EJToday: Top Headlines

"Canada: 14 Whales Have Died at Aquarium" [9]

"Fourteen whales and a dolphin have died since 2019 at a popular Canadian aquarium and theme park, according to a new exposé by the Canadian Press."

Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [13]
Public [14]
Canada [15]
Source: Guardian [16], 08/25/2023
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"NASA Shares First Images From US Pollution-Monitoring Instrument" [17]

"On Thursday, NASA released the first data maps from its new instrument launched to space earlier this year, which now is successfully transmitting information about major air pollutants over North America."

Air [18]
Pollution [19]
Technology [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: NASA [22], 08/25/2023
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"Top Science Publisher Withdraws Flawed Climate Study" [23]

"Top science publisher Springer Nature said it has withdrawn a study that presented misleading conclusions on climate change impacts after an investigation prompted by an AFP inquiry."

Climate Change [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [26]
Science [27]
Public [14]
International [28]
Source: AFP [29], 08/25/2023
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Loss Of Antarctic Ice Hurting Survival Of Emperor Penguin Chicks: Study [30]

"The loss of ice in one region of Antarctica last year likely resulted in none of the emperor penguin chicks surviving in four colonies, researchers reported Thursday."

Biodiversity [31]
Climate Change [24]
Disasters [32]
Natural Resources [33]
Water & Oceans [12]
Wildlife [13]
Public [14]
International [28]
Antarctica & Arctic [34]
Source: AP [35], 08/25/2023
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New Flame Retardants Found In Breast Milk Years After Others Were Banned [36]

"In the early 2000s, researchers tested breast milk samples from U.S. mothers and found high levels of toxic compounds used as a common flame retardant in household items."

Chemicals [37]
Consumer [38]
Environmental Health [10]
Pollution [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: NPR [39], 08/25/2023
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Poor Safety Rules Leave Farmworkers Suffering In Increasing Heat Waves [40]

"A fifth of reported heat-related deaths between 2017 and 2022 were agricultural workers, according to OSHA data. Academics, occupational health specialists and advocacy groups are calling attention to the under-reported impact of climate change on this group from heatwaves."

Agriculture [41]
Climate Change [24]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Investigate Midwest [43], 08/25/2023
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"Stop Kissing And Snuggling Turtles, CDC Warns Amid Salmonella Outbreak" [44]

"It’s a seemingly harmless act: smooching a tiny turtle as it sits in the palm of your hand. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning animal lovers not to do it."

Biodiversity [31]
Environmental Health [10]
Wildlife [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Washington Post [45], 08/25/2023
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Deadly Heat Wave In Central US Strains Infrastructure, Transport, Grid [46]

"Deadly heat that has gripped Texas for much of the summer has spread into other parts of the central U.S. this week where it is forecast to stay for days, with triple-digit temperatures buckling roads, straining water systems and threatening the power grid of the nation’s energy capitol."

Climate Change [24]
Disasters [32]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Environmental Health [10]
Infrastructure [48]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [49], 08/24/2023
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"Candidates Largely Dismiss Climate Issues At First GOP Debate" [50]

"Climate change received little attention at the first Republican presidential debate Wednesday evening, with Vivek Ramaswamy dismissing it as a “hoax” in what was the most forceful comment on the matter throughout the night."

Climate Change [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [26]
Science [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The Hill [51], 08/24/2023
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"Coastal Areas Will Face Record ‘Sunny Day’ Flooding In 2024 — NOAA" [52]

"Eight locations along the nation’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts experienced a record surge in high-tide flooding days last year, a trend intensified by rising sea levels and weather patterns that El Niño is expected to escalate in 2024, NOAA said Tuesday."

Climate Change [24]
Infrastructure [48]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [53], 08/24/2023
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"Appalachia’s Fracking Counties Are Shedding Jobs And Residents: Study" [54]

"The largest natural gas-producing counties in Appalachia have had worse economic outcomes than the rest of the region and the nation since the start of the region’s fracking boom, according to a new report."

Economy & Business [55]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Environmental Justice [11]
Pollution [19]
Public [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [56]
Source: EHN [57], 08/24/2023
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"Texas Permits Lignite Mine Expansion Despite Water Worries" [58]

"Texas regulators on Tuesday approved a 12,000-acre coal mine expansion despite objections from local governments and a river authority concerned about their water supplies."

Climate Change [24]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [42]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [59]
Source: Inside Climate News [60], 08/24/2023
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"Amazon Forest Carbon Emissions Skyrocketed Under Bolsonaro, Study Shows" [61]

"Brazilian space research center INPE said on Wednesday that carbon emissions in the Amazon forest soared in 2019 and 2020 compared to the previous decade due to poor enforcement of environmental protection policies."

Climate Change [24]
Forests [62]
Natural Resources [33]
Public [14]
South America [63]
Source: Reuters [64], 08/24/2023
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"Lahaina’s Deadly Fire Has Intensified Maui’s Fight Over Water Rights" [65]

"Native Hawaiians say the tragedy is being used as a pretext to roll back their gains in securing water supplies".

Agriculture [41]
Biodiversity [31]
Climate Change [24]
Environmental Justice [11]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [66]
Source: Washington Post [67], 08/24/2023
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Climate Change May Force More Farmers And Ranchers To Costly Irrigation [68]

"The Texas ranch where Gilda Jackson trains and sells horses has been plagued by grasshoppers this year, a problem that only gets worse when the hatch quickens in times of heat and drought."

Agriculture [41]
Climate Change [24]
Disasters [32]
Natural Resources [33]
Water & Oceans [12]
Public [14]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [69]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [59]
Source: AP [70], 08/24/2023
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