EJToday: Top Headlines

"Exxon Gives Up on Much-Hyped Algae Biofuels" [9]

"It’s the end of an algal era: Exxon is backing out of a biofuel effort that the company has for years centered as part of its work in clean energy."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Earther [17], 02/14/2023
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Earth Has Lost 1/5 Of Wetlands Since 1700; Most Could Still Be Saved [18]

"Like so many of the planet's natural habitats, wetlands have been systematically destroyed over the past 300 years. Bogs, fens, marshes and swamps have disappeared from maps and memory, having been drained, dug up and built on. Peatlands, a particular type of wetland, store at least twice the carbon of all the world's forests."

Agriculture [19]
Biodiversity [20]
Climate Change [10]
Natural Resources [14]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [22]
Public [15]
International [23]
Source: The Conversation [24], 02/14/2023
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Lawsuit Seeks Medical Testing After Toxic Train Derailment [25]

"Residents who filed a federal lawsuit in the fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals along the Ohio-Pennsylvania line are seeking to force Norfolk Southern to set up health monitoring for residents in both states."

Chemicals [26]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [31]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [32]
Source: AP [33], 02/13/2023
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The Next Deadly Pandemic Is Not Inevitable, But The Elements Are In Place [34]

"If you wanted to kill as many people as possible, deniably and with no criminal consequences, what would you do? You’d do well to start with a bird flu."

Biodiversity [20]
Climate Change [10]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [35]
Natural Resources [14]
Wildlife [22]
Public [15]
International [23]
Source: Guardian [36], 02/13/2023
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"Neglected Tropical Diseases Threaten Global Health" [37]

"Illnesses like trachoma and elephantiasis affect billions of people worldwide with severe health consequences, yet are not well-known. What are these neglected diseases and why is climate change making them worse? "

Biodiversity [20]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [35]
Public [15]
International [23]
Source: DW [38], 02/13/2023
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"NPS Completes Largest Move Of Yellowstone Bison To Tribal Land" [39]

"The National Park Service earlier this year completed its largest transfer of bison from Yellowstone National Park to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Mont."

Biodiversity [20]
Environmental Justice [28]
Natural Resources [14]
Wildlife [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [40], 02/13/2023
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"Shell, BP Boost Profit, Sink Investment In Renewable Energy" [41]

"While the big five oil companies registered record profits on the back of the energy crisis, relatively little will be reinvested in renewables as climate goals are slashed."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: DW [42], 02/13/2023
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"Report: Companies’ Climate Targets Not What They Claim To Be" [43]

"Climate commitments by companies aren’t always as green as they seem. A new report concludes major brands are exaggerating how ambitious their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions are — in effect misleading consumers, investors and governments."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [44]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [23]
Source: AP [45], 02/13/2023
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"U.S. EPA Announces $1 Billion For New Hazardous Waste Cleanups" [46]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday announced 22 new sites that will benefit from $1 billion in funding from a program designed to remediate hazardous waste sites, such as landfills, mines and manufacturing facilities."

Chemicals [26]
Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Justice [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [30]
Waste [47]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Reuters [48], 02/13/2023
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"Biden and Lula Project Unity On Democratic Values And Climate Change" [49]

"U.S. President Joe Biden met on Friday with Brazilian leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a reboot of relations between the hemisphere's two largest democracies after the end of Donald Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro's stormy rule."

Biodiversity [20]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [50]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
South America [51]
Source: Reuters [52], 02/13/2023
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"Toxic Ash Is Raining Down in Illinois. It’s Time for the EPA to Step Up" [53]

"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 [26]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [35]
Environmental Justice [28]
Pollution [30]
Public [15]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [31]
Source: Sierra [54], 02/13/2023
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"DeSantis, Aiming at a Favorite Foil, Wants to Roll Back Press Freedom" [55]

"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 [13]
Journalism & Media [44]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [56], 02/13/2023
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"Exclusive: U.S. Eyes Joining Amazon Fund During Biden-Lula Visit" [57]

"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 [20]
Climate Change [10]
Forests [50]
Natural Resources [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
South America [51]
Source: Reuters [58], 02/10/2023
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"Daunting Medical Issues For Earthquake Survivors Are Just Beginning" [59]

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

Disasters [27]
Environmental Health [35]
Infrastructure [60]
Pollution [30]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [15]
Middle East [61]
Source: Washington Post [62], 02/10/2023
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"BP, in a Reversal, Says It Will Produce More Oil and Gas" [63]

"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 [10]
Consumer [64]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Public [15]
International [23]
Source: NYTimes [65], 02/10/2023
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