EJToday: Top Headlines

"EPA’s Own Scientists Warn Ethanol Might Not Be Green Enough" [9]

"The US government’s own scientists on Thursday questioned whether corn-based ethanol is better for the environment than traditional petroleum-based fuels, nearly two decades after Congress first mandated its use."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Science [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Green [17], 09/22/2023
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"Tribes Seek Energy Control Using Tiny Power Grids Backed by US" [18]

"The power regularly cuts out on the 500-member Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, throwing the reservation’s casino, community center, and homes into the dark."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Justice [19]
Infrastructure [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [21], 09/22/2023
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"FERC Granted Partial Win in Suit Seeking Commissioner Calendars" [22]

"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a mixed ruling in a lawsuit from a fossil-fuel friendly nonprofit seeking the calendars of two Democratic commissioners."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Journalism & Media [23]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [25], 09/22/2023
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"Malaria Is On The Ropes In Bangladesh. But The Parasite Is Punching Back" [26]

"The soft footfalls of thousands of moccasins along unpaved rural roads across Bangladesh could be considered the soundtrack to this country's astonishing success in its battle against malaria."

Environmental Health [27]
People & Population [28]
Public [15]
Asia [29]
Source: NPR [30], 09/22/2023
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"At a Summit on Climate Ambition, the U.S. and China End Up on the B List" [31]

"The world’s two biggest polluters were not invited to speak at a United Nations meeting designed to highlight effective action against warming."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [15]
International [32]
Source: NYTimes [33], 09/21/2023
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"Biden Launches American Climate Corps" [34]

"President Joe Biden is launching a new federal program that aims to put more than 20,000 young people to work in jobs that promote renewable energy and combat climate change."

Activism [35]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [36], 09/21/2023
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"X Ranks Last On Climate Change Misinformation Scorecard" [37]

"X earned last place in a new ranking of social media platforms and their actions against climate change misinformation."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [32]
Source: The Hill [38], 09/21/2023
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Black Community in W. Va. Sues EPA to Spur Action on Toxic Air Pollution [39]

"Institute, one of two majority-Black communities in the state, was left out of an effort earlier this year to tighten limits on cancer-causing chemicals. Now, a community group is suing."

Activism [35]
Chemicals [40]
Environmental Justice [19]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [42]
Source: Mountain State Spotlight [43], 09/21/2023
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"United Nations Seems to Boost Plastics Industry Interests, Critics Say" [44]

"Ahead of a groundbreaking treaty to reduce plastic pollution, a group of independent scientists fear that the United Nations is legitimizing industry-backed proposals such as chemical recycling."

Chemicals [40]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Pollution [41]
Waste [45]
Water & Oceans [46]
Public [15]
International [32]
Source: ProPublica [47], 09/21/2023
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"Revealed: Almost Everyone In Europe Is Breathing Toxic Air" [48]

"Guardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year".

Air [49]
Environmental Health [27]
Pollution [41]
Public [15]
Europe [50]
Source: Guardian [51], 09/21/2023
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"Climate Risks Place 39 Million U.S. Homes At Risk Of Losing Their Insurance" [52]

"From California to Florida, homeowners have been facing a new climate reality: Insurance companies don’t want to cover their properties. According to a report released today, the problem will only get worse."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [53]
Economy & Business [54]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Grist [55], 09/21/2023
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"Chicago Mayor Unveils Reforms to Fight Environmental Racism" [56]

"Promising to end the practice of piling on more environmental burdens to the same South and West Side communities, Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a series of reforms aimed at changing city practices after federal investigators last year determined Chicago violates the civil rights of its residents by concentrating polluting businesses in Black and Brown communities."

Environmental Justice [19]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Planning & Growth [57]
Public [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [58]
Source: Chicago Sun-Times [59], 09/21/2023
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Wildfire Smoke Is Erasing Years Of Progress Toward Cleaning Up America's Air [60]

"Over the last few decades, air in the U.S. has undergone a remarkable transformation: pollution levels of health-damaging tiny particles have dropped by roughly 40% since 2000, primarily thanks to the country's decades-long effort to improve air quality through the Clean Air Act, a landmark environmental law."

Air [49]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [27]
Forests [61]
Pollution [41]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Canada [62]
Source: NPR [63], 09/21/2023
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"Wildfire Fighters Describe A Mental Health Crisis On The Frontlines" [64]

"Extreme working conditions, low pay and high turnover are leading to a crisis exacerbated by more intense wildfires. Eighteen firefighters tell their stories of the mental toll — from burnout to PTSD to the loss of peers to suicide."

Disasters [53]
Environmental Health [27]
Forests [61]
People & Population [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Canada [62]
Source: The Narwhal [65], 09/21/2023
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"Biden Warns ‘What Awaits Us’ Without Climate Action" [66]

"President Joe Biden issued a warning to international leaders on Tuesday about the global perils that lie ahead if nations don’t work together to slash emissions from fossil fuels."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [24]
Public [15]
International [32]
Source: E&E News [67], 09/20/2023
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