EJToday: Top Headlines

"Misinformation Research Is Buckling Under GOP Legal Attacks" [9]

"An escalating campaign, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans, has cast a pall over programs that study political disinformation and the quality of medical information online".

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Science [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [19], 09/25/2023
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15 Years In, Climate Week Is Still Rife With Corporate Greenwashing [20]

"New York City’s annual Climate Week has just about wrapped up, with the usual guise of inspiring climate solutions. But there’s one glaring disconnect: It is sponsored by some of the biggest perpetrators of the climate crisis."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Public [17]
International [21]
Source: Sierra [22], 09/25/2023
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"Government Shutdown Poses ‘Seismic’ Threat to Pollution Controls" [23]

"A US government shutdown would have deep, far-reaching consequences and imperil efforts to protect people from lead and cancer-causing chemicals, a top White House official warned Thursday."

Disasters [24]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [25]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg [26], 09/22/2023
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"Democrats Pledge To Protect, Expand Biden’s Climate Corps" [27]

"Congressional Democrats are vowing to defend President Joe Biden’s new federal green jobs program from future Republican attacks."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [28]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [29]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [31]
People & Population [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [33], 09/22/2023
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"White House Directs Agencies to Account for Climate Change in Budgets" [34]

"A directive issued on Thursday by the Biden administration would, for the first time, have federal agencies consider the economic damage caused by climate change when deciding what kinds of vehicles, equipment and goods to buy."

Climate Change [10]
Government [25]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [35], 09/22/2023
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"Facing 'Horrific' Pacific Rise, Tuvalu Crafts Climate Survival Plan" [36]

"Fearing "horrific" risks from a rising ocean that could swamp low-lying islands, the Pacific nation of Tuvalu aims to reinforce its coasts in a novel partnership with Australia aimed at helping the developing island state adapt to climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [24]
Government [25]
Public [17]
Australia & Oceania [37]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [38], 09/22/2023
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Midwesterners Lament Lack of Transparency Over Proposed Hydrogen Hub [39]

"Environmentalists and others want specifics on how such a hub would benefit historically polluted communities and help arrest climate change. The Department of Energy plans to help finance as many as 10 across the country."

Energy & Fuel [40]
Environmental Justice [12]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [41]
Source: Inside Climate News [42], 09/22/2023
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"The Era of Climate Migration Is Here, Leaders of Vulnerable Nations Say" [43]

"Heads of climate-vulnerable nations gathered on the sidelines of a United Nations climate summit to call for new policies and agreements to manage the millions of people who are being forced from their homes by extreme weather."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [24]
People & Population [32]
Public [17]
International [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [44], 09/22/2023
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"EPA’s Own Scientists Warn Ethanol Might Not Be Green Enough" [45]

"The US government’s own scientists on Thursday questioned whether corn-based ethanol is better for the environment than traditional petroleum-based fuels, nearly two decades after Congress first mandated its use."

Agriculture [46]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [40]
Environmental Politics [13]
Science [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Green [47], 09/22/2023
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"Tribes Seek Energy Control Using Tiny Power Grids Backed by US" [48]

"The power regularly cuts out on the 500-member Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, throwing the reservation’s casino, community center, and homes into the dark."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [40]
Environmental Justice [12]
Infrastructure [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [49], 09/22/2023
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"FERC Granted Partial Win in Suit Seeking Commissioner Calendars" [50]

"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a mixed ruling in a lawsuit from a fossil-fuel friendly nonprofit seeking the calendars of two Democratic commissioners."

Energy & Fuel [40]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [51], 09/22/2023
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"Malaria Is On The Ropes In Bangladesh. But The Parasite Is Punching Back" [52]

"The soft footfalls of thousands of moccasins along unpaved rural roads across Bangladesh could be considered the soundtrack to this country's astonishing success in its battle against malaria."

Environmental Health [11]
People & Population [32]
Public [17]
Asia [53]
Source: NPR [54], 09/22/2023
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"At a Summit on Climate Ambition, the U.S. and China End Up on the B List" [55]

"The world’s two biggest polluters were not invited to speak at a United Nations meeting designed to highlight effective action against warming."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [40]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [17]
International [21]
Source: NYTimes [56], 09/21/2023
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"Biden Launches American Climate Corps" [57]

"President Joe Biden is launching a new federal program that aims to put more than 20,000 young people to work in jobs that promote renewable energy and combat climate change."

Activism [58]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [40]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [59], 09/21/2023
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"X Ranks Last On Climate Change Misinformation Scorecard" [60]

"X earned last place in a new ranking of social media platforms and their actions against climate change misinformation."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [21]
Source: The Hill [61], 09/21/2023
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