EJToday: Top Headlines

"In Its Push To Build Houses, Ontario Says Energy Efficiency Has To Wait" [9]

"Rules to ensure new homes use less energy could reduce homeowners’ bills. But at a meeting between the province and federal government, Ontario said it’s focused on building fast and cheap".

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [17]
Canada [18]
Source: The Narwhal [19], 09/12/2023
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"NASA Satellites Reveal Restoration Power Of Beavers" [20]

"A new partnership between NASA and researchers is measuring the impact of beavers reintroduced to landscapes in Idaho."

Biodiversity [21]
Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Infrastructure [15]
Natural Resources [23]
Science [24]
Technology [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [28]
Source: Mongabay [29], 09/12/2023
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"U.N. Says More Needed 'On All Fronts' To Meet Climate Goals" [30]

"The world is not on target to curb global warming and more action is needed on all fronts, the United Nations warned on Friday, in the run-up to crucial international talks aimed at stemming the climate crisis."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [31]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Public [17]
International [32]
Source: Reuters [33], 09/11/2023
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G20 Agree To Increase Clean Energy But No Deal On Phasing Out Fossil Fuels [34]

"Group of 20 leaders agreed Saturday to triple renewable energy and try to increase the funds for climate change-related disasters but maintained the status quo with regards to phasing out carbon spewing coal."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Public [17]
International [32]
Source: AP [35], 09/11/2023
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Feds Delay Decision In Dakota Access Pipeline Environmental Review [36]

"The Dakota Access oil pipeline’s future remains uncertain after the Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released a long-awaited draft environmental study that will help determine whether it receives an easement needed to keep operating."

Activism [37]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [14]
Environmental Studies [39]
Infrastructure [15]
Laws & Regulations [16]
Natural Resources [23]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [40]
Source: E&E News [41], 09/11/2023
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As Climate-Fed Weather Disasters Hit More Farms, Crop Insurance Costs Soar [42]

"Critics of the federal program say it encourages more carbon-intensive farming and are calling for Congress to lower subsidies for big, wealthy producers."

Agriculture [43]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [31]
Economy & Business [12]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 09/11/2023
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"Can Golf Cure Its Water Addiction?" [45]

"Drought is making it harder for golf lovers to justify the game’s copious use of water".

Water & Oceans [26]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Washington Post [46], 09/11/2023
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Experts Warn of ‘Denialism Comeback’ Ahead of November’s Climate Talks" [47]

"Even amid a disaster-filled summer marked by record heat, climate misinformation continues to spread online at alarming rates. Some experts fear it could slow progress at COP28."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [48]
Science [24]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [49], 09/11/2023
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Water Hookups Come To Alaska Yup’ik Village; Residents Ditch Honey Buckets [50]

"Sanitation workers Thomas Noatak and Joseph Moses start every workday riding a four-wheeler along the muddy roads of this small Yup’ik village on southwestern Alaska’s vast Kuskokwim River, looking for human waste."

Environmental Health [51]
Infrastructure [15]
Natural Resources [23]
Pollution [52]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [53]
Source: AP [54], 09/11/2023
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Trump Border Wall Caused Major Cultural And Environmental Harm: Watchdog [55]

"The construction of former President Donald Trump’s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border desecrated Indigenous cultural sites, hurt wildlife, destroyed vegetation, dried up key water resources, exacerbated the risk of flooding and triggered erosion that has left mountain slopes “unstable and at risk of collapse,” according to a new report."

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Studies [39]
Infrastructure [15]
Natural Resources [23]
Pollution [52]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [56]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: HuffPost [57], 09/11/2023
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"Conspiracy Theories Falsely Link Wildfires To 'Smart Cities'" [58]

"Disinformation about deadly wildfires in the United States and Canada has run rampant across social media, with posts falsely blaming coordinated arson, lasers—and plans to develop "smart cities."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [31]
Forests [59]
Journalism & Media [48]
Natural Resources [23]
Science [24]
Public [17]
International [32]
Source: AFP [60], 09/11/2023
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"Once-Abandoned Dogs Are Now Trained To Sniff Out Environmental Clues" [61]

"About 45 canines are part of Working Dogs for Conservation in various countries. Most of the dogs were rescued from shelters."

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Studies [39]
Public [17]
International [32]
Source: Washington Post [62], 09/11/2023
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"Hong Kong, Shenzhen Deluged By Heaviest Rain On Record" [63]

"The Asian financial hub of Hong Kong was drenched on Friday by the heaviest rain since records began 140 years ago, killing one person and injuring 83, media reported, as unusually wet weather caused by typhoons brought more disruption to southern China."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [31]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [17]
Asia [64]
Source: Reuters [65], 09/08/2023
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Heat Brings Texas Grid Closest It Has Been To Outages Since 2021 Winter [66]

"Texas’ power grid manager on Thursday again asked residents to cut their electricity use as the state endures another stretch of sizzling summer heat."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [31]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [51]
Public [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [67]
Source: AP [68], 09/08/2023
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Refineries Emit Unsafe Levels Of Benzene Amid Insufficient EPA Action: IG [69]

"An internal watchdog is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to step up its actions to address emissions of cancer-causing benzene, saying that oil refineries have been releasing unsafe levels of the substance."

Chemicals [70]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [51]
Environmental Justice [38]
Pollution [52]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: The Hill [71], 09/08/2023
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