EJToday: Top Headlines

"Biden Protects Land by Grand Canyon but Will Still Allow Mining" [9]

"President Joe Biden on Tuesday [announced] plans to block expanded uranium mining around the Grand Canyon by declaring the area a new national monument."

Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [19], 08/09/2023
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European Scientists Announce July Was The Hottest Month On Record By Far [20]

"Now that last month’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin."

Climate Change [21]
Science [22]
Public [16]
International [23]
Source: AP [24], 08/09/2023
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"Fears Over Antarctic Sea Ice As Yearly Ozone Layer Hole Forms ‘Very Early’" [25]

"The hole in the ozone layer has begun to form early this year, prompting warnings that a larger-than-average hole may further warm the Southern Ocean while the level of Antarctic sea ice is at a record low."

Climate Change [21]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [16]
International [23]
Antarctica & Arctic [27]
Source: Guardian [28], 08/09/2023
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"Md.’s Largest Water Utility Sues Dupont, 3M Over ‘Forever Chemicals’" [29]

"Maryland’s largest water utility filed a lawsuit against more than a dozen companies Friday, alleging that they knowingly polluted the water supply with “forever chemicals” and saying that they should bear the burden of upgrading systems to remove these toxic substances."

Chemicals [30]
Consumer [31]
Environmental Health [32]
Infrastructure [33]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [34]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [35]
Source: Washington Post [36], 08/09/2023
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As Feds Cut Red Tape, More Local Governments Are Curbing Wind And Solar [37]

"The number of counties with ordinances on wind turbines quadrupled from 2018 to 2022, a new federal study found."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: HuffPost [39], 08/09/2023
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US Judge To Hear Case On Nevada Mustang Roundup Where 31 Wild Horses Died [40]

"A legal battle over the U.S. government’s ongoing capture of thousands of wild horses in Nevada where 31 mustangs have died in a weekslong roundup goes before a judge Wednesday as opponents try to prove it’s illegal and should be stopped."

Activism [41]
Biodiversity [42]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [43]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [44]
Source: AP [45], 08/09/2023
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‘Metal Box Heated From The Inside’: Food Truck Workers Battle Heat [46]

"As tortillas warm on the grill at Los Pookies – an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based food truck best known for its birria tacos – a swamp cooler blasts cool air and extractor fans try their best to suck the heat out of the metal trailer."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [47]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [10]
Food [48]
Transportation [49]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Guardian [50], 08/09/2023
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Indigenous Inspire Amazon City To Grant Personhood To An Endangered River [51]

"On the banks of the Komi Memem River, the activity never ceases: women go down the embankment from Laje Velho village carrying basins to wash clothing, while men embark in small canoes on hunting and fishing expeditions. At day’s end, it’s the children’s turn to dive into its tea-colored waters."

Biodiversity [42]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Fish & Fisheries [52]
Forests [53]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [16]
South America [54]
Source: , 08/09/2023
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"More Than Half Of Earth’s Species Live In The Soil, Study Finds" [55]

"Soil estimated to be home to 90% of world’s fungi, 85% of plants and more than 50% of bacteria, making it the world’s most species-rich habitat".

Biodiversity [42]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [16]
International [23]
Source: Guardian [56], 08/09/2023
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"Biden To Protect Vast Sacred Lands Near Grand Canyon" [57]

"U.S. President Joe Biden will curb land development on a stretch of nearly 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) near Arizona's iconic Grand Canyon, a move intended to cement his environmental credentials in the electoral battleground state."

Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [58]
People & Population [14]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [18]
Source: Reuters [59], 08/08/2023
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"In DeSantis’ Fla., Schools Get OK For Climate-Denial Videos" [60]

"Climate activists are like Nazis. Wind and solar power pollute the Earth and make life miserable. Recent global and local heat records reflect natural temperature cycles. These are some of the themes of children’s videos produced by an influential conservative advocacy group."

Climate Change [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [61]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Science [22]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [62]
Source: E&E News [63], 08/08/2023
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In Youngstown, a Downtown Tire Pyrolysis Plant Is a ‘Recipe for Disaster’ [64]

"A developer has big ideas to turn tires, plastic and electronic waste into energy at 30 locations, starting with a tire-to-gas plant next to the jail and student housing in the heart of what was once Ohio’s Steel Valley."

Air [65]
Chemicals [30]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [14]
Pollution [34]
Waste [66]
Public [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [67]
Source: Inside Climate News [68], 08/08/2023
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"Marine Heatwave Off Oregon Coast Considered ‘Extreme’ By NOAA" [69]

"The water temperatures off the coasts of Oregon and Washington reached “extreme” levels in late July and August of 2023 – an event that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ranks a Category 4 on a scale of 5."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [47]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [16]
Northwest (OR WA) [70]
Source: Portland Oregonian [71], 08/08/2023
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"BPA's Evil Cousin" [72]

"Most people have heard of BPA — but researchers say its chemical cousin, BADGE, is leaving scores of workers, artisans and individuals at risk."

Chemicals [30]
Environmental Health [32]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: EHN [73], 08/08/2023
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"Despite Reforms, Mining For EV metals in Congo Exacts Steep Cost On Workers" [74]

"After revelations of child labor and treacherous conditions in many cobalt mines, automakers and mineral companies said they would adhere to international safety standards".

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [38]
Environmental Justice [10]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [16]
Africa [75]
Source: Washington Post [76], 08/08/2023
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