EJToday: Top Headlines

"Elon Musk Tweets False Climate Claim" [9]

"Elon Musk, the wealthy owner of Twitter, has falsely claimed that farming has no major effect on the climate — prompting corrections from scientists and raising fears about misinformation on the influential social media platform."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Science [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: DW [15], 07/05/2023
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Advocates Push For Constitutional Guarantees In Face Of Climate Crisis [16]

"As Montana awaits a judgment in a historic climate lawsuit, there’s a drive to place environmental provisions in state constitutions".

Climate Change [11]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [18], 07/05/2023
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Federal Money Begins Flowing to Lake Erie Climate Projects [19]

"Lake Erie will face more stormwater runoff, increased erosion and changes in both water levels and quality as climate change continues. Projects to mitigate those impacts range from restoring a wetland to deploying a plastic-scavenging drone named Pixie, and more."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [22]
Source: Inside Climate News [23], 07/05/2023
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"Saudi Arabia, Russia Deepen Oil Cuts, Sending Prices Higher" [24]

"Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world's biggest oil exporters, deepened oil cuts on Monday, sending prices higher despite concerns over a global economic slowdown and possible further interest rate increases from the U.S. Federal Reserve."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Public [13]
International [26]
Source: Reuters [27], 07/05/2023
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Labor Dept. Proposes Silica Exposure Rule Sought By Appalachian Democrats [28]

"The Labor Department on Friday issued a proposed rule on exposure to silica dust, a compound linked to incurable respiratory issues and particularly affecting miners."

Air [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Natural Resources [31]
Pollution [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [33], 07/05/2023
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"Threatened Seabirds Get a Life Raft in Maryland" [34]

"Scientists don bike helmets and dodge bird poop to babysit endangered terns out at sea."

Biodiversity [35]
Science [12]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [36]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [37]
Source: Atlas Obscura [38], 07/05/2023
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"As the Sea Rises, Will a Prized National Seashore Wash Away?" [39]

"Cape Hatteras National Seashore has long been one of the jewels of the U.S. parks system, as managers worked to protect beaches and marshes amid an influx of tourists. But now rising sea levels, severe erosion, and a shifting shoreline are raising questions about its future."

Climate Change [11]
Natural Resources [31]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [40]
Source: YaleE360 [41], 07/05/2023
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"Expect A Hot, Smoky Summer In Much Of America." Better Get Used To It. [42]

"The only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smoke from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts of shirt-soaking sweltering heat and humidity from a southern heat wave that has already proven deadly, forecasters say."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [43]
Environmental Health [30]
Forests [44]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Canada [45]
Mexico [46]
Source: AP [47], 06/30/2023
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5 People Contract Malaria Within U.S. Borders — First Cases In 2 Decades [48]

"For the first time in two decades, malaria infections have been confirmed in people who did not travel outside the United States, leading federal health authorities to warn about the potential for transmission of the mosquito-born disease within the nation’s borders."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [49], 06/30/2023
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"EPA Closes Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana Pollution" [50]

"In a setback for environmental justice advocates, the Biden administration has closed a civil rights investigation of two Louisiana state agencies without finding discrimination in how the agencies regulated chemical plants in the area known as “Cancer Alley.”"

Chemicals [51]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Justice [52]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [40]
Source: Washington Post [53], 06/30/2023
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Climate Groups Accept Millions From Charity Linked To Fossil Fuels [54]

"Some of the world’s best-known climate campaign groups have taken millions of pounds in donations from a foundation run by billionaire hedge fund bosses whose investment fund has invested in fossil fuel companies, the Guardian has learned."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Public [13]
International [26]
Source: Guardian [55], 06/30/2023
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"Biden Administration Announces $7 Billion Residential Solar Grant Program" [56]

"The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a $7 billion grant competition to expand access to residential solar energy in low-income communities."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [57]
Economy & Business [58]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Justice [52]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [59], 06/30/2023
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New Mexico Regulators Fine Oil Producer $40 Million For Flaring Gas [60]

"New Mexico oilfield and air quality regulators on Thursday announced unprecedented state fines against a Texas-based oil and natural gas producer on accusations that the company flouted local pollution reporting and control requirements by burning off vast amounts of natural gas in a prolific energy-production zone in the southeast of the state."

Chemicals [51]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Pollution [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [61]
Source: AP [62], 06/30/2023
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"Texas Heat Wave Invigorates Calls For Worker Heat Protections" [63]

"When he works at his job as a painter in Texas’s extreme heat, Maynor Alvarez can feel the toll the weather takes on him. He and his colleagues have suffered symptoms from cramps to headaches, feeling like they’re going to throw up. He’s felt his heart racing and needed to take breaks."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [64], 06/30/2023
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"Pressure Builds For FEMA To Declare Deadly Heat Events As Disasters" [65]

"Proponents say a federal disaster designation could save lives by providing vital services and reimbursing states for being proactive".

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [43]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Justice [52]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [66], 06/30/2023
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