EJToday: Top Headlines

In Brazil’s Worst Drought, Wildfires Rage And Amazon River At Record Low [9]

"Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S. Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows, and uncontrolled manmade wildfires have ravaged protected areas and spread smoke over a vast expanse, plummeting air quality."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Forests [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
South America [16]
Source: AP [17], 09/13/2024
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"Young People Ask US Supreme Court To Revive Climate Change Lawsuit" [18]

"Twenty-one young people on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a novel lawsuit claiming the U.S. government's energy policies violate their rights to be protected from climate change."

Activism [19]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Justice [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: Reuters [25], 09/13/2024
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"EPA Denies Duty To Regulate PFAS In Sewage Sludge Spread On Farmland" [26]

"US regulators claim they are not legally required to regulate toxic PFAS chemicals in sewage sludge spread on farmland across the country, according to a court filing the government made this week in response to a lawsuit from an environmental watchdog group."

Agriculture [27]
Chemicals [28]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Food [32]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [33]
Waste [34]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The New Lede [35], 09/13/2024
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"These Small Black-Owned Farms Are Growing Crops With The Climate In Mind" [36]

"A number of small Black-owned farms in the Gulf South are growing crops with the climate in mind. Hilery Gobert is among them. He owns a 65-acre farm in Iowa, La., that he started farming in 2020. He has been trying to improve the soil since then. To do that, he rotates crops and uses cover crops to keep nutrients in the ground. The land now supports a variety of crops, including okra, figs, Asian eggplants and watermelons."

Agriculture [27]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [30]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [37]
Source: NPR [38], 09/13/2024
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"Debate Flares Over Texas’ Proposed Oil and Gas Waste Rule" [39]

"Texas is inching closer to adopting revised oil and gas waste management rules for the first time in four decades." "While environmentalists say the new rule doesn’t do enough to protect groundwater, oil and gas operators are contesting stricter requirements for waste pits near wells."

Chemicals [28]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [33]
Waste [34]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [40]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 09/13/2024
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Senators Push To Exclude Lucrative Chemicals From Official PFAS Definition [42]

"US lawmakers and the military are pushing for a new definition of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” that would exclude a subclass of toxic compounds increasingly used across the economy and considered to be potent greenhouse gases."

Chemicals [28]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Military [43]
Pollution [33]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: Guardian [44], 09/13/2024
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New ‘Green Bank’ Could Bring Solar Power And Electric Buses To Appalachia [45]

"Thanks to $500 million in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency, a new initiative called the Green Bank for Rural America could help channel money to nonprofit lenders like the Mountain Association to support community solar arrays, apprenticeships in renewable energy fields, electrified public transit, and other projects."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Justice [21]
Infrastructure [47]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: Grist/BPR [48], 09/13/2024
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"Here's What Happens When Big Data Takes Over a Small Town" [49]

"In Virginia, the planet's largest proposed data center threatens local ecosystems"

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [31]
Infrastructure [47]
Natural Resources [13]
Planning & Growth [50]
Pollution [33]
Technology [51]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [52]
Source: Sierra [53], 09/13/2024
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"Toronto Politician Moves to Ban Misleading Fossil Fuel Ads on Transit" [54]

"A Toronto city councillor today published a motion proposing to restrict false and misleading advertising from oil and gas lobby groups on public transit, DeSmog can report."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [31]
Journalism & Media [55]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [15]
Canada [56]
Source: DeSmog [57], 09/13/2024
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Ashaninka Tribe Restored Their Amazon Territory. Now They Help Others. [58]

"It was just before dawn when the Ashaninka people, wearing long, tunic-like dresses, began singing traditional songs while playing drums and other instruments. The music drifted through Apiwtxa village, which had welcomed guests from Indigenous communities in Brazil and neighboring Peru, some having traveled three days. As the sun rose, they moved beneath the shadow of a huge mango tree."

Activism [19]
Agriculture [27]
Biodiversity [59]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [21]
Forests [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [23]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [60]
Public [15]
South America [16]
Source: AP [61], 09/13/2024
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"Climate at the Debate: Trump Ignored the Question and Harris Hedged" [62]

"At the tail end of the hottest summer in recorded history, as wildfires tear through California and a hurricane heads toward Louisiana, both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump failed to say how they would fight climate change during their debate Tuesday night."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [31]
Pollution [33]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: NYTimes [63], 09/12/2024
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Extremists Keep Trying To Sabotage Electrical Grid. What If They Succeed? [64]

"Political extremists have attempted a number of attacks on electrical infrastructure and substations in recent years, with a goal of sowing chaos and civil conflict."

Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [31]
Infrastructure [47]
Military [43]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The Hill [65], 09/12/2024
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"Facebook Is Blocking Emergency Warnings As Wildfires Roar Through West" [66]

"The Post has collected more than 40 examples of Facebook removing emergency-related posts during at least 20 wildfires since June. The explanation: “you tried to get likes, follows, shares or video views in a misleading way.”"

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [30]
Journalism & Media [55]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: Washington Post [67], 09/12/2024
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"The California Towns Where Clean Drinking Water Is Out Of Reach" [68]

"Drinking water contamination is a chronic, insidious threat in California’s rural communities. Some have been waiting for clean water for years."

Agriculture [27]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Justice [21]
Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [33]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [15]
California [69]
Source: CalMatters [70], 09/12/2024
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What Happens To The Environment, Health Regs Biden Will Leave Unfinished?" [71]

"From heat protections for workers to restrictions on toxic chemicals, the Biden administration is set to leave several of the significant environmental and health protections it has floated unfinished. The fate of many of these regulations likely depends on the outcome of November’s election, as a Harris administration would probably continue them, while a Trump administration likely would not."

Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The Hill [72], 09/12/2024
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