EJToday: Top Headlines

Chemical Recycling “A Dangerous Deception” Amid Plastic Pollution: Report [9]

"Chemical recycling — an umbrella term used to describe processes that break plastic waste down into molecular building blocks with high heat or chemicals and convert them into new products — will not help reduce plastic pollution, but rather exacerbate environmental problems, according to a new report by nonprofit environmental advocacy groups Beyond Plastics and the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN)."

Chemicals [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Waste [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [18]
Source: EHN [19], 11/01/2023
- Read more about Chemical Recycling “A Dangerous Deception” Amid Plastic Pollution: Report [9]
Shipping Adds Heavily to Climate Change. Are Green Ships the Solution? [20]

"The container shipping lines that carry the bulk of global trade are betting on greener technologies, but there are still reasons those wagers could fail."

Air [21]
Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
International [18]
Source: NYTimes [25], 11/01/2023
- Read more about Shipping Adds Heavily to Climate Change. Are Green Ships the Solution? [20]
Suit Says Utility Should Repay $382 Million Aid To Failed "Clean Coal" Plant [26]

"A former employee is suing to force a Mississippi utility to repay $382 million that the federal government gave to build a failed coal-fueled power plant."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [27], 11/01/2023
- Read more about Suit Says Utility Should Repay $382 Million Aid To Failed "Clean Coal" Plant [26]
Pittsburgh In ‘Extreme Embrace’ With Fossil Fuel Lobbyists, Research Finds [28]

"Dozens of governmental, educational, cultural and environmental organizations across the city of Pittsburgh have hired lobbying firms who work with planet-heating fossil fuel companies, new research shows."

Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Source: Guardian [31], 11/01/2023
- Read more about Pittsburgh In ‘Extreme Embrace’ With Fossil Fuel Lobbyists, Research Finds [28]
Earth Is Getting Extra Salty, An ‘Existential Threat’ To Freshwater Supplies [32]

"Humanity is messing with the Earth’s “salt cycle,” with potentially dangerous consequences for drinking water supplies, crop production, and ecosystems. That’s according to a new study published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment on Tuesday."

Chemicals [10]
Natural Resources [33]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
International [18]
Source: Grist [34], 11/01/2023
- Read more about Earth Is Getting Extra Salty, An ‘Existential Threat’ To Freshwater Supplies [32]
"Labor Scores EV Wins In Automaker Battle" [35]

"The United Auto Workers has notched a lot of wins in the last few days in standoffs with the Detroit automakers over electric vehicles and their batteries — but with an asterisk."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [29]
Transportation [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [36], 11/01/2023
- Read more about "Labor Scores EV Wins In Automaker Battle" [35]
Boiling Point: This California Desert Oasis Has Lessons For Climate Change [37]

"Big Morongo Canyon Preserve is so green right now it’s hard to believe it’s in the middle of the desert."

Climate Change [22]
Natural Resources [33]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
California [38]
Source: LA Times [39], 11/01/2023
- Read more about Boiling Point: This California Desert Oasis Has Lessons For Climate Change [37]
"Global Discord Threatens COP28 Climate Talks, EU Commissioner Says" [40]

"The need for agreement to tackle global warming is "higher than ever", but it has never been harder as the geopolitical backdrop complicates international cooperation, the European Union's climate chief said on Monday ahead of next month's COP28 summit."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [41]
Environmental Politics [29]
Public [16]
International [18]
Source: Reuters [42], 10/31/2023
- Read more about "Global Discord Threatens COP28 Climate Talks, EU Commissioner Says" [40]
"White House Warns Biden Would Veto House Appropriations Measures" [43]

"The White House on Monday issued veto threats against two GOP-led House appropriations bills expected to come up for a vote this week as lawmakers seek to avoid a government shutdown in November."

Economy & Business [44]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [33]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [45], 10/31/2023
- Read more about "White House Warns Biden Would Veto House Appropriations Measures" [43]
"Dramatic Plan To Expand Flood Areas Could Force Millions To Buy Insurance" [46]

"It’s a glaring weak spot in climate protection: Millions of U.S. residents don’t have flood insurance and face financial ruin if their home is inundated. But the nation’s insurance gap would shrink under a dramatic proposal that could require millions of property owners to buy flood coverage for the first time, potentially costing them thousands of dollars a year."

Climate Change [22]
Consumer [47]
Disasters [48]
Economy & Business [44]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [49], 10/31/2023
- Read more about "Dramatic Plan To Expand Flood Areas Could Force Millions To Buy Insurance" [46]
"New Fines Aim To Stem The Tide Of 'Orphan' Oil And Gas Wells In Louisiana" [50]

"Louisiana has increased fines for inactive oil and gas wells in an effort to reduce the number of polluting and dangerous wells that are eventually abandoned and made the responsibility of the state."

Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [51]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [33]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [52]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [53], 10/31/2023
- Read more about "New Fines Aim To Stem The Tide Of 'Orphan' Oil And Gas Wells In Louisiana" [50]
"Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Claims Already Top $3 Trillion, US Says" [54]

"Compensation claims filed by veterans and others who say they were sickened by toxic water at Camp Lejeune already total nearly $3.3 trillion, US Justice Department lawyers said in a court filing."

Chemicals [10]
Consumer [47]
Environmental Health [12]
Infrastructure [51]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Military [55]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [30]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [56], 10/31/2023
- Read more about "Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Claims Already Top $3 Trillion, US Says" [54]
Deadly Explosion Off Nigeria Shows Global Threat From Aging Oil Ships [57]

It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day. ... Five workers were killed and two others presumed dead in the blast on the Trinity Spirit, a rusting converted oil tanker anchored 15 miles (24 km) off the coast of Nigeria that pulled crude oil from the ocean floor."

Disasters [48]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
International [18]
Africa [58]
Source: AP [59], 10/31/2023
- Read more about Deadly Explosion Off Nigeria Shows Global Threat From Aging Oil Ships [57]
Here Are Costly Options To Fix New Orleans Saltwater Intrusion For Good [60]

"Thanks to a changing climate and a deeper navigation channel in the Mississippi River, the saltwater intrusion that has threatened New Orleans area drinking water supplies this year is expected to become more frequent. The scale of the crisis has sparked calls for a permanent solution. While there is no shortage of ideas, they all come with a huge price and no certainty about who will pay for them."

Climate Change [22]
Infrastructure [51]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [52]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [61], 10/31/2023
- Read more about Here Are Costly Options To Fix New Orleans Saltwater Intrusion For Good [60]
"Nepal's Mountains Have Lost One-Third Of Their Ice, UN Chief Says" [62]

"Nepal's snow-capped mountains have lost close to one-third of their ice in over 30 years due to global warming, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday after a visit to the area near Mount Everest, the world's highest peak."

Climate Change [22]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
Asia [63]
Source: Reuters [64], 10/31/2023
- Read more about "Nepal's Mountains Have Lost One-Third Of Their Ice, UN Chief Says" [62]

Pages