EJToday: Top Headlines

"Ethiopia Turns On The Turbines At Giant Nile Hydropower Plant" [9]

"Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and Egypt have worried will cause water shortages downstream."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [15], 02/22/2022
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White House Mulls How To Stabilize Gas Prices Amid Russian Hostilities [16]

"White House aides are reviewing how the United States could respond if Russia curtails exporting global oil products due to hostilities over Ukraine, anticipating a potential spike in gas prices that could further compound already high prices domestically."

Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Military [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [20], 02/22/2022
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"Conflict and Climate Change Ravage Syria’s Agricultural Heartland" [21]

"Drought and a decade of war have brought failing crops and poverty to a region once known as Syria’s breadbasket. Even the bread has changed."

Agriculture [22]
Climate Change [23]
Disasters [24]
Food [25]
Military [18]
Public [13]
Middle East [26]
Source: NYTimes [27], 02/22/2022
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Drought, Wildfires Pose New Threats To California Water Supply [28]

"Already diminished by drought and extreme heat, California’s water supply will face yet another peril as wildfires continue to incinerate ever larger areas of forested land, according to new research."

Agriculture [22]
Climate Change [23]
Disasters [24]
Forests [29]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
California [30]
Source: LA Times [31], 02/22/2022
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Mexico Top Court Cancels Mining Concessions Near Indigenous Communities [32]

"Two controversial mining concessions on Indigenous land were canceled after Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that residents were not consulted."

Environmental Justice [33]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [35]
Public [13]
Mexico [36]
Source: Mongabay [37], 02/22/2022
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Hank the Tank: Massive Bear Breaks Into Dozens Of Homes Near Lake Tahoe [38]

"It's not easy for a 500-pound bear to sneak around a neighborhood — and it sounds impossible for one to break into a house through a small window. But the animal known as Hank the Tank is no ordinary bear: California's wildlife agency says he has broken into at least 28 homes in South Lake Tahoe...."

Wildlife [39]
Public [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Source: NPR [41], 02/22/2022
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"Biden Admin Halts New Drilling in Legal Fight Over Climate Costs" [42]

"The Biden administration is indefinitely freezing decisions about new federal oil and gas drilling as part of a legal brawl with Republican-led states that could significantly impact President Biden’s plans to tackle climate change."

Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [43], 02/21/2022
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Chicago Mayor Denies Permit To Scrap Shredder; Company Vows To Fight On [44]

"Faced with an outcry from neighborhood activists, federal civil rights investigations and pressure from the Biden administration, Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday blocked a clout-heavy scrap shredder from opening on Chicago’s Southeast Side."

Environmental Justice [33]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Waste [45]
Public [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [46]
Source: Chicago Tribune [47], 02/21/2022
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"New Hampshire Town Polluted With PFAS Has Elevated Cancer Rates" [48]

"Residents of a New Hampshire town where drinking water was contaminated with the industrial compounds known as PFAS have elevated rates of several cancers compared to the national average and compared to several nearby communities that were not contaminated with the chemicals, according to a study published today in the journal Environmental Health Insights."

Chemicals [49]
Environmental Health [50]
Public [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [51]
Source: The Intercept [52], 02/21/2022
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"White House Releases EJ Mapping Tool Amid Rising Scrutiny" [53]

"The White House Council on Environmental Quality will release a preliminary mapping tool this morning aimed at identifying communities across the country that would be eligible for federal investment under President Biden’s flagship environmental justice initiative."

Environmental Justice [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [54], 02/21/2022
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Environmental Sacrifice Zones: 8 Places We’ve Given Up—Probably Forever [55]

"Ghost towns, submerged land, and polluted paradises dot the American landscape. Here are some of the most infamous, heartbreaking sites."

Disasters [24]
Pollution [56]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: EHN [57], 02/21/2022
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"Watchdog To Probe EPA Handling Of City’s Lead-Tainted Water" [58]

"Federal auditors announced an investigation Friday of how the government has dealt with lead contamination of drinking water in Benton Harbor, an impoverished, mostly Black city in southwest Michigan."

Chemicals [49]
Environmental Health [50]
Environmental Justice [33]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Pollution [56]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [46]
Source: AP [59], 02/21/2022
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Whistleblower Alleges Facebook Misled Investors About Climate [60]

"Legal experts called the filings a ‘creative’ approach to holding the tech giant accountable for misinformation"

"A pair of whistleblower complaints filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this month allege Facebook misled investors about its efforts to combat climate change and covid-19 misinformation, according to redacted copies of the documents viewed by The Washington Post.
Climate Change [23]
Journalism & Media [61]
Science [62]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [63], 02/21/2022
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Florida Chemical Plant Has Fallen Behind in Cutting Nitrous Oxide [64]

"Documents show that Ascend Performance Materials, the nation’s largest emitter of nitrous oxide, is still emitting significant amounts of the climate super-pollutant."

"Efforts by the nation’s largest emitter of nitrous oxide to rein in the release of the potent greenhouse gas are behind schedule, allowing the emissions, which are relatively easy to eliminate, to continue to fuel climate change.
Air [65]
Climate Change [23]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Pollution [56]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [66]
Source: Inside Climate News [67], 02/21/2022
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"Wanted: Staff for EPA’s ‘Monumental’ Infrastructure Job" [68]

"EPA will embark on a hiring spree for the agency’s infrastructure campaign, having recently secured authority to bring on an additional 500 employees."

Government [69]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [70], 02/21/2022
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