EJToday: Top Headlines

Earth’s Vital Signs Worse Than At Any Time In Human History, Scientists Warn [9]

"Earth’s “vital signs” are worse than at any time in human history, an international team of scientists has warned, meaning life on the planet is in peril."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: Guardian [14], 10/26/2023
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"Companies Capture A Lot Of CO2. Most Of It Is Going Into New Oil." [15]

Today, the lion’s share of the CO2 captured from industrial processes doesn’t go back into the ground. Instead, 60 percent of it is used to extract more oil, in a controversial process known as “enhanced oil recovery.”

Chemicals [16]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [19], 10/26/2023
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"Scientists Discover Why Dozens Of Endangered Elephants Dropped Dead" [20]

"In 2020, 350 elephants mysteriously died in Botswana, with a further 35 dying in similar circumstances in Zimbabwe. Now scientists think they may have found the reason why".

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Health [22]
Wildlife [23]
Public [12]
Africa [24]
Source: Guardian [25], 10/26/2023
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"‘Prudence Demands We Act’: Bank Regulators Unveil Climate Rules" [26]

"U.S. banks will face pressure to address the financial threats of climate change — including in underserved communities — under two new sweeping regulatory actions."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [30], 10/26/2023
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"Living With Rural Water Scarcity In Southwest Colorado" [31]

"Nestled in the San Juan Mountains, Pagosa Springs is located right at the source. Water flows through an elaborate network of streams, rivers, lakes, treatment plants, and pipelines. It can be accessed through the simple turn of a tap. But living at the headwaters of a major Western river system does not equal water security for all."

Agriculture [32]
Consumer [33]
Infrastructure [34]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [36]
Source: Aspen Public Radio [37], 10/26/2023
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Analysis: "Igniting a Journalism Renaissance" [38]

"Newsroom-to-newsroom collaborations could be the key to save a dying local news industry. Specialized outlets have an important role to play, too."

Journalism & Media [39]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 10/26/2023
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"Can We Save the Redwoods by Helping Them Move?" [41]

"The largest trees on the planet can’t easily ‘migrate’ — but in a warming world, some humans are helping them try to find new homes."

Activism [42]
Climate Change [10]
Forests [43]
Natural Resources [44]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
California [45]
Source: NYTimes [46], 10/26/2023
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"Hurricane Otis Makes Rare Category 5 Landfall Near Acapulco, Mexico" [47]

"Hurricane Otis made rare Category 5 landfall near Acapulco, Mexico, early Wednesday morning after it underwent explosive rapid intensification on Tuesday."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [12]
Mexico [48]
Source: Weather Channel [49], 10/25/2023
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Fossil Firms Spent Millions On Lawmakers Who Sponsored Anti-Protest Bills [50]

"Fossil fuel companies have spent millions of dollars on lobbying and campaign donations to state lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest laws – which now shield about 60% of US gas and oil operations from protest and civil disobedience, according to a new report from Greenpeace USA."

Activism [42]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Politics [51]
Infrastructure [34]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Guardian [52], 10/25/2023
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"Inside Poland Spring’s Hidden Attack on Water Rules It Didn’t Like" [53]

"When Maine lawmakers tried to tighten regulations on large-scale access to water, the brand’s little-known parent company set out to rewrite the rules."

Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [51]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Natural Resources [44]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [54]
Source: NYTimes [55], 10/25/2023
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"World Far Off Track On Pledges To End Deforestation By 2030 - Report" [56]

"The world is moving too slowly to meet pledges to end deforestation by 2030, with the destruction worsening in 2022, according to a report by a coalition of environmental organizations released on Monday."

Climate Change [10]
Forests [43]
Natural Resources [44]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: Reuters [57], 10/25/2023
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Pa. Gas Firms Used 160 Million Lbs. of Secret Chemicals From 2012 to 2022 [58]

"Oil and gas producers in Pennsylvania used some 160 million pounds of chemicals that they are not required by law to publicly identify in more than 5,000 gas wells between 2012 and 2022, according to research published on Tuesday."

Chemicals [16]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Health [22]
Journalism & Media [39]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [18]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [54]
Source: Inside Climate News [59], 10/25/2023
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"What to Know About Dengue Fever as Cases Spread to New Places" [60]

"Dengue, the excruciating mosquito-borne disease, is surging throughout the world and coming to places that had never had it. California just confirmed a rare U.S. case."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [22]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: NYTimes [61], 10/25/2023
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"Earth’s Climate Shatters Heat Records. These 5 Charts Show How." [62]

"Amid what’s destined to be the Earth’s warmest year on record, multiple climate data points have catapulted to stunning extremes."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Public [12]
International [13]
Source: Washington Post [63], 10/25/2023
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After Superstorm Sandy, 2 Big Flood Control Projects Get Underway in NJ [64]

"A decade after they were first envisioned in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy ’s destruction, two of the largest flood control projects designed to protect the densely populated cities of New Jersey that lie just outside New York City will finally get underway Wednesday."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Infrastructure [34]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [12]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [54]
Source: AP [65], 10/25/2023
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