EJToday: Top Headlines

"Global Shipping Industry Faces Head Winds Over Going Green" [9]

"In a clubby mid-rise on the River Thames, its lobby filled with models of container ships and oil tankers, a rather obscure United Nations group is gathering this week to make a momentous decision that will influence whether the world can meet its promise to limit perilous global warming."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Transportation [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [16]
Source: Washington Post [17], 07/06/2023
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"US Targets Environmental Crime in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands" [18]

"The Justice Department’s new plan to crack down on environmental crimes in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands is badly needed to combat corruption and shore up threadbare local agencies, according to Puerto Rico’s former top environmental official."

Environmental Justice [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [22], 07/06/2023
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"World Registers Hottest Day Ever Recorded On July 3" [23]

"Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction."

Climate Change [10]
Public [14]
International [16]
Source: Reuters [24], 07/05/2023
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DeSantis Signs Bill Authorizing Radioactive Roads For Florida [25]

"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill on Thursday that will allow new roads in the state to be built with “radioactive” mining waste that has been linked to cancer."

Environmental Health [26]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [28], 07/05/2023
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"Climate-Heating El Niño Has Arrived And Threatens Lives, Declares UN" [29]

"The arrival of a climate-heating El Niño event has been declared by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO), with officials warning that preparation for extreme weather events is vital to save lives and livelihoods."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [30]
Public [14]
International [16]
Source: Guardian [31], 07/05/2023
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"Elon Musk Tweets False Climate Claim" [32]

"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 [33]
Climate Change [10]
Science [34]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: DW [35], 07/05/2023
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Advocates Push For Constitutional Guarantees In Face Of Climate Crisis [36]

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

Climate Change [10]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Guardian [37], 07/05/2023
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Federal Money Begins Flowing to Lake Erie Climate Projects [38]

"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 [10]
Environmental Politics [39]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 07/05/2023
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"Saudi Arabia, Russia Deepen Oil Cuts, Sending Prices Higher" [43]

"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 [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Public [14]
International [16]
Source: Reuters [44], 07/05/2023
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Labor Dept. Proposes Silica Exposure Rule Sought By Appalachian Democrats [45]

"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 [46]
Environmental Health [26]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [47]
Pollution [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [48], 07/05/2023
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"Threatened Seabirds Get a Life Raft in Maryland" [49]

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

Biodiversity [50]
Science [34]
Water & Oceans [40]
Wildlife [51]
Public [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [52]
Source: Atlas Obscura [53], 07/05/2023
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"As the Sea Rises, Will a Prized National Seashore Wash Away?" [54]

"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 [10]
Natural Resources [47]
Water & Oceans [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Source: YaleE360 [55], 07/05/2023
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"Expect A Hot, Smoky Summer In Much Of America." Better Get Used To It. [56]

"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 [10]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Health [26]
Forests [57]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Canada [58]
Mexico [59]
Source: AP [60], 06/30/2023
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5 People Contract Malaria Within U.S. Borders — First Cases In 2 Decades [61]

"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 [10]
Environmental Health [26]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [62], 06/30/2023
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"EPA Closes Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana Pollution" [63]

"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 [64]
Environmental Health [26]
Environmental Justice [19]
Environmental Politics [39]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Source: Washington Post [65], 06/30/2023
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