EJToday: Top Headlines

Homeless Struggle To Survive Record Temperatures In Blistering Phoenix [9]

"Homeless in America’s hottest big metro, Stefon James Dewitt Livengood was laid out for days inside his makeshift dwelling, struggling to breath, nauseous and vomiting."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
People & Population [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
Source: AP [18], 08/04/2023
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EPA Rejects Alabama Coal Ash Plan; Could Force Utilities To Dig Out Ponds [19]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the first steps toward revoking Alabama’s coal ash permitting plan, saying the state’s plan does not do enough to protect rivers and drinking water from toxins."

Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Source: Birmingham News [25], 08/04/2023
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Chemical Companies’ PFAS Payouts Are Huge – But The Problem Is Even Bigger [26]

"When the chemical giant 3M agreed in early June to pay up to $12.5bn to settle a lawsuit over PFAS contamination in water systems across the nation, it was hailed by attorneys as “the largest drinking water settlement in American history”, and viewed as a significant win for the public in the battle against toxic “forever chemicals”.

Chemicals [27]
Consumer [28]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [29], 08/04/2023
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"Growing Number Of Sewage Monitors In England’s Bathing Waters ‘Broken’" [30]

"New analysis of Environment Agency data by Lib Dems shows more than 100 systems are faulty"

"An increasing number of sewage monitors in England’s swimming spots are broken, new analysis has shown, meaning unknown quantities of raw sewage may be present in bathing waters.

New analysis of 2022 Environment Agency data by the Liberal Democrats has shown that more than 100 sewage monitors in bathing waters were faulty. This is an increase on 2021, when 88 of the monitors were broken.
Environmental Health [12]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
Europe [31]
Source: Guardian [32], 08/04/2023
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"Takin’ Out The Trash: How Do Transnational Waste Traffickers Operate?" [33]

"Sneaky use of waste codes, fake documentation, corruption and taking advantage of control loopholes are among the many ways waste is illegally trafficked to countries with more competitive rates and lower environmental standards."

Laws & Regulations [21]
Waste [34]
Public [15]
International [35]
Source: Mongabay [36], 08/04/2023
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"Republicans Want To Plant A Trillion Trees. Scientists Are Skeptical." [37]

"New research casts doubt on the climate strategy pushed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other GOP leaders".

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [38]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [39], 08/04/2023
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Big Waves Becoming More Common Off California As Earth Warms: New Research [40]

"Waves are getting bigger and surf at least 13 feet (about 4 meters) tall is becoming more common off California’s coast as the planet warms, according to innovative new research that tracked the increasing height from historical data gathered over the past 90 years."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [28]
Transportation [41]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
California [42]
Source: AP [43], 08/04/2023
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Former DOJ Environment Chief Described As Co-Conspirator in Indictment [44]

"In criminally charging former president Donald Trump for his efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss, federal prosecutors allege that Trump enlisted six co-conspirators to “assist him in his criminal efforts to overturn the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election and retain power.”

Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [38]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [45], 08/03/2023
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"Climate Change Made July Hotter For Almost Every Human On Earth" [46]

"Human-caused global warming made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth, with more than 2 billion people feeling climate change-boosted warmth daily, according to a flash study."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
People & Population [14]
Public [15]
International [35]
Source: AP [47], 08/03/2023
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6 Months After E. Palestine Derailment, Congress Is Deadlocked On Safety [48]

"Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm, holding a flurry of hearings about the potential for railroad crashes to trigger even larger disasters. Both parties agreed that a legislative response was needed. Yet six months after life was upended in East Palestine, little has changed."

Chemicals [27]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Politics [38]
Infrastructure [49]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Transportation [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [50], 08/03/2023
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"NIH Taps Jeanne Marrazzo To Succeed Fauci As Infectious-Disease Chief" [51]

"Jeanne M. Marrazzo, a University of Alabama at Birmingham infectious-disease expert, will succeed Anthony S. Fauci this fall as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, federal officials announced Wednesday."

Environmental Health [12]
Science [52]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [53], 08/03/2023
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"A Look at How Much Less Antarctic Sea Ice There Is This Year" [54]

"It’s winter in Antarctica, when sea ice cover typically grows. But this year’s sea ice is way behind, reaching record lows with implications for the planet."

Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [55]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
International [35]
Antarctica & Arctic [56]
Source: NYTimes [57], 08/03/2023
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"'Narco-Deforestation' In Focus At Upcoming Summit Of Amazon Nations" [58]

"When the presidents of Amazon nations including Brazil, Peru and Colombia meet at a regional summit next week, they will train their sights on a new breed of criminal just as comfortable chopping down the rainforest as shipping drugs overseas."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [38]
Forests [59]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [15]
South America [60]
Source: Reuters [61], 08/03/2023
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"Presidents of Mediterranean States Demand Climate Crisis Action" [62]

"Italy's president and his counterparts in five European countries have demanded urgent moves to tackle the "climate crisis" after scorching heatwaves, wildfires and flooding."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [15]
Europe [31]
Source: Reuters [63], 08/03/2023
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"Supreme Court Wetlands Ruling Imperils Waters on Public Lands" [64]

"Wetlands and waterways in national parks, monuments, forests and other federal public lands are newly vulnerable to pollution and development in the wake of the Supreme Court’s May ruling in Sackett v. EPA, natural resources attorneys say."

Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [55]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [65], 08/03/2023
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