EJToday: Top Headlines

"Heat, High Water, Hurricanes: Schools Are Not Ready for Climate Change" [9]

"A storm can last a day. But the disruption to learning can last years. As natural disasters become more common, school districts are grappling with how to adapt."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
People & Population [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [15], 10/10/2023
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Deadly Humid Heat Could Hit Billions, Spread As Far As US Midwest: Study [16]

"Billions of people could struggle to survive in periods of deadly, humid heat within this century as temperatures rise, particularly in some of the world's largest cities, from Delhi to Shanghai, according to research published on Monday."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [17]
Public [13]
International [18]
Source: Reuters [19], 10/10/2023
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"Chicago Environmental Activists Demand Faster Removal of Lead Water Pipes" [20]

"Research showing Black and Latino residents are twice as likely to have lead service lines has added urgency to demands that the city commit to removing them within 10 years."

Activism [21]
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [17]
Infrastructure [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 10/10/2023
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"Cleveland Accelerates Its Ambitions for Hitting Net Zero Energy" [28]

"Individual plans for the city and its neighbors include cutting building emissions, adding EV charging and solar capacity and cutting miles traveled by fossil-fueled vehicles, among other priorities."

Climate Change [10]
Government [29]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [30], 10/10/2023
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‘Without Water, There Is No Life’: Drought In Brazil’s Amazon [31]

"Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food or filtered water. Dozens of river dolphins perished and washed up on shore. And thousands of lifeless fish float on the water’s surface."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Natural Resources [33]
People & Population [12]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [13]
South America [34]
Source: AP [35], 10/10/2023
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"Uncontrolled Logging Puts New Sahel Reforestation Projects At Risk" [36]

"Reforestation projects to restore degraded lands in Chad and Cameroon, like the “Great Green Wall” and the “Reforestation 1400” projects, are facing increasing pressure from logging activity."

Forests [37]
Natural Resources [33]
People & Population [12]
Public [13]
Africa [38]
Source: Mongabay [39], 10/10/2023
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"How Incarcerated People Are Helping To Restore A Fragile Ecosystem" [40]

"In prisons across Western states, incarcerated people are raising tens of thousands of plants to restore sagebrush habitat, a vanishing ecosystem home to the iconic endangered greater sage-grouse and hundreds of other species."

Biodiversity [41]
Climate Change [10]
Forests [37]
Natural Resources [33]
People & Population [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [42], 10/10/2023
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Indigenous Peoples Day: A Day Of Celebration, Protest And Reclaiming History [43]

"From Alcatraz Island to a park in New York City, Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday with ceremonies, dances and speeches."

Environmental Justice [44]
People & Population [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [45], 10/09/2023
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"Newsom Signs First-In-The-Nation Corporate Climate Disclosure Bills" [46]

"Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills Saturday that would require large corporations operating in the state to disclose both their carbon footprints and their climate-related financial risks starting in 2026."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [47]
Journalism & Media [48]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [49]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [50]
Source: Politico [51], 10/09/2023
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Millions Of Children Displaced Due To Worsening Extreme Weather Events [52]

"Storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million displacements involving children between 2016 and 2021, according to a United Nations report."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
People & Population [12]
Public [13]
International [18]
Source: AP [53], 10/09/2023
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"EPA Objects To Air Quality Permit Issued To US Steel’s Clairton Coke Works" [54]

"The Environmental Protection Agency objected to an air quality permit issued to U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works, a move advocates say will protect Mon Valley residents from emissions of harmful air pollutants. The EPA filed the objection under the grounds that the permit — which was issued by the Allegheny County Health Department in November — did not comply with the Clean Air Act."

Air [55]
Environmental Health [17]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [49]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [56]
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [57], 10/09/2023
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Politicians Say Florida News Site Lets Them Buy Coverage. Is Your State Next? [58]

"Political strategist Eunic Epstein-Ortiz arrived in Florida from New York in 2017 to help a major labor union turn out voters for the following year. She recalls being pleasantly surprised by the positive coverage the campaign received from Florida Politics.

The website is Florida's answer to Politico: It illuminates developments on politics and policy for insiders and news buffs, and it influences what other outlets report about the state. And it reflects the drive of its founder, Peter Schorsch.
Economy & Business [47]
Environmental Politics [59]
Journalism & Media [48]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [60]
Source: Floodlight/NPR [61], 10/09/2023
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Gas Storage Plant and New Pipeline Disrupt Life for Texas Black Community [62]

"The environmental health crisis ruminating in Houston’s Southwest Crossing neighborhood is the product of climate change and an unstable energy grid."

Activism [21]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [63]
Environmental Health [17]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [49]
Public [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [64]
Source: Capital B [65], 10/09/2023
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"Climate Fund Donations Underwhelm Ahead Of COP28" [66]

"A climate fund conference in Bonn has failed to attract enough pledges to meet the UN's target. The money is meant for developing countries that need to adapt to climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Economy & Business [47]
Environmental Justice [44]
Public [13]
International [18]
Source: DW [67], 10/09/2023
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"In Baltimore, Yellow Buses Are Going Green" [68]

"Cities all over the country are beginning to transition their school bus fleets to electric — a boon for the climate, and for students’ health."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [63]
Environmental Health [17]
People & Population [12]
Pollution [49]
Technology [69]
Transportation [70]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [56]
Source: Grist [71], 10/09/2023
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