EJToday: Top Headlines

"Toxic Ash Is Raining Down in Illinois. It’s Time for the EPA to Step Up" [9]

"On January 11, neon-green corrosive ash rained down onto homes, businesses, and schools in La Salle, Illinois, following a fire at the Carus Chemical Company."

Chemicals [10]
Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [16]
Source: Sierra [17], 02/13/2023
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"DeSantis, Aiming at a Favorite Foil, Wants to Roll Back Press Freedom" [18]

"The Florida governor and possible presidential candidate is the latest in a string of Republicans to target the Supreme Court decision that has long protected journalists accused of defamation."

Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: NYTimes [23], 02/13/2023
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"Exclusive: U.S. Eyes Joining Amazon Fund During Biden-Lula Visit" [24]

"The United States is considering its first contribution to a multilateral fund aimed at fighting Amazon deforestation, with a possible announcement during President Joe Biden's meeting with Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the White House on Friday, two U.S. official with direct knowledge of the matter said."

Biodiversity [25]
Climate Change [26]
Forests [27]
Natural Resources [28]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
South America [29]
Source: Reuters [30], 02/10/2023
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"Daunting Medical Issues For Earthquake Survivors Are Just Beginning" [31]

"Waterborne diseases, such as cholera, and medication shortages are likely issues ahead".

Disasters [11]
Environmental Health [12]
Infrastructure [32]
Pollution [14]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [15]
Middle East [34]
Source: Washington Post [35], 02/10/2023
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"BP, in a Reversal, Says It Will Produce More Oil and Gas" [36]

"BP’s chief executive, Bernard Looney, said on Tuesday that the company would pare back its plans to reduce oil and gas production in the coming years, a move that would result in higher-than-expected carbon emissions."

Climate Change [26]
Consumer [37]
Economy & Business [38]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Public [15]
International [40]
Source: NYTimes [41], 02/10/2023
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Biden DOE Announces $2B Loan For Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing [42]

"The Biden administration on Thursday announced that it would issue a $2 billion loan to a battery manufacturing facility as it looks to bolster the country’s supply chain for electric vehicles."

Climate Change [26]
Economy & Business [38]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [43], 02/10/2023
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Attorneys General Call For Federal Protections Against Deadly Workplace Heat [44]

"Seven attorneys general are calling on the federal government to create emergency standards to protect workers from the summer’s deadly heat by the beginning of May."

Agriculture [45]
Climate Change [26]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [46], 02/10/2023
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"U.S. EPA Approves Hazardous Chemicals Removal From St. Croix Refinery" [47]

"U.S. environmental regulators on Thursday conditionally approved plans for the owners of an idled refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands to remove chemicals that the watchdog argued present serious health consequences if accidentally released."

Chemicals [10]
Disasters [11]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Environmental Health [12]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Central America & the Caribbean [49]
Source: Reuters [50], 02/10/2023
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"California Bill Would Protect Native Western Joshua Tree" [51]

"The western Joshua tree won’t be listed as threatened — yet — as California’s Fish and Game Commission again delayed a decision Wednesday after a bill was proposed to provide protections to the native desert plant."

Biodiversity [25]
Forests [27]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [28]
Public [15]
California [52]
Source: AP [53], 02/10/2023
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"Australia Rejects Open-Pit Coal Mine Near Great Barrier Reef" [54]

"Australia for the first time has rejected a coal mining application based on environmental law, with the government minister citing the open-pit mine’s potential harm to the nearby Great Barrier Reef."

Biodiversity [25]
Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [28]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [15]
Australia & Oceania [55]
Source: AP [56], 02/10/2023
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"How E-Bike Rebates Will Make Cycling Safer" [57]

"Denver’s wildly successful incentive program isn’t just helping residents buy greener rides — it’s building an army of bike lane advocates."

Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [39]
Infrastructure [32]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Transportation [58]
Public [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [59]
Source: Bloomberg CityLab [60], 02/10/2023
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"Mexican Avocados Shipped For Super Bowl Named In Complaint" [61]

"One year after the Super Bowl season was marred by a ban on Mexican avocado shipments, another threat has emerged: An environmental complaint that avocado growers are destroying forests that provide critical habitat for monarch butterflies and other creatures."

Agriculture [45]
Biodiversity [25]
Food [62]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Natural Resources [28]
Wildlife [63]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Mexico [64]
Source: AP [65], 02/10/2023
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Adrift: Communities On Front Lines Of Pesticide Exposure Fight For Change [66]

"Rural communities of color and farmworkers are disproportionately exposed to some of the most dangerous chemicals used in agriculture."

Agriculture [45]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: EHN/palabra [67], 02/09/2023
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14 Million Americans Live Near Plants Emitting Cancer-Causing Gas: Report [68]

"Emissions of a colorless, carcinogenic gas produced by facilities that sterilize medical equipment disproportionately affect low-income and minority neighborhoods but pose a risk to more than 14 million Americans, according to a report released Tuesday by the Union of Concerned Scientists."

Air [69]
Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Laws & Regulations [21]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [70], 02/09/2023
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Million-Strong Army Of Environmental Super Voters Recruits In 2 Red States [71]

"The Environmental Voter Project is expanding to Louisiana and Nebraska ahead of key state elections."

Activism [72]
Environmental Health [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Environmental Politics [19]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: HuffPost [73], 02/09/2023
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