EJToday: Top Headlines

"What To Know About An Aggressive Tick Species Spreading Across The U.S." [9]

"Lone star ticks don’t spread Lyme disease, but they can transmit other serious diseases and are linked to a mysterious meat allergy. And the threat is growing."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Health [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [17], 07/09/2024
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Border Town Firefighters Scramble To Save Migrants From Extreme Summer Heat [18]

It’s a relatively quiet — and hot — afternoon at Sunland Park’s Fire Department Station 1. ... Suddenly, a loud radio call blasts through the station’s speakers. ... Four firefighters rush to get ready, which includes loading ice into a cooler. The ice is essential — it's used to lower the body temperature of someone in distress from extreme heat."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [20]
People & Population [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
Source: NPR [23], 07/09/2024
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"Sharks Often Get A Bad Rap, But Oceans Need Them" [24]

"It's that time of the year again: Shark Week. The TV program is so long-running that if you're under 37, you've never known a life without it. In honor of this oft misunderstood critter, we revisit our conversation with shark scientist Melissa Christina Marquez. She explains just how important sharks are to keeping the oceans healthy, including their role in mitigating climate change. Plus, there may be some talk about shark poop."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Studies [25]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Journalism & Media [27]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [29]
Source: NPR [30], 07/09/2024
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"Sharp Rise In Number Of Climate Lawsuits Against Companies, Report Says" [31]

"The number of climate lawsuits filed against companies around the world is rising swiftly, a report has found, and a majority of cases that have concluded have been successful."

Activism [32]
Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [33]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [35], 07/09/2024
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"How To Create A ‘World Without Waste’? Here Are The Plastic Industry’s Ideas." [36]

"A deep dive into the petrochemical industry's proposals for the global plastics treaty."

Chemicals [37]
Consumer [38]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Politics [40]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [41]
Waste [42]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [29]
Source: Grist [43], 07/09/2024
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"Inside America’s Billion-Dollar Quest To Squeeze More Trees Into Cities" [44]

"Gaby Elliott drives down the street scanning front yards for an elusive commodity: space for a tree to grow."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [11]
Forests [45]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [46], 07/09/2024
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Failed Minnesota Dam One of Nearly 200 Across Midwest in ‘Poor’ Condition [47]

"Especially in the Midwest, climate change presents a growing threat to the nation’s nearly 92,000 dams, many more than 100 years old, as heavy rainfall, flooding and other forms of extreme weather become more common and severe."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [48]
Infrastructure [49]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 07/08/2024
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"Advocates Decry Attempt To Halt New Silica Rule Meant To Protect Miners" [51]

"A single line included in the proposed annual appropriations bill for the U.S. Department of Labor and other agencies could — if adopted by congress later this year — halt the implementation of a newly finalized rule limiting the amount of silica dust miners are exposed to while working underground."

Air [52]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [40]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: West Virginia Watch [53], 07/08/2024
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"Fight Over Seabed Agency Leadership Turns Nasty" [54]

"Allegations of possible payments to help secure votes. Claims of abuse of agency funds by top diplomats. A possible job offer to entice a candidate to withdraw from a race. These are not the shenanigans of a corrupt election in an unstable country. Rather, they are efforts in the seemingly genteel parlors of a United Nations-affiliated agency, meant to sway decisions related to the start of seabed mining of the metals used in electric vehicles."

Chemicals [37]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Politics [40]
Fish & Fisheries [26]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [41]
Transportation [55]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
International [29]
Source: NYTimes [56], 07/08/2024
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GM Fined $146 Million Because 5.9 Million Older Vehicles Emit Excess CO2 [57]

"General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards."

Air [52]
Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Pollution [41]
Transportation [55]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [58], 07/08/2024
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US Prisons Exposed to an Increasing Number of Hazardous Heat Days: Study [59]

"Incarcerated people in southern states had the greatest exposure to extreme temperatures, yet do not have access to universal air conditioning, researchers found."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [48]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [20]
Infrastructure [49]
People & Population [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [60], 07/08/2024
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"Gaining Ground on the East Coast’s Intracoastal Waterway" [61]

"Scientists hope a sediment-laying strategy can help preserve the marine highway while restoring marshlands."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [19]
Infrastructure [49]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Undark [62], 07/08/2024
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Outrage After Biden NPS Reinstates ‘Barbaric’ Trump-Era Hunting Rules [63]

"The Biden administration has reinstated controversial Trump-era rules allowing what critics say are “barbaric” hunting practices that target bears and wolves, including pups or cubs, on federal land in Alaska.

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Politics [40]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [64]
Source: Guardian [65], 07/08/2024
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"Albuquerque Made Itself Drought-Proof. Then Its Dam Started Leaking." [66]

"Cities across the West rely on fragile water sources — and aging infrastructure."

Agriculture [67]
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [11]
Infrastructure [49]
People & Population [21]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
Source: Grist [68], 07/08/2024
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"The Owls Who Came From Away" [69]

"Over the past 80 years, one of the most resilient and hearty owls has practically engulfed a continent. Not everyone is pleased."

Biodiversity [10]
Forests [45]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Northwest (OR WA) [70]
Source: Hakai [71], 07/08/2024
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