EJToday: Top Headlines

DeSantis’ Plan To Develop State Parks Set Back As Golf Course Backer Quits [9]

"Facing widespread opposition across the political spectrum, Gov. Ron DeSantis ' plan to develop state parks with business ventures — such as golf courses, pickleball courts and large hotels — has hit a snag after a key supporter pulled the plug."

Biodiversity [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: AP [16], 08/27/2024
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Corps To Reexamine Permit For Hyundai’s $7.6 Billion Georgia EV Plant [17]

"A federal agency plans to reassess its environmental permit for Hyundai’s $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia after a conservation group complained that regulators failed to properly examine the sprawling factory’s potential impacts on the area’s water supply."

Climate Change [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: AP [21], 08/27/2024
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"Troubled Waters" [22]

"In an iconic corner of the Grand Canyon, a uranium mine may threaten a tribe’s sole water source"

Environmental Justice [23]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [24]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [25]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: Science [28], 08/27/2024
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"As The World Heats Up, So Does The Debate Around Artificial Turf" [29]

"Artificial turf carpets athletic fields, playgrounds, and residential lawns across the US, offering a low-maintenance alternative to natural grass that always looks lush and doesn’t require heavy watering. But while this popular synthetic material is marketed as eco-friendly, it has also long attracted controversy – for decades, environmental and health advocates have expressed concern about the chemical byproducts of the turf’s plastic fibers."

Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [18]
Environmental Health [31]
Pollution [32]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: The New Lede [33], 08/27/2024
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"Meet The ManhattAnt, The Ant That's Taken New York's Streets By Storm" [34]

"Frank Sinatra famously sang that if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. And that’s just what worries some scientists who have been studying a particular species of ant."

Biodiversity [10]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [35]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
Source: NPR [37], 08/27/2024
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"Judge Blocks E.P.A. From Using Civil Rights Law in Pollution Case" [38]

"The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana ruled on Wednesday that the Environmental Protection Agency is barred from using the federal civil rights law to prevent Louisiana from granting permits for numerous polluting facilities in minority and low-income communities."

Chemicals [30]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Justice [23]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [32]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: NYTimes [39], 08/26/2024
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"Hurricane Hone Soaks Hawaii With Flooding Rain; Another Storm Approaching" [40]

"Dual hurricane threats are zeroing in on Hawaii, a rare combination that could bring impactful rain and winds to the islands twice within a week."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [41]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Alaska and Hawaii [42]
Source: USA TODAY [43], 08/26/2024
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US Dam Rules May Cost Residents More On Flood Insurance, Leave Them At Risk [44]

"Conflicting federal policies may force thousands of residents in flood-prone areas to pay more for flood insurance or be left unaware of danger posed by dams built upstream from their homes and worksites, according to an Associated Press review of federal records and data."

Disasters [41]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [45]
Journalism & Media [46]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Military [47]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: AP [48], 08/26/2024
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Heat Kills 1000s in U.S. Every Year. Why Are the Deaths So Hard to Track? [49]

"As heat waves become more frequent and intense, researchers and activists say the lack of precise data is leading to needless fatalities."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [41]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Studies [50]
People & Population [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: NYTimes [51], 08/26/2024
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"Drinking Water Is at Risk in Parts of Long Island, Study Finds" [52]

"The supply of drinking water for parts of Long Island is under threat, according to a new federal report."

Consumer [53]
Environmental Health [31]
Infrastructure [45]
Pollution [32]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
Source: NYTimes [54], 08/26/2024
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"Chart: Almost All New US Power Plants Are Carbon-Free" [55]

"The U.S. is pretty much only building clean energy these days, and mostly solar and batteries. That’s good news — but the pace still needs to pick up."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [56]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Canary Media [57], 08/26/2024
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Coal Baron a No-Show in Alabama Courtroom as Abandoned Plant Pollutes [58]

"The son of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was hailed as a hero five years ago when his family’s company purchased a troubled coke plant in North Birmingham that had polluted three historically Black neighborhoods. Now, a judge says the Justices’ Bluestone Coke is on a “superhighway to contempt.”"

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [56]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Justice [23]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [32]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [59], 08/26/2024
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Houston’s Plastic Waste Waiting More Than a Year for ‘Advanced’ Recycling [60]

"When the news crew showed up outside a waste-handling business that’s failed three fire safety inspections and has yet to gain state approval to store plastic, workers quickly closed a gate displaying a “no trespassing” sign."

Chemicals [30]
Environmental Health [31]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [32]
Waste [61]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [62], 08/26/2024
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Biden Promised To Clean Up EJ Communities. Here's How Advocates Say He Did [63]

"After World War II, Black people in Houston found the rare chance to buy a nice home in the new community of Pleasantville, Texas. But in the years that followed, officials routed the Interstate 610 loop with its tailpipe exhaust along one side of Pleasantville and cement plants and other heavy industry grew nearby."

Environmental Justice [23]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: AP [64], 08/26/2024
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Scientists Seek To Make Your Hamburger Less Bad For The Planet [65]

"Researchers in California are working to genetically engineer the cow microbiome -- and in the process, eliminate methane emissions."

Agriculture [66]
Chemicals [30]
Climate Change [18]
Pollution [32]
Technology [67]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Washington Post [68], 08/26/2024
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