EJToday: Top Headlines

"New Hardiness Zone Map Will Help US Gardeners Keep Pace With Climate Change" [9]

"Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ” plant hardiness zone map ” was updated Wednesday for the first time in a decade, and it shows the impact that climate change will have on gardens and yards across the country."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [15], 11/20/2023
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"Dubai’s Costly Water World" [16]

"For a desert city, Dubai appears like a water wonderland. Visitors can scuba dive in the world’s deepest pool or ski inside a mega mall where penguins play in freshly made snow. A fountain — billed as the world’s largest — sprays more than 22,000 gallons of water into the air, synchronized to music from surrounding speakers."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
Middle East [19]
Source: NYTimes [20], 11/20/2023
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"Quinault Nation Calls Off Fall Coastal Coho Fishery For Conservation" [21]

"Quinault Nation shuttered its fall coho fishery a month early this year after harvest numbers came in at just a fraction of what was expected. Now, fishery leaders have called on the state to do the same."

Fish & Fisheries [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [24]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
Northwest (OR WA) [25]
Source: Seattle Times [26], 11/20/2023
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"Hydrogen Fuel Is Gaining Traction With Truckers" [27]

"Some operators say it allows trucks to drive farther and faster, but the technology is far behind development of battery-cell electric vehicles".

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Technology [28]
Transportation [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Wall St. Journal [30], 11/20/2023
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"Colorado To Release Gray Wolves: Here's When, Where And Why." [31]

"Colorado officially launches a controversial experiment next month: State officials will release up to 10 gray wolves as mandated by a 2020 state law that unleashed proverbial howls of protest from opponents."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [32]
Wildlife [33]
Public [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
Source: USA TODAY [35], 11/20/2023
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Is China Emitting a Climate-Super Pollutant in Violation of Treaty? [36]

"Concentrations of HFC-23, one of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases, remained elevated in East Asia after China, a known past polluter, agreed to curb emissions."

Air [37]
Chemicals [38]
Climate Change [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [39]
Public [13]
Asia [40]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 11/20/2023
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Last Two Cobs Of Heirloom Corn Could Help Grow Food In Climate Crisis [42]

Faced with a hurricane, farmer Campbell Cox had to decide which of his family's crops he was going to save. "He chose the Jimmy Red corn, an heirloom crop that generations of moonshiners knew for its nutty sweet flavor and high oil content. But scientists also know it as one of a few plants that could help society grow food amid the climate crisis, as temperatures get hotter, fresh water becomes scarce and storms get stronger."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [32]
Climate Change [11]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Source: CNN [44], 11/20/2023
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New York Cites PepsiCo’s Plastic Pollution In First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit [45]

"Plastic trash produced by the company PepsiCo has become a “persistent and dangerous form of plastic pollution” for residents of the Buffalo River watershed in upstate New York, according to a new lawsuit filed Wednesday."

Chemicals [38]
Consumer [46]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [12]
Pollution [39]
Waste [47]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [48]
Source: Grist [49], 11/17/2023
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"EU Extends Approval Of The Weedkiller Glyphosate By 10 Years" [50]

"The European Union on Thursday approved the use of the controversial herbicide glyphosate for another 10 years. But there will be new conditions and restrictions, the EU Commission said."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [38]
Environmental Health [51]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [13]
Europe [52]
Source: DW [53], 11/17/2023
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"Top Companies' Lobbying Undermines Their Climate Pledges, Study Finds" [54]

"Glencore, ExxonMobil and Stellantis are among companies lobbying for policies that conflict with their own pledges to cut carbon emissions, a study published by non-profit think tank InfluenceMap on Thursday found."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [55]
Environmental Politics [56]
Journalism & Media [57]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [58]
Source: Reuters [59], 11/17/2023
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"South Florida Storm Dumps More Than A Foot Of Rain" [60]

"A fierce storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts dumped more than a foot (30.5 cm) of rain on parts of South Florida on Thursday, flooding homes and streets, downing power lines and trees and leaving tens of thousands of homes and business without power."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [61]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [43]
Source: Reuters [62], 11/17/2023
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"FTC Cracks Down On Food Industry For Paid Dietitian ‘Influencer’ Posts" [63]

"Federal regulators announced warnings against two major food and beverage industry groups and a dozen nutrition influencers Wednesday, as part of a broad action to enforce stricter standards for how companies and social media creators disclose paid advertising."

Consumer [46]
Environmental Health [51]
Environmental Politics [56]
Food [64]
Journalism & Media [57]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [65], 11/17/2023
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"Los Angeles Will Offer More Energy Incentives to Low-Income Residents" [66]

"Los Angeles said on Thursday that it would build electric vehicle chargers and offer bigger rebates for the purchase of battery-powered cars in response to a new report that concluded that low-income people were being left behind in the transition to clean energy."

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [46]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Environmental Justice [67]
Infrastructure [68]
Transportation [29]
Public [13]
California [69]
Source: NYTimes [70], 11/17/2023
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Only 51 Of These U.S. Whales Remain. Little Prevents Their Extinction [71]

"Even before they saw one of the rarest mammals in the Gulf of Mexico, the two amateur fishermen were already feeling lucky. They had motored to their favorite spot 35 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., downed a couple Miller Lites, and caught their third mahi mahi when they heard the sound of air escaping a blowhole."

Biodiversity [32]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Fish & Fisheries [22]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [18]
Wildlife [33]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NPR [72], 11/17/2023
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2 Enviros Targeted By A Hacking Network Say The Public Is The Real Victim [73]

"Two environmentalists told a federal judge Thursday that the public was the real victim of a global computer hacking campaign that targeted those fighting big oil companies to get the truth out about global warming."

Activism [74]
Environmental Politics [56]
Journalism & Media [57]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Science [75]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [76], 11/17/2023
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