EJToday: Top Headlines

"A Key Court Ruling Could Weaken U.S. Environmental Protections" [9]

"The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on whether to overturn the Chevron doctrine, a landmark precedent that has stood for 40 years. Scrapping the doctrine could have major impacts on regulation in such areas as pollution, climate change, and endangered species."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: YaleE360 [18], 06/20/2024
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"73 Million People In The US Are Under Heat Alerts. Go Indoors And Hydrate" [19]

"Nearly 73 million people in the United States were under extreme heat alerts Monday as a heat wave moved eastward, and the mid-Atlantic and New England were likely to see highs in the 90s as the week progresses. Excessive humidity will make it feel even more oppressive."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
People & Population [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [25]
Source: AP [26], 06/18/2024
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"Federal Appellate Panel Sends Michigan Pipeline Challenge To State Court" [27]

"Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s lawsuit seeking to shut down part of a petroleum pipeline that runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac belongs in state court, a federal appellate panel ruled Monday."

Disasters [20]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [21]
Fish & Fisheries [29]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [31]
Source: AP [32], 06/18/2024
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"Can the Greater Sage-Grouse Be Kept Off the Endangered Species List?" [33]

"Warming and habitat loss diminished sage grouse populations 80 percent since 1965, putting them on the brink of an endangered listing. Western states, the federal government and energy and ranching interests are struggling to prevent that."

Biodiversity [34]
Environmental Studies [35]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Wildlife [36]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [37], 06/18/2024
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Rep. Castor Urges OSHA To Speed Federal Heat Protections For Outdoor Workers [38]

"Two months after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation preventing local governments from requiring heat protections for outdoors workers, Tampa Bay-area Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor is calling on the Biden administration to finalize federal workplace protections against heat-related injury and illness."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: States Newsroom [39], 06/18/2024
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"EU Countries Approve Landmark Nature Law After Delays" [40]

"European Union countries approved a flagship policy to restore damaged nature on Monday, after months of delay, making it the first green law to pass since European Parliament elections this month."

Biodiversity [34]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Wildlife [36]
Public [16]
Europe [41]
Source: Reuters [42], 06/18/2024
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"This Coal-Heavy Rural Co-Op Utility Is Buying Its First Solar Plants" [43]

"Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, one of the largest rural cooperative utilities in the U.S., is bringing the energy transition home to its massive western service territory. It’s acquiring its first large-scale solar power plants as it prepares to shift away from its current dependence on coal power."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [44]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [30]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [45]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [46]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: Canary Media [48], 06/18/2024
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Most of World’s Largest Marine Protected Areas Have Inadequate Protections [49]

"A new study finds that only a third of the world’s largest marine protected areas (MPAs) currently implement meaningful conservation measures."

Water & Oceans [24]
Wildlife [36]
Public [16]
International [25]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 06/18/2024
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"Trump Once Promised to Revive Coal. Now, He Rarely Mentions It." [51]

"The first time Donald J. Trump ran for president, he slapped on a miner’s helmet and told coal workers they would be “winning, winning, winning” when he entered the White House. Now, as Mr. Trump campaigns for another chance at the presidency, he rarely mentions America’s coal miners and has stopped making grand promises about their future."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Natural Resources [14]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [52], 06/18/2024
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"The Annual Sugarcane Burning in Florida Involves Stark Injustices" [53]

"Black communities are disproportionately impacted by Big Sugar's agricultural practices".

Agriculture [54]
Air [55]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [56]
Source: Sierra [57], 06/18/2024
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Texas Prelude: Unchecked Growth Around Big Bend Sparks Debate Over Water [58]

"No one knows how much water sits beneath the desert of Terlingua. Residents worry their wells will run dry, as developers and local officials cheer the tourism boom."

Climate Change [11]
Infrastructure [30]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: Texas Tribune [59], 06/18/2024
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Strong Winds, Steep Terrain Hamper Crews Battling Major Fire Near L.A. [60]

"Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [20]
Forests [61]
People & Population [23]
Pollution [15]
Public [16]
California [62]
Source: AP [63], 06/17/2024
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Trump Rallies GOPers Against Biden Energy Policies, But Sidesteps IRA [64]

"Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump delivered a campaign-style energy address during a day of meetings with congressional Republicans on Thursday, hitting on trademark themes like “drill baby drill” and pledging to reverse Biden administration policies he said hamper fossil fuel development and favor electric vehicles."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [12]
Pollution [15]
Transportation [65]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Politico [66], 06/17/2024
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"Trump-Era EPA Meddled in PFAS Science, Agency Watchdog Finds" [67]

"In the final days of the Trump administration, a political appointee at the EPA ordered a last-minute review of the hazards of a “forever chemical,” triggering delay, confusion, and significant changes to a nearly final work product, the agency’s inspector general found in a Friday report."

Chemicals [68]
Environmental Justice [22]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [35]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [15]
Science [69]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [70], 06/17/2024
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"On a Warming Planet, Outdoor Concerts Need a New Safety Playbook" [71]

"As climate change supercharges extreme weather around the world, many concert venues, organizers and fans are ill-prepared for rising risks."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [20]
Environmental Health [21]
People & Population [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [25]
Middle East [72]
Source: Bloomberg Green [73], 06/17/2024
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