EJToday: Top Headlines

‘15-Minute City’ Planning Is On The Rise, Experts Say. Here's What To Know [9]

"For many, living in a city means facing tedious traffic, packed subways and imposing buildings amid the sprawl. But the increasingly popular urban planning concept known as the “15-minute city” has revived the abiding idea that they should operate at human scale, envisioning a city where every resident can reach essential resources by foot, bicycle or public transport within a quarter of an hour."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Planning & Growth [14]
Transportation [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [18]
Source: Washington Post [19], 03/06/2023
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"US To Focus Bison Restoration On Expanding Tribal Herds" [20]

"U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls for the government to tap into Indigenous knowledge in its efforts to conserve the burly animals that are an icon of the American West."

Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Justice [22]
Natural Resources [23]
Wildlife [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [25], 03/06/2023
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Biden Backs Bipartisan Railway Safety Bill After Ohio Derailment [26]

"President Biden on Thursday threw his support behind a bipartisan bill that would tighten federal oversight of trains carrying hazardous materials in the aftermath of a derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that spilled toxic chemicals."

Chemicals [27]
Disasters [28]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Transportation [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [32], 03/03/2023
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"Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ About To Get Their First US Limits" [33]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But experts say removing them will cost billions, a burden that will fall hardest on small communities with few resources."

Chemicals [27]
Consumer [11]
Environmental Health [30]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [34]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [36], 03/03/2023
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"Did Dioxins Spread After The Ohio Train Derailment?" [37]

"On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered rail operator Norfolk Southern to begin testing for dioxins."

Chemicals [27]
Environmental Health [30]
Pollution [34]
Transportation [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [38]
Source: AP [39], 03/03/2023
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Congress Tackles Farm Bill As Ag Emissions Rise, Climate Batters Farms [40]

"The legislation represents a major chance to tackle emissions, but some lawmakers vow to keep climate measures out. Advocates call for more climate-focused conservation."

Agriculture [41]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [28]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 03/03/2023
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"California Reactors Win Exemption In Fight To Keep Running" [43]

"Government regulators Thursday granted California’s largest utility an unusual exemption that could allow the state’s last nuclear power plant to continue running after the expiration of its federal operating licenses, a key piece of a contentious proposal to keep the reactors producing electricity for years to come."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [44]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [45]
Source: AP [46], 03/03/2023
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Tijuana River Sewage May Be Contaminating Air Along S. Calif. Coast: Study [47]

"Chronic coastal contamination from the Tijuana River can end up in the atmosphere as “sea spray aerosol” — spreading far beyond the San Diego County beaches where it has long polluted the water, a new study has found."

Air [48]
Environmental Health [30]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [34]
Waste [49]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [16]
California [45]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
Mexico [51]
Source: The Hill [52], 03/03/2023
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"Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reached A Record High In 2022" [53]

"Communities around the world emitted more carbon dioxide in 2022 than in any other year on records dating to 1900, a result of air travel rebounding from the pandemic and more cities turning to coal as a low-cost source of power."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Pollution [34]
Public [16]
International [18]
Source: AP [54], 03/03/2023
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"Next Labor Secretary Will Face A Big Shortage Of Clean-Energy Workers" [55]

"President Biden on Tuesday nominated Julie Su to be the next labor secretary ... . If confirmed by the Senate, Su would face a major challenge: a shortage of workers in the clean-energy industry that threatens to derail the administration’s ambitious climate agenda."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [56], 03/03/2023
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"Deforestation Inc.: How 'Green' Firms Prevent Climate Action" [57]

"A new 9-month long cross-border investigation exposes the flaws of “green” forestry labels. Environmental auditors overlook harm by “sustainable" companies, hindering climate efforts."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [58]
Journalism & Media [59]
Public [16]
International [18]
Source: DW [60], 03/03/2023
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"Climate Change Is Fueling More Conflict Between Humans And Wildlife" [61]

"Wildfires pushing tigers towards Sumatran villages. Drought prodding elephants into African cropland. Hotter ocean temperatures forcing whales into shipping lanes. Humans and wildlife have long struggled to harmoniously coexist. Climate change is pitting both against each other more often, new research finds, amplifying conflicts over habitat and resources."

Biodiversity [21]
Climate Change [10]
Wildlife [24]
Public [16]
International [18]
Source: NPR [62], 03/03/2023
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"ESG Investing Rule Rejected by Senate, Biden Promises Veto" [63]

"The US Senate passed a measure to block the US Labor Department from enforcing its new ESG retirement investing rule, guaranteeing a showdown with the White House on a resolution the Biden administration has pledged to veto."

Economy & Business [64]
Environmental Justice [22]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [65], 03/02/2023
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"Ohio Senators Introduce Rail Safety Bill After Fiery Crash" [66]

"Railroads including the one whose train derailed and caught fire in Ohio would have to follow new safety rules under bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday by the state’s two U.S. senators, even as regulators plan to step up inspections on tracks carrying the most hazardous materials."

Chemicals [27]
Disasters [28]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [31]
Pollution [34]
Transportation [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [67], 03/02/2023
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"Fossil Fuel Companies Donated $700M To US Universities Over 10 Years" [68]

"Six fossil fuel companies funneled more than $700m in research funding to 27 universities in the US from 2010 to 2020, according to a new study. Such funding at universities that conduct climate research can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction of climate solutions the industry prefers, the report’s authors argue."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [64]
Energy & Fuel [29]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [69]
Science [70]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Guardian [71], 03/02/2023
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