EJToday: Top Headlines

"Years After Monsanto Deal, Bayer’s Roundup Bills Keep Piling Up" [9]

"Three years after Bayer agreed to pay $10 billion to settle claims that its weedkiller, Roundup, caused cancer, juries continue to award plaintiffs in additional cases billions of dollars in damages, even as the German drug and chemicals giant insists it will continue its fight in court."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [16], 12/07/2023
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"Who Could Host COP29 And Why Is There A Deadlock Over The Venue?" [17]

"There's an unprecedented deadlock at this year's COP28 U.N. climate summit over who will host next year's event."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [19]
Public [14]
International [20]
Europe [21]
Source: Reuters [22], 12/07/2023
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"Canada To Unveil Cap And Trade System For Oil And Gas Emissions" [23]

"Canada on Wednesday said it plans to unveil a cap and trade system starting in 2026 for limiting emissions from the oil and gas sector, a step toward fulfilling one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's key climate policies."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [25]
Public [14]
Canada [26]
Source: Reuters [27], 12/07/2023
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"At Tribal Summit, Biden Says He’s Working To ‘Heal The Wrongs Of The Past’" [28]

"President Joe Biden told Native American nations gathered for a summit Wednesday that his administration was working to heal the wrongs of the past as he signed an executive order that seeks to make it easier for Indigenous peoples to access federal funding, and have greater autonomy over how to spend it."

Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [30]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [31], 12/07/2023
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"The US EV Industry Now Faces A Choice: Tax Credits Or Chinese Batteries" [32]

"Long-awaited rules from the Biden admin could make all EVs ineligible for the $7,500 customer tax credit — unless the industry can source key supplies beyond China."

Climate Change [18]
Consumer [33]
Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Technology [35]
Transportation [36]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Asia [37]
Source: Canary Media [38], 12/07/2023
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"House Backs GOP Bill To Block EPA Rule On Tailpipe Pollution" [39]

"House Republicans approved a bill Wednesday to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by the Biden administration, calling the plan a back-door mandate for electric vehicles."

Climate Change [18]
Consumer [33]
Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Transportation [36]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [40], 12/07/2023
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"Once A Dirty Fuel, Shetland Nurtures Peat's Climate Superpower" [41]

"On the Shetland Islands, where sheep graze on peatlands beneath wind turbines, the race to restore a key carbon sink has begun".

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Natural Resources [42]
Public [14]
Europe [21]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [43], 12/07/2023
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"To Phase Out Or Phase Down Fossil Fuels? That Is The Question At COP28" [44]

"After days of shaving off the edges of key warming issues, climate negotiators Tuesday zeroed in on the tough job of dealing with the main cause of what’s overheating the planet: fossil fuels."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
International [20]
Source: AP [45], 12/06/2023
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"Global CO2 Emissions From Fossil Fuels To Hit Record High In 2023 -Report" [46]

"Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are set to hit a record high this year, exacerbating climate change and fuelling more destructive extreme weather, scientists said."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Public [14]
International [20]
Source: Reuters [47], 12/06/2023
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"Air-Conditioning Use Will Surge in a Warming World, U.N. Warns" [48]

"Sixty nations committed on Tuesday to improve the efficiency of new air-conditioners by 50 percent and reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to those cooling machines by almost 70 percent, the latest in a flurry of global promises that aim to tackle climate change."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Infrastructure [49]
Pollution [25]
Technology [35]
Public [14]
International [20]
Source: NYTimes [50], 12/06/2023
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"Banks Mask Lending To Polluters With PR Greenwash, ECB Blog Says" [51]

"Euro zone banks talking the most about climate change are the biggest lenders to polluting industries and use public relations noise to mask their support, a blog post by four economists published by the European Central Bank (ECB) said on Wednesday."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Public [14]
International [20]
Source: Reuters [52], 12/06/2023
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"A Crypto Mine Comes To Town And A Coal Plant Gets New Life" [53]

"A pollution-spewing power plant in western Indiana that was set to close this year is getting a reprieve after being purchased by a coal company and landing a new energy-guzzling neighbor hoping to cash in on the international cryptocurrency boom."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [54]
Source: Indianapolis Star [55], 12/06/2023
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Congress Provided $7.5B For Electric Vehicle Chargers. Built So Far: Zero. [56]

"Congress at the urging of the Biden administration agreed in 2021 to spend $7.5 billion to build tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers across the country, aiming to appease anxious drivers while tackling climate change. Two years later, the program has yet to install a single charger."

Climate Change [18]
Consumer [33]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Infrastructure [49]
Transportation [36]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Politico [57], 12/06/2023
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"Air France, Lufthansa And Etihad Ads Banned For Misleading Claims" [58]

"Adverts from Air France, Lufthansa and Etihad have been banned by the UK’s ad regulator due to concerns they have misled customers about the environmental impact of air travel."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [59]
Transportation [36]
Public [14]
International [20]
Source: Guardian [60], 12/06/2023
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"Eight Workers At Texas Chemical Plant Hospitalized After Toxic Gas Leak" [61]

"Eight people were taken to a hospital for treatment on Monday after a toxic gas leak at Altivia Chemicals’ plant in La Porte, Texas, local officials said."

Chemicals [11]
Disasters [62]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [63]
Source: Guardian [64], 12/06/2023
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