EJToday: Top Headlines

"Nepal’s Honey Gatherers Say Fewer Hives Threaten Tradition" [9]

"Aita Prasad Gurung dangled off a cliff in Nepal, carefully manipulating a long pole with a blade at its end to cut away chunks of honeycomb after Himalayan bees fled the fumes from a fire set to drive them from their homes."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Food [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
Asia [16]
Source: Reuters [17], 06/07/2024
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"UN Chief Rebukes Fossil Fuel Industry Supporters As Climate Records Break" [18]

"U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday that countries must confront not just the fossil-fuel industry, but also companies that support efforts to obstruct climate action. The U.N. chief, a longtime critic of oil and gas companies' role in driving climate change, called the industry out for spending billions on "distorting the truth, deceiving the public, and sowing doubt" about climate change, while investing just "a measly 2.5%" of its total capital on clean energy alternatives."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [15]
International [23]
Source: Reuters [24], 06/06/2024
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"E.P.A. Moves to Limit Toxic Chemical Used in Hundreds of Products" [25]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed limits on the use of N-Methylpyrrolidone, a solvent in many products used by both consumers and workers, ranging from arts and crafts supplies to paint remover, that is linked to serious health effects."

Chemicals [26]
Environmental Health [27]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: NYTimes [29], 06/06/2024
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Oil Industry Asks Supreme Court To Block Climate Lawsuits From States [30]

"Oil and gas companies are asking the Supreme Court to block dozens of high-powered lawsuits from California to Massachusetts seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in costs related to climate change."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [28]
Source: LA Times [31], 06/06/2024
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"Bangladeshi Garment Workers Fall Ill As Temperatures Soar" [32]

"In the factory where Aysha Talukder Tanisa stitches jeans and children's clothes for Western brands, the cooling system has been no match for Bangladesh's longest heatwave in 70 years. "Some of us - mostly girls - fall sick, vomiting or swooning due to the boiling heat," the 22-year-old told Context by phone from Ashulia, a town near the capital, Dhaka."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [27]
People & Population [34]
Public [15]
Asia [16]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [35], 06/06/2024
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"After A Long Fight, Garden River First Nation Is Getting Its Land Back" [36]

"Squirrel Island is being returned to its rightful owners. But between an abandoned dump, lack of utilities and a decades-long court battle, the process is far from easy — and far from over".

Environmental Justice [37]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [15]
Canada [38]
Source: The Narwhal [39], 06/06/2024
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Only 3 Company Prosecutions In England And Wales For Unfit Drinking Water [40]

"The drinking water regulator for England and Wales has brought only three prosecutions against water companies for providing poor quality water since 2021, despite 362 instances in which water was flagged as being unfit for human consumption."

Consumer [41]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [20]
Infrastructure [42]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [43]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [15]
Europe [45]
Source: Guardian [46], 06/06/2024
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NYC Had A Bold Plan To Tax Drivers And Fund Transit. The Governor Killed It. [47]

"What would have been America’s first congestion pricing experiment has been delayed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, leaving public transit in a financial hole."

Air [48]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Infrastructure [42]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [34]
Pollution [43]
Transportation [49]
Public [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [50]
Source: Washington Post [51], 06/06/2024
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Mich., Wisc. Govs Tout Biden’s Investments In Climate Group’s $1.4M Ad Buy [52]

"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) will appear in ads touting the Biden administration’s green investments in ads running in their state. The $1.4 million total buy from climate group Evergreen includes an ad with each governor, highlighting the impact of the Biden administration’s investments in their state."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [20]
Journalism & Media [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [28]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [53]
Source: The Hill [54], 06/06/2024
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"Maine’s Biggest Water District Sues Over So-Called Forever Chemicals" [55]

"The biggest water district in Maine is suing manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals in the hopes of recouping costs of monitoring and treating polluted wastewater."

Chemicals [26]
Consumer [41]
Environmental Health [27]
Infrastructure [42]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [43]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [28]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [50]
Source: AP [56], 06/06/2024
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"In Washington, D.C., The City’s ‘Forgotten River’ Cleans Up, Slowly" [57]

"Bruce Holmes, 65, grew up fishing on the Anacostia River, a 9-mile (14-kilometer) urban waterway that flows through Washington, D.C. and parts of Maryland, and has long been defined by pollution and neglect."

Activism [58]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Justice [37]
Fish & Fisheries [59]
Infrastructure [42]
Pollution [43]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [60]
Source: AP [61], 06/06/2024
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Record Highs Expected To Fall As Southwest US Bakes In Early Heat Wave [62]

"The first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest, with dangerously hot conditions that produced triple-digit temperatures on Tuesday. Forecasters say temperatures are likely to top 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) in some areas by Thursday."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [27]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [28]
California [63]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [64]
Source: AP [65], 06/05/2024
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"Modi Will Feel the Heat in a Third Term. And Not Just Politically." [66]

"Narendra Modi, the Hindu nationalist prime minister who claimed victory Tuesday for a third five-year term, will face major challenges fueled by climate change. India, the world’s most populous country, is also among the most vulnerable to climate hazards."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [33]
Environmental Health [27]
Environmental Politics [20]
People & Population [34]
Public [15]
Asia [16]
Source: NYTimes [67], 06/05/2024
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"Sanctioned Tankers Pose Rising Environmental Risk In Mediterranean" [68]

"Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective measures to safeguard its coast, the country's shipping minister told Reuters on Tuesday."

Disasters [33]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Fish & Fisheries [59]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [43]
Transportation [49]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [15]
Europe [45]
Middle East [69]
Source: Reuters [70], 06/05/2024
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"Are Extreme Floods The New Normal For Germany?" [71]

"In southern Germany, dams have burst after days of heavy rainfall, flooding towns and forcing thousands to evacuate. Are floods becoming more severe, and how can Germans better prepare?"

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [33]
Infrastructure [42]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [15]
Europe [45]
Source: DW [72], 06/05/2024
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