EJToday: Top Headlines

"San Francisco Mayor Announces The City Will Receive Pandas From China" [9]

"San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.”"

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]
Asia [18]
Source: AP [19], 04/22/2024
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"The U.S. Just Changed How It Manages A Tenth Of Its Land" [20]

"For decades, the federal government has prioritized oil and gas drilling, hardrock mining and livestock grazing on public lands across the country. That could soon change under a far-reaching Interior Department rule that puts conservation, recreation and renewable energy development on equal footing with resource extraction."

Agriculture [21]
Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Forests [25]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [27], 04/19/2024
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"Drought Pushes Millions Into ‘Acute Hunger’ in Southern Africa" [28]

"An estimated 20 million people in southern Africa are facing what the United Nations calls “acute hunger” as one of the worst droughts in more than four decades shrivels crops, decimates livestock and, after years of rising food prices brought on by pandemic and war, spikes the price of corn, the region’s staple crop."

Agriculture [21]
Climate Change [22]
Disasters [29]
Food [30]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [15]
Africa [32]
Source: NYTimes [33], 04/19/2024
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Consumer Reports Finds Unhealthy Pesticide Levels In 20% Of US Produce [34]

"Consumer Reports recently conducted its most comprehensive review of pesticides in 59 US fruits and vegetables. Here the organization shares what it found".

Agriculture [21]
Chemicals [35]
Environmental Health [36]
Food [30]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Consumer Reports [37], 04/19/2024
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CA Sets Nation-Leading Limit For Carcinogenic Chromium-6 In Drinking Water [38]

"After years of analysis and debate, California regulators have adopted a nation-leading drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen found in water supplies across the state."

Chemicals [35]
Consumer [39]
Environmental Health [36]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Pollution [40]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [15]
California [41]
Source: LA Times [42], 04/19/2024
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Plastics Industry Heats World 4 Times As Much As Air Travel, Report Finds [43]

"Pollution from the plastics industry is a major force behind the heating of the planet, according to a new report from the federal government."

Chemicals [35]
Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Pollution [40]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]
Source: The Hill [44], 04/19/2024
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"Majority Latino City Endures Years Of Toxic Water In Health ‘Crisis’" [45]

"After repeated violations, the state of New Mexico has stepped in — but problems are a reminder that safe water is not available to all Americans".

Chemicals [35]
Consumer [39]
Environmental Justice [46]
People & Population [47]
Pollution [40]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
Source: Washington Post [49], 04/19/2024
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"Senate Approves Migratory Bird Conservation Bill" [50]

"The Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to aid conservation efforts for migratory birds."

Biodiversity [10]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]
Source: E&E News [51], 04/19/2024
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"How Do Neighbors of Solar Farms Really Feel? A New Survey Has Answers" [52]

"For people living within three miles of a large solar farm, positive attitudes about the development outnumber negative ones by about a three-to-one margin, according to a new national survey released this week by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [53]
People & Population [47]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 04/19/2024
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With More Transmission Lines, West Could Make Billions Selling Green Energy [55]

"Building more regional infrastructure to distribute electricity in the West could help states more affordably meet their clean energy goals, a new study found. And they could turn hefty profits selling power out of state."

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [48]
Source: Inside Climate News [56], 04/19/2024
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"What Can ‘Green Islam’ Achieve in the World’s Largest Muslim Country?" [57]

"The faithful gathered in an imposing modernist building, thousands of men in skullcaps and women in veils sitting shoulder to shoulder. Their leader took to his perch and delivered a stark warning. “Our fatal shortcomings as human beings have been that we treat the earth as just an object,” Grand Imam Nasaruddin Umar said. “The greedier we are toward nature, the sooner doomsday will arrive.”"

Activism [58]
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Justice [46]
Natural Resources [13]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [59]
Public [15]
Australia & Oceania [60]
Source: NYTimes [61], 04/19/2024
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"Texas Hack May Be First Disruption Of U.S. Water System By Russia" [62]

"In January, an alert citizen in Muleshoe, Tex., was driving by a park and noticed that a water tower was overflowing. Authorities soon determined the system that controlled the city’s water supply had been hacked. In two hours, tens of thousands of gallons of water had flowed into the street and drain pipes."

Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [36]
Government [12]
Infrastructure [53]
Military [63]
Technology [64]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]
Source: Washington Post [65], 04/18/2024
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"Climate Change Played A Role In Killing Tens Of Thousands Of People In 2023" [66]

"At nine years old, Carter Vigh loved soccer, his friends, and dancing to music. ... Carter also had asthma. The hot temperatures and dense wildfire smoke that enveloped the Vighs’ British Columbia home, 100 Mile House, in the summer of 2023 exacerbated his asthma and killed him."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [36]
People & Population [47]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [17]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [67], 04/18/2024
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Climate Change Damage Could Cost $38 Trillion Per Year By 2050: Study [68]

"Damage to farming, infrastructure, productivity, and health from climate change will cost an estimated $38 trillion per year by 2050, German government-backed research finds, a figure almost certain to rise as human activity emits more greenhouse gases."

Agriculture [21]
Climate Change [22]
Disasters [29]
Economy & Business [23]
Infrastructure [53]
Water & Oceans [31]
Public [15]
International [17]
Source: Reuters [69], 04/18/2024
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"Trump Rails Against Wind Energy In Fundraising Pitch To Oil Executives" [70]

"“I hate wind,” the former president told oil industry officials at a recent Mar-a-Lago dinner, doubling down on promises to end this form of clean energy."

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [36]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [53]
Laws & Regulations [26]
Technology [64]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [71], 04/18/2024
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