EJToday: Top Headlines

"London Ship Insurers Accused Of Enabling Fishing Vessels To ‘Go Dark’" [9]

"When it comes to illegal fishing, London’s ancient business of ship insurance may not get much attention. But according to a new complaint, the UK capital’s insurance industry is partly to blame when fishing vessels “go dark” at sea by turning off their mandatory satellite tracking equipment."

Economy & Business [10]
Fish & Fisheries [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Guardian [16], 02/15/2023
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"The Edges Matter: Hedgerows Are Bringing Life Back to Farms" [17]

"Researchers have found that planting hedgerows helps farmers sequester carbon in the soil, manage pests, and provide habitat for pollinators and other wildlife."

Agriculture [18]
Biodiversity [19]
Natural Resources [20]
Wildlife [21]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Civil Eats [22], 02/15/2023
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"Health Concerns Grow In East Palestine, Ohio, After Train Derailment" [23]

"Health and environmental concerns are mounting in East Palestine, Ohio after several derailed train cars released toxic fumes last week."

Chemicals [24]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [26]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Source: NPR [30], 02/14/2023
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"Ford To Build EV Battery Plant In Michigan, Use Chinese Tech" [31]

"Ford Motor Co. announced Monday it will build a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan that uses Chinese technology, a move the company believes will bolster its ability to take advantage of President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law."

Climate Change [32]
Consumer [33]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: E&E News [35], 02/14/2023
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"Orphan Well Cleanup in Pennsylvania Underscores Enormity of Task" [36]

"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited the Pittsburgh area Thursday to announce the plugging of the first 10 abandoned oil and gas wells in the area paid for with funds from the 2021 infrastructure law."

Climate Change [32]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Pollution [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [37]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [38], 02/14/2023
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Oil Industry Flags Concern About EPA's Methane 'Super Emitter' Plan [39]

"U.S. oil industry groups said on Monday they are concerned the Biden administration's proposed plan to crack down on methane emissions gives too much power to environmental advocacy groups, by forcing companies to react when third-parties report suspected leaks of the powerful greenhouse gas."

Air [40]
Chemicals [24]
Climate Change [32]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Reuters [41], 02/14/2023
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Groups Urge Feds To Track Illnesses Common After BP Spill" [42]

"Several environmental groups are petitioning federal regulators to require employers to document a wider range of illnesses, including cold- and flu-like symptoms, suffered by cleanup workers and emergency responders during oil spills."

Activism [43]
Chemicals [24]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [26]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [44]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [45], 02/14/2023
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"Moscow's Decades-Old Gas Ties With Europe Lie In Ruins" [46]

"Meticulously crafted over decades as a major revenue stream for the Kremlin, Moscow's gas trade with Europe is unlikely to recover from the ravages of military conflict."

Climate Change [32]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Infrastructure [47]
Military [48]
Public [14]
International [15]
Europe [49]
Source: Reuters [50], 02/14/2023
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"Washing Machines And Fridges Could Be Much Cheaper To Power By 2027" [51]

"Rules proposed by the U.S. Department of Energy are projected to reduce emissions and save consumers billions of dollars".

Climate Change [32]
Consumer [33]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Washington Post [52], 02/14/2023
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"What To Know About The Deadly Marburg Virus As New Outbreak Emerges" [53]

"The deadly Marburg virus has surfaced this week for the first time in Equatorial Guinea, causing at least nine deaths in the west African nation, according to the World Health Organization."

Environmental Health [26]
Public [14]
Africa [54]
Source: Washington Post [55], 02/14/2023
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"Exxon Gives Up on Much-Hyped Algae Biofuels" [56]

"It’s the end of an algal era: Exxon is backing out of a biofuel effort that the company has for years centered as part of its work in clean energy."

Climate Change [32]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [57]
Natural Resources [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: Earther [58], 02/14/2023
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Earth Has Lost 1/5 Of Wetlands Since 1700; Most Could Still Be Saved [59]

"Like so many of the planet's natural habitats, wetlands have been systematically destroyed over the past 300 years. Bogs, fens, marshes and swamps have disappeared from maps and memory, having been drained, dug up and built on. Peatlands, a particular type of wetland, store at least twice the carbon of all the world's forests."

Agriculture [18]
Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [32]
Natural Resources [20]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [21]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: The Conversation [60], 02/14/2023
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Lawsuit Seeks Medical Testing After Toxic Train Derailment [61]

"Residents who filed a federal lawsuit in the fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals along the Ohio-Pennsylvania line are seeking to force Norfolk Southern to set up health monitoring for residents in both states."

Chemicals [24]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Justice [62]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [27]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [28]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [29]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [37]
Source: AP [63], 02/13/2023
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The Next Deadly Pandemic Is Not Inevitable, But The Elements Are In Place [64]

"If you wanted to kill as many people as possible, deniably and with no criminal consequences, what would you do? You’d do well to start with a bird flu."

Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [32]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [26]
Natural Resources [20]
Wildlife [21]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Guardian [65], 02/13/2023
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"Neglected Tropical Diseases Threaten Global Health" [66]

"Illnesses like trachoma and elephantiasis affect billions of people worldwide with severe health consequences, yet are not well-known. What are these neglected diseases and why is climate change making them worse? "

Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [32]
Environmental Health [26]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: DW [67], 02/13/2023
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