EJToday: Top Headlines

PFAS From Fracking Waste May Pollute Nearly 100 Sites In Pa., Ohio And W. Va. [9]

"Waste from fracking wells that used PFAS – commonly known as “forever chemicals”– has been dumped at dozens of sites across Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia — all of which could face contamination of soil, groundwater and drinking water as a result."

Chemicals [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: EHN [18], 12/08/2022
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"John Kerry Plans to Meet With Biden to Discuss His Future as Climate Envoy" [19]

"John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, was evasive when discussing his future on Wednesday, saying he had “no plans” to step down, but he would not say if he hoped to continue to represent the country in future global climate talks."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Government [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [23]
Source: NYTimes [24], 12/08/2022
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"West Coast’s First Offshore Wind Sale Tops $750M" [25]

"The first auction for wind development off the country’s Pacific coast concluded on Wednesday — raking in a total of $757.1 million after two days of fierce bidding."

Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [26]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Government [22]
Infrastructure [27]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [28]
Source: The Hill [29], 12/08/2022
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"White House Looks To Set 'A New Gold Standard' For Green Buildings" [30]

"The private consortium that writes the nation’s codes sided with industry over Biden. A new push to clean up federal buildings may put pressure on builders."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: HuffPost [31], 12/08/2022
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"Heat Pump Push Sparks Gas-Electric Battle Over Home Efficiency" [32]

"The Biden administration’s push to use emergency wartime powers and dole out billions in energy efficiency rebates to back electric heat pumps has spurred protests from natural gas utilities defending their turf."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [27]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [33], 12/08/2022
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"L.A. City Council Votes To Ban Styrofoam, Single-Use Plastics" [34]

"The city of Los Angeles is going green. On Tuesday, the City Council voted in favor of a several ordinances to reduce the city’s carbon footprint, including resolutions to stop using Styrofoam, plastic bags and other single-use plastics at city facilities."

Consumer [35]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Waste [36]
Public [16]
California [28]
Source: KTLA [37], 12/08/2022
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"EPA Takes Environmental Justice Push To Coal Country" [38]

"EPA Administrator Michael Regan on Tuesday expanded his environmental justice push to coal country with a trip to a rural, Trump-loving town in West Virginia long plagued by serious water problems."

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [21]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [40]
Source: E&E News [41], 12/08/2022
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"U.N. Chief Urges Strong Global Nature Deal To End 'Orgy Of Destruction'" [42]

"As countries prepare to negotiate a new global agreement to protect Earth's environment, the head of the United Nations warned there was no time to lose."

Biodiversity [43]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
International [23]
Source: Reuters [44], 12/07/2022
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World Will Gain Enough Renewable Energy In 5 Years To Power China, Says IEA [45]

"Global renewable power capacity is set to grow as much in the next five years as it has over the past two decades, as soaring energy prices and the climate crisis force governments to ditch fossil fuels."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [16]
International [23]
Source: CNN [46], 12/07/2022
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Scientists Thought Carbon Emissions Had Peaked. They’ve Never Been Higher [47]

"Near the end of 2020, as the covid-19 pandemic continued to rage, a few climate scientists and energy experts made a prediction. They estimated that emissions from fossil fuels — which had just plummeted thanks to the global pandemic — might never again reach the heights of 2019. .... They were wrong."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [16]
International [23]
Source: Washington Post [48], 12/07/2022
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Alberta Withholding List Of 100s Of Dangerous Oil And Gas Sites From Public [49]

"The regulator overseeing the energy industry in Alberta has kept the public in the dark for at least three years about a confidential list featuring hundreds of potentially dangerous sites contaminated by oil and gas development in the province, The Narwhal has learned."

Chemicals [10]
Disasters [50]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Journalism & Media [51]
Public [16]
Canada [52]
Source: The Narwhal [53], 12/07/2022
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"The Earth Has a Microbiome — And It Needs Help" [54]

"Soil’s microbial communities keep it healthy, just like the one in our guts. But new research finds we’re not doing a good enough job of protecting it."

Agriculture [55]
Biodiversity [43]
Forests [56]
Natural Resources [57]
Science [58]
Public [16]
International [23]
Source: The Revelator [59], 12/07/2022
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"Ranchers, Greens On Edge As BLM Rewrites Grazing Rule" [60]

"For the first time in almost three decades, the Bureau of Land Management is preparing a new rule to guide its management of cows and other livestock grazing on federal lands, a long divisive issue that has only grown more contentious in the West after two decades of drought."

Agriculture [55]
Biodiversity [43]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [57]
Wildlife [61]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [62], 12/07/2022
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A Town in Washington Recognizes the Rights of Southern Resident Orcas [63]

"The city of Port Townsend, Washington, on Monday proclaimed that Southern Resident Orcas have legal rights, marking the first time a U.S. city council has made such a recognition."

Biodiversity [43]
Environmental Politics [21]
Fish & Fisheries [64]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [57]
Water & Oceans [15]
Wildlife [61]
Public [16]
International [23]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 12/07/2022
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"Deal At N.J. Superfund Site Draws Fire" [66]

"An agreement on cleanup measures at one of the nation’s most notorious Superfund sites is drawing blowback from some environmental advocates skeptical of provisions within the deal."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Waste [36]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [67]
Source: E&E News [68], 12/07/2022
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