EJToday: Top Headlines

As Ticks Spread, US Nears Understanding The True Extent Of Lyme Disease [9]

"A revised CDC reporting system led to a 70 percent increase in reported cases of Lyme disease, but experts say more can be done."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Studies [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Grist [18], 03/01/2024
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"The Best Wildlife Cams to Celebrate World Wildlife Day" [19]

"These live streams provide a front-row seat to wildlife across the globe".

Biodiversity [10]
Journalism & Media [20]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [21]
Source: Sierra [22], 03/01/2024
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Wildfire Grows Into One Of Largest In Texas History, Menacing Towns [23]

"A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, as flames moved with alarming speed and blackened the landscape across a vast stretch of small towns and cattle ranches."

Agriculture [24]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [25]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [26]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: AP [28], 02/29/2024
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"Congressional Leaders Reach Spending Agreement" [29]

"Congressional leaders struck a government funding deal Wednesday on half a dozen annual spending bills alongside a stopgap that pushes two shutdown deadlines later into March, according to a senior leadership aide."

Environmental Politics [30]
Government [31]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [32], 02/29/2024
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"N.Y. State Sues JBS, the Brazilian Beef Giant, Over Its Climate Claims" [33]

"The New York attorney general, Letitia James, on Wednesday sued JBS USA, the American arm of the world’s largest meatpacker, accusing the company of making misleading statements about its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The lawsuit is a major setback for JBS, which is based in Brazil, as it pursues a listing on the New York Stock Exchange."

Agriculture [24]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [30]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [21]
Source: NYTimes [35], 02/29/2024
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"Dems Slam Ads Depicting National Parks Overrun By Migrants" [36]

"The National Republican Congressional Committee says the ads show parks under “extreme House Democrats.” Critics call the ads misleading and deceptive."

Environmental Justice [37]
Environmental Politics [30]
Journalism & Media [20]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [38], 02/29/2024
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"Harmful Waste Generation Set To Jump, U.N. Warns" [39]

"Waste produced by the public will surge by 2050, causing hundreds of billions of dollars of damage through biodiversity loss, climate change and deadly pollution, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report on Wednesday."

Consumer [40]
Natural Resources [14]
Pollution [41]
Waste [42]
Public [16]
International [21]
Source: Reuters [43], 02/29/2024
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After Fighting a Landfill Expansion, Houston Residents Await Methane Rules [44]

"When the Hawthorne Park Landfill opened in 1977, it transformed everyday life for residents of Carverdale, a historically Black neighborhood in northwest Houston. Myra Jefferson has seen pests and roaches from the dump multiply over the decades and remembers yellow dust from the rot sticking to everything."

Air [45]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [37]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Pollution [41]
Waste [42]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [46], 02/29/2024
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Greens To Petition Biden For Cleanup Rules For Offshore Oil Infrastructure [47]

"A coalition of environmental advocacy groups will petition the Biden administration to propose rules that require stricter enforcement for cleaning up leftover infrastructure for offshore drilling."

Energy & Fuel [48]
Environmental Politics [30]
Fish & Fisheries [49]
Infrastructure [50]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [14]
Pollution [41]
Water & Oceans [51]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [52], 02/29/2024
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Grease-Proof Food Packaging Containing PFAS Is No Longer Being Sold: FDA [53]

"Grease-proof food wrappers being sold in the U.S. will no longer contain toxic “forever chemicals” the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday."

Chemicals [54]
Consumer [40]
Environmental Health [12]
Food [55]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Pollution [41]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [56], 02/29/2024
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EU Approves Landmark Bill To Restore 20% Of Its Land And Seas By 2030 [57]

"EU lawmakers on Tuesday gave the final green light to a milestone bill aimed at protecting nature in the bloc, overriding conservative attempts to torpedo a law that has angered European farmers."

Agriculture [24]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [30]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Natural Resources [14]
Water & Oceans [51]
Public [16]
Europe [58]
Source: AFP [59], 02/29/2024
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"The Butterfly Redemption" [60]

"How scientists, volunteers, and incarcerated women are finding hope and metamorphosis through supporting a struggling butterfly."

Biodiversity [10]
Natural Resources [14]
People & Population [61]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Northwest (OR WA) [62]
Source: Hakai [63], 02/29/2024
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"EPA Offers Another $1B For Superfund Cleanups" [64]

"EPA announced an additional $1 billion will go toward cleaning up the nation’s most contaminated areas under its Superfund program." "The funding will help scrub 25 waste sites and speed cleanups at another 85 existing tracts."

Chemicals [54]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [37]
Pollution [41]
Waste [42]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [65], 02/28/2024
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"Microplastics Found In Every Human Placenta Tested In Study" [66]

"Microplastics have been found in every human placenta tested in a study, leaving the researchers worried about the potential health impacts on developing foetuses."

Chemicals [54]
Energy & Fuel [48]
Environmental Health [12]
Pollution [41]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [21]
Source: Guardian [67], 02/28/2024
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"Scientists Confirm First Cases Of Bird Flu On Mainland Antarctica" [68]

"Bird flu has reached mainland of Antarctica for the first time, officials have confirmed."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
International [21]
Antarctica & Arctic [69]
Source: Guardian [70], 02/28/2024
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