EJToday: Top Headlines

"World Bank President, Dogged by Climate Questions, Will Step Down Early" [9]

"David Malpass, under fire for months by critics who accused him of climate denialism, said he would resign in June, a year before his term ends."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Science [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: NYTimes [15], 02/16/2023
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"Tesla Opens Its EV Charging Network To The Masses" [16]

"Tesla Inc.’s deluxe electric vehicle charging network will start to serve other automakers’ EVs, the Biden administration said Wednesday, in a move that could drastically expand Americans’ options for plugging in."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [17]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Infrastructure [19]
Transportation [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [22], 02/16/2023
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"Floating Ice Around Antarctica Just Hit A Record Low" [23]

"The amount of floating sea ice encircling Antarctica reached the lowest level ever recorded, scientists reported Tuesday, a sign that one of the most remote and mysterious facets of the climate system may, at last, be responding to the overall planetary warming trend."

Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [13]
International [14]
Antarctica & Arctic [25]
Source: Washington Post [26], 02/16/2023
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Mono Lake Tribe Asserts Water Rights, Urges Halt of Water Diversions to LA [27]

"Against the backdrop of a severe drought linked with global warming, conservation advocates and Native Americans in California are calling for a temporary emergency stop to all surface water diversions from Mono Lake, contending that continuing to drain the watershed, along with the long-term drought, threaten critical ecosystems, as well as the Kootzaduka’a tribe’s cultural connection with the lake."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Natural Resources [30]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [13]
California [31]
Source: Inside Climate News [32], 02/16/2023
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Will SEC Scale Back ESG Requirements For Publicly Traded Corporations? [33]

"America’s top Wall Street regulator might scale back a proposal that would require public companies operating in the United States to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and any financial risks they face from global warming."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [34]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [35], 02/16/2023
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"Poor Nations Seek To Go Green With Debt Swaps" [36]

"With many developing nations facing a triple whammy of rising debt loads, climate change and nature loss, conservationists say the answer could lie with a financial instrument enabling them to tackle all three at once: "debt-for-environment swaps".

Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [34]
Environmental Politics [11]
Natural Resources [30]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [38], 02/16/2023
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"Feinstein Will Leave A Vast Environmental Legacy" [39]

"Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein shaped California’s environment like no one else."

Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [40], 02/16/2023
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"What We Know About the Train Derailment in Ohio" [41]

"On Feb. 3, a train derailed in the village of East Palestine, setting off evacuation orders, a toxic chemical scare and a federal investigation."

Chemicals [42]
Disasters [43]
Environmental Health [44]
Pollution [45]
Transportation [20]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: NYTimes [46], 02/15/2023
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"Why The Narwhal And Amber Bracken Are Suing The RCMP" [47]

"Many of you may remember the moment: it was a chilly winter day in November 2021 when news broke that photojournalist Amber Bracken had been arrested by the RCMP while reporting for The Narwhal from Wet’suwet’en territory in northwestern B.C."

Journalism & Media [48]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [13]
Canada [49]
Source: The Narwhal [50], 02/15/2023
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"EPA Outlines $27B ‘Green Bank’ For Clean Energy Projects" [51]

"The Biden administration on Tuesday outlined how states and nonprofit groups can apply for $27 billion in funding from a “green bank” that will provide low-cost financing for projects intended to cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [44]
Environmental Justice [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [52], 02/15/2023
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"Electric Vehicle Sales Top $1 Trillion in Wake-Up Call for Carmakers" [53]

"Global spending on electric vehicles is surging. According a new report published by BloombergNEF on investment in the energy transition, annual spending on passenger EVs hit $388 billion in 2022, up 53% from the year before."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [17]
Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Transportation [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [14]
Source: Bloomberg Green [54], 02/15/2023
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"Rising Seas Threaten ‘Mass Exodus On A Biblical Scale’, UN Chief Warns" [55]

"The climate crisis is causing sea levels to rise faster than for 3,000 years, bringing a “torrent of trouble” to almost a billion people, from London to Los Angeles and Bangkok to Buenos Aires, António Guterres said on Tuesday. Some nations could cease to exist, drowned under the waves, he said."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [43]
Natural Resources [30]
People & Population [56]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [57], 02/15/2023
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"US Pledges Amazon Fund Donation, Renewing Hope For The Rainforest" [58]

"The U.S. has pledged to work with Brazil to strengthen the protection of the Amazon, including offering “initial support” to the recently revived Amazon Fund. Reports claim the U.S. will initially donate $50 million toward the fund, inciting disappointment among some experts who claim billions, not millions, are required to eliminate deforestation."

Agriculture [59]
Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [10]
Forests [60]
Natural Resources [30]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Mongabay [61], 02/15/2023
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"A Slew of State Proposals Shows the Threat of 'Forever Chemicals'" [62]

"State lawmakers across the country want to tackle the growing [PFAS] problem. Several states have passed landmark laws in recent years, and now dozens of legislatures are considering hundreds of bills to crack down on using such compounds. The legislation would strengthen product disclosure laws, increase liability for polluters, bolster testing plans and enact water quality standards."

Chemicals [42]
Environmental Health [44]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Stateline [63], 02/15/2023
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"Climate Change May Already Be Spreading Malaria Mosquitos" [64]

"As temperatures rise, many tropical species once confined to the warmest parts of the globe are expected to climb to higher altitudes and creep farther from the equator. That already may be happening with mosquitoes carrying malaria, one of the world’s most devastating diseases and one that already kills more than 600,000 people a year."

Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [44]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Washington Post [65], 02/15/2023
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