EJToday: Top Headlines

"How California Plans To Spend $37 Billion Fighting Climate Change" [9]

"The latest budget proposal, unveiled this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom, includes $22 billion in new climate funding. It also allocates money from last year’s budget, for a total of $37 billion in climate spending over six years."

Climate Change [10]
Government [11]
Public [12]
California [13]
Source: LA Times [14], 01/14/2022
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Six in 10 Americans ‘Alarmed’ Or ‘Concerned’ About Climate Change: Study [15]

"A new report has revealed that a record number of Americans are now alarmed about the climate crisis."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [16]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Guardian [18], 01/14/2022
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Plants At Risk Of Extinction As Climate Disrupts Animal Migration [19]

"The decline of seed-dispersing animals is damaging plants’ ability to adapt to climate breakdown, a study has found."

Biodiversity [20]
Climate Change [10]
Public [12]
International [21]
Source: Guardian [22], 01/14/2022
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"Postal Service: Here’s The Price Tag For 100% EVs" [23]

"The U.S. Postal Service, which has been criticized for its plan to buy tens of thousands of gas-burning delivery trucks, estimates that it could in fact go all-electric if Congress gives it at least $3.3 billion."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Government [11]
Transportation [25]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [26], 01/14/2022
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"Manatee Feeding Experiment Starts Slowly As Cold Looms" [27]

"An unprecedented, experimental attempt to feed manatees facing starvation in Florida has started slowly but wildlife officials expressed optimism Thursday that it will work as cold weather drives the marine mammals toward warmer waters."

Biodiversity [20]
Water & Oceans [28]
Wildlife [29]
Public [12]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [30]
Source: AP [31], 01/14/2022
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"CDC Warns Americans: Don’t Kiss Or Snuggle Your Bearded Dragon" [32]

"Snuggling a bearded dragon could end up being a stomach-churning experience. The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday published information suggesting that a recent salmonella outbreak in 25 states seems to be linked to people who got up close and personal with one of the lizards."

Environmental Health [33]
Wildlife [29]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: HuffPost [34], 01/14/2022
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"EPA To Review Rules For Largest Source Of Lead In Air" [35]

"EPA today [Wednesday] announced plans to “review and evaluate” whether emissions from piston-engine aircraft operating on leaded fuel — the largest source of atmospheric lead pollution — endanger public health and welfare."

Air [36]
Chemicals [37]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [33]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Pollution [39]
Transportation [25]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [40], 01/13/2022
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"Biden To Hold Wind Power Auction Off New York, New Jersey Coast" [41]

"The Biden administration said Wednesday it will hold its first offshore wind auction next month, offering nearly 500,000 acres off the coast of New York and New Jersey for wind energy projects that could produce enough electricity to power nearly 2 million homes."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Infrastructure [42]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [43], 01/13/2022
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"Hottest Ocean Temperatures In History Recorded Last Year" [44]

"Ocean heating driven by human-caused climate crisis, scientists say, in sixth consecutive year record has been broken".

Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [12]
International [21]
Source: Guardian [45], 01/13/2022
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In Orlando, A Mountain Of Coal Ash Evades EPA Rules. One of Many. [46]

"Tucked among scattered pine and cypress trees near Orlando, Florida, a 175-foot-tall mountain of coal ash looms as a stark representation of this booming region's reliance on fossil fuels."

Energy & Fuel [24]
Pollution [39]
Waste [47]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NPR [48], 01/13/2022
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"An Alabama Town’s Sewage Woes Test Biden’s Infrastructure Ambitions" [49]

"The new law allocates $11.7 billion for wastewater and stormwater projects. Will it get to the impoverished communities who need it most?"

Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [50]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Pollution [39]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [51], 01/13/2022
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"EPA OKs Weedkiller ‘Cocktail’ With New Wildlife Protections" [52]

"EPA yesterday approved new seven-year registrations for two widely used weedkillers, adding "robust" label restrictions to protect endangered species."

Agriculture [53]
Chemicals [37]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Wildlife [29]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [54], 01/13/2022
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"On the Defensive a Year Ago, the American Petroleum Institute Is Back" [55]

"The oil and gas lobby, looking at resurgent production, has more than held its own in dealings with the Biden administration."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [16]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [56], 01/13/2022
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Powell Says Climate Stress Tests Likely A 'Key Tool Going Forward' [57]

"Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday said climate stress tests will “very likely” be a “key tool going forward,” a comment that may assuage progressives' concerns regarding his renomination to chief of the central bank."

Economy & Business [58]
Laws & Regulations [38]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [59], 01/13/2022
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"No English River Is Free From Pollution - Parliament Report" [60]

"Raw sewage, microplastics and slurry are coursing through all of England's rivers, putting health and nature at risk, a parliamentary report concludes."

Pollution [39]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [12]
Europe [61]
Source: BBC News [62], 01/13/2022
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