EJToday: Top Headlines

Biden BLM To Add Protections Against Drilling In Alaska Petroleum Reserve [9]

"Federal officials are proposing a new set of protections in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. If approved, they could come atop the rules that Bureau of Land Management finalized this spring to limit oil and gas drilling on more than half of the giant petroleum reserve."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [17]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [18], 07/18/2024
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"Record Salmon Migration Runs Into Hot Water" [19]

"Rising water temperatures in the Columbia River Basin are raising questions about whether fishery managers must take new steps to save the imperiled fish."

Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
California [22]
Northwest (OR WA) [23]
Source: E&E News [24], 07/18/2024
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"'Oven On Wheels': US Amazon Drivers Roast Before 'Prime Day' Rush" [25]

"With the U.S. sizzling under heatwaves, Amazon drivers struggle to keep cool and brace for a rush of packages around Prime Day".

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [28], 07/18/2024
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"DR Congo Conflict Fuels Forest Loss" [29]

"Under the denuded slopes of Mount Nyiragongo volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, traders in Kibati town bartered over sacks of charcoal, a product of deforestation that an ongoing conflict has pushed to unprecedented levels, the United Nations says."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Forests [30]
Natural Resources [31]
Public [15]
Africa [32]
Source: Reuters [33], 07/18/2024
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"Sandstorms: What Are They, And Why Are They More Frequent?" [34]

"They bring traffic to a standstill, spread diseases and can be life-threatening. DW looks at how sandstorms form and why are they becoming more frequent."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Natural Resources [31]
Pollution [35]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
International [36]
Source: DW [37], 07/18/2024
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"Rescuing Kelp Through Science" [38]

"Breakthrough genetic research at a Massachusetts lab could save the world’s vanishing kelp forests—and support American kelp farming, too."

Agriculture [39]
Fish & Fisheries [20]
Food [40]
Natural Resources [31]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [36]
Source: Civil Eats [41], 07/18/2024
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"What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for the Environment" [42]

"If Donald Trump returns to the White House, he would likely face fewer legal and bureaucratic obstacles to dramatically remake the E.P.A."

Biodiversity [43]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [44]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [35]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [36]
Source: NYTimes [45], 07/17/2024
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"How J.D. Vance Stacks Up On Energy, Environment Issues" [46]

"Former President Donald Trump has picked Sen. J.D. Vance — an author and former venture capitalist who has been dismissive of climate change concerns but outspoken on rail safety — to be his vice presidential running mate."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [35]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [47], 07/17/2024
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"UN Sees Geoengineering As A New Risk To Nature" [48]

"The Environment Programme report focuses on potential dangers to the planet, from disease to unlivable places."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [26]
Environmental Studies [13]
Natural Resources [31]
Pollution [35]
Technology [49]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
International [36]
Source: E&E News [50], 07/17/2024
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Bioplastics Are Poorly Defined And Regulated, And Possibly Toxic: Report [51]

"The lack of federal regulations and clear definitions for bioplastics make it increasingly difficult to determine whether or not they are a safe alternative to traditional plastics, according to a new report from Beyond Plastics."

Chemicals [52]
Consumer [53]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [12]
Pollution [35]
Technology [49]
Waste [54]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: EHN [55], 07/17/2024
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Clean Energy Projects Stuck in a Years-Long Queue. States Push for a Fix [56]

"A Baltimore coal-fired power plant will be operating past its planned retirement date next year, pumping out pollution, while the cheaper clean energy projects that could help replace it are stuck in a queue to connect to the region’s electric grid."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [57], 07/17/2024
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Dam Fails After Rain, Wind, Tornadoes Pound Midwest. Chicago Cleans Up [58]

"Hundreds of people in a southern Illinois town were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as water rolled over the top of a dam, just one perilous result of severe weather that raged through the Midwest overnight with relentless rain and tornadoes and hit the Chicago area especially hard."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [26]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [59]
Source: AP [60], 07/17/2024
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"Apache Tribe Challenges EPA Copper Smelter Rule" [61]

"Though the regs are expected to halve air releases of toxic metals, the tribe has voiced concern about increased pollution to meet demand for electric vehicles."

Air [62]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [44]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [35]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [63]
Source: E&E News [64], 07/17/2024
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"The Siting Of An Offshore Wind Port Raises New Conflicts In Maine" [65]

"Coastal residents are conflicted over the planned location of a facility that advocates say will help launch Maine's offshore wind industry."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [31]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [66]
Source: Energy News Network [67], 07/17/2024
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"Millions of US Low-Income Households Face Power Shutoffs Amid Deadly Heat" [68]

"Millions of low-income households are at risk of having their power disconnected this summer, exacerbating the risk of deadly heat as the climate crisis drives up temperatures."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [26]
Economy & Business [69]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [44]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [70]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [71], 07/17/2024
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