EJToday: Top Headlines

"Climate Change Adding 50 Homers a Year in MLB, Study Says" [9]

"Climate change is making major league sluggers into even hotter hitters, sending an extra 50 or so home runs a year over the fences, a new study found."

Air [10]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Science [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [16], 04/10/2023
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"Biden Administration to Curb Toxic Pollutants From Chemical Plants" [17]

"The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new regulation to significantly reduce hazardous air pollutants from chemical plants, a move that environmental advocates predicted would significantly reduce the health risks to by people living near industrial sites."

Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [23], 04/07/2023
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"Biden Is Set To Propose Toughest-Ever Rules On Car Pollution To Spur EVs" [24]

"The Biden administration is on track to propose the toughest-ever US curbs on car pollution, while stopping short of an electric-vehicle mandate or ban on gas-powered models."

Air [10]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [22]
Transportation [26]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Bloomberg [27], 04/07/2023
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose At ‘Alarming’ Rate Last Year, US Data Shows [28]

"Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide – the greenhouse gases emitted by human activity that are the most significant contributors to global heating – continued to increase rapidly during 2022, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa)."

Agriculture [29]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Pollution [22]
Public [14]
International [30]
Source: Guardian [31], 04/07/2023
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"Biden Targets Race, Gender Impacts With Regulation Proposal" [32]

"US officials would formally gauge how their health, pollution, and workforce policies help or harm racial and ethnic minority groups, under a proposal released by the Biden administration."

Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [33], 04/07/2023
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"Biden Vetoes Clean Water Act Resolution" [34]

"President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a Congressional Review Act resolution against the administration’s rule to define the Clean Water Act’s reach."

Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Politics [35]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [37]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [39], 04/07/2023
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"Southwest Alaska Tribes Sue To Stop Donlin Gold Project" [40]

"Three Alaska tribes are suing the federal government to halt the Donlin Gold project."

Environmental Health [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
Environmental Politics [35]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [37]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Alaska and Hawaii [41]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [42], 04/07/2023
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"‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked To Infertility In Women, Study Shows" [43]

"Women with higher levels of so-called “forever chemicals” in their blood have a 40% lower chance of becoming pregnant within a year of trying to conceive, according to the first known study on the effect of PFAS on female fertility."

Chemicals [18]
Environmental Health [19]
Pollution [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Guardian [44], 04/07/2023
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‘Scary’ Data On The Last Ice Age Raises Concerns About Future Sea Levels [45]

"A new study shows an ancient ice sheet retreated at a startling 2,000 feet per day, shedding light on how quickly ice in Antarctica could melt and raise global sea levels in today’s warming world".

Climate Change [11]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [14]
International [30]
Source: Washington Post [46], 04/07/2023
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Displaced Victims Living In Tents While Ian Insurance Claims Still Open [47]

"More than six months after Hurricane Ian slammed Southwest Florida, crippling or destroying homes, thousands of residents trying to make repairs have been delayed by extreme insurance-claim problems."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [48]
Economy & Business [49]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [50]
Source: States Newsroom [51], 04/07/2023
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"Scientists Find Deepest-Ever Fish, 5 Miles Beneath Ocean's Surface" [52]

"There are more than 300 known species of the tadpole-like creatures found around the world, but this one was special. Five miles beneath the ocean’s surface — about the height of Mount Everest with a bit of the top cut off — this snailfish was thriving."

Biodiversity [53]
Fish & Fisheries [36]
Science [13]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [14]
International [30]
Source: HuffPost [54], 04/07/2023
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"EPA to Tighten Limits on Mercury and Other Pollutants From Power Plants" [55]

"The Biden administration said Wednesday that it would require coal- and oil-fired power plants to reduce emissions of several hazardous air pollutants, including mercury, a neurotoxin that can cause developmental problems in infants and children."

Air [10]
Chemicals [18]
Energy & Fuel [25]
Environmental Health [19]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [22]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [56], 04/06/2023
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Biden DOI Announces $585 Million For Water Infrastructure Projects [57]

"The Biden administration will put nearly $600 million toward drought resilience and upgrades to water infrastructure, Interior Department officials announced Wednesday."

Agriculture [29]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Environmental Politics [35]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [37]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [58], 04/06/2023
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"New Mexico Governor Signs Bill To Limit Prescribed Fires" [59]

"New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Tuesday that aims to prohibit prescribed burns — wildland fires set purposefully as a means of forest management — during periods of increased fire risk."

Forests [60]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [61]
Source: AP [62], 04/06/2023
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"N.Y. Governor Walks Back Push to ‘Weaken’ Climate Law After Uproar" [63]

"Under pressure from scientists, environmentalists and lawmakers, Gov. Kathy Hochul backed off on Wednesday from a proposal to rewrite the state’s landmark climate law — an effort that her critics said would have fundamentally undermined the measure."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [35]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [64]
Source: NYTimes [65], 04/06/2023
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