EJToday: Top Headlines

Plastic Containers Still Distributed Across The US Are Potential Threat [9]

"Consumer groups are condemning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allowing plastic containers made with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” to continue being distributed across the economy – even though the agency is suing a top manufacturer over the dangerous compounds leaching into containers’ contents, such as food or personal care products."

Consumer [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Food [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Guardian [16], 06/02/2023
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"When Political Refugees Become Climate Refugees" [17]

"Climate change has emerged as an increasingly forceful driver of migration in Latin America, one that exacerbates the humanitarian crisis for people fleeing social, economic and political instability."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [19]
Environmental Justice [20]
People & Population [21]
Public [14]
International [22]
Source: Bloomberg CityLab [23], 06/02/2023
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"Argentine Meteorologist Becomes First Female Head Of UN Weather Agency" [24]

"A leading Argentine meteorologist has been elected as the first female head of the United Nations weather agency. The World Meteorological Organization said Celeste Saulo received the necessary two-thirds backing from member states Thursday."

Climate Change [18]
People & Population [21]
Science [25]
Public [14]
International [22]
Source: AP [26], 06/02/2023
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"New Mexico Imposes Oil And Gas Moratorium On State Land Near Schools" [27]

"Members of the Navajo community have complained to Samuel Sage for years about the noise and vibrations that rattle their homes. They tell him about the dust kicked up by heavy trucks traveling the surrounding dirt roads and the smells that come from some of the oil and natural gas wells and tank batteries that dot the land around their Navajo community of Counselor in northwestern New Mexico."

Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [20]
Pollution [29]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Source: AP [31], 06/02/2023
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Louisiana Joins 9 Other States To Sue Feds Over Flood Insurance Premiums [32]

"Louisiana is joining nine other states in a lawsuit against the federal government over its new system for setting flood insurance rates, which is triggering steep hikes for homeowners, Attorney General Jeff Landry announced Thursday, calling the increases a “disaster of its own” that risks driving out families and businesses."

Climate Change [18]
Consumer [10]
Disasters [19]
Economy & Business [33]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [35], 06/02/2023
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Arizona Will Halt Some New Phoenix Home Approvals As Water Supplies Tighten [36]

"The groundwater aquifers currently serving 4.6 million people across metro Phoenix are lagging behind growth on a trajectory that would run just short of projected needs in 100 years, according to a new state groundwater model released Thursday by Gov. Katie Hobbs. As a result, the state's water agency will stop approving new development that relies solely on groundwater."

Climate Change [18]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [21]
Planning & Growth [38]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [30]
Source: Arizona Republlic [39], 06/02/2023
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"Exclusive: Vulture Surveillance System Alerts Zambian Park To Poachers" [40]

"Lion and leopard populations in Zambia's Kafue National Park are showing signs of a modest comeback following decades of poaching, helped by expanded protection strategies, including an innovative vulture early-warning system."

Biodiversity [41]
Technology [42]
Wildlife [43]
Public [14]
Africa [44]
Source: Reuters [45], 06/02/2023
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"US Debt Ceiling Bill Passes House With Broad Bipartisan Support" [46]

"A divided U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling on Wednesday, with majority support from both Democrats and Republicans to overcome opposition led by hardline conservatives and avoid a catastrophic default."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Environmental Politics [47]
Infrastructure [37]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Reuters [48], 06/01/2023
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DOJ West Virginia Governor’s Coal Empire Seeking Unpaid Fines [49]

"The Justice Department announced a lawsuit Wednesday against West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s coal empire, seeking more than $5 million in unpaid civil penalties and fees."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [28]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: CNN [50], 06/01/2023
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Earth Is ‘Really Quite Sick Now’ And In Danger Zone Many Ways: Study [51]

"Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,” not just for an overheating planet that’s losing its natural areas, but for the well-being of people living on it, according to a new study."

Biodiversity [41]
Climate Change [18]
Environmental Studies [52]
Public [14]
International [22]
Source: AP [53], 06/01/2023
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"Climate Shocks Are Making Parts of America Uninsurable. It Just Got Worse." [54]

"The largest insurer in California said it would stop offering new coverage. It’s part of a broader trend of companies pulling back from dangerous areas."

Climate Change [18]
Consumer [10]
Disasters [19]
Economy & Business [33]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [55], 06/01/2023
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Ohio Legislature Mulls Bill That Would Restrict College Discussions of Climate [56]

"“You can say gravity isn't true, but if you step off the cliff, you’re going down,” says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about restrictions on teaching."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [47]
Environmental Studies [52]
Journalism & Media [57]
Science [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [58]
Source: Inside Climate News [59], 06/01/2023
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"Peru Battles Record Dengue Outbreak, In A Warning For A Warming World" [60]

"Peru is taking extraordinary measures such as banning households from filling vases with water, as it battles its worst dengue outbreak on record, a crisis that experts have linked to increased rainfall and warmer temperatures as the climate changes."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Health [11]
Public [14]
South America [61]
Source: Washington Post [62], 06/01/2023
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"Food Poisoning Often Caused By Sick Restaurant Workers, CDC Says" [63]

"Food workers who clock in when sick cause a significant share of food-borne illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report, and many establishments don’t have adequate policies to prevent employees from working while contagious."

Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Health [11]
Food [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [64], 06/01/2023
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Platform Urges More Than 1,600 High-Emitting Firms To Disclose Data [65]

"More than 1,600 companies identified by non-profit platform CDP as having the biggest impact on the environment are not disclosing environmental data, it said as it launched its latest campaign to get firms to provide the information."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [33]
Environmental Politics [47]
Journalism & Media [57]
Public [14]
International [22]
Source: Reuters [66], 06/01/2023
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