EJToday: Top Headlines

"Federal Protection Granted For Imperiled Freshwater Mussels" [9]

"Federal regulators designated two U.S. freshwater mussels as threatened on Wednesday, a further sign of trouble for native mollusks that help cleanse waters by filtering out pollutants as they feed."

Biodiversity [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [16], 03/09/2023
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"Alaska Communities Try to Keep Their Whale Freezers Frozen" [17]

"In the face of melting permafrost, Iñupiat communities in Alaska find new solutions to keeping traditional ice cellars cold."

Climate Change [18]
Consumer [19]
Food [20]
Public [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [21]
Source: High Country News [22], 03/09/2023
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NTSB Opens Special Probe Of Norfolk Southern Safety Practices And Culture [23]

"Federal investigators are opening a wide-ranging investigation into one of the nation’s biggest railroads following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month and several other accidents involving Norfolk Southern, including the death of a train conductor Tuesday."

Chemicals [24]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [26]
Infrastructure [27]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Transportation [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [29], 03/08/2023
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1,000 Super-Emitting Methane Leaks Risk Triggering Climate Tipping Points [30]

"Vast releases of gas, along with future ‘methane bombs’, represent huge threat – but curbing emissions would rapidly reduce global heating".

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Pollution [32]
Public [14]
International [33]
Source: Guardian [34], 03/08/2023
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"The Creeping Threat Of The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt" [35]

"Visible from space, an explosion of harmful seaweed now stretches like a sea monster across the ocean. Could robots save us from it – and store carbon in the process?"

Agriculture [36]
Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [18]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Natural Resources [37]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Guardian [38], 03/08/2023
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New Scrutiny: Is California’s Antiquated Water Rights System Racist? [39]

"It’s an arcane system of water law that dates back to the birth of California — an era when 49ers used sluice boxes and water cannons to scour gold from Sierra Nevada foothills and when the state government promoted the extermination of Native people to make way for white settlers."

Agriculture [36]
Climate Change [18]
Consumer [19]
Environmental Justice [40]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
California [41]
Source: LA Times [42], 03/08/2023
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"Tracking the Erratic Path of US Climate Migrants" [43]

"In The Great Displacement, Jake Bittle follows families displaced by flooding, drought and other disasters as the “next American migration” begins in earnest."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [25]
People & Population [44]
Planning & Growth [45]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Bloomberg CityLab [46], 03/08/2023
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"Same Message, Bigger Audience: Sen. Whitehouse Flags Climate Costs" [47]

"For more than a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave daily warnings about the mounting threat of climate change. Now he has a powerful new perch."

Climate Change [18]
Consumer [19]
Economy & Business [48]
Environmental Politics [49]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [50], 03/08/2023
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Time Running Out to Restore Plants, Animals That Exist Only in Captivity [51]

"At least 33 animals and 39 plants are extinct in the wild. But research suggests there is hope for restoring wild populations."

Biodiversity [10]
Wildlife [52]
Public [14]
International [33]
Source: The Revelator [53], 03/08/2023
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"#StopWillow Is Taking TikTok By Storm. Can It Actually Work?" [54]

"When Elise Joshi posted a TikTok video about the Alaska oil drilling project known as Willow in early February, she didn’t have high hopes it would go viral."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [49]
Journalism & Media [55]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Alaska and Hawaii [21]
Source: CNN [56], 03/08/2023
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"‘We’re Going After’ PFAS Exposure, Biden Tells Firefighters" [57]

"President Joe Biden wants to limit the risks firefighters face from exposure to toxic chemicals in their gear and from wildfires fueled by climate change, he said Monday."

Chemicals [24]
Consumer [19]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [26]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [58], 03/08/2023
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"Cattle Country Fends Off Climate Villain Label" [59]

"Farmers like Marcella Warner Holman and the companies that deal in beef are experiencing a mix of defensiveness, anger and guarded optimism as they chart a course for survival in a world that’s often telling people to eat less meat or none at all. So far, they say, the messaging war hasn’t shaken Americans’ appetite for steak and burgers — but it’s frustrating nonetheless."

Agriculture [36]
Climate Change [18]
Consumer [19]
Food [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [60], 03/08/2023
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Green Groups Sue Biden Administration Over Gulf Offshore Oil Lease Sale [61]

"A coalition of environmental organizations on Monday announced a lawsuit against the Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM), arguing the bureau’s sales of leases in the Gulf of Mexico were unlawful. In the lawsuit, plaintiffs argued BOEM’s plans to lease more than 70 million acres of Gulf waters for fossil fuel development are based on a “deeply flawed” environmental review."

Activism [62]
Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [63], 03/07/2023
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Meat, Dairy And Rice Production Will Bust 1.5C Climate Target: Study [64]

"Emissions from the food system alone will drive the world past 1.5C of global heating, unless high-methane foods are tackled."

Agriculture [36]
Climate Change [18]
Public [14]
International [33]
Source: Guardian [65], 03/07/2023
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"Billion-Dollar Power Lines Finally Inching Ahead to Help US Grids" [66]

"The biggest impediment to the US achieving a cleaner power grid isn't climate deniers or fossil-fuel lobbies; it’s a lack of transmission lines. The country badly needs more conduits to cart wind and solar energy and hydropower to cities." "Suddenly several big power-line projects in the US are moving ahead, bringing with them a flood of potential wind and solar power."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Infrastructure [27]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Bloomberg Green [67], 03/07/2023
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