EJToday: Top Headlines

Vermont’s Flood-Wracked Capital City Ponders A Rebuild -- And Climate [9]

"A beloved bookstore in Vermont’s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992. A nearby office supply and gift store did the same in 2011 because it liked a different space that came with a bonus: it was higher and farther from the river."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Infrastructure [12]
Planning & Growth [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [16]
Source: AP [17], 08/08/2023
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"There Might Be Less Plastic in the Sea Than We Thought. But Read On." [18]

"A new study has some good news, but there’s a problem: Ocean pollution appears to be growing fast."

Chemicals [19]
Consumer [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Natural Resources [23]
Waste [24]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
International [26]
Source: NYTimes [27], 08/08/2023
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"Biden Expected To Designate Grand Canyon Monument" [28]

"President Joe Biden is expected to designate a new national monument protecting lands outside the Grand Canyon National Park during his trip to Arizona next week, according to three people who work for conservation groups familiar with the plans."

Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Justice [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [23]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [31]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [32], 08/07/2023
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EPA Approved a Chevron Fuel Ingredient Despite Huge Cancer Risk [33]

"An EPA document shows that a new Chevron fuel ingredient has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable — even greater than another Chevron fuel’s sky-high risk disclosed earlier this year."

Chemicals [19]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [34]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [35]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: ProPublica [36], 08/07/2023
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ER Visits For Heart Problems Plummeted After Coal Processor Shut Down [37]

"The closure of one of Pittsburgh’s largest coal-processing plants in 2016 led to a lasting reduction in hazardous air pollution and a decrease in heart-related hospital visits, according to a new study."

Chemicals [19]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [34]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [35]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [38]
Source: EHN [39], 08/07/2023
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"Vineyard Wind Begins Construction After Ducking Financial Peril" [40]

"America’s first major offshore wind farm is coming into focus on the wavy horizon off Massachusetts."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [41]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [16]
Source: E&E News [42], 08/07/2023
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"There’s A Crisis Unfolding In Florida's Waters. DeSantis Hasn’t Said A Word." [43]

"The GOP governor and presidential candidate has touted his environmental and economic credentials. He’s ignoring an environmental and economic disaster at home."

Biodiversity [44]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Economy & Business [45]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [41]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Natural Resources [23]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Source: HuffPost [47], 08/07/2023
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"‘Death Star’ Law Will End Water Breaks For Texas Workers" [48]

"Water breaks will no longer be guaranteed for construction workers in Austin and Dallas when a new state law that prevents municipalities from regulating everything from evictions to payday loans takes effect next month."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Justice [29]
Environmental Politics [41]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [26]
Source: E&E News [49], 08/07/2023
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China Floodwater Diversions To Populated Areas Unleash Wave Of Anger [50]

"Nearly 1 million people in China's northern Hebei province were relocated after record rains forced authorities to channel water from swollen rivers to some populated areas for storage, sparking anger online over the homes sacrificed to save Beijing."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [11]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
Asia [51]
Source: Reuters [52], 08/07/2023
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‘Halliburton Loophole’ Allows Fracking Firms to Avoid Chemical Regulation [53]

"For almost 20 years, U.S. public-health advocates have worried that toxic chemicals are getting into ground water and harming human health because of an exemption to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act that allows operators of oil and gas fracking operations to use chemicals that would be regulated if used for any other purpose."

Chemicals [19]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [41]
Journalism & Media [54]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Pollution [35]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [55], 08/07/2023
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Governments Meet To Talk About Amazon Rainforest. Why Is It So Important? [56]

"The Amazon rainforest is a massive area, twice the size of India and sprawling across eight countries and one territory. It’s a crucial carbon sink for the climate, has about 20% of the world’s freshwater reserves and boasts astounding biodiversity, including 16,000 known tree species."

Agriculture [57]
Biodiversity [44]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [41]
Forests [58]
Government [59]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [23]
Public [14]
South America [60]
Source: AP [61], 08/07/2023
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"Paris Olympics Swimming Test Event In Seine Canceled Due To Pollution" [62]

"Excessive pollution in Paris' Seine River forced organizers to cancel a pre-Olympics test swimming competition due to take place on Sunday, the sport's international federation said."

Pollution [35]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [14]
Europe [63]
Source: AFP [64], 08/07/2023
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"New Chemical Reviews Still Inconsistent EPA Watchdog Finds" [65]

"The EPA’s decisions about whether new chemicals can be produced remain inconsistent despite improvements the agency has made, the agency’s inspector general said in a report urging further efforts."

Chemicals [19]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [66], 08/04/2023
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"BLM Proposes End To New Oil Leases On 1.6M Acres In Colorado" [67]

"The Bureau of Land Management proposed Thursday removing more than a million acres of public lands in Colorado from future oil and gas leasing, while also designating tens of thousands of acres of new protected areas in the western part of the state as part of an effort to resolve a series of legal challenges from environmental groups."

Energy & Fuel [21]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [68]
Source: E&E News [69], 08/04/2023
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The Far Right Has a ‘Battle Plan’ to Undo Climate Progress If Trump Wins [70]

"Far-right conservative groups are promoting a sprawling “battle plan” to obstruct and undo the federal government’s efforts to tackle the climate crisis, with hopes of quickly enacting a series of sweeping changes if Donald Trump, or any other Republican, gets elected as president next year."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [41]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [71], 08/04/2023
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