EJToday: Top Headlines

"Explainer: UN Nature Talks Debate Rules For Genetic Information" [9]

"Countries are expected to reach a deal at this month's U.N. COP16 nature summit on how the world uses and pays for genetic information extracted from nature, according to negotiators."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Science [14]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
International [17]
Source: Reuters [18], 10/24/2024
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"One Year In, US Clean Hydrogen Hubs Face Questions — And Have Few Answers" [19]

"There’s little detail available on the $7B federal program to jump-start U.S. clean hydrogen, leaving environmental advocates concerned the projects may be off track."

Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Technology [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: Canary Media [25], 10/24/2024
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Revealed: Tens of Billions in Oil Company Payments to Governments [26]

"New reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission reveal payments around the globe. One takeaway? The U.S. government might be getting a bad deal."

Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Government [28]
Journalism & Media [29]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [24]
International [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [30], 10/24/2024
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"Millions Pour in to Reelect Texas Oil and Gas Regulator" [31]

"Republican incumbent Christi Craddick has raised upwards of $10 million in her campaign for a third term on the Railroad Commission of Texas. Her campaign focuses on fighting federal regulations and what she calls “radical anti-oil protesters.”"

Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [32]
Source: Inside Climate News [33], 10/24/2024
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Meet The Rangers Who Protect One Of Earth’s Most Remote And Diverse Reefs [34]

"The handful of rangers who protect one of Earth’s most remote and biologically diverse reefs have only each other for company for months at a time. They worry about running out of gas for boat patrols, their drinking water can get dangerously low and rising seas are nipping away at the tiny island that hosts their station."

Biodiversity [10]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [36]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
International [17]
Australia & Oceania [37]
Source: AP [38], 10/24/2024
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"Despite Global Crises, Gas Prices Slide as U.S. Election Nears" [39]

"Fuel prices, which had soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have dropped to their lowest level since February."

Climate Change [40]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Transportation [41]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: NYTimes [42], 10/23/2024
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"EPA Cancels Pesticide Shown To Be Harmful To Unborn Babies" [43]

"Citing a need to protect the unborn babies of pregnant women, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday banned a pesticide used to kill weeds on farms, golf courses and athletic fields."

Agriculture [44]
Chemicals [45]
Environmental Health [46]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [47]
Pollution [48]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The New Lede [49], 10/23/2024
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Proposed Okefenokee Refuge Expansion Could Lead To Buyout Of Mining Project [50]

"A federal agency proposed an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge on Friday, which could lead to a buyout offer for land intended for a private company’s mining project that conservationists have fought for years."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Politics [21]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Forests [51]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [36]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [24]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [52]
Source: AP [53], 10/23/2024
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Afro-Colombians Fight The Effects Of Gold Mining With Biodiversity Projects [54]

"In an outdoor classroom surrounded by snake specimens preserved in jars, teacher Melqui Mosquera proudly talks about the nature reserve he set up in a Colombian region environmentally devastated by illegal mining."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Health [46]
Environmental Justice [11]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [47]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
South America [55]
Source: AP [56], 10/23/2024
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Biden Admin Puts $428M Into Manufacturing Projects In Coal Communities [57]

"The Biden administration is putting $428 million into bolstering manufacturing projects in 15 communities whose economies have historically relied on coal plants or mining."

Climate Change [40]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [47]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The Hill [58], 10/23/2024
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"Right Whale Population Grows 4% But Extinction Remains A Threat" [59]

"One of the rarest species of whale in the world has increased slightly in population, encouraging conservationists to call on the federal government and the shipping and fishing industries to do more to bring the giant animals back from the brink of extinction."

Biodiversity [10]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [24]
International [17]
Canada [60]
Source: AP [61], 10/23/2024
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"What It’s Like To Care For Some Of The Most Endangered Animals On Earth" [62]

"When Hurricane Douglas came barreling toward Oahu in 2020, David Sischo quickly packed up and drove to higher ground. But he wasn’t evacuating his family. He was evacuating snails."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [40]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [24]
Alaska and Hawaii [63]
Source: NPR [64], 10/23/2024
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Researchers In Lab Near Lake Erie Study How Toxic Algae Can Damage Health [65]

"Steven Haller remembers the look of fear on people’s faces when toxic algae in Lake Erie made it into his community’s water supply 10 years ago, shutting it down for two days."

Agriculture [44]
Biodiversity [10]
Consumer [66]
Disasters [67]
Environmental Health [46]
Fish & Fisheries [35]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [48]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [68]
Source: AP [69], 10/23/2024
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UN Report Backs Up Sámi Claims That Mining In Finland Violates Their Rights [70]

"two different U.N. committees found that Finland violated the rights of the Sámi by granting mineral exploration permits in Finnish Sápmi — the homelands of the Sámi peoples that cross Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [47]
Public [16]
International [17]
Antarctica & Arctic [71]
Source: Grist [72], 10/23/2024
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"What To Do About One Of America's Last Wild Places" [73]

"Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ranks as one of the wildest places on Earth. In the winter, it’s a haven for some of the last polar bears that traverse land and sea. In the summer, millions of birds descend to build their nests and gather fuel for their journey south."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [40]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [24]
Alaska and Hawaii [63]
Antarctica & Arctic [71]
Source: Washington Post [74], 10/23/2024
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