EJToday: Top Headlines

"U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drops To Lowest Level Since 1987" [9]

"The amount of crude oil in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) dropped by 5 million barrels in the week to May 13, data from the U.S. Department of Energy showed."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Reuters [13], 05/17/2022
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"Climate Change Is Hurting Insurers, Report Says" [14]

"Climate change is hurting the insurance industry and only 8% of insurers are preparing adequately for its impact, consultants Capgemini and financial industry body Efma said in a report on Tuesday."

Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Economy & Business [17]
Public [11]
International [18]
Source: Reuters [19], 05/17/2022
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Pennsylvania Senate Candidates Support Fracking, Barely Mention Climate [20]

"The Republican candidates in Tuesday’s primary support more drilling and “energy independence,” while the Democrats “straddle” a line between support for fracking and concern about climate."

Climate Change [15]
Environmental Politics [21]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [22], 05/17/2022
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"The ‘Carbon Bombs’ Set To Trigger Catastrophic Climate Breakdown" [23]

"Oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burns".

Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Public [11]
International [18]
Source: Guardian [24], 05/17/2022
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"In US, States Struggle To Replace Fossil Fuel Tax Revenue" [25]

"Government budgets are booming in New Mexico: Teacher salaries are up, residents can go to an in-state college tuition-free, moms will get medical care for a year after childbirth, and criminal justice initiatives are being funded to reduce urban violence."

Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: AP [26], 05/17/2022
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"Far From Lake Powell, Drought Punishes Another Western Dam" [27]

"Water is flowing through two of three hydropower turbines in a blockish building at the base of Flaming Gorge Dam, so I can feel the floor buzzing — vibrations pulsating through my body — as Billy Elbrock leads me past the blue-and-yellow Westinghouse generators. The warehouse-like space is adorned with an American flag, and with the 1965 logo of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation."

Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: LA Times [29], 05/17/2022
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Dust Storm, Hurricane-Force Winds Tear Path Across U.S. Upper Midwest [30]

"Hurricane-force winds tore across the U.S. upper Midwest Thursday evening, sending walls of dust across cities and rural towns, causing widespread property damage and killing at least two people."

Agriculture [31]
Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: Reuters [32], 05/16/2022
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"Texas Heatwave To Test Power Grid Again This Week" [33]

"A heatwave will test the Texas power system again this week after power plant failures late Friday caused prices to spike, forcing the grid operator to urge homes and businesses to turn up their air conditioner thermostats to conserve energy."

Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Public [11]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
Source: Reuters [35], 05/16/2022
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Study Says Warming Played a Role in Deadly South African Floods [36]

"The heavy rains that caused catastrophic flooding in South Africa in mid-April were made twice as likely to occur by climate change, scientists said Friday."

Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [11]
Africa [37]
Source: NYTimes [38], 05/16/2022
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"Hearing Shows Uphill Fight For Progressive Mining Reform" [39]

"Momentum is building toward a potential deal to reform the nation’s mining law, but a House hearing yesterday made evident that progressives aren’t the ones driving that discussion."

Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Natural Resources [41]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: E&E News [42], 05/16/2022
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"Here’s the First-Ever Map Showing Wildfire Risk to American Homes" [43]

"The nation’s wildfire risk is widespread, severe and accelerating quickly, according to new data that, for the first time, calculates the risk facing every property in the contiguous United States."

Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Forests [44]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: NYTimes [45], 05/16/2022
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"Why the Biden Administration’s Plan to Fix Gas Prices Isn’t Working" [46]

"It’s tempting to believe high prices are all about price gouging. But the reality is far wilder."

Consumer [47]
Economy & Business [17]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [21]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Source: New Republic [48], 05/16/2022
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"Lawsuit Targets EPA Clean Air Act Waiver Revival" [49]

"Seventeen Republican-led states are suing EPA over its decision to restore a waiver that allows California to set tougher tailpipe emissions standards than the federal government."

Air [50]
Climate Change [15]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [51]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Pollution [52]
Transportation [53]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
California [54]
Source: E&E News [55], 05/16/2022
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"9th Circuit Keeps Massive Ariz. Copper Mine On Ice" [56]

"A federal appeals court yesterday affirmed a 2019 ruling that axed a key approval for a $1.9 billion proposed Arizona copper mine and ignited debate over U.S. mining law."

Laws & Regulations [40]
Natural Resources [41]
Pollution [52]
Public [11]
National (U.S.) [12]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [34]
Source: E&E News [57], 05/16/2022
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"Poor Workers Bear The Brunt Of India's Heatwave" [58]

"Labourers on construction sites are falling sick due to extreme heat - but when they can't work, they lose income, which makes it hard to afford enough to eat".

Climate Change [15]
Disasters [16]
Environmental Health [51]
Public [11]
Asia [59]
Source: Reuters [60], 05/16/2022
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