EJToday: Top Headlines

"Cleanup Liability Among Concerns About EPA’s Hazardous PFAS Plan" [9]

"The EPA is vowing to move quickly to designate two “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, but has to balance the Biden administration’s desire to better protect disadvantaged communities with public and private sector fears they’ll be held liable for a problem not of their own making."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Pollution [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [15], 11/18/2022
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"Israel And Jordan Agree To Team Up To Save Jordan River" [16]

"Israel and Jordan signed a declaration of intent on Thursday at the U.N. climate conference to conserve and protect their shared Jordan River — a sacred waterway nearly running dry because of climate change, pollution and other threats."

Water & Oceans [17]
Public [13]
Middle East [18]
Source: AP [19], 11/18/2022
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"Tribe Continues Fight Against Proposed Arizona Copper Mine" [20]

"The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the state Department of Environmental Quality illegally issued a Clean Water Act permit for the proposed Resolution Copper Mine, which is being opposed by the San Carlos Apache Tribe."

Environmental Justice [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [24]
Source: AP [25], 11/18/2022
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"Iraqi Farmers Driven To Suicide As Drought Steals Livelihoods" [26]

"The worst drought Abed Hameed al-Brahimi has ever seen has killed virtually everything around him: his rice farm, most of his livestock and chickens - and accelerated a rural exodus that is jeopardising Iraq's future stability."

Agriculture [27]
Climate Change [28]
Disasters [29]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [13]
Middle East [18]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [30], 11/18/2022
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"Feds Grant Lesser Prairie Chicken ESA Protections" [31]

"The Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the lesser prairie chicken for protection under the Endangered Species Act after a yearslong evaluation determined immediate action is needed to save the bird."

Biodiversity [32]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [23]
Wildlife [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [34], 11/18/2022
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U.S. May Bring Grizzlies Back to Washington's North Cascades [35]

"In the wilds of Washington state’s North Cascades — a vast expanse of glacier-capped peaks, rugged valleys and ancient forests — grizzly bears once thrived."

Biodiversity [32]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [23]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [36]
Source: Washington Post [37], 11/18/2022
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"A Clash Over Degrees: How Hot Should Nations Allow the Earth to Get?" [38]

"The mantra has been: Limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or risk climate catastrophe. But at COP27, there are hints of backsliding."

Climate Change [28]
Environmental Politics [39]
Public [13]
International [40]
Source: NYTimes [41], 11/17/2022
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"Lula Lays Out A Vision For Brazil And The Planet At COP 27" [42]

"Brazil’s incoming president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, laid out his vision for the world’s largest rainforest and the future of a warming planet before hundreds of supporters at annual climate talks here Wednesday."

Climate Change [28]
Environmental Politics [39]
Forests [43]
Public [13]
International [40]
Source: E&E News [44], 11/17/2022
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"US Regulators To Vote On Largest Dam Demolition In History" [45]

"The largest dam demolition and river restoration plan in the world could be close to reality Thursday as U.S. regulators vote on a plan to remove four aging hydro-electric structures, reopening hundreds of miles of California river habitat to imperiled salmon."

Agriculture [27]
Energy & Fuel [46]
Environmental Justice [21]
Environmental Politics [39]
Fish & Fisheries [47]
Infrastructure [48]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [13]
California [49]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [50]
Source: AP [51], 11/17/2022
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"A New Analysis Shows A 'Crisis' Of Male Reproductive Health" [52]

"Global average sperm count is declining at a quicker pace than previously known, chemical exposure is a suspected culprit."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Public [13]
International [40]
Source: EHN [53], 11/17/2022
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Maine Lobster Losing ‘Sustainable’ Label Over Gear Risk To Whales [54]

"A major seafood guide announced Wednesday it no longer considers Maine’s famed lobsters sustainable, given that whales on the brink of extinction are dying after becoming entangled in fishing gear."

Biodiversity [32]
Environmental Politics [39]
Fish & Fisheries [47]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [23]
Water & Oceans [17]
Wildlife [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [50]
Source: Washington Post [55], 11/17/2022
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"Deforestation Brings Bat-Borne Virus Home to Roost" [56]

"Habitat loss and food shortages have pushed bats into closer proximity to horses and humans, fueling Hendra virus spillover, a new study suggests."

Biodiversity [32]
Environmental Health [11]
Wildlife [33]
Public [13]
International [40]
Australia & Oceania [57]
Source: NYTimes [58], 11/17/2022
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"Nigeria Floods 80 Times More Likely With Climate Change" [59]

"Heavy rains and flooding that swamped Nigeria, Niger, Chad and the surrounding region between June and October this year was made 80 times more likely because of climate change, a rapid analysis by international climate attribution experts found."

Climate Change [28]
Disasters [29]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [13]
Africa [60]
Source: AP [61], 11/17/2022
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Study Touting Hydrogen Was Funded By Gas Interests, E-Mails Show [62]

A study supporting the use of hydrogen as a fuel -- a position favored by the gas industry -- was funded by natural gas interests -- documents reveal.

Climate Change [28]
Economy & Business [63]
Energy & Fuel [46]
Environmental Politics [39]
Environmental Studies [64]
Science [65]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [40]
Source: Boston Globe [66], 11/17/2022
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US Coastlines Could See Sea Level Rise Of ONE Foot By 2050: NASA [67]

"Sea level along contiguous U.S. coastlines could rise as much as one foot about today's waterline by 2050, according to a new analysis of three decades of satellite observations."

Climate Change [28]
Disasters [29]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Daily Mail [68], 11/17/2022
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