EJToday: Top Headlines

"Polio Has Been Found In The U.S. Here’s What To Know." [9]

"In July, a 20-year-old man from Rockland County, N.Y., was diagnosed with polio, a disabling and potentially deadly disease that had been considered eliminated in the United States. The infected man was unvaccinated and had not traveled overseas during the period when he could have been exposed to the virus, suggesting he contracted it in this country."

Environmental Health [10]
Health [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [16], 08/23/2022
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"US Protections for Idaho Salmon, Steelhead Are Here To Stay" [17]

"A five-year review by U.S. officials has determined that Endangered Species Act protections for ocean-going salmon and steelhead that reproduce in the Snake River and its Idaho tributaries must stay in effect."

Fish & Fisheries [18]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [19]
Source: AP [20], 08/23/2022
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Study Shows Warming Oceans Could Bring Spike in Seabed Methane Emissions [21]

"The slowdown of a key ocean current could release methane that is frozen in layers of organic seabed sediments along some of the world’s coastlines, a new study shows."

Climate Change [22]
Science [23]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
International [24]
Source: Inside Climate News [25], 08/23/2022
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"Germany: No Single Cause For Massive Oder River Fish Die-Off" [26]

"Several substances seem to have contributed to the massive fish die-off in the Oder River that forms much of Germany’s border with Poland, a German official said Monday."

Biodiversity [27]
Fish & Fisheries [18]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Europe [28]
Source: AP [29], 08/23/2022
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"The Top 10 Emitting Power Plants In America" [30]

"America’s coal industry has been in steady decline over the last decade, as natural gas, renewables and energy efficiency combined to replace the carbon dioxide-intense fuel and drive greenhouse gas emissions lower. Yet coal continues to produce the lion’s share of greenhouse gas emissions associated with U.S. power production."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [32], 08/23/2022
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"Jordan River, Jesus' Baptism Site, Is Today Barely a Trickle" [33]

"Kristen Burckhartt felt overwhelmed. She needed time to reflect, to let it sink in that she had just briefly soaked her feet in the water where Jesus is said to have been baptized, in the Jordan River. ... Physically, the Lower Jordan River of today is a lot more meager than mighty."

Natural Resources [34]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [35]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
International [24]
Source: AP [36], 08/23/2022
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"Manchin-Linked Company Could Reap Millions From Climate Law" [37]

"Tucked into the massive climate bill President Joe Biden signed into law this week is a one-sentence provision that could give a huge financial boost to a single energy company."

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [38]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [39]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [41], 08/22/2022
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"Mining Companies Strike Gold With New Climate Law" [42]

"The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday, is chock full of mining industry benefits — including a large tax break to any mining company that can produce amounts of minerals central to energy transition products like electric vehicles."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [39]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Natural Resources [34]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [43], 08/22/2022
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"Judge Revives Block On Biden Leasing Pause" [44]

"A federal judge yesterday [Thursday] barred the Biden administration from pausing new oil and gas leases on federal lands in 13 Republican-led states."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [39]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [45], 08/22/2022
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Carbon Capture Plays an Outsized Role in IRA's Emissions Reductions [46]

"The federal government released its first official analysis of the Inflation Reduction Act on Thursday, projecting that the new law will help the United States slash emissions roughly 40 percent below 2005 levels over the next eight years. It’s at least the fourth analysis to come to such a conclusion, which many experts say is a good sign those estimates could be more accurate than not."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Inside Climate News [47], 08/22/2022
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"Biden Proposes Restoring Chemical Safety Standards Weakened By Trump" [48]

"The Biden administration is proposing to restore chemical safety regulations that were loosened under the Trump administration.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to reimpose certain safety requirements that apply to facilities including agricultural supply distributors, chemical manufacturers and distributors, food and beverage manufacturers and oil refineries.
Chemicals [49]
Disasters [50]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Health [10]
Environmental Justice [51]
Environmental Politics [39]
Infrastructure [52]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [53], 08/22/2022
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Top Business Lobby Promised Climate Action – But Worked To Block Efforts [54]

"Business Roundtable aims to weaken efforts that would enable investors to hold companies accountable for their climate promises".

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [38]
Environmental Politics [39]
Journalism & Media [55]
Laws & Regulations [40]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Guardian [56], 08/22/2022
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"Feds Announce $310 Million In Funding To Combat ‘Megadrought’" [57]

"On a tour of increasingly parched California on Thursday, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited a water recycling project in Irvine to tout her department’s allocation of more than $310 million to combat a Western “megadrought” fueled largely by climate change."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [50]
Economy & Business [38]
Environmental Politics [39]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: LA Times [58], 08/22/2022
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"Yangtze Shrinks as China's Drought Disrupts Industry" [59]

"Ships crept down the middle of the Yangtze on Friday after China’s driest summer in six decades left one of the mightiest rivers barely half its normal width and set off a scramble to contain the damage to a weak economy in a politically sensitive year."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [50]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Asia [60]
Source: AP [61], 08/22/2022
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"Fast-Warming, Ailing Mediterranean Sea May Be A Sign Of Things To Come" [62]

"While vacationers might enjoy the Mediterranean Sea's summer warmth, climate scientists are warning of dire consequences for its marine life as it burns up in a series of severe heat waves."

Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
International [24]
Source: Times of Israel [63], 08/22/2022
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