EJToday: Top Headlines

"Here’s Where Water Is Running Out In The World — And Why" [9]

"A growing population and rising temperatures will strain the world’s freshwater supplies over the next 30 years, jeopardizing available water for drinking, bathing and growing food, according to new research."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Washington Post [16], 08/18/2023
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"Standards Still Murky for Disposing Oilfield Wastewater in Texas Rivers" [17]

"Researchers are still studying the chemical makeup of produced water from the Permian Basin. But regulators say they’re ready to issue permits to discharge the water into rivers and creeks."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [20]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [22], 08/18/2023
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"New Top Cop at the E.P.A. Aims to Get Enforcement Back on Track" [23]

"Under President Biden, the Environmental Protection Agency has closed fewer civil cases against polluters than any administration in the last two decades and has overseen a drop in criminal investigations of environmental crimes. David M. Uhlmann hopes to change that."

Environmental Health [24]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: NYTimes [26], 08/18/2023
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"UN Climate Summit Host UAE Failed To Report Methane Emissions To UN" [27]

"The United Arab Emirates, which will run the crucial Cop28 UN climate summit in December, has failed to report its emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane to the UN for almost a decade, the Guardian can reveal."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [28]
Public [14]
International [15]
Middle East [29]
Source: Guardian [30], 08/18/2023
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"SoCalGas Said Its Natural Gas Was ‘Renewable.’ Now, It’s Paying Penalties." [31]

"More than 95 percent of the gas the utility delivers to customers is derived from fossil fuels."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [28]
Journalism & Media [32]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: Grist [33], 08/18/2023
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"The Republic of Cows" [34]

"When habitat loss is one of the biggest issues facing wild animals, why has Alaska given an uninhabited, remote island to feral cattle?"

Biodiversity [35]
Natural Resources [36]
Public [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [37]
Source: Hakai [38], 08/18/2023
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"Time to Dance the Salmon Home" [39]

"This summer a Tribal ceremony celebrated the return of sacred fish, lost for generations."

Biodiversity [35]
Environmental Justice [40]
Fish & Fisheries [41]
Natural Resources [36]
People & Population [42]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [43]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
California [44]
Source: The Revelator [45], 08/18/2023
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New Study Finds More Hurricane Deaths In US, Especially Among Vulnerable [46]

"Hurricanes in the U.S. the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists traditionally calculate and a disproportionate number of those victims are poor, vulnerable and minorities, according to a new epidemiological study."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Health [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: AP [47], 08/17/2023
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"Great Lakes Gets Its First Wind Farm – But Some Fear Environmental Fallout" [48]

"Icebreaker would be North America’s first ever freshwater offshore wind project – but locals express concerns over wildlife and potential oil leaks".

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [25]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Source: Guardian [50], 08/17/2023
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"US Launches Program To Provide Electricity To More Native American Homes" [51]

"The U.S. Interior Department on Tuesday unveiled a new program to bring electricity to more homes in Native American communities as the Biden administration looks to funnel more money toward climate and renewable energy projects."

Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Justice [40]
Infrastructure [52]
People & Population [42]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [25]
Source: AP [53], 08/17/2023
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"NYC Buildings Complying With Emissions Law Faster Than Expected" [54]

"New York City’s biggest buildings are complying with a landmark emissions law at a much faster rate than the city expected, undermining the real estate sector’s claims that the rules will be too hard to meet."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Infrastructure [52]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [55]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [56], 08/17/2023
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Pa. Kids Near Fracking Wells Face Higher Risk For Childhood Cancer And Asthma [57]

"Residents living near fracking wells were more likely to experience childhood cancer, severe asthma attacks and low birth weights, found three long-awaited studies on fracking and health released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday evening."

Chemicals [58]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [24]
Public [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [59]
Source: EHN [60], 08/17/2023
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Farmworkers Can’t Escape Life-Threatening Heat At Work And At Home [61]

"One morning this summer, several days into temperatures above 110 degrees in this farming community, Socorro Galvez, 53, began to feel weak as she picked grapes in the suffocating heat."

Agriculture [10]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [25]
California [44]
Source: LA Times [62], 08/17/2023
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"One Family’s Toxic Train Wreck Ordeal: Illness, Exile and Debt" [63]

"The Albright family left town after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near their Ohio home. Now, they are back, facing personal, medical and financial crises in a newly divided community."

Chemicals [58]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [28]
Transportation [64]
Public [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Source: NYTimes [65], 08/17/2023
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"‘This Way Of Farming Is Really Sexy’: The Rise Of Regenerative Agriculture" [66]

"On the Isle of Wight Hollie Fallick and Francesca Cooper are part of a movement to bring tired and depleted soil back to life – and boost food security".

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [35]
Natural Resources [36]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Guardian [67], 08/17/2023
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