EJToday: Top Headlines

Revealed: Oil Sector’s ‘Staggering’ $3Bn-A-Day Profits For Last 50 Years [9]

"The oil and gas industry has delivered $2.8bn (£2.3bn) a day in pure profit for the last 50 years, a new analysis has revealed." "Vast sums provide power to ‘buy every politician’ and delay action on climate crisis, says expert".

Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [15]
Source: Guardian [16], 07/25/2022
- Read more about Revealed: Oil Sector’s ‘Staggering’ $3Bn-A-Day Profits For Last 50 Years [9]
"Biden’s Climate Emergency Decision Would Unlock Pentagon Funding" [17]

"If President Joe Biden declares a national climate emergency, the Pentagon is likely to get a sudden influx of money to start working on its long list of resilience and adaptation projects, observers say."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Military [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [21], 07/25/2022
- Read more about "Biden’s Climate Emergency Decision Would Unlock Pentagon Funding" [17]
"'Dead Bodies' And Dump Sites Draw DOJ Civil Rights Probe Of Houston" [22]

"The Justice Department opened an investigation against the city of Houston on Friday to determine whether complaints of illegal dumping — including dead bodies and animals — in predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods amount to civil rights violations."

Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Waste [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [26]
Source: Politico [27], 07/25/2022
- Read more about "'Dead Bodies' And Dump Sites Draw DOJ Civil Rights Probe Of Houston" [22]
"Alaska Experiencing Wildfires It’s Never Seen Before" [28]

"Alaska is burning this year in ways rarely or ever seen, from the largest wildfire in a typically mainly fireproof southwest region to a pair of blazes that ripped through forests and produced smoke that blew hundreds of miles to the the Bering Sea community of Nome, where the normally crystal clear air was pushed into the extremely unhealthy category."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [29]
Forests [30]
Natural Resources [31]
Public [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [32]
Source: AP [33], 07/25/2022
- Read more about "Alaska Experiencing Wildfires It’s Never Seen Before" [28]
"Explainer: What’s Behind Europe’s Spate Of Deadly Wildfires?" [34]

"Major wildfires in Europe are starting earlier in the year, becoming more frequent, doing more damage and getting harder to stop. And, scientists say, they’re probably going to get worse as climate change intensifies unless countermeasures are taken."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [29]
Forests [30]
Public [13]
Europe [35]
Source: AP [36], 07/25/2022
- Read more about "Explainer: What’s Behind Europe’s Spate Of Deadly Wildfires?" [34]
"DRC To Auction Oil And Gas Permits In Endangered Gorilla Habitat" [37]

"The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced it will auction oil and gas permits in critically endangered gorilla habitat and the world’s largest tropical peatlands next week. The sale raises concerns about the credibility of a forest protection deal signed with the country by Boris Johnson at Cop26."

Biodiversity [38]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Wildlife [39]
Public [13]
Africa [40]
Source: Guardian [41], 07/25/2022
- Read more about "DRC To Auction Oil And Gas Permits In Endangered Gorilla Habitat" [37]
"Trump Admin Tried To Blunt EPA Review Of Popular Weedkiller" [42]

"Trump-era political appointees attempted to tamper with the science underpinning an EPA decision for a popular weedkiller now under scrutiny by the Biden administration, according to sources within the agency."

Agriculture [43]
Chemicals [44]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Science [45]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [46], 07/22/2022
- Read more about "Trump Admin Tried To Blunt EPA Review Of Popular Weedkiller" [42]
"Beloved Monarch Butterflies Now Listed As Endangered" [47]

"The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers."

Biodiversity [38]
Natural Resources [31]
Wildlife [39]
Public [13]
International [15]
Source: AP [48], 07/22/2022
- Read more about "Beloved Monarch Butterflies Now Listed As Endangered" [47]
"Biden Balked Late at Bold Climate Decree After Rush to Get Ready" [49]

"Hours after Senator Joe Manchin delivered a fatal blow to climate change legislation championed by Joe Biden, White House officials began making plans for the president to take matters into his own hands."

Climate Change [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg [50], 07/22/2022
- Read more about "Biden Balked Late at Bold Climate Decree After Rush to Get Ready" [49]
Advocates of Climate Emergency Disappointed by Biden's Small Steps [51]

"Against the backdrop of a hemispheric heat wave, the president used executive authority to help the vulnerable endure broiling temperatures, but did little to address the changing climate driving them."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [52], 07/22/2022
- Read more about Advocates of Climate Emergency Disappointed by Biden's Small Steps [51]
"Huge Wildfire, Drought Package Readied For House Votes" [53]

"A package of 48 bills related to wildfire, forest management and drought will reach House floor in one giant measure next week as Democrats try to push through their version of how best to tackle the climate crisis on public lands."

Climate Change [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [31]
Water & Oceans [54]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [55], 07/22/2022
- Read more about "Huge Wildfire, Drought Package Readied For House Votes" [53]
"Report: Brazil Authorities Pay No Mind To Deforestation" [56]

"Environmental criminals in the Brazilian Amazon destroyed public rainforests equal the size of El Salvador over the past six years, yet the Federal Police — the Brazilian version of the FBI — carried out only seven operations aimed at this massive loss, according to a new study."

Agriculture [43]
Biodiversity [38]
Climate Change [18]
Environmental Justice [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [30]
Natural Resources [31]
Public [13]
South America [57]
Source: AP [58], 07/22/2022
- Read more about "Report: Brazil Authorities Pay No Mind To Deforestation" [56]
"Explainer: Smoke From Raging Wildfires Can Harm Health" [59]

"Wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity in many countries, spreading smoke that contains noxious gases, chemicals and particulate matter and carries serious health risks. More toxic than air pollution, wildfire smoke can linger in the air for weeks and travel hundreds of miles."

Air [60]
Climate Change [18]
Disasters [29]
Environmental Health [23]
Forests [30]
Pollution [61]
Public [13]
International [15]
Source: Reuters [62], 07/22/2022
- Read more about "Explainer: Smoke From Raging Wildfires Can Harm Health" [59]
"A Painful Deadline Nears as Colorado River Reservoirs Run Critically Low" [63]

"The federal government has told states to agree on urgent water cuts to ensure dams can keep generating power. Researchers say reductions once considered “unthinkable” may be necessary in the long term."

Agriculture [43]
Climate Change [18]
Disasters [29]
Water & Oceans [54]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [64], 07/22/2022
- Read more about "A Painful Deadline Nears as Colorado River Reservoirs Run Critically Low" [63]
"Japan Regulators Approve Release Of Fukushima Water Into Sea" [65]

"Japan's nuclear regulators have approved a plan to release into the ocean water from the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, the government said on Friday."

Fish & Fisheries [66]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [67]
Pollution [61]
Water & Oceans [54]
Public [13]
Asia [68]
Source: Reuters [69], 07/22/2022
- Read more about "Japan Regulators Approve Release Of Fukushima Water Into Sea" [65]

Pages