EJToday: Top Headlines

Carbon Pollution Is Down in the US, But Not Fast Enough To Meet 2030 Goal [9]

"Climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2% in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip, a new report finds."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Pollution [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [15], 01/11/2024
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Activists Call for Process ‘Overhaul’ After Oil Vet Named to Lead COP29 [16]

"Azerbaijan named a former state oil executive as the summit’s president, marking the second consecutive year a fossil fuel insider will helm the U.N. climate talks. Climate advocates call it an “enormous conflict of interest.”"

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [17]
Public [13]
International [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [19], 01/11/2024
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"Why Decades Of Progress In Cars’ Fuel Efficiency Is Ending" [20]

"In the U.S., gas-powered cars have stopped making big efficiency gains. Some automakers’ offerings have gotten less efficient as they swap out sedans for SUVs."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [21]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Transportation [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [24], 01/11/2024
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Climate Change Is Shrinking Snowpack Faster In Many Places, Study Shows [25]

"River basins around the world that were once regularly snowbound are increasingly seeing their snowpack shrink and climate change is to blame, a new study found."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [27]
Natural Resources [28]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [13]
International [18]
Source: AP [30], 01/11/2024
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"The War Zone In Gaza Will Leave A Legacy Of Hidden Health Risks" [31]

"A toxic mix of dust, ash, and other material from 15 million tons of rubble now blankets the territory and all who live there."

Air [32]
Chemicals [33]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Justice [35]
Infrastructure [36]
Military [37]
Pollution [12]
Public [13]
Middle East [38]
Source: Grist [39], 01/11/2024
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"Open Season" [40]

"With Alaska's wildlife numbers declining, agencies are blaming — and culling — predators. The true threat is much more complex."

Biodiversity [41]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [28]
Wildlife [42]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [43]
Source: Grist [44], 01/11/2024
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The Largest Great Ape To Ever Live Went Extinct Because Of Climate Change [45]

"An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction when climate change put their favorite fruits out of reach during dry seasons, scientists reported Wednesday."

Biodiversity [41]
Climate Change [10]
Food [46]
Public [13]
International [18]
Asia [47]
Source: AP [48], 01/11/2024
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"U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Set An All-Time Record In 2023" [49]

"Led by a record-costly swarm of severe weather episodes, the contiguous United States suffered 28 billion-dollar weather disasters in 2023, the highest number in inflation-adjusted data going back to 1980, according to NOAA. The former record was 22, set in 2020."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [27]
Economy & Business [50]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [51], 01/10/2024
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"US To Invest $1Bn In Plan To Move From Diesel To Electric School Buses" [52]

"The US has announced nearly $1bn in grants to replace diesel-powered school buses with electric and lower-emitting vehicles."

Air [32]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [34]
Pollution [12]
Transportation [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [53], 01/10/2024
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Utilities Paid Southern Civil Rights Leaders Who Became Industry Advocates [54]

"A joint investigation by Floodlight and Capital B shows millions of dollars flowed from utilities to Black leaders and their groups since at least 2009."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [35]
Environmental Politics [17]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [55]
Source: Floodlight/Capital B [56], 01/10/2024
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"More Than 900 Widely Used Chemicals May Increase Breast Cancer Risk" [57]

"Ninety percent of the chemicals identified as potential breast carcinogens in a new study are found in everyday products in homes and workplaces."

Chemicals [33]
Consumer [21]
Environmental Health [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [58], 01/10/2024
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"Norway Moves to Allow Seabed Mining Exploration" [59]

"The Norwegian Parliament voted on Tuesday to authorize the opening of parts of the Norwegian Sea to seabed mining exploration, a move that reflects rising international demand for the metals needed to build batteries for electric vehicles worldwide."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Fish & Fisheries [60]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [28]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [13]
Europe [61]
Source: NYTimes [62], 01/10/2024
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"Scientists Are Turning to Invisible Microbes to Support Animal Conservation" [63]

"Understanding animal and environmental microbiomes could be the key to successfully reintroducing captive animals to the wild".

Biodiversity [41]
Environmental Health [34]
Natural Resources [28]
Science [64]
Wildlife [42]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Sierra [65], 01/10/2024
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"Sperm Whales Live In Culturally Distinct Clans, Research Finds" [66]

"Sperm whales live in clans with distinctive cultures, much like those of humans, a study has found."

Biodiversity [41]
Environmental Politics [17]
Water & Oceans [29]
Wildlife [42]
Public [13]
International [18]
Source: Guardian [67], 01/10/2024
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In Remote Corner Of Calif., Roaming Dog Packs Leave Trail Of Blood And Terror [68]

"Drive down any of the long, rutted back roads of Anza, a dusty Riverside County community, and it won’t take long before you feel like you’ve fallen off the grid."

Biodiversity [41]
Wildlife [42]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [69]
Source: LA Times [70], 01/10/2024
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