EJToday: Top Headlines

"Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition" [9]

"America’s fragmented electric grid, which was largely built to accommodate coal and gas plants, is becoming a major obstacle to efforts to fight climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [15], 06/13/2023
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"Protest Derails Chaco National Park Celebration" [16]

"It was supposed to be a homecoming of sorts for U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, after her agency spent many months hosting public meetings and talking with Native American leaders about curbing the pace of oil and gas development in the San Juan Basin and protecting culturally significant sites."

Activism [17]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [21]
People & Population [22]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]
Source: AP [25], 06/13/2023
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"India, Pakistan Brace For Severe Cyclone, Deploy Rescuers To Coastal Regions [26]

"India and Pakistan braced for the first severe cyclone this year expected to hit their coastal regions later this week, as authorities on Monday halted fishing activities, deployed rescue personnel and announced evacuation plans for those at risk."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [27]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [13]
Asia [29]
Source: AP [30], 06/13/2023
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"Tens of Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Ashore on Gulf Coast in Texas" [31]

"Tens of thousands of fish washed ashore along the gulf coast of Texas starting on Friday after being starved of oxygen in warm water, officials said."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [27]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]
Source: NYTimes [33], 06/13/2023
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"The Future of Water" [34]

"A new book from water expert Peter Gleick urges a rethinking of how we use, manage and value one of our most important resources."

Water & Oceans [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [35]
Source: The Revelator [36], 06/13/2023
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"Bringing Oats Back to American Farms" [37]

"Adding oats to a farm’s rotation can improve soil health and reduce fossil fuels, but the crop has all but disappeared in the U.S. Now, a nascent movement fueled by oat milk’s popularity may help reverse the trend."

Agriculture [38]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [39]
Food [40]
Natural Resources [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Civil Eats [41], 06/13/2023
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Climate-Smart Cowboys Hope Regenerative Cattle Ranching Can Heal the Land [42]

"Grazing livestock to mimic how wildlife forages can prevent the erosion of topsoil, protect water quality and keep carbon out of the atmosphere, but it requires big changes in how the beef industry operates."

Agriculture [38]
Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]
Source: Inside Climate News [43], 06/13/2023
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"States Sue DuPont, 3M in Search of Funds for PFAS Cleanup Costs" [44]

"States facing mounting costs over the cleanup of “forever chemicals” have directed their attention at chemical manufacturers, with a flurry of lawsuits coming as the companies reach large settlements over similar pollution claims."

Chemicals [45]
Environmental Health [46]
Environmental Justice [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [47]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [48], 06/12/2023
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UN Paris Meeting Presses Ahead With Binding Plastics Treaty — US Resists [49]

"At a May-June meeting in Paris, the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) agreed to create, and submit by November, a first draft of an international plan to end plastic pollution by 2040. The United States declined to join the 58-nation “High Ambition Coalition” to create a legally-binding cradle-to-grave plan to address plastic production and use."

Chemicals [45]
Consumer [39]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [47]
Waste [50]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [13]
International [35]
Source: Mongabay [51], 06/12/2023
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EPA Sued Over Pesticide-Coated Seeds’ ‘Devastating Impacts’ On US Wildlife [52]

"Environmental groups are suing the US Environmental Protection Agency over pesticide-coated seeds they say have “devastating environmental impacts” and are spread largely without regulatory oversight."

Agriculture [38]
Biodiversity [53]
Chemicals [45]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [21]
Wildlife [54]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [55], 06/12/2023
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"How Warming Ruined a Crab Fishery and Hurt an Alaskan Town" [56]

"As the world warms, extended spikes in ocean temperatures are triggering the collapse of key marine populations. For the Aleut community of St. Paul, Alaska, the loss of the snow crab fishery is having a profound economic impact and raising questions about the future."

Biodiversity [53]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [27]
Fish & Fisheries [32]
Natural Resources [21]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Alaska and Hawaii [57]
Source: YaleE360 [58], 06/12/2023
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"Legal Right to Safe Climate Goes on Trial in Montana Youth Case" [59]

"A landmark climate trial that will reverberate in states and litigation across the US is set to begin Monday, when more than a dozen young people face off with the state of Montana at Lewis and Clark County District Court."

Activism [17]
Climate Change [10]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [60]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [61], 06/12/2023
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Ukraine Dam Collapse Is A Slow-Moving Ecological Catastrophe [62]

"The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea."

Agriculture [38]
Disasters [27]
Military [63]
Natural Resources [21]
Pollution [47]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [13]
Europe [64]
Source: AP [65], 06/12/2023
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"Hazardous Air Quality From Wildfire Smoke Takes A Toll On Outdoor Workers" [66]

"“If we’re not outside, then we don’t make money,” said a pedicab driver in Central Park, echoing the view of many workers who pressed on despite warnings about harmful air quality".

Air [67]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [46]
Pollution [47]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [68], 06/12/2023
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"Lawmakers Launch Probe Of Insurance Firms’ Funding Of Fossil Fuel Industry" [69]

"As insurance companies scale back coverage in disaster-prone states because climate risks have become too costly, U.S. lawmakers have launched an investigation into seven major carriers for continuing to insure and invest billions of dollars in fossil fuel projects, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [27]
Economy & Business [70]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [71], 06/12/2023
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