EJToday: Top Headlines

"Biden Suspends 26 Environmental Laws to Build Border Wall" [9]

"President Joe Biden is suspending 26 environmental laws to build a border wall in south Texas, a move announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday. The laws include the Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act—all waived in favor of constructing a border wall to stop migrants fleeing into the U.S. through Mexico."

Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [15]
Source: Earther [16], 10/06/2023
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"Tarantulas In Colorado Are On The Move, And They're Looking For Love" [17]

"Dust swirls on the dirt roads running through more than 400,000 acres of cactus studded grasslands south of La Junta, Colo. Suddenly, Jessica LaPage spots the reason she's here: A two-toned brown tarantula about the size of an adult's fist, crawling through the scrubby plants".

Biodiversity [18]
Wildlife [19]
Public [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [20]
Source: NPR [21], 10/06/2023
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EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Alabama’s Management Of Sewage Funds [22]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will investigate possible racial discrimination in Alabama’s management of funds that can be used to bolster sewage infrastructure."

Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [24]
Waste [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [27]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [28]
Source: The Hill [29], 10/05/2023
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NDP Win Cements Kinew As 1st First Nations Premier In Manitoba History [30]

"The NDP sailed to victory Tuesday night with a solid win that cements leader Wab Kinew as Manitoba's first First Nations premier and also nets the party enough seats to form a majority government."

Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [32]
Public [14]
Canada [33]
Source: CBC News [34], 10/05/2023
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"Flood Threats Are Rising. Here’s Where People Are Moving Into Harm’s Way." [35]

"Worldwide, humans now occupy more than twice as much land in flood-prone areas as they did four decades ago, according to a new study in the journal Nature. The findings highlight the degree to which rapid development along coasts and in floodplains has increased the need for disaster preparedness around the globe."

Climate Change [36]
Disasters [37]
Environmental Health [23]
People & Population [32]
Planning & Growth [38]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [14]
International [39]
Source: NYTimes [40], 10/05/2023
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"Alaska-Rooted Deputy Interior Secretary Tommy Beaudreau Is Stepping Down" [41]

"Tommy Beaudreau is stepping down from his post as the No. 2 official at the U.S. Interior Department. Beaudreau grew up in Alaska during the 1980s and has gone on to spend 10 years working at the Interior Department. He has worn several hats at Interior, including chief of staff and director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management."

Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [42]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [43], 10/05/2023
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Oil Firms Helped Craft Texas’ New Waste Rules For 2 Years Before The Public [44]

"State regulators on Monday released their draft rules for what to do with all the hazardous oilfield waste that’s left over once a well is drilled. The announcement gives the public one month to comment on the new rules — while some industry representatives started giving input more than two years ago, documents and interviews show."

Economy & Business [45]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [46]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [24]
Waste [25]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [15]
Source: Texas Tribune [47], 10/05/2023
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"Forests Are Worth More Than Their Carbon, a New Paper Argues" [48]

"Experts say carbon sequestration projects that don’t prioritize biodiversity may be doing more harm than good, including to the climate."

Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [36]
Environmental Politics [11]
Forests [49]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [19]
Public [14]
International [39]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 10/05/2023
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Pope Urges Leaders At UN Talks To Slow Global Warming Before It’s Too Late [51]

"Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it’s too late, warning that God’s increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a “point of no return.”"

Climate Change [36]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [52]
Transportation [53]
Public [14]
International [39]
Source: AP [54], 10/05/2023
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"Greenland's Inuit Falling Through Thin Ice Of Climate Change" [55]

"The thunder of icebergs crashing into the turquoise sea of eastern Greenland is the sound of one of the planet's most important ecosystems teetering on the edge of collapse."

Environmental Health [23]
Food [56]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [32]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [14]
International [39]
Antarctica & Arctic [57]
Source: AFP [58], 10/05/2023
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"Amphibian Crisis: 41% Of Species Deemed Threatened With Extinction" [59]

"Earth's amphibians - from the thorny spike-thumb frog to the red knobby newt, West African giant squeaker, ornate tree toad and fire salamander - are being pushed closer to the brink due to habitat destruction, disease and climate change, with 41% of species now threatened with extinction."

Biodiversity [18]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [26]
Wildlife [19]
Public [14]
International [39]
Source: Reuters [60], 10/05/2023
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USFWS Creating a Frozen Library of Biodiversity to Help Endangered Species [61]

"In a new initiative announced on Tuesday, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is working with the nonprofit Revive & Restore and other partners to create a “genetic library” of the country’s endangered species—before it’s too late." "Biobanking enables researchers to preserve genetic diversity in wildlife by freezing and storing living cells."

Biodiversity [18]
Natural Resources [13]
Technology [62]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [63], 10/05/2023
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"What McCarthy’s Fall Means For Energy, Environment Policy" [64]

"Hours after becoming the first House speaker in history to be ousted from the job, California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday night he would not try to retake the gavel."

Climate Change [36]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: E&E News [65], 10/04/2023
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"COP28: Climate Leaders Meet In Madrid Ahead Of Summit" [66]

"Madrid is hosting a conference with energy and climate ministers ahead of COP28, the UN climate summit, in Dubai. It comes as the European Union races to firm up a plan to cut harmful emissions."

Climate Change [36]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [14]
Europe [67]
Source: DW [68], 10/04/2023
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Arizona To Cancel Leases Allowing Saudi-Owned Farm Access To Its Groundwater [69]

"Arizona governor Katie Hobbs said this week her administration is terminating state land leases that for years have given a Saudi-owned farm nearly unfettered access to pump groundwater in the dry southwestern state."

Agriculture [70]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [15]
Source: AP [71], 10/04/2023
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