EJToday: Top Headlines

"How Warming Ruined a Crab Fishery and Hurt an Alaskan Town" [9]

"As the world warms, extended spikes in ocean temperatures are triggering the collapse of key marine populations. For the Aleut community of St. Paul, Alaska, the loss of the snow crab fishery is having a profound economic impact and raising questions about the future."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [18]
Source: YaleE360 [19], 06/12/2023
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"Legal Right to Safe Climate Goes on Trial in Montana Youth Case" [20]

"A landmark climate trial that will reverberate in states and litigation across the US is set to begin Monday, when more than a dozen young people face off with the state of Montana at Lewis and Clark County District Court."

Activism [21]
Climate Change [11]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [23]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [24], 06/12/2023
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Ukraine Dam Collapse Is A Slow-Moving Ecological Catastrophe [25]

"The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea."

Agriculture [26]
Disasters [12]
Military [27]
Natural Resources [14]
Pollution [28]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
Europe [29]
Source: AP [30], 06/12/2023
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"Hazardous Air Quality From Wildfire Smoke Takes A Toll On Outdoor Workers" [31]

"“If we’re not outside, then we don’t make money,” said a pedicab driver in Central Park, echoing the view of many workers who pressed on despite warnings about harmful air quality".

Air [32]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Health [33]
Pollution [28]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [34], 06/12/2023
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"Lawmakers Launch Probe Of Insurance Firms’ Funding Of Fossil Fuel Industry" [35]

"As insurance companies scale back coverage in disaster-prone states because climate risks have become too costly, U.S. lawmakers have launched an investigation into seven major carriers for continuing to insure and invest billions of dollars in fossil fuel projects, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Economy & Business [36]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [38], 06/12/2023
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USDA Conservation Programs Give Millions to Farms That Worsen Climate Change [39]

"The Department of Agriculture gives tens of millions of dollars every year to farmers and ranchers to support conservation efforts on their farms, but much of the funding ends up at big, industrial-scale operations that critics say worsen agricultural pollution and emit climate-warming greenhouse gases, a new report has found."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [11]
Pollution [28]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 06/12/2023
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Biomedical Labs Bleeding More Horseshoe Crabs With Little Accountability [41]

"In the 1960s, scientists discovered that the sky blue blood inside horseshoe crabs would clot when it detected bacterial toxins."

Health [42]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NPR [43], 06/12/2023
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"EPA Proposes Partial Ban On Toxic Dry Cleaning Chemical" [44]

"EPA proposed a ban on all consumer and many commercial uses of a cancer-causing chemical used widely for dry cleaning."

Chemicals [45]
Environmental Health [33]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [46], 06/09/2023
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Big, Sloppy El Nino: Likely To Add Even More Heat To A Warming World [47]

"An early bird El Nino has officially formed, likely to be strong, warp weather worldwide and give an already warming Earth an extra kick of natural heat, meteorologists announced."

Climate Change [11]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
International [48]
Source: AP [49], 06/09/2023
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"Extreme Heat Is Killing Incarcerated Black Folks" [50]

"As we march into what climate scientists predict could be one of the hottest years on record, plenty of us will be cranking up the air conditioning, sitting in front of a fan, or sweating on our front porches. But imagine the torment of trying to find relief by lying on a cold prison floor or cooling off with toilet water."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [51]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Word in Black [52], 06/09/2023
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"Where Republican Presidential Candidates Stand on Climate Change" [53]

"As wildfires in Canada have sent masses of smoke over the United States this week, engulfing much of the Northeast in a yellow haze of hazardous air pollution, scientists are clear that we are seeing the effects of climate change. But the Republicans campaigning for the presidency have largely downplayed the issue and rejected policies that would slow rising temperatures."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [54]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [55], 06/09/2023
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Record Investment Scratches Surface of Fixing Black America’s Water Crisis [56]

"Reporting from six Black cities highlights that while the country’s water woes are widespread, blanket solutions fail to address communities’ distinct issues."

Consumer [57]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [51]
Infrastructure [58]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Capital B [59], 06/09/2023
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"Most Nations Aiming For Net-Zero Emissions Fail To Meet Targets: Study" [60]

"A new scientific assessment of government commitments to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions found most lack credibility and would put the world on track to experience catastrophic global warming by the end of this century."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [54]
Journalism & Media [61]
Public [16]
International [48]
Source: Bloomberg [62], 06/09/2023
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Jury Awards $63M After Finding Chevron Covered Up California Toxic Pit [63]

"A California jury has returned a $63 million verdict against Chevron after finding the oil giant covered up a toxic chemical pit on land purchased by a man who built a house on it and was later diagnosed with a blood cancer."

Chemicals [45]
Environmental Health [33]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [28]
Waste [64]
Public [16]
California [65]
Source: AP [66], 06/09/2023
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"The Revolving Door At Public Utilities Commissions? It’s Alive And Well" [67]

"If the words “public utilities commission” put you to sleep, you’re not alone. These are the government agencies that regulate utilities — companies that supply us with electricity, gas, water and more. All 50 states have them — and as boring as they sound, their work affects our daily lives."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [57]
Energy & Fuel [37]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [51]
Environmental Politics [54]
Infrastructure [58]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: LA Times [68], 06/09/2023
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