EJToday: Top Headlines

America Wasn’t Always So Car-Centric. Our Future Doesn’t Have To Be, Either. [9]

"The surprising history of cars in the U.S. offers hope for a shift toward more climate-friendly transportation options."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Planning & Growth [13]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: YaleE360 [18], 10/04/2023
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"The High-Tech Hunt For One Of The World’s Most Elusive Sharks" [19]

''Nicolas Tomasi has never laid eyes on it. He has worked these waters for years without seeing one but has heard the tales from old-timers — of a patient predator, hiding under the sand off this French island’s shores, waiting for the right moment to strike."

Biodiversity [20]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Science [22]
Public [16]
International [23]
Source: Washington Post [24], 10/04/2023
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"Gas Furnaces Face 95% Efficiency Standard With Final DOE Rule" [25]

"The Biden administration has finalized national efficiency rules for residential gas furnaces affecting about a third of all US homes, updating a 36-year-old standard that effectively phases out older furnace models."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [26]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Technology [28]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [29], 10/03/2023
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"NYC Flooding Renews Calls for Safer Basement Apartments" [30]

"Friday’s deluge was yet another reminder that little has been done to make basement dwellings safer, and that the risk for residents is only increasing."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [31]
Infrastructure [12]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Technology [28]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Bloomberg CityLab [32], 10/03/2023
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"Cholera Cases Doubled Worldwide In 2022" [33]

"A new World Health Organization analysis suggests cholera is surging worldwide, with the number of cholera cases doubling from 2021 to 2022."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Justice [35]
Food [36]
Infrastructure [12]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [16]
International [23]
Source: Washington Post [38], 10/03/2023
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UAE's Jaber Says Oil, Industrial Firms To Commit To Decarbonization At COP28 [39]

"More than 20 firms across the oil and gas sector and heavy industry have agreed to commit to curb emissions at the UN's COP28 climate summit, with more expected to join the group before the conference, its president said on Monday."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [40]
Public [16]
International [23]
Source: Reuters [41], 10/03/2023
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Enviros Demand Emergency Rules To Protect Rare Whales From Ship Collisions [42]

"A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to enact emergency rules to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with large ships. The groups filed their petition with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Sept. 28 in an effort to protect the North Atlantic right whale."

Activism [43]
Biodiversity [20]
Environmental Politics [40]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Transportation [15]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [44], 10/03/2023
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"What A Chicken-Size Bird Can Tell Us About A Shrinking Prairie" [45]

"There’s a stretch of Kim Shade’s ranch in the North Dakota Badlands where he used to look for a peculiar long-billed bird from the seat of his saddle. Now, all he sees there is a road leading to an oil rig."

Agriculture [46]
Biodiversity [20]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Natural Resources [47]
Wildlife [48]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [49], 10/03/2023
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At Canada's Largest Atlantic Puffin Colony, Chicks Are Dying Of Starvation [50]

"Lack of food, warming ocean threaten seabird populations".

Biodiversity [20]
Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Natural Resources [47]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [16]
Canada [51]
Source: CBC News [52], 10/03/2023
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"Jimmy Carter Closes In On Decades-Long Goal: Eradicating Guinea Worm" [53]

"Former president has played pivotal role in fight against neglected tropical diseases."

Activism [43]
Environmental Health [34]
Infrastructure [12]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [16]
International [23]
Africa [54]
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution [55], 10/03/2023
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"Truck Stops Upgrade to Recharge Electric Vehicles (and Their Drivers)" [56]

"Highway travel centers are adding amenities like restaurants and dog parks to accommodate the expanded dwell time of electric vehicle owners."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Transportation [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [57], 10/03/2023
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"Fat Bear Week 2023 Is Upon Us. Here’s What You Need To Know." [58]

"It’s the most wonderful time of the year — Fat Bear Week 2023 is here. The annual competition, hosted by the Katmai National Park and Preserve, pits brown bears against each other in a virtual bracket as they stock up for hibernation."

Biodiversity [20]
Environmental Politics [40]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Journalism & Media [59]
Natural Resources [47]
Water & Oceans [37]
Wildlife [48]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [60]
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [61], 10/03/2023
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Climate Change Means New York City's Flooding Is 'New Normal,' Governor Says [62]

"Torrential downpours that caused flash flooding in New York City on Friday reflect a "new normal" due to the effects of climate change, New York Governor Kathy Hochul warned on Saturday, as the city began drying out after one of its wettest days ever."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [31]
Water & Oceans [37]
Public [16]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [63]
Source: Reuters [64], 10/02/2023
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Illinois: "5 Dead After Crash, Chemical Leak In Downstate Teutopolis" [65]

"Five people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash that included a tanker truck carrying a toxic chemical that spilled Friday night, triggering a large temporary evacuation near downstate Effingham. The truck was holding 7,500 gallons of anhydrous ammonia, of which about 4,000 gallons spilled, according to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency."

Agriculture [46]
Chemicals [66]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Health [34]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [67]
Source: Chicago Sun-Times [68], 10/02/2023
- Read more about Illinois: "5 Dead After Crash, Chemical Leak In Downstate Teutopolis" [65]
"Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress" [69]

"Climate change and the rapid evolution of the insect have helped drive up malaria deaths and brought dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses to places that never had to worry about them."

Biodiversity [20]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [34]
Technology [28]
Public [16]
International [23]
Source: NYTimes [70], 10/02/2023
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