EJToday: Top Headlines

"Oil And Ink Mix As Chevron Reports The ‘News’ In Texas, New Mexico" [9]

"Since 2022, one of the largest oil producers in the Permian Basin has run its own local news website. The Chevron-operated site, Permian Proud, provides local news coverage for a region with a dwindling number of local news outlets, while inserting articles with a positive spin about the company."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: Floodlight [18], 08/20/2024
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Nearly 68 Million Suffering From Drought In Southern Africa, Says Bloc [19]

"About 68 million people in Southern Africa are suffering the effects of an El Nino-induced drought which has wiped out crops across the region, the regional bloc SADC said on Saturday."

Agriculture [20]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Food [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [15]
Africa [26]
Source: Reuters [27], 08/20/2024
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"Why Do So Many Pelicans Keep Dropping Dead In California?" [28]

"A significant die-off of brown pelicans in California has scientists searching for answers."

Biodiversity [29]
Disasters [21]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [31]
Public [15]
California [32]
Source: Washington Post [33], 08/20/2024
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"Wealthy Homeowners Nab Billions In Tax Credits For Energy Efficiency" [34]

"Wealthy homeowners are scooping up billions of dollars in tax credits for making their residences more energy efficient, while the poor are getting almost nothing under the same Biden administration effort."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [35]
Infrastructure [36]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [37], 08/20/2024
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Watchdogs Warn Of Plutonium Contamination In Los Alamos’ Acid Canyon [38]

"Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to a renewed effort to manufacture key components for nuclear weapons."

Environmental Health [22]
Natural Resources [24]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [39]
Pollution [40]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: AP [41], 08/20/2024
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"DC Appeals Court Tosses Biden Administration Pipeline Safety Rules" [42]

"A Washington appeals court on Friday ordered the Biden administration to rewrite sweeping new pipeline safety rules issued in 2022."

Disasters [21]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [22]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [43]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [44], 08/20/2024
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Newsom Vetoes Bill Seeking To Tighten Refinery-Adjacent Air Monitoring Rules [45]

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday vetoed a bill aimed at tightening air pollution monitoring provisions for so-called fence-line zones that mark the perimeter of oil refineries."

Air [46]
Chemicals [47]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [43]
Pollution [40]
Public [15]
California [32]
Source: The Hill [48], 08/20/2024
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"Water Treaty Between Mexico And U.S. Faces Biggest Test In 80 Years" [49]

"Eighty years ago, the United States and Mexico worked out an arrangement to share water from the two major rivers that run through both countries: the Rio Grande and the Colorado. The treaty was created when water wasn't as scarce as it is now."

Agriculture [20]
Biodiversity [29]
Consumer [50]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [43]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [51]
International [52]
Mexico [53]
Source: NPR [54], 08/20/2024
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"These Books Delve Into Summer’s Climate-Charged Dark Side" [55]

"Summer now has a darker side – or rather a too-brightly burning and dangerously hot side. And that side is making summer the most dangerous season of the year. This month’s bookshelf focuses on two summer dangers: heat waves and wildfires."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Forests [56]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [52]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [57], 08/20/2024
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"Hurricane Ernesto Knocks Out Power In Bermuda But Major Damage Avoided" [58]

"Hurricane Ernesto knocked out power, downed trees and flooded parts of Bermuda on Saturday but the British island territory appeared to have escaped major injuries or property damage, officials said after an initial assessment."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [21]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [15]
Central America & the Caribbean [59]
Source: Reuters [60], 08/19/2024
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"Harris Stirs Hope for a New Chapter in Climate Action" [61]

"Although President Joe Biden already has cemented an unmatched legacy of climate change action, Vice President Kamala Harris raised the bar the moment that she entered the presidential race on July 21."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [43]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [62], 08/19/2024
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"EPA Solidifies Plans For $27B In Climate Funds Targeted By Republicans" [63]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is solidifying its use of $27 billion in climate funds that have been in GOP crosshairs. The agency announced that Friday, the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, which designated the money, it was officially obligating the funds to recipients."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [36]
Laws & Regulations [43]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [64], 08/19/2024
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"Who Might Lead EPA for Trump 2.0?" [65]

"Former President Donald Trump may turn to one of his former appointees to shoulder a tough gig in his possible second term: running EPA."

Environmental Politics [13]
Government [66]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [67], 08/19/2024
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Self-Monitoring Penn.Gas Company Declares Its Fracking Operations ‘Safe’ [68]

"Environmentalists say a new report from CNX Resources’ monitoring program, created as part of a collaboration led by Gov. Josh Shapiro, is full of misinformation."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [22]
Environmental Politics [13]
Pollution [40]
Public [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [69]
Source: Inside Climate News [70], 08/19/2024
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Mass. Gov. Healey Signs Ban on PFAS in Firefighters' Gear" [71]

"It was a different kind of phone call that Fall River fire Lt. Jason Burns made on the morning of Aug. 1, after the passage of a bill by Massachusetts lawmakers to ban the use of chemicals linked to cancer in firefighting protective gear."

Chemicals [47]
Environmental Health [22]
Laws & Regulations [43]
Public [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [72]
Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette [73], 08/19/2024
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