EJToday: Top Headlines

"Russia's War In Ukraine Is Hurting Nature" [9]

"The war in Ukraine is devastating that nation's rich, natural environment - from chemical leaks poisoning water supplies and warships killing dolphins to explosions disrupting bird migrations."

Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Military [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
Europe [16]
Source: NPR [17], 07/22/2022
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"Biden Cites Climate Threat, Stops Short of Declaring Emergency" [18]

"President Joe Biden called climate change an “existential threat” and unveiled new policies to fight its effects -- including opening additional offshore areas to wind farms -- after Senator Joe Manchin’s objections halted broader legislation to curb rising temperatures."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Bloomberg [22], 07/21/2022
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"Extreme Heat Prompts Alerts In 28 States As Texas, Oklahoma Hit 115" [23]

"Extreme temperatures haunted two continents on Wednesday, with more than 100 million people in the United States facing excessive heat conditions and a heat wave that had scorched Western Europe taking aim at Central Europe."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [21]
Europe [16]
Source: Washington Post [24], 07/21/2022
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"Fuel Spills In The Bahamas Near White Sand Beaches Of Great Exuma" [25]

"A vessel delivering diesel to The Bahamas resort island of Great Exuma spilled around 35,000 gallons of the fuel early on Wednesday, according to the country's acting prime minister."

Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
Central America & the Caribbean [27]
Source: Reuters [28], 07/21/2022
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"Aviation Faces Hurdles To Hit Goals For Cutting Emissions" [29]

"Airplanes are a minor contributor to global greenhouse-gas emissions, but their share is sure to grow as more people travel in coming years — and that has the aviation industry facing the prospect of tighter environmental regulations and higher costs."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Transportation [30]
Public [15]
International [31]
Source: AP [32], 07/21/2022
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Fauci Says He Will Retire From Post By The End Of Biden’s Term [33]

"Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s preeminent infectious-diseases expert, who has served as the face of the coronavirus pandemic response for more than two years, plans after more than 50 years in government to retire by the end of President Biden’s term, he confirmed Monday to The Washington Post."

Health [34]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Washington Post [35], 07/21/2022
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"War and Warming Upend Global Energy Supplies and Amplify Suffering" [36]

"Deadly heat and Russia’s war in Ukraine are packing a brutal double punch, upending the global energy market and forcing some of the world’s largest economies into a desperate scramble to secure electricity for their citizens."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Military [12]
Public [15]
International [31]
Source: NYTimes [37], 07/21/2022
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"Biden Admin Tosses Trump Habitat Rule" [38]

"The Fish and Wildlife Service today formally reversed a key Trump administration Endangered Species Act rule, erasing a regulation that made it easier to shrink critical habitat."

Biodiversity [39]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Wildlife [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [42], 07/21/2022
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"USPS Will Make 40% Of Its New Trucks Electric, Up From 10%" [43]

"The U.S. Postal Service pledged Wednesday to electrify at least 40 percent of its new delivery fleet, an increase that climate activists hailed as a major step toward reducing the government’s environmental footprint."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [44]
Transportation [30]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Washington Post [45], 07/21/2022
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"Shifting Sands: Carolina’s Outer Banks Face a Precarious Future" [46]

"Despite the risks of building on barrier islands, developers kept constructing homes on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Now, as sea level rises and storms become more frequent and powerful, the famed vacation spot is fighting an increasingly difficult battle to keep from washing away."

Climate Change [19]
Water & Oceans [47]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Source: YaleE360 [49], 07/21/2022
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"Officials: Starvation Threat Not Over For Florida Manatees" [50]

"Fewer manatee deaths have been recorded so far this year in Florida compared to the record-setting numbers in 2021, but wildlife officials cautioned Wednesday that chronic starvation remains a dire and ongoing threat to the marine mammals."

Biodiversity [39]
Water & Oceans [47]
Wildlife [41]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Source: AP [51], 07/21/2022
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"Biden To Announce Executive Actions On Climate" [52]

"President Joe Biden will announce a set of executive actions aimed at addressing climate change on Wednesday in a visit to the site of a former coal-fired plant in Massachusetts that is playing a role in supporting the state's offshore wind industry."

Climate Change [19]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Reuters [53], 07/20/2022
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Grim Warnings Issued As Oppressive US Heat Wave Shows No Signs Of Slowing [54]

"As an oppressive heat wave spreads across the United States -- and shows no sign of slowing until at least through the weekend -- local leaders across the country are urging extreme caution."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: CNN [55], 07/20/2022
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"Most Major Nations Lag In Acting On Climate-Fighting Goals" [56]

"For most of the major carbon-polluting nations, promising to fight climate change is a lot easier than actually doing it. In the United States, President Joe Biden has learned that the hard way."

Climate Change [19]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Public [15]
International [31]
Source: AP [57], 07/20/2022
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"Crushed By Heatwaves, More Cities Are Hiring ‘Chief Heat Officers’" [58]

"This week, another heat wave is scorching parts of the South and the southern Plains. Across the Atlantic, the United Kingdom is bracing for dangerously high temperatures as a crippling heat sweeps across Europe. Drought and wildfires have again battered parts of the West, even as much of the summer lies ahead."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Government [44]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Washington Post [59], 07/20/2022
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