EJToday: Top Headlines

"House Backs GOP Bill To Block EPA Rule On Tailpipe Pollution" [9]

"House Republicans approved a bill Wednesday to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by the Biden administration, calling the plan a back-door mandate for electric vehicles."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Transportation [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [19], 12/07/2023
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"Once A Dirty Fuel, Shetland Nurtures Peat's Climate Superpower" [20]

"On the Shetland Islands, where sheep graze on peatlands beneath wind turbines, the race to restore a key carbon sink has begun".

Agriculture [21]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Natural Resources [22]
Public [17]
Europe [23]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [24], 12/07/2023
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"To Phase Out Or Phase Down Fossil Fuels? That Is The Question At COP28" [25]

"After days of shaving off the edges of key warming issues, climate negotiators Tuesday zeroed in on the tough job of dealing with the main cause of what’s overheating the planet: fossil fuels."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
International [26]
Source: AP [27], 12/06/2023
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"Global CO2 Emissions From Fossil Fuels To Hit Record High In 2023 -Report" [28]

"Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are set to hit a record high this year, exacerbating climate change and fuelling more destructive extreme weather, scientists said."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Public [17]
International [26]
Source: Reuters [29], 12/06/2023
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"Air-Conditioning Use Will Surge in a Warming World, U.N. Warns" [30]

"Sixty nations committed on Tuesday to improve the efficiency of new air-conditioners by 50 percent and reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to those cooling machines by almost 70 percent, the latest in a flurry of global promises that aim to tackle climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Infrastructure [31]
Pollution [32]
Technology [33]
Public [17]
International [26]
Source: NYTimes [34], 12/06/2023
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"Banks Mask Lending To Polluters With PR Greenwash, ECB Blog Says" [35]

"Euro zone banks talking the most about climate change are the biggest lenders to polluting industries and use public relations noise to mask their support, a blog post by four economists published by the European Central Bank (ECB) said on Wednesday."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Public [17]
International [26]
Source: Reuters [36], 12/06/2023
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"A Crypto Mine Comes To Town And A Coal Plant Gets New Life" [37]

"A pollution-spewing power plant in western Indiana that was set to close this year is getting a reprieve after being purchased by a coal company and landing a new energy-guzzling neighbor hoping to cash in on the international cryptocurrency boom."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [38]
Source: Indianapolis Star [39], 12/06/2023
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Congress Provided $7.5B For Electric Vehicle Chargers. Built So Far: Zero. [40]

"Congress at the urging of the Biden administration agreed in 2021 to spend $7.5 billion to build tens of thousands of electric vehicle chargers across the country, aiming to appease anxious drivers while tackling climate change. Two years later, the program has yet to install a single charger."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Infrastructure [31]
Transportation [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Politico [41], 12/06/2023
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"Air France, Lufthansa And Etihad Ads Banned For Misleading Claims" [42]

"Adverts from Air France, Lufthansa and Etihad have been banned by the UK’s ad regulator due to concerns they have misled customers about the environmental impact of air travel."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [14]
Journalism & Media [43]
Transportation [16]
Public [17]
International [26]
Source: Guardian [44], 12/06/2023
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"Eight Workers At Texas Chemical Plant Hospitalized After Toxic Gas Leak" [45]

"Eight people were taken to a hospital for treatment on Monday after a toxic gas leak at Altivia Chemicals’ plant in La Porte, Texas, local officials said."

Chemicals [46]
Disasters [47]
Environmental Health [48]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [49]
Source: Guardian [50], 12/06/2023
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"Salton Sea Could Meet Nation’s Lithium Demand For Decades, Study Finds" [51]

"A federal analysis released Tuesday confirmed Southern California’s Salton Sea contains enough lithium to meet the nation’s needs for decades."

Chemicals [46]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Natural Resources [22]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
California [52]
Source: Nevada Current [53], 12/06/2023
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"A New Trump Administration Will ‘Come After’ the Media, Says Kash Patel" [54]

"A confidant of Donald J. Trump who is likely to serve in a senior national security role in any new Trump administration threatened on Tuesday to target journalists for prosecution if the former president regains the White House."

Journalism & Media [43]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [55], 12/06/2023
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From Pennsylvania to Texas, Tracking Vinyl Chloride Production in the U.S. [56]

"Appalachia’s fracking boom is fueling the expansion of American plastics manufacturing, including production of vinyl chloride, the carcinogen used to make PVC that burned in East Palestine, Ohio."

Chemicals [46]
Environmental Health [48]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [57], 12/05/2023
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"EPA Casts Wide Net To Slash Methane From Oil And Gas Operations" [58]

"More U.S. oil and gas operations will be regulated for methane than ever before under sweeping new federal standards, which for the first time cover petroleum infrastructure built prior to 2015."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [59], 12/05/2023
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"More Than 100 Countries at COP28 Call For Fossil Fuel Phaseout" [60]

"Under a blanket of petro-smog, more than half the 198 countries in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change called for a fossil fuel phaseout on the second day of COP28, marking a turning point after 27 years of climate negotiations."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
International [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [61], 12/05/2023
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