EJToday: Top Headlines

Top Nuclear Regulator Faces Tough Reconfirmation Battle In The Senate" [9]

"Biden wants to keep Jeff Baran on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but the GOP and pro-nuclear activists say he's holding back an atomic renaissance."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: HuffPost [16], 06/29/2023
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"Solar Helps Texas Carry Energy Load As Heatwave Puts Power Grid To Test" [17]

"As a deadly, record-breaking heatwave puts Texas’s grid to the test, renewable power sources are helping the state maintain energy reliability, contrary to some of the state’s lawmakers claims that clean energy is less reliable."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Source: Guardian [20], 06/29/2023
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Coal Ash Sinkhole Expands In NC, Contaminating Stream Amid Legal Dispute [21]

"For the past three years, a sinkhole in a Mooresville parking lot has released coal ash into a tributary of Lake Norman, in part because of a legal impasse about who is responsible — the property owners or Duke Energy — for repairing the damage."

Disasters [22]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [23]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: States Newsroom [27], 06/29/2023
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"Farm Boom, Fires Make Bolivia No. 3 In World For Forest Loss" [28]

"Forest loss in Bolivia accelerated by about a third last year with clearances in the country trailing only giant neighbor Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo, a forest monitoring project report shows, blaming farm expansion and fires."

Public [14]
Central America & the Caribbean [29]
Source: Reuters [30], 06/29/2023
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A Toxic Metal Is In A US City’s Air – And May Be Harming Children’s Brains [31]

"The Guardian finds children in Portland, Oregon, could have lower test scores due to lead emissions from nearby racetrack, one of dozens across the US to use toxic leaded gasoline".

Chemicals [32]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Pollution [24]
Transportation [33]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [34]
Source: Guardian [35], 06/29/2023
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"The Emerging Science of Tracing Smoke Back to Wildfires" [36]

"As smoke from wildfires crosses state and international borders more frequently, tracking and studying it is increasingly important for shaping air quality and health measures around the world."

Air [37]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [22]
Forests [38]
Pollution [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [39], 06/29/2023
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"Through Pandemics and Wildfires, Can Air Sensors Keep Offices Safe?" [40]

"Some companies are turning to technology to illuminate potential hazards in indoor air."

Air [37]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [23]
Pollution [24]
Technology [41]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [42], 06/29/2023
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ER Visits and 911 Calls for Heat Illness Spike During Texas Heat Wave [43]

"Record-setting heat in Texas has sent hundreds of people to emergency rooms in recent weeks, according to state health officials."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [19]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 06/28/2023
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Wildfires And Wind Push Chicago’s Air Quality To Worst In The World [45]

"As thick smoke from Canadian wildfires coated Chicago and the surrounding areas Tuesday, weather officials warned more bad air is expected Wednesday."

Air [37]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [22]
Forests [38]
Pollution [24]
Public [14]
Canada [46]
Source: Chicago Tribune [47], 06/28/2023
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"Canadian Wildfire Emissions Hit Record High As Smoke Reaches Europe" [48]

"Wildfires burning through large swathes of eastern and western Canada have released a record 160 million tonnes of carbon, the EU's Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service said on Tuesday."

Air [37]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [22]
Pollution [24]
Public [14]
Canada [46]
Europe [49]
Source: Reuters [50], 06/28/2023
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Biden’s Efforts To Clear Wildfire Fuel In US Forests Are Falling Short [51]

"Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth."

Disasters [22]
Forests [38]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [52]
Source: AP [53], 06/28/2023
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"Study Details Efforts by Makers of Forever Chemicals to Hide Their Harms" [54]

"After examining decades of once-secret files, researchers find that DuPont and 3M waited at least 20 years before disclosing dangers of PFAS."

Chemicals [32]
Environmental Health [23]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [55], 06/28/2023
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"Keeping Homes Cool On A Warming Planet" [56]

"Rising temperatures are leading to a surge in demand for cooling. But, ironically, the more we rely on energy-intensive air conditioners, the more the planet warms. What are the other options?"

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Environmental Health [23]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [57]
Source: DW [58], 06/28/2023
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"Despite Global Pledges, Tree Loss Is Up Sharply in Tropical Forests" [59]

"The pace of deforestation increased 10 percent in 2022, but there are signs the trajectory may change for the better in the near future."

Forests [38]
Public [14]
South America [60]
Source: NYTimes [61], 06/28/2023
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"Cement Emits As Much CO2 as India. Why Is It So Hard To Fix?" [62]

"The cement industry is responsible for 8 percent of global carbon emissions -- triple the emissions of the aviation industry".

Climate Change [10]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [57]
Source: Washington Post [63], 06/28/2023
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