EJToday: Top Headlines

"At Old Coal Mines, the American Chestnut Tries for a Comeback" [9]

"Across Appalachia, scientists and foresters are trying to reintroduce a hybrid version, helping to revive damaged land while also bringing back a beloved tree."

Biodiversity [10]
Forests [11]
Science [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [15], 09/16/2022
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"House Dem Leaders Scramble Permitting Reform Effort" [16]

"House Democratic leaders threw the permitting reform effort into doubt on Wednesday, saying the overhaul did not necessarily need to be attached to a stopgap government funding bill."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Environmental Studies [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [22], 09/15/2022
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Biden Goes To Detroit, Pledges Electrification [23]

"President Biden extolled the potential of electric vehicles to boost the economy and reduce America’s contribution to climate change, and sought to ease worries about the reliability of EV technology, during a speech at the Detroit Auto Show on Wednesday."

Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [24]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Transportation [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [26], 09/15/2022
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Judge Tosses Air Permit For Giant Formosa Plastics Complex, Citing EJ [27]

"A judge has thrown out the air permit for a massive new plastics complex in St. James Parish, telling regulators to start from the beginning."

Air [28]
Chemicals [29]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Justice [31]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [33]
Source: Nola.com [34], 09/15/2022
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"Administration Awards Gulf Of Mexico Drilling Leases To Oil Giants" [35]

"The leases from a 2021 sale were given to oil and gas companies as part of a deal with Sen. Manchin over climate legislation".

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [37], 09/15/2022
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"U.S. House Democrats Probe PR Firms' Work For Oil, Gas Companies" [38]

"Public relations firms go beyond their traditional task of marketing to help their oil and gas clients fight off climate policies and mislead the public about climate change, U.S. congressional Democrats said at a hearing on Wednesday."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [39]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Reuters [40], 09/15/2022
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"‘We’re Losing Our People’" [41]

"Covid-19 ravaged Indigenous tribes in New Mexico. State and federal data reveal how a long legacy of uranium exposure may have made them uniquely vulnerable."

Environmental Justice [31]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [42]
Pollution [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [43]
Source: Capital & Main [44], 09/15/2022
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"EU, Australia Shape Standards to Keep PFAS Off the Dinner Table" [45]

"Preventing potentially harmful amounts of PFAS in food is a core driver of soil, sediment, and biosolids standards Australia and European countries are developing, regulatory officials said this week during a global conference."

Agriculture [46]
Chemicals [29]
Food [47]
Public [13]
International [48]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [49], 09/15/2022
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"California Water Pipeline Hits Legal Setback" [50]

"A controversial Southern California water pipeline project has hit another snag, with a federal judge’s ruling that allows the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw key approvals granted during the Trump administration."

Infrastructure [51]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [13]
California [52]
Source: E&E News [53], 09/15/2022
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"Lyme Disease Spike Tied To Climate. Where’s The Vaccine?" [54]

"The rash had been misdiagnosed, so Alec Plotkin had no warning when he collapsed while walking his dog in West Chester, Pa., as his heart rate fell to just 30 beats per minute."

Environmental Health [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [55], 09/15/2022
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"Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company" [56]

"A half century after founding the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, the eccentric rock climber who became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has given the company away.
Activism [57]
Economy & Business [24]
Environmental Politics [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [58], 09/15/2022
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"Dozens Of Buildings Burn As Gusty Winds Fan California Wildfire" [59]

"Dozens of buildings burned and a major interstate was closed as gusty winds fanned a large wildfire in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains and ignited another blaze nearby, authorities said Tuesday."

Air [28]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [60]
Forests [11]
Natural Resources [61]
Pollution [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NBC News [62], 09/14/2022
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"‘Clairvoyant’ 2012 Climate Report Warned Of Extreme Weather" [63]

"Record high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Devastating floods, some in poorer unprepared areas. Increasing destruction from hurricanes. Drought and famine in poorer parts of Africa as dry spells worsen across the globe. Wild weather worldwide getting stronger and more frequent, resulting “in unprecedented extremes.”"

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [60]
Public [13]
International [48]
Source: AP [64], 09/14/2022
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"UN Sums Up Climate Science: World Heading In Wrong Direction" [65]

"With weather disasters costing $200 million a day and irreversible climate catastrophe looming, the world is “heading in the wrong direction,” the United Nations says in a new report that pulls together the latest science on climate change."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [60]
Public [13]
International [48]
Source: AP [66], 09/14/2022
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"EPA Beats Challenge to New Freedom of Information Act Process" [67]

"The Environmental Protection Agency defeated claims brought over changes it made to its internal policies for handling Freedom of Information Act requests, after a federal judge in Washington, D.C. ruled that the changes wouldn’t slow down requests or subject them to political interference."

Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [68], 09/14/2022
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