EJToday: Top Headlines

Attorneys General Call For Federal Protections Against Deadly Workplace Heat [9]

"Seven attorneys general are calling on the federal government to create emergency standards to protect workers from the summer’s deadly heat by the beginning of May."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [17], 02/10/2023
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"U.S. EPA Approves Hazardous Chemicals Removal From St. Croix Refinery" [18]

"U.S. environmental regulators on Thursday conditionally approved plans for the owners of an idled refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands to remove chemicals that the watchdog argued present serious health consequences if accidentally released."

Chemicals [19]
Disasters [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [22]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [23]
Central America & the Caribbean [24]
Source: Reuters [25], 02/10/2023
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"California Bill Would Protect Native Western Joshua Tree" [26]

"The western Joshua tree won’t be listed as threatened — yet — as California’s Fish and Game Commission again delayed a decision Wednesday after a bill was proposed to provide protections to the native desert plant."

Biodiversity [27]
Forests [28]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [29]
Public [15]
California [30]
Source: AP [31], 02/10/2023
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"Australia Rejects Open-Pit Coal Mine Near Great Barrier Reef" [32]

"Australia for the first time has rejected a coal mining application based on environmental law, with the government minister citing the open-pit mine’s potential harm to the nearby Great Barrier Reef."

Biodiversity [27]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [29]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [15]
Australia & Oceania [34]
Source: AP [35], 02/10/2023
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"How E-Bike Rebates Will Make Cycling Safer" [36]

"Denver’s wildly successful incentive program isn’t just helping residents buy greener rides — it’s building an army of bike lane advocates."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Transportation [38]
Public [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [39]
Source: Bloomberg CityLab [40], 02/10/2023
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"Mexican Avocados Shipped For Super Bowl Named In Complaint" [41]

"One year after the Super Bowl season was marred by a ban on Mexican avocado shipments, another threat has emerged: An environmental complaint that avocado growers are destroying forests that provide critical habitat for monarch butterflies and other creatures."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [27]
Food [42]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [29]
Wildlife [43]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mexico [44]
Source: AP [45], 02/10/2023
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Adrift: Communities On Front Lines Of Pesticide Exposure Fight For Change [46]

"Rural communities of color and farmworkers are disproportionately exposed to some of the most dangerous chemicals used in agriculture."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [19]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: EHN/palabra [47], 02/09/2023
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14 Million Americans Live Near Plants Emitting Cancer-Causing Gas: Report [48]

"Emissions of a colorless, carcinogenic gas produced by facilities that sterilize medical equipment disproportionately affect low-income and minority neighborhoods but pose a risk to more than 14 million Americans, according to a report released Tuesday by the Union of Concerned Scientists."

Air [49]
Chemicals [19]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [50], 02/09/2023
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Million-Strong Army Of Environmental Super Voters Recruits In 2 Red States [51]

"The Environmental Voter Project is expanding to Louisiana and Nebraska ahead of key state elections."

Activism [52]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [53]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: HuffPost [54], 02/09/2023
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How US Climate Funding Could Make Water Pollution Worse [55]

"The Inflation Reduction Act was hailed for its climate funding – but some are concerned several provisions will worsen a growing environmental disaster".

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [56]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [53]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [57], 02/09/2023
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"The Race to Waterproof Your Outdoor Gear — Without Toxic Chemicals" [58]

"From Patagonia to Lululemon, brands are only just starting to ditch dangerous “forever chemicals” in outdoor apparel."

Chemicals [19]
Consumer [59]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Green [60], 02/09/2023
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"First-in-US Green Concrete Tax Break Offered as Model for States" [61]

"New Jersey’s top environmental official says he’s going to start pitching to other states a green concrete tax credit, similar to the first-in-the-nation law just signed by Gov. Phil Murphy (D)."

Climate Change [11]
Infrastructure [37]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [62], 02/09/2023
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Biden FWS Seeks Landowner Help To Protect Endangered Animals, Plants [63]

"The Biden administration called for regulatory changes Wednesday to encourage voluntary conservation projects on private land, partly by shielding owners from punishment if their actions kill or harm small numbers of imperiled species."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [27]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [29]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [64], 02/09/2023
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"Brazil Pushes Illegal Miners Out Of Yanomami Territory" [65]

"Armed government officials with Brazil’s justice, Indigenous and environment ministries pressed illegal gold miners out of Yanomami Indigenous territory Wednesday, citing widespread river contamination, famine and disease they have brought to one of the most isolated groups in the world."

Biodiversity [27]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Justice [13]
Forests [28]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [29]
People & Population [66]
Wildlife [43]
Public [15]
South America [67]
Source: AP [68], 02/09/2023
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"Drifting Toward Disaster: Breaking the Brazos" [69]

"Few rivers can claim as strong a connection to Texas’ natural and cultural history—and its very identity—as the Brazos."

Biodiversity [27]
Natural Resources [29]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [70]
Source: Texas Observer [71], 02/09/2023
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