EJToday: Top Headlines

"Coming Soon to a Food Label Near You: ‘Bee-Friendly’ Certifications" [9]

"A growing number of farms are seeking out pollinator-friendly certifications, but the two programs offering certification—run by the Xerces Society and Pollinator Partnership—are taking very different approaches."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [11]
Chemicals [12]
Consumer [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Civil Eats [18], 10/25/2022
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"Egypt COP27 Climate Summit Activists Concerned Voices Will Be Curtailed" [19]

"The decision to hold next month's COP27 climate summit in a highly secured tourist resort in Egypt, along with restrictions on access, is curbing civil society's participation in the event, some prominent activists say."

Climate Change [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Public [16]
International [22]
Source: Reuters [23], 10/24/2022
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"Western Powers Rebuke Russia’s ‘Dirty Bomb’ Claims Against Ukraine" [24]

"The United States, Britain and France rejected as “transparently false” claims by Moscow’s defense minister that Ukraine is preparing to use a “dirty bomb” — explosive weapons designed to widely disperse radioactive material — on its own territory with Western help, characterizing the claims as an attempt by Moscow to create a pretext for escalating the conflict."

Environmental Politics [21]
Journalism & Media [14]
Military [25]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [26]
Public [16]
International [22]
Source: Washington Post [27], 10/24/2022
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"U.S. EPA Begins Work To Set Up $27 Billion Green Bank" [28]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday began the process of designing a $27 billion green bank that will offer grants to disadvantaged communities around the United States to deploy low- or zero-emissions projects."

Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [29]
Environmental Justice [30]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Reuters [31], 10/24/2022
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"More Than Half of Bird Species in the U.S. Are in Decline" [32]

"A new report identifies 70 bird species that are at a “tipping point,” meaning that their populations have declined so significantly that they could face endangerment or even extinction in the coming years."

Biodiversity [11]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [33], 10/24/2022
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"Arrest Of Forest Service Employee Sparks Tension In Rural Oregon" [34]

"When U.S. Forest Service personnel started a prescribed burn in a national forest in rural Oregon on Wednesday, Tonna and Mandy Holliday were scared. The sisters, who run the Windy Point Cattle Co., lived nearby and knew conditions were dry."

Disasters [35]
Forests [36]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Public [16]
Northwest (OR WA) [38]
Source: Washington Post [39], 10/24/2022
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"Heat Waves In U.S. Rivers Are On The Rise. Here’s Why That’s A Problem" [40]

"The temperature spikes can cause trouble for fish, plants and water quality".

Biodiversity [11]
Climate Change [20]
Environmental Studies [41]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Natural Resources [43]
Pollution [44]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Science News [46], 10/24/2022
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"‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Water Systems Serving Millions: GAO" [47]

"“Forever chemicals” have been identified in water systems that serve about 9.5 million people in just six states, according to a new analysis of state data by a congressional watchdog."

Chemicals [12]
Consumer [13]
Environmental Health [48]
Pollution [44]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [49], 10/24/2022
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"There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait." [50]

"A crucial aquifer is running low, so officials are pumping in treated sewage. It’s an increasingly common strategy as heavy demand and climate change strain water supplies."

Climate Change [20]
Infrastructure [51]
Natural Resources [43]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [52], 10/24/2022
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"Can Floating Turbines Harvest The World's Wind?" [53]

"Ten miles off the coast of Aberdeen in Scotland, five turbines tower over the North Sea. Each is as tall as the giant towers of Canary Wharf in London's docklands. Kincardine is the world's largest floating wind farm."

Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [54]
Technology [55]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [16]
International [22]
Source: BBC News [56], 10/24/2022
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"Interior, NOAA Ink Right Whale And Offshore Wind Strategy" [57]

"NOAA Fisheries and the Interior Department released a draft strategy Friday to protect the endangered right whale amid an imminent boom of offshore wind development."

Biodiversity [11]
Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [54]
Water & Oceans [45]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [58], 10/24/2022
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"EPA To Further Slash Emissions From Climate Super-Pollutants" [59]

"The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans Thursday to further cut emissions of climate super-pollutants widely used in air conditioning and refrigeration, the latest step in the United States’ effort to phase down the potent greenhouse gases."

Air [60]
Chemicals [12]
Climate Change [20]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Pollution [44]
Technology [55]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [61], 10/21/2022
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Secret Files Suggest Chemical Giant Feared Weedkiller’s Link To Parkinson’s [62]

"Documents seen by Guardian detail effort to refute scientific research into paraquat and derail nomination of key EPA adviser"

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [12]
Environmental Health [48]
Environmental Justice [30]
Environmental Politics [21]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Guardian [63], 10/21/2022
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"How A Transformer Shortage Threatens The Grid" [64]

"ROANOKE, Va. — A high-voltage grid transformer as big as a railroad boxcar sits on the loading dock of a factory here, ready to push power across transmission lines as an indispensable part of the nation’s electric grid."

Climate Change [20]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [54]
Technology [55]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [65], 10/21/2022
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"U.S. EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Mississippi Capital's Water Crisis" [66]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday opened an investigation into Mississippi state agencies to determine if they violated civil rights in the majority Black city of Jackson in the course of funding of the city's water infrastructure."

Consumer [13]
Economy & Business [29]
Environmental Health [48]
Environmental Justice [30]
Infrastructure [51]
Laws & Regulations [37]
Pollution [44]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [67]
Source: Reuters [68], 10/21/2022
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