EJToday: Top Headlines

"Toxic Vinyl Chloride Is A Widespread Environmental Injustice" [9]

"Vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical released in the February train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, contaminates many communities in the U.S. due to pollution from plastics manufacturing plants, according to a new report."

Chemicals [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: EHN [17], 05/03/2023
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"They Pollute. You Pay (Literally)." [18]

"How regular taxpayers are subsidizing the ultra-wealthy's use of climate-polluting private jets."

"Just 70 miles south of Pittsburgh in rural Farmington, Pennsylvania, there is a luxury resort called Nemacolin. Best known as the lavish location where ABC filmed The Bachelor during pandemic lockdowns, the 2,000-acre property hosts three hotels, seven eateries, a casino, two spas, and two golf courses. It also has a private airstrip for guests to land their jets.
Air [19]
Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Justice [12]
Infrastructure [22]
Transportation [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: HEATED [24], 05/03/2023
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"Supreme Court to Mull Voiding Chevron Ruling on Agency Power" [25]

"The US Supreme Court will consider overturning a decades-old legal doctrine that has given federal regulators broad power to define their authority, accepting an appeal that aims to put new constraints on environmental, consumer-protection and financial-watchdog agencies."

Environmental Politics [26]
Government [27]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [28], 05/02/2023
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"Many California Hospitals Are Near Wildfire Danger Zones, Study Says" [29]

"Wildfires regularly sweep through California, destroying forests and threatening homes. But a recent study shows an unexpected danger of the fires: They can shut down, or prevent access to, hospitals and other inpatient facilities."

Climate Change [20]
Disasters [30]
Environmental Health [11]
Forests [31]
Health [32]
Infrastructure [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
California [33]
Source: Washington Post [34], 05/02/2023
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"Navajo Nation, Activists Feel Cut Out As Company Plans Uranium Mining [35]

"When a foreign company started exploratory drilling for the possible return of uranium mining near Church Rock, community members say they were not informed in advance."

Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [26]
Natural Resources [36]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [37]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]
Source: NM Political Report [39], 05/02/2023
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Climate Change Is Walloping US Farms. Can Farm Bill Create Solutions? [40]

"Although it seems like everyone in D.C. is buzzing about a “climate farm bill,” some of the most impactful changes, including crop diversification and shifting diets from meat toward plants, are barely on the negotiating table."

Agriculture [41]
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [42]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [26]
Food [43]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [36]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Civil Eats [44], 05/02/2023
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"Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Over SpaceX Launch License For Texas" [45]

"Conservation groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, challenging its approval of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk's SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in South Texas without requiring greater environmental study."

Disasters [30]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [36]
Technology [46]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [38]
Source: Reuters [47], 05/02/2023
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"Orbiting Methane ‘Speed Cameras’ Are Catching Polluters in the Act" [48]

"Think of them as speed cameras, but for methane. Just like roadside instruments used to identify drivers breaking traffic rules, new powerful satellites are starting to catch oil and gas operators releasing the planet-warming gas into the atmosphere."

Chemicals [10]
Climate Change [20]
Pollution [14]
Technology [46]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [49]
Source: Bloomberg Green [50], 05/02/2023
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Brazil’s Lula Recognizes Six Indigenous Lands, And Says More To Come [51]

"During the largest gathering of Indigenous people in Brazil, President Lula recognized six Indigenous lands, resuming the demarcation process which stalled for over six years under the two former presidents."

Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [36]
Public [15]
South America [52]
Source: Mongabay [53], 05/02/2023
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"California Condors In Arizona, Utah Died From Avian Flu" [54]

"Twenty California condors in northern Arizona and southern Utah have died since March, and half of the endangered birds tested positive for a strain of avian flu, according to authorities."

Biodiversity [55]
Environmental Health [11]
Wildlife [56]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [57], 05/02/2023
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"What Sound Can Tell Us About Our Changing World" [58]

"As new technologies supercharge the field of bioacoustics, researchers can better listen to environmental changes — and use the information to guide conservation efforts."

Biodiversity [55]
Forests [31]
Natural Resources [36]
Technology [46]
Wildlife [56]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Revelator [59], 05/02/2023
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"A Grove Of Tree Books For Arbor Day" [60]

"These 12 books capture the wonder, tell the history, and predict the climate-changed future of the trees with which we share the planet."

Forests [31]
Journalism & Media [61]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [49]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [62], 05/02/2023
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"EPA Allows Gasoline With Higher Ethanol Blend During Summer" [63]

"Fuel stations throughout the country will be able to sell gasoline blended with 15% ethanol during the summer under an emergency waiver issued Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency in a move that could reduce prices at the pump and boost demand for the Midwest-based ethanol industry."

Agriculture [41]
Climate Change [20]
Consumer [42]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [26]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [64], 05/01/2023
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"California Phases Out Diesel Trucks: What Happens Next?" [65]

"In a move that will transform California’s economy and end diesel’s decades-long dominance in goods movement, the Air Resources Board today unanimously approved an ambitious, contentious mandate to shift big rigs and other trucks to zero-emissions."

Air [19]
Climate Change [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Transportation [23]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
California [33]
Source: CalMatters [66], 05/01/2023
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"New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Buildings" [67]

"New York may soon become the first state in the nation to ban natural gas in new construction under a budget deal announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul."

Climate Change [20]
Consumer [42]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [26]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [68]
Source: NYTimes [69], 05/01/2023
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