EJToday: Top Headlines

"Why We Still Don’t Yet Know How Bad Climate Migration Will Get" [9]

"As sea levels rise, temperatures become unbearable, and disasters grow more severe, tens of millions of people may not be able to stay where they are. Beyond the human toll it will exact, this climate-driven migration is poised to disrupt economic and political stability, which could fuel conflict."

Climate Change [10]
Military [11]
People & Population [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Vox [15], 03/17/2022
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SEC Plans To Force Public Companies To Disclose Greenhouse Emissions [16]

"The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to require all publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and the climate risks their businesses face, part of the Biden administration’s broader push to force the private sector to reckon with the dangers of a warming world."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Washington Post [20], 03/16/2022
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"Raskin Withdraws From Fed Nomination After Support Crumbles" [21]

"Sarah Bloom Raskin withdrew as President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the Federal Reserve’s vice chair of supervision Tuesday after it became clear she didn’t have the votes to be confirmed."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [24], 03/16/2022
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"Somalia's Worst Drought In Four Decades Means Millions Need Aid" [25]

"It has not rained on Habiba Maow Iman's farm in southern Somalia for two years. Her animals are dead; her crops failed."

Agriculture [26]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [28]
Food [29]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [13]
Africa [31]
Source: Reuters [32], 03/16/2022
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Coal Mining Emits More Methane Than Gas and Oil Wells, New Study Finds [33]

"So much methane is released from coal mining, the Global Energy Monitor says, that it exceeds the carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal at over 1,100 coal-fired power plants in China."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [34], 03/16/2022
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"The U.S. Has Made Big Promises. Where’s The Money?" [35]

"The latest spending bill in Congress contains far less money to help developing countries than President Biden had pledged. That fits a pattern."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: NYTimes [36], 03/16/2022
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"As Drought Deepens, Californians Are Saving Less Water" [37]

"California will end winter in a perilous position as record-shattering dryness converges with lagging water conservation efforts in nearly every part of the state, officials said Tuesday."

Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [13]
California [38]
Source: LA Times [39], 03/16/2022
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"Chicken, Turkey Farmers Struggle To Keep Birds Safe From Flu" [40]

"Nearly 7 million chickens and turkeys in 13 states have been killed this year due to avian influenza, prompting officials and farmers to acknowledge that, despite their best efforts, stopping the disease from infecting poultry is incredibly difficult."

Agriculture [26]
Environmental Health [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: AP [41], 03/16/2022
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"Groups Sue For Records In Montana Mine Pollution Case" [42]

"Conservation groups are suing [Montana] Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration to obtain records related to its decision to drop legal claims against a mining executive over decades of pollution from several mines."

Environmental Politics [23]
Journalism & Media [43]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [44]
Public [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [45]
Source: AP [46], 03/16/2022
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"Illinois AG Asked To Ensure Proper Cleanup Of Oil Spill" [47]

"The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has asked the Attorney General to enforce cleanup and other action by energy company Marathon Pipe Line after an estimated 165,000 gallons of crude oil leaked from its pipeline in Edwardsville, some of which flowed into a creek, according to the state agency."

Disasters [27]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Pollution [48]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [13]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [49]
Source: Bellieville News-Democrat [50], 03/16/2022
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"The Big Sneeze: Climate Change To Make Pollen Season Nastier" [51]

"Climate change has already made allergy season longer and pollen counts higher, but you ain’t sneezed nothing yet."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [28]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: AP [52], 03/16/2022
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"Here's Who Stands To Win From High Gas Prices" [53]

"Not everyone is suffering from high gas prices that have spiked further with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the international sanctions imposed on Moscow."

Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
International [14]
Source: The Hill [54], 03/15/2022
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"House Dems Seek Probe of USPS Plan For New Mail Truck Fleet" [55]

"Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are seeking an investigation into a U.S. Postal Service plan to replace its aging mail trucks with mostly gasoline-powered vehicles."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Transportation [56]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: AP [57], 03/15/2022
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"Manchin Comes Out Against Fed Nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin" [58]

"West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin today came out against Sarah Bloom Raskin, which could kill her nomination to be the Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [23]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [59], 03/15/2022
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"Judge Axes Trump-Era Lease Sales To Protect Sage Grouse" [60]

"A federal judge last week blocked five more Trump-era oil and gas lease sales for failing to comply with statutory protections for the greater sage grouse."

Biodiversity [61]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [44]
Wildlife [62]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [19]
Source: E&E News [63], 03/15/2022
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