EJToday: Top Headlines

"AI Boom Is Driving a Surprise Resurgence of US Gas-Fired Power" [9]

"From Florida to Oregon, utilities are racing to meet a surge in demand from power-hungry AI data centers, manufacturing facilities and electric vehicles."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Technology [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Green [15], 09/17/2024
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"Tropical Rainstorm Bringing Flooding To Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic" [16]

"A sneaky ocean rainstorm lashed the Carolinas on Monday, bringing ashore strong gusts and coastal and inland flooding to the Mid-Atlantic." "The storm produced up to 18 inches of rain and serious flooding in Carolina Beach, N.C."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Source: Washington Post [21], 09/17/2024
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"More Than 3,000 Chemicals From Food Packaging Have Infiltrated Our Bodies" [22]

"Shrink-wrap sealed around a piece of raw meat. Takeout containers filled with restaurant leftovers. Plastic bottles filled with soft drinks." "A new study shows the extent to which chemicals are finding their way into human bodies."

Chemicals [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Food [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [26], 09/17/2024
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"First US CO2 Injection Well Violates Permit — EPA" [27]

"EPA has issued a violation notice to the operator of the country’s first carbon dioxide injection wells for permanent storage, alleging that the company hasn’t complied with its federal permit."

Agriculture [28]
Climate Change [10]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [31]
Source: E&E News [32], 09/17/2024
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"Home Sales in Flood Zones Are Booming. Here’s Why Buyers Take the Risk." [33]

"New Yorkers are spending billions on houses in flood-prone areas despite growing awareness of the effects of climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [17]
People & Population [34]
Planning & Growth [35]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
Source: NYTimes [37], 09/17/2024
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Reprocessing Colorado Mining Town’s Waste Could Bring Profit, Risk [38]

"Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville — a legacy of gold and silver mines polluting the Arkansas River basin more than a century after the city’s boom days."

Chemicals [23]
Economy & Business [39]
Environmental Health [24]
Natural Resources [40]
Pollution [30]
Waste [41]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [42]
Source: AP [43], 09/17/2024
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"The Mayflies Are Sending Us A Warning About Urban Wildfires" [44]

"A tiny, vibrant world thrives along the rocky bottom of most streams. As sunlight filters through the water, mayfly nymphs, no larger than your fingernail, cling to algae-coated cobbles. Six spindly legs anchor them against the current, while feathery gills wave gently, drawing oxygen from the flowing water."

Biodiversity [45]
Chemicals [23]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [17]
Environmental Health [24]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Natural Resources [40]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [18]
Wildlife [47]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [48], 09/17/2024
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"Pipeline Explosion Sends A Towering Pillar Of Flame Over Houston’s Suburbs" [49]

"A massive pipeline fire sent a pillar of flame towering over some Houston suburbs on Monday as first responders evacuated a surrounding neighborhood and tried to keep more nearby homes from catching on fire."

Chemicals [23]
Disasters [17]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Pollution [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [50]
Source: AP [51], 09/17/2024
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Swimming Banned After Medical Waste Washes Ashore In Md., Va. And Del. [52]

"Officials warned people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they said medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washed ashore. The source of the waste was under investigation."

Disasters [17]
Environmental Health [24]
Natural Resources [40]
Pollution [30]
Waste [41]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [19]
Source: AP [53], 09/17/2024
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In Portland, Thousands Gather To Marvel At Migrating Birds’ Nightly Routine [54]

"The Vaux's Swift is a tiny bird – some people call it “a cigar with wings.” But every fall these little birds make a big trip, from summer breeding grounds in the Pacific Northwest down to their winter home in Central and South America. Along the way, many of them roost as a big flock in chimneys up and down the west coast. And their murmurations in the air – and simultaneously dive together into chimneys – are so spectacular that they draw crowds."

Activism [55]
Biodiversity [45]
Infrastructure [56]
Natural Resources [40]
People & Population [34]
Wildlife [47]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [57]
Northwest (OR WA) [58]
Source: NPR [59], 09/17/2024
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"‘Water Is Coming.’ Floods Devastate West and Central Africa" [60]

"Flooding caused by heavy rains has left more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [17]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
International [61]
Source: NYTimes [62], 09/16/2024
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Another Midwest Drought Causes Shipping Headaches on the Mississippi River [63]

"Abnormally dry conditions have caused low water levels that disrupt barge transports carrying fuel and grain. Climatologists say it could be part of a larger trend."

Agriculture [28]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [17]
Economy & Business [39]
Infrastructure [56]
Natural Resources [40]
Transportation [64]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 09/16/2024
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Trump Threatens To End Calif. Wildfire Aid Unless Newsom Changes Water Policy [66]

"Former President Trump threatened to withhold federal aid to battle California wildfires, should he be reelected, if Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) does not change a policy that protects an endangered species of fish."

Agriculture [28]
Biodiversity [45]
Environmental Politics [67]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Water & Oceans [18]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [57]
Source: The Hill [68], 09/16/2024
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"Court Blocks Implementation Of Biden’s Methane Prevention Rule In 5 States" [69]

"A federal judge has blocked in five states the implementation of a Biden administration rule that aims to cut methane emissions and conserve natural gas produced on federal lands."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [70], 09/16/2024
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Oregon’s Largest Natural Gas Company Said It Was Going Green. It Didn't. [71]

"Seven years ago, Oregon’s biggest natural gas company set out to convince lawmakers and residents that an abundant new source of green energy was out there, just waiting to be tapped."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [67]
Journalism & Media [72]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Northwest (OR WA) [58]
Source: ProPublica [73], 09/16/2024
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