EJToday: Top Headlines

"Biden Announces Huge Hydrogen Investment. How Much Will It Help The Climate?" [9]

"The Energy Department awarded up to $7 billion in grants for clean hydrogen “hubs,” but environmentalists warn some of the money could prop up fossil fuels and fail to cut emissions."

Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Technology [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [18], 10/16/2023
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"Why You Should Be Lazy And Leave Your Leaves In The Yard" [19]

"As leaves begin to blanket yards across the country this fall, many might be tempted to clear away the crunchy foliage. Not so fast, experts say." "Fallen leaves can provide critical wildlife habitat and benefit soil health".

Agriculture [20]
Biodiversity [21]
Consumer [22]
Forests [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Wildlife [25]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Washington Post [26], 10/16/2023
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"The Human Limit: Where Heat Worsens Hunger" [27]

"In war-torn Yemen, malnourished children are struggling to survive as temperatures rise".

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Food [30]
People & Population [31]
Public [16]
Africa [32]
Source: Washington Post [33], 10/13/2023
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Trillions Of Tons Of Of Ice Melts From Many Protective Antarctic Ice Shelves [34]

"Four dozen Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30% since 1997 and 28 of those have lost more than half of their ice in that time, reports a new study that surveyed these crucial “gatekeepers’’ between the frozen continent’s massive glaciers and open ocean."

Climate Change [11]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [16]
International [36]
Antarctica & Arctic [37]
Source: AP [38], 10/13/2023
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"War In The Middle East Jeopardizes Climate Talks" [39]

"A lasting war between Israel and Hamas could complicate climate talks next month in the United Arab Emirates by raising tensions between nations with fragile alliances and triggering a race to secure energy resources over reducing carbon emissions."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Military [40]
Public [16]
International [36]
Middle East [41]
Source: E&E News [42], 10/13/2023
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"A Reality Check About Solar Panel Waste and the Effects on Human Health" [43]

"The coming surge in photovoltaic panel waste is tiny compared to other categories, and most health concerns about solar equipment are unfounded."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [29]
Technology [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 10/13/2023
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"800,000 Tons Of Radioactive Waste From Pennsylvania Drilling Goes 'Missing'" [45]

"Waste from the oil and gas industry contains toxic and radioactive substances. Disposal of this waste is supposed to be carefully tracked, but 800,000 tons of oil and gas waste from Pennsylvania oil and gas wells is unaccounted for, according to a recent study."

Chemicals [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [29]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [46]
Waste [47]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [48]
Source: EHN [49], 10/13/2023
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"USPS Is Falsifying Safety Docs As Its Workers Die of Heat" [50]

"Even after a mail carrier’s recent death, the company continues to violate its own rules."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Justice [51]
People & Population [31]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [52]
Source: Texas Observer [53], 10/13/2023
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In The Amazon Forest, Millions Breathe Hazardous Air As Wildfires Spread [54]

"Thick smoke has enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought."

Agriculture [20]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [29]
Forests [23]
Natural Resources [24]
Pollution [55]
Public [16]
South America [56]
Source: AP [57], 10/13/2023
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"Extreme Heat Risks Rise For Pregnant Women And Babies" [58]

"As a health worker in South Sudan, Night Stella Elias sees from year to year how rising temperatures are adding to the dangers faced by pregnant women and their babies."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [28]
Environmental Health [29]
People & Population [31]
Public [16]
International [36]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [59], 10/13/2023
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Warming And Habitat Loss Shrink Pollinator Numbers, Threaten Coffee, Cocoa [60]

"Changes in the climate and land use are combining to dramatically shrink the numbers of insects pollinating key tropical crops. As those problems interwine and intensify, it likely will hit coffee lovers right in the mug, according to a new study."

Agriculture [20]
Biodiversity [21]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [28]
Natural Resources [24]
Public [16]
International [36]
Source: AP [61], 10/13/2023
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Mama Bear "Grazer" Easily Wins Popular Fat Bear Contest At Alaska Park [62]

"When it comes to packing on the pounds to survive an Alaska winter, this year’s undisputed champ is Grazer."

Biodiversity [21]
Fish & Fisheries [63]
Natural Resources [24]
Water & Oceans [35]
Wildlife [25]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Alaska and Hawaii [64]
Source: AP [65], 10/13/2023
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Supreme Court Passes On Red State Challenge To Biden ‘Social Cost Of Carbon’ [66]

"The Supreme Court will not take up a lawsuit led by the state of Missouri that sought to block the Biden administration’s “social cost of carbon” measure."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Studies [67]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [68], 10/12/2023
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Backyard Sewage And Parasitic Disease: EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe In Alabama [69]

"Sewage collecting in crudely dug trenches. Failing septic tanks that send waste bubbling into backyards. These are some of the common sights across Alabama’s Black Belt, a strip of 24 continuous counties blessed with deep fertile soil but long plagued by inadequate wastewater infrastructure and the commensurate parasitic disease."

Pollution [55]
Water & Oceans [35]
Public [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [70]
Source: Grist [71], 10/12/2023
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As Heat Deaths Rise, New Program Puts Community Clinics On The Front Lines [72]

"An initiative in Florida, Louisiana, and Arizona enlists clinicians to ensure resources go to the right places during heat waves."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [29]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Grist [73], 10/12/2023
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