EJToday: Top Headlines

"Mine Cleanup Program Still Lacks Biden Appointee" [9]

"The Biden administration is preparing to dole out mine cleanup money to states and tribes under the recent bipartisan infrastructure law, but the president hasn’t appointed anyone to formally oversee the program."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [18], 06/15/2022
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"Russia’s Oil Revenue Soars Despite Sanctions, Study Finds" [19]

"Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered global condemnation and tough sanctions aimed at denting Moscow’s war chest. Yet Russia’s revenues from fossil fuels, by far its biggest export, soared to records in the first 100 days of its war on Ukraine, driven by a windfall from oil sales amid surging prices, a new analysis shows."

Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Military [21]
Public [16]
International [22]
Source: NYTimes [23], 06/15/2022
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"One Site, 95 Tons of Methane an Hour" [24]

"In January, a satellite detected 13 plumes of methane, a potent planet-warming gas, coming from the largest coal mine in Russia."

"A remote-sensing satellite has detected one of the largest releases of methane from a single industrial site, an underground coal mine in south-central Russia. The finding is another indication of the scope of the problem of curbing emissions of methane, a potent planet-warming gas.
Climate Change [25]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Public [16]
International [22]
Source: NYTimes [26], 06/15/2022
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More Than 20 Million US Farm Animals Die On Way To Abattoir Every Year [27]

"Tens of millions of farm animals in the US are dying before they can be slaughtered, according to a Guardian investigation exposing the deadly conditions under which animals are transported around the country."

Agriculture [28]
Biodiversity [29]
Transportation [30]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Guardian [31], 06/15/2022
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"The 1977 White House Climate Memo That Should Have Changed The World" [32]

"Years before the climate crisis was part of national discourse, this memo to the president predicted catastrophe".

Climate Change [25]
Science [33]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Guardian [34], 06/15/2022
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Hellish Fires, Low Pay, Trauma: Calif. Firefighters Face Morale Crisis [35]

"Chris Mariano became a federal wildland firefighter because he wanted to help protect the Northern California landscapes and communities he’d grown to love."

Climate Change [25]
Disasters [36]
Forests [37]
Government [38]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: LA Times [39], 06/15/2022
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"Record-Setting Heat Wave Expands East; Over 100 Million Under Alerts" [40]

"A massive heat wave that has set scores of temperature records from Texas to California is swelling into the eastern United States. Over 100 million Americans from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes are under heat alerts through the middle of the week as temperatures soar toward the triple digits."

Climate Change [25]
Disasters [36]
Environmental Health [11]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [41], 06/14/2022
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"Western Wildfires Force Evacuations In Arizona, California" [42]

"The northern Arizona city of Flagstaff is synonymous with mountains — lush with ponderosa pines, meadows and hiking trails that are a respite from the desert heat. Now, parts of them are burning yet again this year, fueled by winds that grounded air resources Monday."

Climate Change [25]
Disasters [36]
Forests [37]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [43], 06/14/2022
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"Senate Poised To Pass Bill Helping Soldiers Exposed To Toxic Substances" [44]

"Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson deployed to Iraq and Kosovo with the Ohio National Guard, but the battle didn’t end when he returned home."

Chemicals [45]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [46]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Military [21]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [47], 06/14/2022
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"Biden Admin Proposes Standards To Increase Home Heating Efficiency" [48]

"The Biden administration is proposing a more stringent efficiency standard for new home heating appliances, a move it says will both lessen climate change and save consumers money."

Climate Change [25]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [49], 06/14/2022
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"Yellowstone Floods Wipe Out Roads, Bridges, Strand Visitors" [50]

"Massive floodwaters ravaged Yellowstone National Park and nearby communities Monday, washing out roads and bridges, cutting off electricity and forcing visitors to evacuate parts of the iconic park at the height of summer tourist season."

Climate Change [25]
Disasters [36]
Natural Resources [51]
Transportation [30]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [52]
Source: AP [53], 06/14/2022
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Sky News Australia Is A Global Hub For Climate Misinformation: Report [54]

"Australia’s Sky News channel has become a central source for climate science misinformation around the world, gaining high traction among conservative social media influencers and networks, according to a report."

Climate Change [25]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [55]
Science [33]
Public [16]
International [22]
Source: Guardian [56], 06/14/2022
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"Aging Dams Could Soon Benefit From $7B Federal Loan Program" [57]

"Eight years after Congress created the program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking a first step toward offering more than $7 billion of federally backed loans to repair aging dams owned by states, local governments and private entities across the U.S."

Disasters [36]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [58]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [59], 06/14/2022
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"SEC Democrats Worry Climate Reporting Plan Falls Short on Audits" [60]

"Democratic SEC Commissioners Allison Lee and Caroline Crenshaw are raising more questions about whether the agency’s climate disclosure proposal would do enough to elicit reliable greenhouse gas emissions data from companies."

Climate Change [25]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Studies [61]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [62], 06/14/2022
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"Family Says Bodies Found In Search For Journalist And Colleague" [63]

"The family of a missing journalist says they have been told by Brazilian authorities that two bodies have been found tied to a tree in the Amazon rainforest. The report came more than a week after the journalist and a Brazilian government official went missing."

Fish & Fisheries [64]
Journalism & Media [55]
Public [16]
South America [65]
Source: Washington Post [66], 06/14/2022
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