EJToday: Top Headlines

‘Reactivating’ Floodplains Along Rivers Can Be A Water Solution For Calif. [9]

"California has lost most of its natural wetlands as rivers have been cut off from their natural floodplains. And it’s pretty remarkable what can be achieved when rivers are given space to reconnect with floodplains."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [11]
Disasters [12]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
California [18]
Source: LA Times [19], 02/22/2024
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100s Coming To Tahiti For Olympic Surfing. Can It Protect Its Way Of Life? [20]

"Peva Levy said he felt a powerful, natural energy known as “mana” when he surfed Teahupo’o’s waves on a piece of plywood for the first time, rushing down a crumbling white surf in front of an untouched volcanic beach several years before the steady streams of surfers started arriving when the village got its first asphalt road over fifty years ago."

Natural Resources [14]
People & Population [21]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
International [22]
Australia & Oceania [23]
Source: AP [24], 02/22/2024
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"Rich Countries’ Squabbling Undermines Historic Climate Deal" [25]

"Aid for victims of climate change is in danger of being delayed as wealthy countries brawl over who gets to sit on the board of a new global fund."

Climate Change [26]
Disasters [12]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [29]
Public [16]
International [22]
Source: Politico [30], 02/21/2024
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Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge To EPA's 'Good Neighbor' Pollution Rule [31]

"The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in an important environmental case that centers on the obligation to be a "good neighbor." Lawyers representing three states, companies and industry groups will ask the justices to block a federal rule that's intended to limit ozone air pollution."

Air [32]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Pollution [35]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NPR [36], 02/21/2024
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"For these Tribes, the Return of the Bighorn Brings Back a Way of Life" [37]

"The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation align the principles of conservation with tradition".

Biodiversity [11]
Environmental Justice [28]
Fish & Fisheries [13]
Natural Resources [14]
People & Population [21]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: YES! [38], 02/21/2024
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"Private Landowners Are the Missing Link for Prescribed Burns" [39]

"Community organizations teach individuals to manage their land with fire in states like Georgia, where 93 percent of the land is privately owned".

Forests [40]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [41]
Source: Sierra [42], 02/21/2024
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"Trump-ERA EPA Chemicals Chief To Lead Pesticides Group" [43]

"Alexandra Dunn, who led the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention for two years, has been named CropLife America’s new president and CEO."

Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [44]
Environmental Politics [29]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Pollution [35]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [45], 02/21/2024
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"Does LNG Really Fight Climate Change? 5 Common LNG claims, Examined" [46]

"American liquefied natural gas exports surged from basically nothing just eight years ago to a formidable force reshaping domestic and global politics. Now, thanks to the Biden administration’s recent pause on approvals of new LNG projects, it’s become the hottest topic in U.S. energy news. It’s also one of the most confusing."

Climate Change [26]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Environmental Politics [29]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [22]
Source: Canary Media [48], 02/21/2024
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"How US Protectionism Is Holding Back The Country’s Offshore Wind Plans" [49]

"The Biden admin has an ambitious target for new offshore wind farms — but a 100-year-old law is slowing down construction and ratcheting up installation costs."

Climate Change [26]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Infrastructure [50]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Transportation [51]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Hakai [52], 02/21/2024
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Lax Calif. Pesticide Regulation Violates Civil Rights Laws, Coalition Charges [53]

"A broad coalition of pesticide-reform groups representing California farmworkers and their families called on the state attorney general to investigate systematic civil rights violations last week at a press briefing in Watsonville, a strawberry-growing stronghold about 90 miles south of San Francisco."

Activism [54]
Agriculture [10]
Chemicals [44]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [28]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Public [16]
California [18]
Source: Inside Climate News [55], 02/21/2024
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As Climate Disasters Claim Children, Bangladeshi Mothers Seek Bigger Families [56]

"Climate change is exacerbating child mortality in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh, prompting mothers to have larger families as a response to the fear of losing children to disasters."

Climate Change [26]
Disasters [12]
People & Population [21]
Public [16]
Asia [57]
Source: Mongabay [58], 02/21/2024
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‘You Want Them To Have A Fighting Chance’: The World Of UK Toading [59]

"A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline".

Activism [54]
Biodiversity [11]
Natural Resources [14]
Transportation [51]
Wildlife [60]
Public [16]
Europe [61]
Source: Guardian [62], 02/21/2024
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"Biden Admin Advances Two-Pronged Clampdown On Toxic Air Pollution" [63]

"The Biden administration is advancing two major rules to limit toxic air pollution from refineries, coal-fired power plants and other industrial operations."

Air [32]
Chemicals [44]
Disasters [12]
Energy & Fuel [47]
Environmental Health [33]
Environmental Justice [28]
Laws & Regulations [34]
Pollution [35]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [64], 02/20/2024
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"California Braces For Flooding Again As Another Wet Winter Storm Hits" [65]

"The latest in a series of wet winter storms gained strength in California early Monday, with forecasters warning of possible flooding, hail, strong winds and even brief tornadoes as the system moves south over the next few days."

Climate Change [26]
Disasters [12]
Water & Oceans [15]
Public [16]
California [18]
Source: AP [66], 02/20/2024
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"Five Ways El Niño Is Wreaking Havoc in South America" [67]

"An El Niño weather system forecast to be among the strongest in recent history has been contributing to an array of disasters, from fires to floods, around the world."

Climate Change [26]
Disasters [12]
Public [16]
South America [68]
Source: Washington Post [69], 02/20/2024
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