EJToday: Top Headlines

"ESG Investing Rule Rejected by Senate, Biden Promises Veto" [9]

"The US Senate passed a measure to block the US Labor Department from enforcing its new ESG retirement investing rule, guaranteeing a showdown with the White House on a resolution the Biden administration has pledged to veto."

Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [15], 03/02/2023
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"Ohio Senators Introduce Rail Safety Bill After Fiery Crash" [16]

"Railroads including the one whose train derailed and caught fire in Ohio would have to follow new safety rules under bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday by the state’s two U.S. senators, even as regulators plan to step up inspections on tracks carrying the most hazardous materials."

Chemicals [17]
Disasters [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [23]
Transportation [24]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: AP [25], 03/02/2023
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"Fossil Fuel Companies Donated $700M To US Universities Over 10 Years" [26]

"Six fossil fuel companies funneled more than $700m in research funding to 27 universities in the US from 2010 to 2020, according to a new study. Such funding at universities that conduct climate research can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction of climate solutions the industry prefers, the report’s authors argue."

Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [21]
Environmental Studies [28]
Science [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [30], 03/02/2023
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Unseen War: "Brazilian Force Driving Out Mining Gangs From Indigenous Lands" [31]

"For the last four years Brazil’s rainforests bled. “They bled like never before,” said Felipe Finger as he prepared to venture into the jungle with his assault rifle to staunch the environmental carnage inflicted on the Amazon under the former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro."

Public [13]
South America [32]
Source: Guardian [33], 03/02/2023
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"Advocates Seek To Boost Clean Energy Program In Latest Farm Bill Renewal" [34]

"The Inflation Reduction Act offered bigger grants under a rural clean energy program. Now, advocates want Congress to bring the rest of the program in line with those ambitions as part of the latest Farm Bill reauthorization."

Agriculture [35]
Biodiversity [36]
Climate Change [27]
Environmental Politics [21]
Forests [37]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [38]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Energy News Network [39], 03/02/2023
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"DeSantis, Pence Allies Launching Campaign To Speed Energy Approvals" [40]

"A new group aims to spend up to $10 million to sway Congress to loosen federal rules for both fossil fuel projects and green power. A major element: putting "the right pressure" on vulnerable Senate Democrats."

Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [38]
Transportation [24]
Wildlife [41]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Politico [42], 03/02/2023
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"The World Is Finally Cracking Down on ‘Greenwashing’" [43]

"The plan to stop companies from fudging their climate goals is fundamentally flawed."

Biodiversity [36]
Climate Change [27]
Consumer [44]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [21]
Journalism & Media [45]
Public [13]
International [46]
Source: Atlantic [47], 03/02/2023
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EPA Coal Ash Settlement Raises Hopes For Cleanup Beyond Lake Michigan [48]

"A settlement between environmental groups and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could for the first time impose regulations on hundreds of coal ash sites nationwide that are not covered by 2015 federal coal ash rules."

Chemicals [17]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [23]
Waste [49]
Water & Oceans [50]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Energy News Network [51], 03/02/2023
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"Gas Stoves Are One Step Closer to New Rules" [52]

"The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has voted to seek public input on gas stoves, a potential first step in regulating the appliances."

Climate Change [27]
Consumer [44]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Politics [21]
Food [53]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg [54], 03/02/2023
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"Study: Online Trade In Arachnids Threatens Some Species With Extinction" [55]

"A recent study reveals a vast and unregulated global trade in invertebrates, posing a risk of overexploitation of some species in the wild. ... Africa is prominent in this trade as both a source and transit hub for tarantulas and scorpions."

Biodiversity [36]
Consumer [44]
Economy & Business [10]
Natural Resources [38]
Wildlife [41]
Public [13]
International [46]
Source: Mongabay [56], 03/02/2023
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Democrats Unveil Bill To Tighten Regulations For Hazmat Trains [57]

"A pair of House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a bill that would tighten regulations for trains with hazardous materials, a direct response to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month that spilled chemicals into the area."

Chemicals [17]
Disasters [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Transportation [24]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [58], 03/01/2023
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"Waters Lawsuits Will Roll on Even as High Court Weighs in" [59]

"At least five federal lawsuits challenging the EPA’s new waters of the US rule are expected to continue even if the US Supreme Court undermines the basis for the rule in an opinion coming this term."

Agriculture [35]
Environmental Studies [28]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Planning & Growth [60]
Pollution [23]
Water & Oceans [50]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [61], 03/01/2023
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"How Environmentally Conscious Investing Became a Target of Conservatives" [62]

"It’s been a widely accepted trend in financial circles for nearly two decades. But suddenly, Republicans have launched an assault on a philosophy that says that companies should be concerned with not just profits but also how their businesses affect the environment and society."

Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [21]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [63], 03/01/2023
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"Here's Why Arizona Says It Can Keep Growing Despite Historic Megadrought" [64]

"Drive traffic-clogged Interstate 10 through Phoenix's West Valley suburbs and you'd hardly know the Southwest is as dry as it's been in 1,200 years. Water gulping data centers, large warehouses and distribution centers have sprouted in the barren desert. Housing development after housing development is slated for construction."

Climate Change [27]
Economy & Business [10]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [22]
People & Population [65]
Planning & Growth [60]
Water & Oceans [50]
Public [13]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [66]
Source: NPR [67], 03/01/2023
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"Maryland PSC Appointee With Ties To Fossil Fuels Withdraws" [68]

"Gov. Wes Moore’s nominee to the Maryland Public Service Commission withdrew from consideration on Tuesday, after environmentalists criticized the appointment of someone who was an official in the fossil fuel industry."

Climate Change [27]
Consumer [44]
Economy & Business [10]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [21]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [69]
Source: AP [70], 03/01/2023
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