EJToday: Top Headlines

"Officials Suggest Pipeline Company Hid Problems After Spill" [9]

"U.S. prosecutors suspect a Wyoming company of potentially concealing problems with a pipeline that broke in 2015 and spilled more than 50,000 gallons (240,000 liters) of crude into Montana’s Yellowstone River, fouling a small city’s drinking water supply, court filings show."

Disasters [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [14]
Pollution [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [19], 07/15/2022
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"As Europe Bakes In Heatwave, Wildfires Rage From Portugal To Croatia" [20]

"Wildfires raged across tinder-dry country in Portugal, Spain, France and Croatia on Thursday, burning homes and threatening livelihoods, as much of Europe baked in a heatwave that has pushed temperatures into the mid-40Cs in some parts."

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [10]
Forests [22]
Public [17]
Europe [23]
Source: Reuters [24], 07/15/2022
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"Washington Set To Be 2nd East Coast City With Gas Ban" [25]

"Washington, D.C., is expected to become the second East Coast city to ban fossil fuel boilers and water heaters in most new buildings, following the unanimous approval of two bills by the City Council this week that are supported by the mayor."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
Source: E&E News [27], 07/15/2022
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"Lawmakers Warn EPA of Several Risks From Chemical Recycling" [28]

"More than 30 House and Senate members told the EPA on Thursday they have concerns over chemical recycling technology contributing to the climate crisis."

Chemicals [29]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [31]
Pollution [15]
Waste [32]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [33], 07/15/2022
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Biggest U.S. Cryptominers Use as Much Power as Houston, Findings Show [34]

"Seven of the largest Bitcoin mining companies in the United States are set up to use nearly as much electricity as the homes in Houston, according to data disclosed Friday as part of an investigation by congressional Democrats who say miners should be required to report their energy use."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [35]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Pollution [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [36], 07/15/2022
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"US Solicits Help As It Defines Old Growth And Mature Forests" [37]

"U.S. officials on Thursday solicited outside help as they craft definitions of old growth and mature forests under an executive order from President Joe Biden."

Climate Change [21]
Forests [22]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [38], 07/15/2022
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Why World's First Malaria Shot Won't Reach Millions Of Children Who Need It [39]

"After decades of work, the World Health Organization endorsed the first-ever malaria vaccine last year - a historic milestone that promised to drive back a disease that kills a child every minute. In reality, efforts are falling well short of that, with a lack of funding and commercial potential thwarting GSK Plc's capacity to produce as many doses of its shot as needed ...."

Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Justice [40]
Public [17]
International [41]
Source: Reuters [42], 07/14/2022
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"Extreme Heat Blasting Western Europe Could Set All-Time Record In U.K." [43]

"Amber heat warnings have been posted in England, which could near its highest temperature on record: 101.7 degrees".

Climate Change [21]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Health [30]
Public [17]
Europe [23]
Source: Washington Post [44], 07/14/2022
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"Haaland Defends Interior Policies, Cites Unused Leases" [45]

"Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended the Biden administration’s progress on federal fossil fuel leasing at a hearing Wednesday of the Senate Appropriations Committee, emphasizing the industry’s unused leases on federal lands."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [46], 07/14/2022
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"EPA Faces Legal Dead Ends After SCOTUS Climate Decision" [47]

"Regulators at EPA will have to draft fresh carbon rules for power plants without knowing if they’ll survive the legal uncertainty created by the Supreme Court’s climate decision last month."

Climate Change [21]
Environmental Politics [31]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [48], 07/14/2022
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"Advanced E.V. Batteries Move From Labs to Mass Production" [49]

"For years, scientists in laboratories from Silicon Valley to Boston have been searching for an elusive potion of chemicals, minerals and metals that would allow electric vehicles to recharge in minutes and travel hundreds of miles between charges, all for a much lower cost than batteries available now."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Technology [50]
Transportation [51]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [52], 07/14/2022
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"White House Environmental Permit Helper Sees Applications Rise" [53]

"A federal office that helps project developers navigate the maze of environmental permitting requirements has seen a recent increase in applications, raising hopes that the office can help the White House reach its many infrastructure goals."

Infrastructure [54]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [55], 07/14/2022
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Canada's Climate Minister: "From ‘Green Jesus’ To ‘Radical Pragmatist’ [56]

"When top environmental ministers from the Group of Seven industrial countries met in Berlin in May, Steven Guilbeault was among them. But for the first time in his long career, he was meeting with the ministers inside the summit, rather than protesting in the streets outside."

Activism [57]
Climate Change [21]
Environmental Politics [31]
Public [17]
Canada [58]
Source: Washington Post [59], 07/14/2022
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"NIH: Common Chemicals Linked To Preterm Births" [60]

"Exposure to a common group of chemicals used in plastics and a broad range of personal care products leads to an uptick in preterm births, according to the National Institutes of Health."

Chemicals [29]
Consumer [61]
Environmental Health [30]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [41]
Source: E&E News [62], 07/14/2022
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"Once Nearly Extinct, Bison Are Now Climate Heroes" [63]

"Indigenous tribes are leading the effort to bring back the bison — a victory not only for the sake of biodiversity, but for the entire ecosystem they nurture".

Biodiversity [64]
Climate Change [21]
Natural Resources [14]
People & Population [65]
Wildlife [66]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [67], 07/14/2022
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