EJToday: Top Headlines

"Record Number Of Americans Killed By Heat In 2023: Research" [9]

"Extreme heat killed more Americans in 2023 than any other year over nearly a quarter century of records, according to research published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [15], 08/27/2024
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Rare, Deadly Mosquito Virus Has Massachusetts Towns Urging Vigilance [16]

"A rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes has one town in Massachusetts closing its parks and fields each evening. Four other towns are urging people to avoid going outdoors at night."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
Source: AP [18], 08/27/2024
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"National Parks Nonprofit Receiving Largest Grant In Its History" [19]

"An Indiana-based philanthropic endowment will give $100 million to the official nonprofit of the National Park Service (NPS), the largest gift the organization has ever received."

Biodiversity [20]
Natural Resources [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [22], 08/27/2024
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"At Least 30 Dead, Many Missing After Dam Bursts In Eastern Sudan" [23]

"Surging waters have burst through a dam, wiped out at least 20 villages and left at least 30 people dead but probably many more in eastern Sudan, the United Nations said on Monday, devastating a region already reeling from months of civil war."

Disasters [11]
Infrastructure [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [13]
Africa [26]
Source: Reuters [27], 08/27/2024
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"Tanzania's Maasai Protest Eviction In The Name Of Conservation" [28]

"For a week, the green hills around Tanzania's famous Ngorongoro crater have been chequered with the blood red shuka cloths of tens of thousands of Maasai herdsman protesting their eviction from their land - all in the name of conservation."

Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [32]
Public [13]
Africa [26]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [33], 08/27/2024
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DeSantis’ Plan To Develop State Parks Set Back As Golf Course Backer Quits [34]

"Facing widespread opposition across the political spectrum, Gov. Ron DeSantis ' plan to develop state parks with business ventures — such as golf courses, pickleball courts and large hotels — has hit a snag after a key supporter pulled the plug."

Biodiversity [20]
Economy & Business [35]
Environmental Politics [30]
Natural Resources [21]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Source: AP [37], 08/27/2024
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Corps To Reexamine Permit For Hyundai’s $7.6 Billion Georgia EV Plant [38]

"A federal agency plans to reassess its environmental permit for Hyundai’s $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia after a conservation group complained that regulators failed to properly examine the sprawling factory’s potential impacts on the area’s water supply."

Climate Change [10]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Source: AP [39], 08/27/2024
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"Troubled Waters" [40]

"In an iconic corner of the Grand Canyon, a uranium mine may threaten a tribe’s sole water source"

Environmental Justice [29]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [32]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [41]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [42]
Source: Science [43], 08/27/2024
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"As The World Heats Up, So Does The Debate Around Artificial Turf" [44]

"Artificial turf carpets athletic fields, playgrounds, and residential lawns across the US, offering a low-maintenance alternative to natural grass that always looks lush and doesn’t require heavy watering. But while this popular synthetic material is marketed as eco-friendly, it has also long attracted controversy – for decades, environmental and health advocates have expressed concern about the chemical byproducts of the turf’s plastic fibers."

Chemicals [45]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Pollution [46]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The New Lede [47], 08/27/2024
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"Meet The ManhattAnt, The Ant That's Taken New York's Streets By Storm" [48]

"Frank Sinatra famously sang that if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. And that’s just what worries some scientists who have been studying a particular species of ant."

Biodiversity [20]
Natural Resources [21]
Wildlife [49]
Public [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
Source: NPR [50], 08/27/2024
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"Judge Blocks E.P.A. From Using Civil Rights Law in Pollution Case" [51]

"The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana ruled on Wednesday that the Environmental Protection Agency is barred from using the federal civil rights law to prevent Louisiana from granting permits for numerous polluting facilities in minority and low-income communities."

Chemicals [45]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [29]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [46]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Source: NYTimes [52], 08/26/2024
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"Hurricane Hone Soaks Hawaii With Flooding Rain; Another Storm Approaching" [53]

"Dual hurricane threats are zeroing in on Hawaii, a rare combination that could bring impactful rain and winds to the islands twice within a week."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [54]
Source: USA TODAY [55], 08/26/2024
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US Dam Rules May Cost Residents More On Flood Insurance, Leave Them At Risk [56]

"Conflicting federal policies may force thousands of residents in flood-prone areas to pay more for flood insurance or be left unaware of danger posed by dams built upstream from their homes and worksites, according to an Associated Press review of federal records and data."

Disasters [11]
Environmental Politics [30]
Infrastructure [24]
Journalism & Media [57]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Military [58]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [59], 08/26/2024
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Heat Kills 1000s in U.S. Every Year. Why Are the Deaths So Hard to Track? [60]

"As heat waves become more frequent and intense, researchers and activists say the lack of precise data is leading to needless fatalities."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Studies [61]
People & Population [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [62], 08/26/2024
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"Drinking Water Is at Risk in Parts of Long Island, Study Finds" [63]

"The supply of drinking water for parts of Long Island is under threat, according to a new federal report."

Consumer [64]
Environmental Health [12]
Infrastructure [24]
Pollution [46]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [17]
Source: NYTimes [65], 08/26/2024
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