EJToday: Top Headlines

Earth’s ‘Vital Signs’ Show Humanity’s Future In Balance: Climate Experts [9]

"Record emissions, temperatures and population mean more scientists are looking into possibility of societal collapse, report says"

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: Guardian [17], 10/10/2024
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"Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2024 Winners – In Pictures" [18]

"Selected from a record-breaking 59,228 entries from 117 countries and territories, the winners of the Natural History Museum’s prestigious wildlife photographer of the year competition have been announced, with an exhibition opening on Friday 11 October."

Biodiversity [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Natural Resources [13]
Wildlife [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
International [16]
Source: Guardian [23], 10/10/2024
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"Live Updates: Milton Approaches Florida As A Category 5 Hurricane" [24]

"Hurricane Milton was upgraded back to a Category 5 storm as it churns toward Florida’s west coast. The Tampa Bay area, home to more than 3.3 million people, faced the possibility of widespread destruction after avoiding direct hits from major hurricanes for more than a century."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
People & Population [14]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: AP [27], 10/09/2024
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"Fact Check: Six Days Of Trump Lies About The Hurricane Helene Response" [28]

"Former President Donald Trump has delivered a barrage of lies and distortions about the federal response to Hurricane Helene."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Environmental Politics [29]
Government [30]
Journalism & Media [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: CNN [31], 10/09/2024
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UK’s £22 Billion Carbon Capture Pledge Follows Surge in Fossil Lobbying [32]

"The UK government’s move to award £22 billion in subsidies to carbon capture projects followed a sharp increase in lobbying by the fossil fuel industry, DeSmog can reveal."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Public [15]
Europe [36]
Source: DeSmog [37], 10/09/2024
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Fossil Interests And Hometown Newspaper Work To Kill Solar In Ohio County [38]

"A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy 'grassroots' group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other"

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [29]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [39]
Source: Floodlight [40], 10/09/2024
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EPA Reaches $4.2M Settlement Over 2019 Explosion At Philadelphia Refinery [41]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a tentative $4.2 settlement with a firm that owned and operated a major East Coast refinery that was shuttered after an explosion and fire in 2019."

Chemicals [42]
Disasters [12]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [43]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Pollution [44]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [45]
Source: AP [46], 10/09/2024
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In Visit, EPA Head Vows To Address Environmental Injustices In Watts [47]

"During a visit to the Jordan Downs public housing complex in Watts on Saturday morning, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said the agency is working with state and federal partners to address elevated lead levels in the community’s drinking water and pollution from scrap metal recycler S&W Atlas Iron & Metal Co."

Chemicals [42]
Environmental Justice [48]
Pollution [44]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [15]
California [49]
Source: LA Times [50], 10/09/2024
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"Deforestation ‘Roaring Back’ Despite 140-Country Vow To End Destruction" [51]

"The destruction of global forests increased in 2023, and is higher than when 140 countries promised three years ago to halt deforestation by the end of the decade, an analysis shows."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [29]
Forests [52]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: Guardian [53], 10/09/2024
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"Oregon County Sues Major Gas Provider For Allegedly Sowing Climate Doubt" [54]

"Oregon’s most populous county has sued the state’s biggest gas provider for allegedly sowing climate doubt, marking the first time a utility has faced charges of climate deception."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Science [55]
Public [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [56]
Source: Guardian [57], 10/09/2024
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"Fossil Fuels Fund Academia. Now What?" [58]

"Despite decades of donations and research footed by the industry, we’re just now beginning to understand how much fossil fuel money has shaped academia."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [29]
Environmental Studies [59]
Science [55]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Drilled [60], 10/09/2024
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"Ferocious Mother 128 ‘Grazer’ Wins Back-To-Back Fat Bear Week Titles" [61]

"128 “Grazer” made Fat Bear Week history Tuesday night by becoming the first competitor to win the tournament while caring for a cub. Her victory over 32 “Chunk” also felt deeply personal for legions of her online fans; earlier this summer, Grazer’s enormous rival attacked the second of her offspring, who later died of the injuries."

Biodiversity [19]
Environmental Justice [48]
Environmental Studies [59]
Fish & Fisheries [62]
Food [63]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [25]
Wildlife [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Alaska and Hawaii [64]
Source: Washington Post [65], 10/09/2024
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"Hurricane Warnings In Florida As Residents Scramble Before Milton Arrives" [66]

"Over 9 million people in Florida are under a hurricane warning as Hurricane Milton approaches, posing a dangerous, life-threatening threat. The warning encompasses some of Florida's most populated cities, including Tampa, Orlando, and St. Petersburg, as well as coastal communities from Cedar Key to Cape Coral."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
Source: AccuWeather [67], 10/08/2024
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EPA Requires Removal Of Most Lead-Contaminated Water Pipes Within 10 Years [68]

"About a decade after the Flint water crisis, the Biden administration is requiring the removal of most of the nation’s lead-contaminated water pipes within 10 years."

Chemicals [42]
Consumer [69]
Environmental Health [43]
Environmental Justice [48]
Infrastructure [70]
Laws & Regulations [35]
Pollution [44]
Water & Oceans [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [71], 10/08/2024
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"Back-to-Back Hurricanes Set to Strain FEMA as Its Funds Run Low" [72]

"The cash-strapped US Federal Emergency Management Agency is set to be tested by back-to-back major disasters as Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s Gulf Coast less than two weeks after Helene devastated the Southeast."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [12]
Economy & Business [33]
Government [30]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Bloomberg Green [73], 10/08/2024
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