EJToday: Top Headlines

"Chevron, Exxon Opt Out Of Funding COP28 Methane-Reduction Fund" [9]

"Six major oil companies each contributed tens of millions of dollars to a grant fund meant to help state-owned rivals cull the release of super-warming methane emissions, but Chevron Corp. and Exxon Mobil Corp. didn’t join in."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: https://worldoil.com/news/2023/12/4/chevron-exxon-opt-out-of-funding-cop28-methane-reduction-fund/ [15], 12/05/2023
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Alaska Tribal Council Greenlit Gold Mine. Some Tribal Members Aren’t Happy [16]

"People in Alaska’s rugged Interior have long known the hills surrounding the Native Village of Tetlin hid gold. As tribal member Kevin Gunter grew up, his elders told him such riches should be left alone. Nothing good would come of digging them up, they warned. Now, Gunter fears what might happen as an open-pit mine comes to his tribe’s land."

Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Pollution [19]
Public [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [20]
Source: Grist [21], 12/05/2023
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EPA Is Aiming To Get Rid Of Lead Pipes In 10 Years. But Not In Chicago. [22]

"The city’s nearly 400,000 pipes wouldn’t have to be fully removed for nearly 30 years after the rest of the nation."

Chemicals [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [25]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [28]
Source: Grist [29], 12/05/2023
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"Why Some Experts Say COPs Are ‘Distracting’ And Need Fixing" [30]

"The yearly get-togethers are a critical centerpiece for international climate action. But critics say they have outlived their usefulness and are due for an overhaul."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Grist [31], 12/05/2023
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"‘Forever Chemical’ In English Tap Water Samples Carcinogenic, WHO Rules" [32]

"A substance found in hundreds of drinking water samples across England has been categorised as carcinogenic by the World Health Organization (WHO). The move will increase pressure on the UK government to take action on “forever chemicals”."

Chemicals [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [13]
Europe [33]
Source: Guardian [34], 12/05/2023
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US Judge Tosses Lawsuit Alleging Environmental Racism In St. James Parish [35]

"A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging St. James Parish used discriminatory land use policies to steer polluting industries to majority-Black communities."

Environmental Justice [25]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [19]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [37], 12/05/2023
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After Decades of Decline, a Feathered Icon Breeds in New Zealand Capital [38]

"The national bird, the kiwi, has hatched eggs in the wild in the Wellington area for the first time in living memory, thanks to a multiyear conservation effort."

Biodiversity [39]
Wildlife [40]
Public [13]
Australia & Oceania [41]
Source: NYTimes [42], 12/05/2023
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"West Virginians Could Get Stuck Cleaning Up the Coal Industry’s Messes" [43]

"West Virginia’s fund to clean up abandoned coal mines is in such dire shape that it threatens to stick taxpayers with hundreds of millions — perhaps even billions — of dollars in cleanup costs. And yet, little is being done to turn things around."

Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Pollution [19]
Waste [45]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [46]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [47], 12/04/2023
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Cop28 President Says There Is ‘No Science’ Behind Demands For Fossil Phase-Out [48]

"The president of Cop28, Sultan Al Jaber, has claimed there is “no science” indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5C, the Guardian and the Centre for Climate Reporting can reveal."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Science [49]
Public [13]
International [14]
Middle East [50]
Source: Guardian [51], 12/04/2023
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At COP28 Oil Firms Pledge To Combat Methane. Enviros Call It A “Smokescreen” [52]

"Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of this year’s United Nations climate talks said Saturday, a move that environmental groups called a “smokescreen.”"

Activism [53]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [25]
Infrastructure [26]
Journalism & Media [54]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [55], 12/04/2023
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"Biden Delivers COP28 Crackdown on Methane Leaks From Oil Wells" [56]

"The Biden administration moved Saturday to crack down on methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, by finalizing newly strengthened mandates forcing companies to replace leaky equipment and regularly search for escaping gas."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [57]
Source: Bloomberg [58], 12/04/2023
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"EPA Lead Pipe Rule Good for Justice, But May Come at High Cost" [59]

"The EPA’s goal to replace all lead drinking water pipes in the US within 10 years is ambitious and furthers environmental justice, water attorneys and environmental groups say, but some former agency officials worry the goal may be too costly to meet."

Chemicals [23]
Consumer [60]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [25]
Infrastructure [26]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [57]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [61], 12/04/2023
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"This Documentary Shows The Huge Stakes Of Fighting For A Free Press" [62]

"In the fall of 2019, journalists at Mvskoke Media, the news outlet covering the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma, were documenting a dramatic election season while also facing a tough fight to safeguard their right to report the story."

Journalism & Media [54]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [57]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [63]
Source: HuffPost [64], 12/04/2023
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"In Some Neighborhoods In Drought-Prone Kenya, Clean Water Is Scarce" [65]

"As the sun rises in the Bondeni-Jua Kali neighborhood on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, dozens of women and men step out of their corrugated iron homes with yellow jerricans, skip over pools of sewage and make their way to a nearby water vending station."

Consumer [60]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [25]
Pollution [19]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [13]
Africa [66]
Source: AP [67], 12/04/2023
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UN Climate Talks Are Focusing On The Contagious Effect On Human Health [68]

"With Planet Earth running a fever, U.N. climate talks focused Sunday on the contagious effects on human health."

Agriculture [69]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [24]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [70], 12/04/2023
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