EJToday: Top Headlines

"Maryland Hails ‘Remarkable’ Year For Young Oysters In The Chesapeake Bay" [9]

"There’s still a long way to go, but oyster recovery efforts in Maryland’s portion of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries continue to show promising results, state officials for the agency charged with monitoring the mollusk ecosystem said."

Biodiversity [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Pollution [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Source: Washington Post [17], 01/16/2024
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"Where The World Warmed The Most In Earth’s Hottest Year" [18]

"The Post has mapped the regions that saw the largest temperature anomalies in 2023 — places that have warmed so fast that the climate is already testing the limits of human infrastructure and the ability of the natural world to cope."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
People & Population [22]
Public [15]
International [23]
Source: Washington Post [24], 01/16/2024
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"EPA Proposes Tougher Air Standards for Waste Burning Facilities" [25]

"The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal on Thursday targeting tens of thousands of tons of emissions annually for sites that burn solid waste."

Air [26]
Chemicals [27]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [13]
Waste [31]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [33], 01/12/2024
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‘Astounding’ Ocean Temperatures In 2023 Intensified Extreme Weather: Data [34]

"“Astounding” ocean temperatures in 2023 supercharged “freak” weather around the world as the climate crisis continued to intensify, new data has revealed."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [35]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
International [23]
Source: Guardian [36], 01/12/2024
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Cummins To Repair 600,000 Ram Trucks In $2 Billion Emissions Cheating Case [37]

"Engine maker Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement with federal and California authorities that also requires the company to remedy environmental damage caused by illegal software that let it skirt diesel emissions tests."

Air [26]
Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [13]
Transportation [38]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: AP [39], 01/12/2024
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Biden Awards $623M To States, Local Govts, Tribes For EV Charging Network [40]

"The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Infrastructure [41]
Transportation [38]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: AP [42], 01/12/2024
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Biden Offers Firms Millions To Break Russia's HALEU Uranium Monopoly [43]

"The Biden administration showed up to last month’s global climate summit in Dubai with a radical new plan to replace coal and compete again with Russia and China over a technology American scientists pioneered."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Natural Resources [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [44]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [32]
International [23]
Source: HuffPost [45], 01/12/2024
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"As Leaders Fly To Davos, How Do Private Jets Fuel Climate Change?" [46]

"From popstar Taylor Swift's jetsetting on tour to billionaire Elon Musk's fleet of planes, the use of private jets by the rich and famous has drawn increasing criticism as concern grows over air travel's role in global warming."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [35]
Economy & Business [47]
Environmental Politics [48]
Journalism & Media [21]
Pollution [13]
Public [15]
International [23]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [49], 01/12/2024
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"Many Laws to Protect Sharks Have Backfired, Researchers Find" [50]

"Many of the policies enacted around the world to curb the mass killing of sharks have backfired, partly because well-intentioned rules against taking the predators solely for their fins have led to an increase in demand for shark meat, according to a study published on Thursday."

Biodiversity [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
International [23]
Source: NYTimes [51], 01/12/2024
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"US EPA Plans To Hold Meetings With AT&T, Verizon On Lead Telecom Cables" [52]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it is seeking meetings this month with AT&T and Verizon as it continues to closely review the potential impact of lead-containing telecommunications cables."

Chemicals [27]
Environmental Health [20]
Infrastructure [41]
Pollution [13]
Technology [53]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: Reuters [54], 01/12/2024
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"Newsom Unveils Plan To Cut California Climate Funding" [55]

"Facing big deficits, the governor has proposed taking a bigger chunk out of climate programs in his new budget — about 7% — and spreading the funds over seven years. Climate groups said cutting back on state spending now would cost the state more later."

Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [47]
Public [15]
California [56]
Source: CalMatters [57], 01/12/2024
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"The Beleaguered Whitebark Pine Is in Trouble. Can It Be Saved?" [58]

"Once common in the West, whitebark pine is being wiped out by a deadly fungus, ravaging beetles, and climate change. Scientists hope advances in gene sequencing and a recent federal listing as threatened will speed the hunt for trees that can be replanted and seed the future."

Biodiversity [10]
Forests [59]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: YaleE360 [60], 01/12/2024
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"Lawmakers Brace For Last-Ditch Fight Over Riders, Cuts" [61]

"House Republicans on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to fight for conservative policy riders in fiscal 2024 spending bills, incensing Democratic appropriators and raising the specter of yet another funding stopgap — or a partial shutdown."

Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [47]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [48]
Government [62]
Infrastructure [41]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: E&E News [63], 01/11/2024
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"Polar Vortex Could Influence Iowa Caucuses Voter Turnout" [64]

"Winter weather conditions and frigid temperatures may force some GOP presidential hopefuls to cancel campaign events in the final stretch leading up to the Iowa caucuses. Plus, a looming polar vortex could cause low voter turnout."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [35]
Environmental Politics [48]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [32]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [65]
Source: NewsNation [66], 01/11/2024
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"Thousands of U.S. Homes Have Flooded Over And Over Again. Here’s Where." [67]

"Figures show that the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which covers millions of homeowners across the nation, now has on its books at least 44,000 structures where damage has been covered again and again by taxpayers, in some cases with cumulative payouts that exceed a property’s worth."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [35]
Environmental Politics [48]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [32]
Source: Washington Post [68], 01/11/2024
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