EJToday: Top Headlines

"Flooded Brazil 'Ghost Town' A Climate Warning To World, UN Advisor Says" [9]

"Record floods that killed over 170 people and displaced half a million in southern Brazil are a warning sign of more disasters to come throughout the Americas because of climate change, an official at the United Nations' refugee agency said on Tuesday."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
People & Population [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
South America [16]
Source: Reuters [17], 06/26/2024
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‘Gas Certification’ Is Greenwashing, Greens Charge in Contested New Report [18]

"A growing effort by the fossil fuel industry to sell natural gas as a low-carbon fuel is little more than greenwashing, according to a new report by climate advocacy organizations."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Inside Climate News [23], 06/26/2024
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"Texas, California Cities Threatened By Worsening Fires Amid Oil Wells" [24]

"More frequent and destructive fires are combining with booming oil production to put towns across the American West at risk, a new study has found."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [25]
Forests [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [28], 06/26/2024
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"CREW Files Bribery Complaint Against Trump Over Oil Industry Donations" [29]

"The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a criminal bribery complaint urging the Justice Department to investigate former President Trump’s solicitation of campaign donations from fossil fuel executives."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [32]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [33], 06/26/2024
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"Summer Reads: Lost Birds, Pummeled Pumas and Climate Anxiety" [34]

"We have the word on several great new books, including a look at how to fight climate disinformation and a satire of the extinction crisis."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [25]
Journalism & Media [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Revelator [35], 06/26/2024
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"Climate Crisis Driving Exponential Rise In Most Extreme Wildfires" [36]

"Scientists warn of ‘scary’ feedback loop in which fires create more heating, which causes more fires worldwide".

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Forests [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Pollution [32]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Guardian [37], 06/25/2024
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Oil Lobby Is Stifling Efforts to Reform Oil Well Cleanup in State After State [38]

"In New Mexico, oil companies agreed to work with regulators to find a solution to the state’s more than 70,000 unplugged wells. After months of negotiations, the industry turned against the bill it helped shape."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [32]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: ProPublica [40], 06/25/2024
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"Joe Biden’s Climate Law Has Created More Than 300,000 Clean Energy Jobs" [41]

"U.S. companies have created more than 300,000 clean energy jobs since President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law in August 2022, according to a detailed new analysis from an environmental advocacy group."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [31]
People & Population [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: HuffPost [42], 06/25/2024
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"The Dirty Secret Of California’s Legal Weed" [43]

"An L.A. Times/WeedWeek investigation finds alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products at dispensaries across the state".

Agriculture [44]
Chemicals [45]
Environmental Health [25]
Pollution [32]
Public [14]
California [46]
Source: LA Times/WeedWeek [47], 06/25/2024
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"A Ride in a Chemical-Sniffing Van Shows How Heat Amps Up Pollution" [48]

"In heat waves, chemicals like formaldehyde and ozone can form more readily in the air, according to researchers driving mobile labs in New York City this week."

Air [49]
Chemicals [45]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [25]
Pollution [32]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: NYTimes [50], 06/25/2024
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"Climate-Proofing India's Daily Bread: The Race For Resilient Wheat" [51]

"Too hot, too dry, too wet; as extreme weather threatens food security, the race is on to get new seed varieties in the ground"

Agriculture [44]
Climate Change [10]
Food [52]
People & Population [12]
Technology [53]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Asia [54]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [55], 06/25/2024
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Underfunded NYC Parks Dept. Losing Fight Against Invasives, Disrepair, Climate [56]

"Mayor Adams’ proposed budget cuts may place an outsized burden on park conservancies and small volunteer groups. With less than 1 percent of the city budget spent on parks, they’re finding it harder and harder to keep up."

Activism [57]
Biodiversity [58]
Environmental Politics [20]
Government [59]
Infrastructure [60]
Natural Resources [27]
Wildlife [61]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [62]
Source: Inside Climate News [63], 06/25/2024
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"How Biden’s Promise To Coal Country Became A Warning For Democrats" [64]

"A fading coal town in Pennsylvania is struggling to replace the jobs and money that the fossil fuel industry once offered."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Natural Resources [27]
People & Population [12]
Public [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [65]
Source: Washington Post [66], 06/25/2024
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"Ash Trees Are Dying Everywhere. This Is Why." [67]

"A bug is going to make your summers hotter".

Biodiversity [58]
Disasters [11]
Forests [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Wildlife [61]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Sierra [68], 06/25/2024
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"Environmental Protests: Interview With UN Special Rapporteur Michel Forst" [69]

"The repression that environmental activists using peaceful civil disobedience are facing in Europe is a major threat to democracy and human rights, according to U.N. special rapporteur Michel Forst."

Activism [57]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [22]
International [15]
Source: Mongabay [70], 06/25/2024
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