EJToday: Top Headlines

"Ohio Injection Wells Suspended Over ‘Imminent Danger’ to Drinking Water" [9]

"Four fracking waste injection wells in Athens County have temporarily suspended operations by order of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, which says the wells present an “imminent danger” to health and the environment."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [15]
Source: Athens County Independent [16], 09/19/2023
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"Now Available: 2,000 Rhinos, Free to Good Homes With Plenty of Space" [17]

"A herd of 2,000 rhinoceroses urgently in need of a new owner has finally found one: The rhinos and the farm where they live in South Africa have been purchased by a conservation group that plans to release the animals into the wild over the next decade."

Biodiversity [18]
Wildlife [19]
Public [14]
Africa [20]
Source: NYTimes [21], 09/19/2023
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Calif. Lawsuit Says Oil Giants Deceived Public On Climate, Seeks Damages [22]

"The state of California filed a lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels now faulted for climate change-related storms and wildfires that caused billions of dollars in damage, officials said Saturday."

Climate Change [23]
Journalism & Media [24]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Science [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
International [27]
Source: AP [28], 09/18/2023
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Climate Protesters Around Globe Sharpen Their Message and Head to New York [29]

"Tens of thousands of people, including students, retirees, scientists, politicians and celebrities, filled the streets of Midtown Manhattan on Sunday to demand that world leaders quickly pivot away from the fossil fuels that are dangerously heating up the planet."

Activism [30]
Climate Change [23]
Environmental Politics [31]
Journalism & Media [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
International [27]
Source: NYTimes [32], 09/18/2023
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Gov. Newsom Says He’ll Sign Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosure Bill [33]

"Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday announced that he will sign the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, Sen. Scott Wiener’s greenhouse gas emissions disclosure requirement bill."

Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
California [34]
Source: Sacramento Bee [35], 09/18/2023
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"Biden to Target Industrial Pollution in a 2nd Term, If He Gets One" [36]

"If President Biden wins a second term, his climate policies would take aim at steel and cement plants, factories and oil refineries — heavily polluting industries that have never before had to rein in their heat-trapping greenhouse gases."

Climate Change [23]
Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: NYTimes [37], 09/18/2023
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"States Are Criminalizing Environmental Protest" [38]

"Since the Dakota Access Pipeline conflict, 17 states have passed laws aimed at restricting protests, according to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). Much of that legislation is aimed specifically at environmental protests, raising the penalties for gatherings that take place on "critical infrastructure" sites like pipelines."

Activism [30]
Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [31]
Infrastructure [40]
Journalism & Media [24]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Sierra [41], 09/18/2023
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"Endangered Species Rule to Face Legal Challenges From All Sides" [42]

"The Biden administration’s recent endangered species rules are vulnerable to court challenges by both environmentalists and industry groups because the proposals keep some Trump-era provisions while providing safeguards that anger developers."

Wildlife [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [43], 09/18/2023
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"Dire Warnings About Libya Dams Went Unheeded" [44]

"“The state wasn’t interested,” said an engineer who published a paper on why Derna’s dams, after decades of postponed repairs, might fail under the stress of a powerful storm."

Disasters [45]
Infrastructure [40]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Africa [20]
Source: NYTimes [46], 09/18/2023
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6 Governors Tell Biden Offshore Wind Projects Need US Help To Get Built [47]

"Offshore wind projects need more federal funding and planning assistance to ensure they get built, the Democratic governors of six northeastern states told the Biden administration, warning that a cornerstone of the climate change fight could be in jeopardy."

Climate Change [23]
Economy & Business [48]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Infrastructure [40]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: AP [49], 09/18/2023
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"Federal Judge Strikes Down Ruling That Hellbenders Are Not Endangered" [50]

"A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take another look at its 2019 decision denying endangered status protection for the eastern hellbender, the nation’s largest aquatic salamander that is found in low numbers in all Chesapeake Bay drainage states."

Biodiversity [18]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [51]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Bay Journal [52], 09/18/2023
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"The Sea Eagles That Returned to Mull" [53]

"Almost 50 years ago, conservationists reintroduced white-tailed eagles to Scotland. It’s gone well. Some say too well."

Agriculture [54]
Biodiversity [18]
Fish & Fisheries [55]
Natural Resources [51]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [19]
Public [14]
Europe [56]
Source: Hakai [57], 09/18/2023
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"EPA Bolsters States’ Control Of Water, Infrastructure Permitting" [58]

"The Biden administration is restoring significant state and tribal authority over water resources and expanding their leverage on infrastructure permitting decisions, including for pipelines."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [59]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [31]
Environmental Studies [60]
Infrastructure [40]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: E&E News [61], 09/15/2023
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E. New England Bracing For Rain, Winds From Hurricane Lee Starting Friday [62]

"Eastern New England was bracing Thursday afternoon for the arrival of Hurricane Lee, which was expected to bring a nasty mix of heavy rain, strong winds and high seas to the region starting Friday and lasting into Saturday, forecasters said."

Climate Change [23]
Disasters [45]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [63]
Canada [64]
Source: USA TODAY [65], 09/15/2023
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"A Legal Victory for the (Very) Little Guys" [66]

"A new court settlement will put the Environmental Protection Agency on track to regulate pesticides more tightly."

"Call it a win for the little species, though all kinds of endangered animals and plants stand to benefit.

A sweeping legal settlement approved this week has put the Environmental Protection Agency on a binding path to do something it has barely done before, by its own acknowledgment: Adequately consider the effects on imperiled species when it evaluates pesticides and take steps to protect them.
Agriculture [54]
Biodiversity [18]
Chemicals [67]
Environmental Health [59]
Environmental Studies [60]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [51]
Science [25]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: NYTimes [68], 09/15/2023
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