EJToday: Top Headlines

"Congress Enters Pivotal Week On Spending" [9]

"How to prevent a looming potential government shutdown will dominate the conversation on Capitol Hill this week, with the House and Senate considering divergent strategies for keeping agencies running."

Environmental Politics [10]
Government [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [15], 09/12/2023
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2023 Had More Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Than Any Year On Record [16]

"New government data released Monday revealed that the U.S. has already experienced more billion-dollar weather disasters in 2023 than in any other year since authorities started tracking such data 40-plus years ago." "The staggering tally comes with four months of the year still remaining."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Economy & Business [19]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: HuffPost [21], 09/12/2023
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"Climate Change Is Causing an Insurance Crisis in Louisiana" [22]

"A little over a year ago, Peter Gardner, a Louisiana developer, completed rehabbing an apartment building with 144 units and got a surprise so ugly it made him decide to move his business out of town."

Climate Change [17]
Consumer [23]
Disasters [18]
Economy & Business [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Green [24], 09/12/2023
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"Island Nations Hope for Court’s Help on Climate’s Effects" [25]

"A tribunal is expected to issue an advisory opinion on behalf of Pacific and Caribbean countries on whether greenhouse gases are pollutants that violate international law."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
International [26]
Source: NYTimes [27], 09/12/2023
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"How the Land Back Movement is Unraveling Manifest Destiny" [28]

"Across Indian Country, tribal nations are buying back their land one parcel at a time".

Environmental Justice [29]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Sierra [31], 09/12/2023
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Laurel Peltier Took On Utilities Scamming Baltimore’s Low-Income Households [32]

"Policymakers hoped deregulated energy markets would lower utility bills through open competition. Energy advocates found the opposite: retail energy companies are fleecing low-income communities of color in cities like Baltimore."

Activism [33]
Consumer [23]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Justice [29]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [35]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 09/12/2023
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Red Fire Ant Colonies Found In Italy Could Spread Across Europe: Study [37]

"An invasive non-native ant species has become established in Italy and could rapidly spread through Europe to the UK with global heating, a study warns."

Biodiversity [38]
Public [13]
Europe [39]
Source: Guardian [40], 09/12/2023
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"Companies Are Claiming To Be ‘Plastic Neutral.’ Is It Greenwashing?" [41]

"Plastic credits can help fund waste cleanup, but they can also justify making more plastic."

Chemicals [42]
Consumer [23]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [43]
Pollution [44]
Waste [45]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Grist [46], 09/12/2023
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"In Its Push To Build Houses, Ontario Says Energy Efficiency Has To Wait" [47]

"Rules to ensure new homes use less energy could reduce homeowners’ bills. But at a meeting between the province and federal government, Ontario said it’s focused on building fast and cheap".

Climate Change [17]
Consumer [23]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [48]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
Canada [49]
Source: The Narwhal [50], 09/12/2023
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"NASA Satellites Reveal Restoration Power Of Beavers" [51]

"A new partnership between NASA and researchers is measuring the impact of beavers reintroduced to landscapes in Idaho."

Biodiversity [38]
Climate Change [17]
Fish & Fisheries [52]
Infrastructure [48]
Natural Resources [30]
Science [53]
Technology [54]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [55]
Source: Mongabay [56], 09/12/2023
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"U.N. Says More Needed 'On All Fronts' To Meet Climate Goals" [57]

"The world is not on target to curb global warming and more action is needed on all fronts, the United Nations warned on Friday, in the run-up to crucial international talks aimed at stemming the climate crisis."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
International [26]
Source: Reuters [58], 09/11/2023
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G20 Agree To Increase Clean Energy But No Deal On Phasing Out Fossil Fuels [59]

"Group of 20 leaders agreed Saturday to triple renewable energy and try to increase the funds for climate change-related disasters but maintained the status quo with regards to phasing out carbon spewing coal."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [10]
Public [13]
International [26]
Source: AP [60], 09/11/2023
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Feds Delay Decision In Dakota Access Pipeline Environmental Review [61]

"The Dakota Access oil pipeline’s future remains uncertain after the Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released a long-awaited draft environmental study that will help determine whether it receives an easement needed to keep operating."

Activism [33]
Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [62]
Infrastructure [48]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [30]
Water & Oceans [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [63]
Source: E&E News [64], 09/11/2023
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As Climate-Fed Weather Disasters Hit More Farms, Crop Insurance Costs Soar [65]

"Critics of the federal program say it encourages more carbon-intensive farming and are calling for Congress to lower subsidies for big, wealthy producers."

Agriculture [66]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [18]
Economy & Business [19]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [67], 09/11/2023
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"Can Golf Cure Its Water Addiction?" [68]

"Drought is making it harder for golf lovers to justify the game’s copious use of water".

Water & Oceans [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [69], 09/11/2023
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