EJToday: Top Headlines

"Energy Dept. To Ban Sale Of Some Light Bulbs: Here’s Why" [9]

"Starting in August, Americans will only be able to purchase LED lights from retailers across the nation as an official ban on incandescent lightbulbs will be in full effect."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Technology [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [17], 04/04/2023
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"Feds Reject ESA Protection For Coyotes That Resemble Wolves" [18]

"The Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday it is rejecting a petition to provide coyotes with federal Endangered Species Act protections."

Biodiversity [19]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Wildlife [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [22]
Source: E&E News [23], 04/04/2023
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"Violent US Storms Kill At Least 32 People" [24]

"The death toll from a violent storm that whipped up tornadoes in the southern and midwestern regions of the United States rose to at least 32 over the weekend, according to officials and media reports."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [25]
Science [26]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Reuters [27], 04/03/2023
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"New Rules Will Make Many Electric Cars Ineligible for Tax Credits" [28]

"The Biden administration hopes its guidelines for up to $7,500 in tax credits will encourage automakers to reduce their reliance on China for batteries and raw materials."

Chemicals [29]
Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Transportation [31]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [32], 04/03/2023
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"EPA Approves California Rules Phasing Out Diesel Trucks" [33]

"The Biden administration cleared the way Friday for California’s plan to phase out a wide range of diesel-powered trucks, part of the state’s efforts to drastically cut planet-warming emissions and improve air quality in heavy-traffic areas like ports along the coast."

Air [34]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Transportation [31]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [35], 04/03/2023
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"DOJ Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Train Derailment In Ohio" [36]

"The Justice Department filed a major civil suit Friday against Norfolk Southern Railway after one of its trains carrying toxic chemicals derailed near the Ohio town of East Palestine on Feb. 3 and burst into flames."

Chemicals [29]
Disasters [25]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [39]
Transportation [31]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Washington Post [40], 04/03/2023
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"Oil Prices Soar On Producer Output Cuts; World Shares Higher" [41]

"Oil prices soared nearly 6% on Monday after Saudi Arabia and other major oil producers said they will cut production by 1.15 million barrels per day from May until the end of the year. Shares in Asia were mixed."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Public [15]
International [42]
Source: AP [43], 04/03/2023
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"New Oilfield In The North Sea Would Blow The Uk’S Carbon Budget" [44]

"A single new oil and gas field in the North Sea would be enough to exceed the UK’s carbon budgets from its operations alone, analysis has shown, as the government considers fossil fuel expansion despite the legally binding commitment to net zero."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Public [15]
Europe [45]
Source: Guardian [46], 04/03/2023
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Meeting Closes Without Resolving Whether Deep-Sea Mining Can Start In July [47]

"As meetings to oversee deep-sea mining on the high seas draw to a close, it remains unclear whether regulators will allow it to commence in the near future."

Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [20]
Fish & Fisheries [48]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [49]
Pollution [39]
Water & Oceans [50]
Public [15]
International [42]
Source: Mongabay [51], 04/03/2023
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"Harvard Professor’s Fossil Fuel Links Under Scrutiny Over Climate Grant" [52]

"An eminent Harvard environmental law professor’s links to the fossil fuel industry are under scrutiny from colleagues and students after she was awarded a prestigious research grant to investigate corporate climate pledges."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [20]
Science [26]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Guardian [53], 04/03/2023
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"Unheralded Environmentalist: Jimmy Carter’s Green Legacy" [54]

"With the former president now in hospice care, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird looks back on Jimmy Carter’s environmental record in the White House — from his sweeping protection of Alaska’s wild lands to his efforts to push the nation toward renewable energy."

Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [37]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [49]
People & Population [55]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: YaleE360 [56], 04/03/2023
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"Meatball From Long-Extinct Mammoth Created By Food Firm" [57]

"A mammoth meatball has been created by a cultivated meat company, resurrecting the flesh of the long-extinct animals."

Biodiversity [19]
Food [58]
Technology [14]
Public [15]
International [42]
Source: Guardian [59], 04/03/2023
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"House GOP Approves Broad Bill To ‘Unleash’ American Energy" [60]

"House Republicans on Thursday approved a sprawling energy package that seeks to undo virtually all of President Joe Biden’s agenda to address climate change."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [20]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [61], 03/31/2023
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"BLM Proposes Seismic Shift In Lands Management" [62]

"The Bureau of Land Management unveiled a sweeping draft rule Thursday that would represent a fundamental shift in how the agency manages millions of acres of public lands that are under increasing threat from climate change, drought and wildfires."

Agriculture [63]
Biodiversity [19]
Climate Change [10]
Fish & Fisheries [48]
Forests [64]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [49]
Wildlife [21]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [65], 03/31/2023
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Biden To Announce Federal Funding For Mississippi Tornado Recovery Friday [66]

"U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Friday that the federal government will cover for 30 days the full cost of Mississippi's emergency measures in response to last week's storm that killed 26 people, a White House official said."

Disasters [25]
Environmental Politics [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Reuters [67], 03/31/2023
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