EJToday: Top Headlines

"Here’s What a Shocking New Number on Wildlife Declines Really Means" [9]

"Wildlife populations around the world continue dropping precipitously, according to an important but limited and often misinterpreted assessment that’s issued every two years."

Biodiversity [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Studies [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: NYTimes [17], 10/10/2024
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"North Carolina Water Repairs Could Take Weeks" [18]

"North Carolina officials are still scrambling to restore water in areas pummeled by Hurricane Helene nearly two weeks ago."

Climate Change [19]
Consumer [20]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [21]
Infrastructure [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Source: E&E News [25], 10/10/2024
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"Helene Spotlights Harris And Trump Differences On Disaster Relief" [26]

"Hurricane Helene's recent destruction has highlighted the importance of the next president's approach to disaster relief"

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [27]
Environmental Politics [28]
Infrastructure [22]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [30], 10/10/2024
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Harris, In Impromptu CNN Call, Says Trump’s Hurricane Comments ‘Dangerous’ [31]

"Vice President Harris called into CNN on Wednesday to talk about Hurricane Milton as it approaches Florida, bashing former President Trump for his comments about the federal government’s response to the latest storms."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [32]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: The Hill [33], 10/10/2024
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Carbon Removal No Solution If World Overshoots Warming Target: Scientists [34]

"Even greater efforts to strip carbon dioxide from the atmosphere will fail to avert climate change catastrophe as rising global temperatures threaten to cross a key threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), scientists said on Wednesday."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [11]
Natural Resources [13]
Technology [35]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: Reuters [36], 10/10/2024
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Earth’s ‘Vital Signs’ Show Humanity’s Future In Balance: Climate Experts [37]

"Record emissions, temperatures and population mean more scientists are looking into possibility of societal collapse, report says"

Agriculture [38]
Climate Change [19]
Disasters [11]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [39]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: Guardian [40], 10/10/2024
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"Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2024 Winners – In Pictures" [41]

"Selected from a record-breaking 59,228 entries from 117 countries and territories, the winners of the Natural History Museum’s prestigious wildlife photographer of the year competition have been announced, with an exhibition opening on Friday 11 October."

Biodiversity [10]
Journalism & Media [42]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [29]
International [16]
Source: Guardian [43], 10/10/2024
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"Live Updates: Milton Approaches Florida As A Category 5 Hurricane" [44]

"Hurricane Milton was upgraded back to a Category 5 storm as it churns toward Florida’s west coast. The Tampa Bay area, home to more than 3.3 million people, faced the possibility of widespread destruction after avoiding direct hits from major hurricanes for more than a century."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [11]
People & Population [39]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [29]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Source: AP [45], 10/09/2024
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"Fact Check: Six Days Of Trump Lies About The Hurricane Helene Response" [46]

"Former President Donald Trump has delivered a barrage of lies and distortions about the federal response to Hurricane Helene."

Climate Change [19]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Politics [28]
Government [32]
Journalism & Media [42]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [29]
Source: CNN [47], 10/09/2024
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UK’s £22 Billion Carbon Capture Pledge Follows Surge in Fossil Lobbying [48]

"The UK government’s move to award £22 billion in subsidies to carbon capture projects followed a sharp increase in lobbying by the fossil fuel industry, DeSmog can reveal."

Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [49]
Energy & Fuel [50]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [51]
Public [15]
Europe [52]
Source: DeSmog [53], 10/09/2024
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Fossil Interests And Hometown Newspaper Work To Kill Solar In Ohio County [54]

"A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy 'grassroots' group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other"

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [50]
Environmental Politics [28]
Journalism & Media [42]
Laws & Regulations [51]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [29]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [55]
Source: Floodlight [56], 10/09/2024
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EPA Reaches $4.2M Settlement Over 2019 Explosion At Philadelphia Refinery [57]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a tentative $4.2 settlement with a firm that owned and operated a major East Coast refinery that was shuttered after an explosion and fire in 2019."

Chemicals [58]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [50]
Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [51]
Pollution [59]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [29]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [60]
Source: AP [61], 10/09/2024
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In Visit, EPA Head Vows To Address Environmental Injustices In Watts [62]

"During a visit to the Jordan Downs public housing complex in Watts on Saturday morning, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the agency is working with state and federal partners to address elevated lead levels in the community’s drinking water and pollution from scrap metal recycler S&W Atlas Iron & Metal Co."

Chemicals [58]
Environmental Justice [27]
Pollution [59]
Water & Oceans [23]
Public [15]
California [63]
Source: LA Times [64], 10/09/2024
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"Deforestation ‘Roaring Back’ Despite 140-Country Vow To End Destruction" [65]

"The destruction of global forests increased in 2023, and is higher than when 140 countries promised three years ago to halt deforestation by the end of the decade, an analysis shows."

Agriculture [38]
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [28]
Forests [66]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: Guardian [67], 10/09/2024
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"Oregon County Sues Major Gas Provider For Allegedly Sowing Climate Doubt" [68]

"Oregon’s most populous county has sued the state’s biggest gas provider for allegedly sowing climate doubt, marking the first time a utility has faced charges of climate deception."

Climate Change [19]
Energy & Fuel [50]
Environmental Politics [28]
Laws & Regulations [51]
Science [69]
Public [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [70]
Source: Guardian [71], 10/09/2024
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