EJToday: Top Headlines

"Korean Solar Company Plans to Build $2.5 Billion Plant in Georgia" [9]

"A Korean solar company, Hanwha Qcells, announced on Wednesday that it would spend $2.5 billion to build a large manufacturing complex in Georgia. The plant will produce critical components for solar panels and build complete panels."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
International [14]
Source: NYTimes [15], 01/13/2023
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"Interior Proposes 5-Year Schedule For Offshore Wind Sales" [16]

"The Biden administration plans to mandate a five-year schedule for offshore wind auctions, mirroring the pace of offshore oil sale planning currently called for in federal law."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Government [17]
Infrastructure [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: E&E News [20], 01/13/2023
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"Fukushima Water To Be Released Into Ocean In Next Few Months, Says Japan" [21]

"The controversial release of more than a million tonnes of water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will begin in the northern spring or summer, Japan’s government has said – a move that has sparked anger among local fishing communities and countries in the region."

Fish & Fisheries [22]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [23]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
Asia [25]
Source: Guardian [26], 01/13/2023
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"How Climate Change Will Make Atmospheric Rivers Even Worse" [27]

"Atmospheric rivers are projected to become wetter, larger and more damaging as temperatures rise".

Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Washington Post [28], 01/13/2023
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"American Kids Are Being Exposed to Lead From Airports" [29]

"Children living near a small California airport were more likely to have elevated levels of lead in their blood, a new study found."

Air [30]
Chemicals [31]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [33]
Pollution [24]
Transportation [34]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: Earther [35], 01/13/2023
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"Sweden Finds Rare Earth Deposits That Could Benefit Western Consumers" [36]

"Sweden has discovered what is billed as Europe’s biggest deposit of rare earth minerals — a crucial component of electronics and clean energy technology — giving a significant boost to the continent’s hunt for trade security."

Chemicals [31]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Natural Resources [37]
Public [12]
Europe [38]
Source: Washington Post [39], 01/13/2023
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"Dolphins Can Shout Underwater, but It’s Never Loud Enough" [40]

"Mammals in the ocean swim through a world of sound. But in recent decades, humans have been cranking up the volume, blasting waters with noise from shipping, oil and gas exploration and military operations. New research suggests that such anthropogenic noise may make it harder for dolphins to communicate and work together."

Biodiversity [41]
Pollution [24]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
International [14]
Source: NYTimes [42], 01/13/2023
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"Ban Gas Stoves? Just the Idea Gets Some in Washington Boiling." [43]

"The nation’s top consumer watchdog agency raised concerns about indoor air pollution from gas stoves. A political firestorm ensued."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [44]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Politics [45]
Laws & Regulations [46]
Pollution [24]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: NYTimes [47], 01/12/2023
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"Climate Change: UAE Names Oil Chief To Lead COP28 Talks" [48]

"The head of one of the world's biggest oil companies has been named to lead the COP28 global climate talks in Dubai, later this year."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [45]
Public [12]
International [14]
Source: BBC News [49], 01/12/2023
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"A Climate Fund Was Born. It Still Doesn’t Have Any Money." [50]

"Two months after officials from around the world reached a surprise agreement to provide aid for escalating climate damages, the new fund hasn’t received a single pledge."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [51]
Environmental Politics [45]
Public [12]
International [14]
Source: E&E News [52], 01/12/2023
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"Oceans Surged To Another Record-High Temperature In 2022" [53]

"The amount of excess heat buried in the planet’s oceans, a strong marker of climate change, reached a record high in 2022, reflecting more stored heat energy than in any year since reliable measurements were available in the late 1950s, a group of scientists reported Wednesday."

Climate Change [10]
Science [54]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
International [14]
Source: Washington Post [55], 01/12/2023
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"After Comeback, Southern Iraq’s Marshes Are Now Drying Up" [56]

"After recovering from Saddam Hussein’s campaign to drain them, Iraq’s Mesopotamian Marshes are disappearing as a regional drought enters its fourth year and upstream dams cut off water flows. Marsh Arabs, resident for millennia, are leaving, and biodiversity is collapsing."

Biodiversity [41]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [57]
Natural Resources [37]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
Middle East [58]
Source: YaleE360 [59], 01/12/2023
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UN Calls For Probe Of Killing Of Two Environmentalists In Honduras [60]

"A U.N. special rapporteur on human rights defenders on Wednesday called for an independent investigation into the killing of two environmental activists in Honduras, who had opposed an illegal mine polluting water supplies in a national reserve."

Activism [61]
Laws & Regulations [46]
Public [12]
Central America & the Caribbean [62]
Source: Reuters [63], 01/12/2023
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"Key House Republican Floats Energy Package" [64]

"House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) on Wednesday signaled the committee will move on a larger energy legislative package under her leadership."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [44]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [45]
Laws & Regulations [46]
Public [12]
National (U.S.) [13]
Source: The Hill [65], 01/12/2023
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"World's Dams To Lose A Quarter Of Storage Capacity By 2050 - UN Research" [66]

"Nearly 50,000 large dams worldwide could lose more than a quarter of their storage capacity by 2050 as a result of sedimentation build-ups, eroding global water and energy security, according to United Nations research on Wednesday."

Infrastructure [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [12]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [67], 01/12/2023
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