EJToday: Top Headlines

"UK Regulator Trying To Block Release Of Shell North Sea Documents" [9]

"The UK’s oil and gas regulator is coming under fire from environmental groups for using lawyers to try to prevent the publication of five key documents relating to the environmental impact of Shell’s activities in the North Sea."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Studies [11]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Europe [18]
Source: Guardian [19], 10/27/2023
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Some Companies Want To Use Less Water. Few Are Close To Their Targets [20]

"Major corporations in water-guzzling industries such as clothing, food, beverage and technology want to be better stewards of the freshwater they use — especially as drought, floods and other extreme weather intensified by climate change threaten their supply chains. But of 72 companies ranked by a sustainability nonprofit over the past year, few are close to achieving their 2030 targets."

Economy & Business [21]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: AP [23], 10/27/2023
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"Environmental Groups Reject Deep-Sea Mining As Key UN Meeting Looms" [24]

"Environmental groups on Wednesday urged a moratorium on deep-sea mining ahead of a meeting in Jamaica of a U.N. body that conservationists fear will soon authorize the world’s first license to harvest minerals from the ocean floor."

Natural Resources [25]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
International [26]
Source: AP [27], 10/27/2023
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"The Rio Grande Isn't Just A Border —- It's A River In Crisis" [28]

"In the U.S., people often think of the Rio Grande mainly as a political border that features in negotiations over immigration, narcotics smuggling and trade. But there's another crisis on the river that receives far less attention. The river is in decline, suffering from overuse, drought and contentious water rights negotiations."

Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Conversation [29], 10/27/2023
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"In Graphic Detail: Cigarette Butt Research Is Lighting Up" [30]

"Today, spent filters—cigarette butts stuffed with microplastics—are some of the most abundant litter on the beach, which is just one stop on their toxic marine journey that often begins in storm drains."

Consumer [31]
Pollution [32]
Waste [33]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [22]
International [26]
Source: Hakai [34], 10/27/2023
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Growing Montana Bear Population Spotlights Need for Wildlife Corridors [35]

"One morning in late June, after a crisp mountain air had settled into Kootenai River valley, Megan Leach heard her chickens clucking nervously. She ventured outside to see the cause for the commotion and noticed that one of her heavy coops, on wheels but sturdy, had been moved. As dusk began to fall later that day, Leach rounded up her chickens to place them in the protection of her barn, feeling that something was watching them. It turned out to be a grizzly bear."

Infrastructure [13]
Natural Resources [25]
Transportation [36]
Wildlife [37]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
Northwest (OR WA) [39]
Source: Sierra [40], 10/27/2023
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Hot Summer Blamed For Hungry Javelinas Ripping Through Arizona Golf Course [41]

"Operators of a northern Arizona golf course think they have finally found the right repellent for javelinas ripping apart their turf — chili oil."

Biodiversity [42]
Climate Change [43]
Natural Resources [25]
Wildlife [37]
Public [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [44]
Source: AP [45], 10/27/2023
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"New House Speaker Champions Fossil Fuels and Dismisses Climate Concerns" [46]

"Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana, the newly elected House speaker, has questioned climate science, opposed clean energy and received more campaign contributions from oil and gas companies than from any other industry last year."

Climate Change [43]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [47]
Government [48]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: NYTimes [49], 10/26/2023
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Hurricane Otis Unleashes Massive Flooding In Acapulco, Triggers Landslides [50]

"Hurricane Otis tore across Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco and setting off looting as desperate relatives tired of waiting for help to arrive."

Climate Change [43]
Disasters [51]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
Mexico [52]
Source: AP [53], 10/26/2023
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"Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summit" [54]

"Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of the UAE’s national oil company, secured the COP28 presidency despite questions over his green credentials."

Climate Change [43]
Economy & Business [21]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [47]
Public [17]
International [26]
Middle East [55]
Source: The Intercept [56], 10/26/2023
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Earth’s Vital Signs Worse Than At Any Time In Human History, Scientists Warn [57]

"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 [43]
Disasters [51]
Public [17]
International [26]
Source: Guardian [58], 10/26/2023
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"Companies Capture A Lot Of CO2. Most Of It Is Going Into New Oil." [59]

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 [60]
Climate Change [43]
Disasters [51]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Washington Post [61], 10/26/2023
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"Scientists Discover Why Dozens Of Endangered Elephants Dropped Dead" [62]

"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 [42]
Environmental Health [63]
Wildlife [37]
Public [17]
Africa [64]
Source: Guardian [65], 10/26/2023
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"‘Prudence Demands We Act’: Bank Regulators Unveil Climate Rules" [66]

"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 [43]
Economy & Business [21]
Environmental Justice [67]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: E&E News [68], 10/26/2023
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"Living With Rural Water Scarcity In Southwest Colorado" [69]

"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 [70]
Consumer [31]
Infrastructure [13]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [38]
Source: Aspen Public Radio [71], 10/26/2023
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