EJToday: Top Headlines

Gas Industry Pumps Money Into Tiny Local Race To Crush Climate Champion [9]

"Alex Ramel took the lead on electrifying buildings in Washington state — and fossil fuel interests want to make an example of him."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Northwest (OR WA) [16]
Source: HuffPost [17], 08/02/2022
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Scientists Say It’s ‘Foolish’ To Not Study Catastrophic Climate Outcomes [18]

"As global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, some climate scientists say it’s time to start paying more attention to the most extreme, worst-case outcomes, including the potential for widespread extinctions, mass climate migration and the disintegration of social and political systems."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Public [14]
International [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [21], 08/02/2022
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"Pollution: 'Forever Chemicals' In Rainwater Exceed Safe Levels" [22]

"New research shows that rainwater in most locations on Earth contains levels of chemicals that "greatly exceed" safety levels."

Chemicals [23]
Consumer [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [20]
Source: BBC News [28], 08/02/2022
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Whistleblowers Give New Evidence of EPA Failure to Assess Toxic Chemicals [29]

"A group of whistleblowers has provided evidence that the Environmental Protection Agency has not adequately assessed the health risks posed by several new chemicals on the grounds that they are corrosive."

Chemicals [23]
Consumer [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [26]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Intercept [30], 08/02/2022
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"What Are 'Flash Droughts' and Why Are They So Destructive?" [31]

"As record-breaking temperatures have pummeled much of the country this summer, another heat-related menace is causing trouble: flash droughts."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Earther [32], 08/02/2022
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"The World's Largest Hornet Is Getting a New Name" [33]

"Scientists are hoping to reduce negative and nationalistic associations with the bee-slaying insect that is turning up in the Pacific Northwest."

Biodiversity [34]
Journalism & Media [35]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [36], 08/02/2022
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"House Passes 48-Bill Wildfire-Protection Package" [37]

"The House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation Friday boosting the pay of wildfire fighters and taking steps to improve fire resilience in Western forests."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Forests [38]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [39], 08/01/2022
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"Chemical Recycling Bills Gain Momentum and Opposition in States" [40]

"States facing a mounting volume of plastic are turning to a recycling method that uses heat and chemicals to break down materials, even as critics say the process could do more harm than good to the environment."

Chemicals [23]
Consumer [24]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Pollution [26]
Waste [41]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [42], 08/01/2022
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"Green Bank, Environmental Equity Among Climate Deal’s Winners" [43]

"The launch of what would be the first U.S. green bank to help communities largely left behind by the clean energy revolution is back on track under a Senate climate deal that contains $60 billion in new environmental justice funding."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [44]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [45], 08/01/2022
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"Rich Countries Failed To Meet Their Climate Funding Goal" [46]

"Rich nations failed to meet a long-standing pledge to deliver $100 billion to help poorer countries cope with climate change, the OECD said on Friday."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [47]
Environmental Justice [44]
Public [14]
International [20]
Source: Reuters [48], 08/01/2022
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"California Not Counting Methane Leaks From Idle Wells" [49]

"California claims to know how much climate-warming gas is going into the air from within its borders. It’s the law: California limits climate pollution and each year the limits get stricter."

Air [50]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Pollution [26]
Public [14]
California [51]
Source: AP [52], 08/01/2022
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Fireproofing Your Home Isn't Very Expensive, But Few States Require It [53]

"Increasingly destructive wildfires have consumed tens of thousands of homes over the past decade, but few states have codes that require houses be built with fire-resistant materials. Now, a new study shows that enhancing a new home's wildfire resistance adds minimal cost to an overall construction project."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Planning & Growth [54]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NPR [55], 08/01/2022
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"Heavy Rain Causes Deadly Flooding Across Iran" [56]

"Heavy rains in Iran that began Wednesday have set off flash floods and landslides in 21 of the country’s 31 provinces, killing at least 53 people, heavily damaging hundreds of villages, cutting off access to major roads and forcing the evacuation of an ancient city, officials say."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Water & Oceans [27]
Public [14]
Middle East [57]
Source: NYTimes [58], 08/01/2022
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"Fires Engulf Western Nebraska Wildlife Area, Sparking Evacuations" [59]

"Emergency responders and law enforcement officials in Nebraska’s Scotts Bluff County urged residents to evacuate as they worked to contain a large fire engulfing a state wildlife management area in the western county."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [19]
Forests [38]
Public [14]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [60]
Source: Washington Post [61], 08/01/2022
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"As Species Recover, Some Threaten Others In More Dire Shape" [62]

"Concealed behind trees near Lake Michigan, two scientists remotely manipulated a robotic owl on the forest floor. As the intruder flapped its wings and hooted, a merlin guarding its nest in a nearby pine darted overhead, sounding high-pitched, rapid-fire distress calls."

Biodiversity [34]
Science [63]
Wildlife [64]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [65], 08/01/2022
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