EJToday: Top Headlines

"Climate Misinformation ‘Rocket Boosters’ On Musk’s Twitter" [9]

"Search for the word “climate” on Twitter and the first automatic recommendation isn’t “climate crisis” or “climate jobs” or even “climate change” but instead “climate scam.”"

Climate Change [10]
Journalism & Media [11]
Science [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [15], 01/19/2023
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Greta at Davos: Fossil Fuel Giants 'Throw People Under The Bus' For Gain [16]

"Greta Thunberg is leading some big names in youth climate action at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland."

Activism [17]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Euronews [21], 01/19/2023
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"China’s Population Falls, Heralding a Demographic Crisis" [22]

"Deaths outnumbered births last year for the first time in six decades. Experts see major implications for China, its economy and the world."

Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [23]
People & Population [24]
Planning & Growth [25]
Public [13]
Asia [26]
Source: NYTimes [27], 01/18/2023
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"How Dark Money Groups Led Ohio To Redefine Gas As ‘Green Energy’" [28]

"Conservative groups helped Ohio lawmakers push the narrative that the fuel is clean, documents show. They are taking their campaign to other states."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [11]
Science [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: Washington Post [30], 01/18/2023
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"3.3 Million People Displaced By Natural Disasters In US Last Year" [31]

"Natural disasters displaced more than 3 million Americans in 2022, including nearly 1 million in Florida alone, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [32]
Environmental Health [33]
People & Population [24]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: The Hill [35], 01/18/2023
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‘Extinction Crisis’ Of Sharks And Rays Devastates Other Species: Study [36]

"Almost two-thirds of sharks and rays that live around the world’s coral reefs are threatened with extinction with potentially dire knock-on effects for ecosystems and coastal communities, according to new research."

Biodiversity [37]
Fish & Fisheries [38]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [39], 01/18/2023
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Banks Still Investing Big In Fossil Fuels Despite Net Zero Pledges: Study [40]

"Banks and finance institutions that have signed up to net zero pledges are still investing heavily in fossil fuels, research has shown, leading to accusations they are acting as “climate arsonists”.

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [29]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [41], 01/18/2023
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"Biden’s Green Energy Bank Races to Leverage $394 Billion to Scale Cleantech" [42]

"The Energy Department office that helped Tesla — and made a bad bet on Solyndra — is hustling to get loans out as the GOP vows scrutiny."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Technology [43]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [44], 01/18/2023
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"Federal Government Advances Big Water Projects" [45]

"Before ending its session and swearing in new members, Congress passed a fiscal year 2023 budget with key provisions for water infrastructure and disaster recovery. That’s in addition to approving legislation that authorizes Army Corps of Engineers projects for flood protection, navigation, and environmental restoration."

Environmental Politics [20]
Infrastructure [46]
Laws & Regulations [47]
Transportation [48]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: Circle of Blue [49], 01/18/2023
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Arizona’s New Governor Takes on Water Conservation and Groundwater Report [50]

"A top water expert at Arizona State University began the year with a demand in a newspaper Op-Ed column directed at incoming Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs: Immediately release a state report on groundwater in Buckeye, one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S."

Agriculture [51]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [52]
Disasters [32]
Environmental Politics [20]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [53]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 01/18/2023
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"Moving Species Emerges As Last Resort As Climate Warms" [55]

"In a desperate effort to save a seabird species in Hawaii from rising ocean waters, scientists are moving chicks to a new island hundreds of miles away. Moving species to save them — once considered taboo — is quickly gaining traction as climate change upends habitats. Similar relocations are being suggested for birds, lizards, butterflies and even flowers."

Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [23]
Wildlife [56]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [57], 01/18/2023
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"Greta Thunberg Carried Away By Police At German Mine Protest" [58]

"Police in western Germany carried Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other protesters away Tuesday from the edge of an open coal pit mine where they demonstrated against the ongoing destruction of a village to make way for the mine’s expansion, German news agency dpa reported."

Activism [17]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [59]
Environmental Politics [20]
People & Population [24]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [60], 01/18/2023
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"Davos 2023: Big Oil In Sights Of Climate Activist Protests" [61]

"Big oil firms came under pressure at the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) from activists who accused them of hijacking the climate debate, while a Greta Thunberg-sponsored "cease and desist" campaign gained support on social media."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [18]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [11]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [62], 01/17/2023
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"African Activists Cast Doubt Over Climate Talks’ Credibility" [63]

"Climate activists in Africa are expressing anger toward the United Nations climate agency, accusing it of allowing corporations and individuals with dubious climate credentials to greenwash their polluting activities by participating in its annual climate conference."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [29]
International [14]
Source: AP [64], 01/17/2023
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"Feds Offer $700M To Lithium Project At Heart of ESA Dispute" [65]

"The Biden administration on Friday offered its first loan commitment for a lithium processing plant, backing a facility in southwest Nevada that would provide the highly sought mineral needed for EV batteries but that some environmentalists contend will further threaten an endangered flower."

Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Natural Resources [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: E&E News [66], 01/17/2023
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