EJToday: Top Headlines

"Former Coal Towns Get Money for Clean-Energy Factories" [9]

"An Energy Department program designed to create jobs and manufacturing in communities reliant on fossil fuels is backing projects in West Virginia, Colorado and elsewhere."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Justice [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [16], 11/28/2023
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Sea Turtle Nests Break Records On US Beaches, But Warming Threatens Survival [17]

"Just as they have for millions of years, sea turtles by the thousands made their labored crawl from the ocean to U.S. beaches to lay their eggs over the past several months. This year, record nesting was found in Florida and elsewhere despite growing concern about threats from climate change."

Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [10]
Water & Oceans [19]
Wildlife [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [21]
Source: AP [22], 11/28/2023
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‘We Absolutely Need To Act Immediately,’ Says UN Chief in Antarctica [23]

"Ahead of international climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited globally-important Antarctica, where ice that’s been frozen for millions of years is melting due to human-caused global warming, to send the message that “we absolutely need to act immediately.”"

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [24]
Public [14]
International [25]
Source: AP [26], 11/27/2023
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"BLM Ends Use of M-44 'Cyanide Bombs' On Public Lands" [27]

"The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is taking action to end the use of M-44 devices that deliver sodium cyanide on public land. This decision would build on existing limitations in several States and extend across all public lands managed by the BLM."

Biodiversity [18]
Chemicals [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Natural Resources [31]
Wildlife [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Idaho State Journal [32], 11/27/2023
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"New Jersey To Phase Out New Gas-Powered Vehicles By 2035" [33]

"New Jersey will phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, joining states such as California and New York, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced Wednesday."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [34]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Transportation [35]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [36]
Source: The Hill [37], 11/27/2023
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"As Groundwater Dwindles, Powerful Players Block Change" [38]

"In a country where the value of land often depends on access to water, powerful interests in agriculture, heavy industry and real estate draw vast amounts of water out of the ground. For generations, that water has been treated as an unlimited resource in much of the United States, freely available to anyone who owns a piece of land and can drill a well. Entire local economies have been built around the assumption that the water will never run out."

Agriculture [39]
Economy & Business [11]
Infrastructure [40]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [41]
Source: NYTimes [42], 11/27/2023
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"Highway Agency Finalizes Contentious Climate Rule" [43]

"The Federal Highway Administration announced a sweeping greenhouse gas rule that will require state and local transportation officials to set declining emissions targets for road projects funded with federal money."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Infrastructure [40]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Transportation [35]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [44], 11/27/2023
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"U.S. Gas Prices Plunging as Holiday Travelers Hit the Road" [45]

"With OPEC Plus members in disarray over production levels, oil prices have fallen nearly 20 percent in three months." "U.S. gasoline prices are plunging just in time for Thanksgiving, and with the OPEC Plus oil cartel in apparent disarray, they could be heading lower for Christmas."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Transportation [35]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [25]
Source: NYTimes [46], 11/27/2023
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"Wild Turkeys Are Disappearing — But No One Is Sure Why" [47]

"In many parts of the country, turkeys are on the decline in the wild — but scientists aren’t sure why".

Biodiversity [18]
Wildlife [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [48], 11/27/2023
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"The Protein Problem: Raising Better Beef" [49]

"No food is harder on the environment than beef. Here's how ranchers and researchers are trying to make burgers less burdensome."

Agriculture [39]
Biodiversity [18]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [34]
Food [50]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [25]
Source: AP [51], 11/27/2023
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Black Women Face Risks From Toxics in Beauty and Personal Care Products [52]

"The FDA has finally proposed a ban on formaldehyde in hair straighteners, and new regulations on the cosmetics industry take effect next month. But one activist called them “a floor, not a ceiling.”"

Chemicals [28]
Consumer [34]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Justice [13]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [53], 11/27/2023
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Hard-To-Eradicate ‘Super Pigs’ In Canada Threatening To Invade The US [54]

"An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion."

Agriculture [39]
Biodiversity [18]
Natural Resources [31]
Wildlife [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Canada [55]
Source: AP [56], 11/27/2023
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"What Is COP28? And Other Questions About the Big U.N. Climate Summit" [57]

"Diplomats and leaders will gather in Dubai for United Nations climate talks. ..." "Two facts loom over United Nations climate talks that begin Nov. 30 in Dubai: the planet is careening toward climate disaster, and governments are acting too slowly to avert the crisis."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [24]
Public [14]
International [25]
Source: NYTimes [58], 11/22/2023
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EPA Offers $2B To Clean Up Pollution, Energy In Poor And Minority Communities [59]

"The Biden administration is making $2 billion available to community groups, states and tribes to clean up pollution and develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities in what officials called the largest-ever investment in environmental justice."

Environmental Justice [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [60], 11/22/2023
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EPA Mulls Approving Fruit Pesticide Despite Risks To Children, Records Show [61]

"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering approving a pesticide for use on Florida oranges and grapefruits despite the fact that agency scientists have repeatedly found the chemical does not meet safety standards designed to protect children’s health, internal agency records show."

Agriculture [39]
Chemicals [28]
Environmental Health [29]
Environmental Politics [24]
Food [50]
Laws & Regulations [30]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Guardian [62], 11/22/2023
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