EJToday: Top Headlines

"US Crude Stockpiles Rise, Fuel Draws Down Last Week - EIA" [9]

"U.S. crude oil stockpiles jumped last week, while gasoline inventories posted a surprise draw as refineries picked up runs amid seasonally strong demand, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday."

Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: Reuters [14], 11/16/2023
- Read more about "US Crude Stockpiles Rise, Fuel Draws Down Last Week - EIA" [9]
"Colorado River in Crisis: A Los Angeles Times Documentary" [15]

"The Colorado River can no longer withstand the thirst of the arid West. Water drawn from the river flows to millions of people in cities from Denver to Los Angeles and irrigates vast farmlands." "Journalists from the Los Angeles Times travel along the Colorado River to examine how the Southwest is grappling with the water crisis."

Agriculture [16]
Climate Change [17]
Natural Resources [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: LA Times [21], 11/16/2023
- Read more about "Colorado River in Crisis: A Los Angeles Times Documentary" [15]
2 Grim Reports On Global Climate Highlight Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Ill Health [22]

"Humanity’s fight to curb climate change is failing in dozens of ways with people getting sicker and dying as the world warms and the fossil fuels causing it get more subsidies, according to two global reports issued Tuesday."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [13]
Source: AP [26], 11/15/2023
- Read more about 2 Grim Reports On Global Climate Highlight Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Ill Health [22]
Anchorage Adds More Shelter Beds After Big Snow And Record Outdoor Deaths [27]

"Anchorage scrambled Tuesday to come up with more temporary housing for the homeless after back-to-back snowstorms dumped more than 3 feet of snow on the city in just nine days, an amount that is high even by Alaska standards."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Health [24]
People & Population [28]
Public [12]
Alaska and Hawaii [29]
Source: AP [30], 11/15/2023
- Read more about Anchorage Adds More Shelter Beds After Big Snow And Record Outdoor Deaths [27]
"The Coming Senate Energy, Environment Committee Shuffle" [31]

"There will be fresh Democratic faces at the top of two Senate committees that deal predominantly with energy and environmental issues next Congress, and observers hope those leaders can build on recent legislative wins."

Environmental Politics [25]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [33], 11/15/2023
- Read more about "The Coming Senate Energy, Environment Committee Shuffle" [31]
New York Attorney General Argues for Limiting Green Amendment's Reach [34]

"Residents say a hazardous waste incinerator’s emissions violate their new constitutional right to a “healthful environment.”"

Air [35]
Chemicals [36]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [37]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Pollution [38]
Public [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [39]
Source: The Intercept [40], 11/15/2023
- Read more about New York Attorney General Argues for Limiting Green Amendment's Reach [34]
Toxic Gunk Cleansed From South Carolina's Congaree River 13 Years Later [41]

"Thirteen years after a kayaker reported stepping into a stinging patch of muck in the Congaree River, contractors have cleaned up the toxic mess that covered a stretch of the river bottom below the Gervais Street bridge in Columbia, South Carolina."

Chemicals [36]
Environmental Health [24]
Pollution [38]
Waste [42]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Source: The State [44], 11/15/2023
- Read more about Toxic Gunk Cleansed From South Carolina's Congaree River 13 Years Later [41]
"US Supreme Court Denies Request By Oil Firms To Halt Coastal Erosion Suit" [45]

"The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request by BP, Shell and Hilcorp oil companies to block the start of a state court lawsuit filed by Cameron Parish seeking as much as $7 billion in compensation for coastal erosion damages."

Biodiversity [46]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Natural Resources [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [20]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [47], 11/15/2023
- Read more about "US Supreme Court Denies Request By Oil Firms To Halt Coastal Erosion Suit" [45]
"Thousands Of Eastern Oregonians Face Crisis Of Contaminated Well Water" [48]

"Groundwater pollution in Umatilla and Morrow counties is growing worse, leading to dangerous levels of nitrates in water pumped up from what used to be safe wells."

Agriculture [16]
Consumer [49]
Environmental Health [24]
Natural Resources [18]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
Northwest (OR WA) [50]
Source: KGW [51], 11/15/2023
- Read more about "Thousands Of Eastern Oregonians Face Crisis Of Contaminated Well Water" [48]
"Opinion: Uncounted Emissions: The Hidden Cost of Fossil Fuel Exports" [52]

"Oil, gas, and coal exports are not counted when countries tally their greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris Agreement. This allows wealthy nations to report progress on emissions reduction goals, while shipping their fossil fuels — and the pollution they produce — overseas."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Journalism & Media [53]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: YaleE360 [54], 11/15/2023
- Read more about "Opinion: Uncounted Emissions: The Hidden Cost of Fossil Fuel Exports" [52]
"Scientists Say Health Should Be The Core Of Global Plastic Treaty" [55]

"More than 20 international scientists put forth a plan today to encourage world leaders to put human health at the center of global plastic treaty negotiations taking place this week in Nairobi, Kenya."

Chemicals [36]
Consumer [49]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [25]
Pollution [38]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: EHN [56], 11/15/2023
- Read more about "Scientists Say Health Should Be The Core Of Global Plastic Treaty" [55]
"Dominica Set To Open World’s First Reserve Centered Around Sperm Whales" [57]

"The tiny island nation of Dominica has announced that it will create a 788-square-kilometer (304-square-mile) reserve to protect endangered sperm whales."

Biodiversity [46]
Fish & Fisheries [58]
Laws & Regulations [32]
Natural Resources [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
Central America & the Caribbean [59]
Source: Mongabay [60], 11/15/2023
- Read more about "Dominica Set To Open World’s First Reserve Centered Around Sperm Whales" [57]
‘The Science Is Irrefutable’: US Warming Faster Than Global Average: Report [61]

"The US is warming faster than the global average and its people are suffering “far-reaching and worsening” consequences from the climate crisis, with worse to come, according to an authoritative report issued by the US government."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [23]
Economy & Business [10]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Guardian [62], 11/14/2023
- Read more about ‘The Science Is Irrefutable’: US Warming Faster Than Global Average: Report [61]
"Over 60 Countries Back Deal To Triple Renewable Energy This Decade" [63]

"More than 60 countries have said they back a deal spearheaded by the European Union, United States and United Arab Emirates to triple renewable energy this decade and shift away from coal, two officials familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday."

Climate Change [17]
Environmental Politics [25]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: Reuters [64], 11/14/2023
- Read more about "Over 60 Countries Back Deal To Triple Renewable Energy This Decade" [63]
"Don’t Offend Monarchs, UAE Tells Reporters Ahead Of Climate Talks" [65]

"The United Arab Emirates quietly established sweeping restrictions on the hundreds of journalists expected to visit the country for international climate talks later this month. Now, the UAE says it was a mistake."

Climate Change [17]
Environmental Politics [25]
Journalism & Media [53]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: Politico [66], 11/14/2023
- Read more about "Don’t Offend Monarchs, UAE Tells Reporters Ahead Of Climate Talks" [65]

Pages