EJToday: Top Headlines

Ukraine a Turning Point in Russia’s Uneasy Energy Link to European Union [9]

"Putin's threats galvanize sentiment in Europe to end dependence on Russian natural gas, with the Nord Stream 2 pipeline the first potential sacrifice."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Military [13]
Public [14]
Europe [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [16], 02/14/2022
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"Harris in NJ Points To Newark As Model For Lead Replacement" [17]

"The success of New Jersey’s biggest city at replacing nearly 24,000 lead drinking water pipes can serve as a national model and shows why infrastructure spending is vital, Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday in Newark."

Chemicals [18]
Consumer [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [25]
Source: AP [26], 02/14/2022
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"UN To Finalize Science Report On How Warming Hits Home Hard" [27]

"Scientists and governments met Monday to finalize a major U.N. report on how global warming disrupts people’s lives, their natural environment and the Earth itself. Don’t expect a flowery valentine to the planet: instead an activist group predicted “a nightmare painted in the dry language of science.”

Climate Change [28]
Science [29]
Public [14]
International [30]
Source: AP [31], 02/14/2022
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Muscogee (Creek) Nation Seeks First National Park And Preserve In Georgia [32]

"Georgia has no national park, but with a deal finalized this week to purchase and protect an expansive tract of forest, swamp and sacred Native American tribal land, that could soon change."

Environmental Justice [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [33]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: Washington Post [35], 02/14/2022
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"Greta Thunberg Condemns UK Firm’s Plans For Iron Mine On Sami Land" [36]

"A British company has fallen foul of Greta Thunberg, Unesco, Sweden’s national church, and the indigenous people in the north of the country over plans for an open-pit mine on historical Sami reindeer-herding lands."

Activism [37]
Environmental Justice [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [33]
Public [14]
Antarctica & Arctic [38]
Europe [15]
Source: Guardian [39], 02/14/2022
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"With Bike Buses, Kid Cyclists Dominate the Road" [40]

"As more families have considered biking to school during the pandemic, they’ve turned to group bike commutes to make their journeys safer — and more visible."

Climate Change [28]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Transportation [41]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: Bloomberg CityLab [42], 02/14/2022
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"Judge Restores Gray Wolf Protections" [43]

"A federal judge today restored Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf, marking a big win for environmentalists in a high-profile fight that’s raged across the Western landscape."

Biodiversity [44]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Wildlife [45]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: E&E News [46], 02/11/2022
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"US Coal Communities Get Historic $11B To Clean Up Abandoned Mines" [47]

"The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the release of nearly $725 million in funding for cleaning up old coal-mining facilities. It’s the first tranche of a record $11.3 billion dedicated to coal cleanup in last year’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to be disbursed over the next 15 years."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [33]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: Canary Media [48], 02/11/2022
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"France Announces A Major Buildup Of Its Nuclear Power Program" [49]

"President Emmanuel Macron announced a major buildup of France’s huge nuclear power program on Thursday, pledging to construct up to 14 new-generation reactors and a fleet of smaller nuclear plants as the country seeks to slash planet-warming emissions and cut its reliance on foreign energy."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [50]
Public [14]
Europe [15]
Source: NYTimes [51], 02/11/2022
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"US Files 1st USMCA Environment Case On Mexico Over Porpoise" [52]

"The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office filed the first environmental complaint against Mexico Thursday for failing to protect the critically endangered vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise."

Biodiversity [44]
Fish & Fisheries [53]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [34]
Mexico [54]
Source: AP [55], 02/11/2022
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Koala Listed As Endangered After Australia Fails To Halt Its Decline [56]

"The Australian government has officially listed the koala as endangered after a decline in its numbers due to land clearing and catastrophic bushfires shrinking its habitat."

Biodiversity [44]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Wildlife [45]
Public [14]
Australia & Oceania [57]
Source: Guardian [58], 02/11/2022
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"White House Sees Greening Power Sector Even if Court Hobbles EPA" [59]

"Powerful economic currents are already pushing electric utilities toward clean energy even if the U.S. Supreme Court hands down a ruling that limits the EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases, National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy said Thursday."

Climate Change [28]
Economy & Business [60]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [61], 02/11/2022
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Obsolete Rainfall Records Are Blocking Cities' Climate Change Prep [62]

"American cities are poised to spend billions of dollars to improve their water systems under the federal infrastructure bill, the largest water investment in the nation's history."

Climate Change [28]
Infrastructure [12]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: NPR [63], 02/11/2022
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"Largest US Public Power Company Launches New Nuclear Program" [64]

"The largest public power company in the U.S. is launching a program to develop and fund new small modular nuclear reactors as part of its strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [50]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [34]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [65]
Source: AP [66], 02/11/2022
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Two House Democrats Question PR Firms On Work With Fossil Fuel Companies [67]

"Reps. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) sent a letter Wednesday to six public relations-award firms, asking for details on their work with energy companies and whether they had aided them in campaigns to obscure the link between fossil fuels and climate change."

Climate Change [28]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Journalism & Media [68]
Science [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: The Hill [69], 02/11/2022
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