar, finding that roughly three-quarters of the world’s industrial fishing ships are not publicly tracked."

Fish & Fisheries [35]
Journalism & Media [36]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Public [12]
International [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [38], 03/25/2024
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"Gas Industry Blocks Building Codes Meant To Make Going Electric Cheaper" [39]

"The natural gas industry pulled off an 11th-hour victory in its campaign to strip climate-friendly rules out of the latest update to the homebuilding guidelines used in most of the United States."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Planning & Growth [40]
Pollution [22]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: HuffPost [41], 03/22/2024
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"Inside the Republican Attacks on Electric Vehicles" [42]

"President Biden’s new rule cutting emissions from vehicle tailpipes has deepened a partisan battle over automotive technology."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [43]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Pollution [22]
Transportation [45]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [46], 03/22/2024
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‘Dangerous And Abusive’ Conditions In Indian Shrimp Industry: Report [47]

"Noriko Kuwabara was excited to try a new recipe she’d seen on social media for crispy shrimp spring rolls, so she and her husband headed to Costco’s frozen foods aisle. But when she grabbed a bag of farm-raised shrimp from the freezer and saw “Product of India,” she wrinkled her nose."

Agriculture [48]
Consumer [43]
Economy & Business [44]
Environmental Health [49]
Environmental Justice [50]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Food [51]
Laws & Regulations [37]
People & Population [32]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Asia [52]
Source: AP [53], 03/22/2024
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"Watchdog to EPA: Step Up Gowanus Canal Cleanup Enforcement" [54]

"A major construction project designed to help clean up one of the most contaminated water bodies in the U.S. is years behind schedule and massively over budget, EPA’s independent watchdog said Thursday."

Environmental Health [49]
Environmental Justice [50]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [55]
Source: E&E News [56], 03/22/2024
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Companies to Inject Millions of Tons of CO2 Underground. Will It Stay Put? [57]

"A new report highlights the risk 120,000 abandoned oil and gas wells pose to carbon dioxide storage in Louisiana, home to more proposals to pump the greenhouse gas underground than any other state." "With industry planning to inject tens of millions of tons annually, a looming question is whether the climate-warming gas will stay underground."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [58]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Pollution [22]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [59]
International [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [60], 03/22/2024
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"Why A Shrinking US Aluminum Industry Is Tricky News For Clean Energy" [61]

"Once the world’s top aluminum producer, the U.S. is now making much less of it — just as cleantech industries drive up demand for the metal and advocates try to drive its emissions down."

Chemicals [62]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Natural Resources [63]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [23]
Source: Canary Media [64], 03/22/2024
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"Senate-Passed Radiation Legislation Left Out Of House Spending Bill" [65]

"A standalone bill to expand and reauthorize a 30-year-old radiation compensation program that passed the Senate with a filibuster-proof majority will not be included in the text of a House appropriations bill."

Environmental Health [49]
Environmental Justice [50]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [27]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [66], 03/22/2024
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DOE Announces $475M For Clean Energy Projects On Mine Land Sites [67]

"The Biden administration pumped more money into clean energy projects Thursday, announcing up to $475 million in federal funding for projects in five states — including the political battleground states of Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada." "The administration said the clean energy projects will strengthen the country’s energy security while helping ensure mining communities continue playing a role in the energy economy."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [58]
Natural Resources [63]
Technology [68]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [69], 03/22/2024
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Bats Are In Trouble. That’s Bad For Anyone Who Likes Mezcal, Rice Or Avocado [70]

"If you’ve ever enjoyed coffee, tomatoes, corn, bananas, mangoes, walnuts, chocolate, tequila or mezcal, you may just owe bats a thank-you."

Agriculture [48]
Biodiversity [71]
Consumer [43]
Food [51]
Natural Resources [63]
Wildlife [72]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [23]
Mexico [24]
Source: Guardian [73], 03/22/2024
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