EJToday: Top Headlines

"How to Read a Food Label: A Healthy Skeptic’s Guide to the Buzzwords" [9]

"From ‘organic’ to ‘regenerative,’ certain terms can have a halo effect so bright it’s blinding. But are you really eating as virtuously as you think you are? Use this guide to separate spin from substance."

Agriculture [10]
Consumer [11]
Food [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Wall St. Journal [16], 04/05/2022
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"It's Feared A Vital Lake In Oregon Could Run Dry Within A Generation" [17]

"In Oregon's high desert, a more than 10,000-year-old lake is drying up. That doesn't have to happen. Summer Lake hosts millions of migratory birds annually, but its water is being diverted to farms."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Wildlife [20]
Public [14]
Northwest (OR WA) [21]
Source: OPB [22], 04/05/2022
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"Biden Admin Announces $500M For Energy Efficiency In Public Schools" [23]

"The Biden administration on Monday announced a $500 million grant program to improve energy efficiency in public schools."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [26], 04/05/2022
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Chile May Replace Pinochet-Era Framework With an ‘Ecological Constitution’ [27]

"A draft now being debated, which must be completed by July 5 and ratified in a national vote before September, would recognize the climate crisis and guarantee the rights of nature and animals."

Government [28]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Public [14]
South America [30]
Source: Inside Climate News [31], 04/05/2022
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"Record-Setting Cold Snap Hits Europe, Stunning Spring Crops" [32]

"A historically intense April cold snap has descended on Europe, with temperatures plummeting to 20 to 30 degrees (11 to 18 degrees Celsius) below normal. The record-breaking cold has triggered harsh frosts, shocking early-blooming plants and crops in several countries."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [18]
Public [14]
Europe [33]
Source: Washington Post [34], 04/05/2022
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"The Planet Inside" [35]

"Scientists are probing the secrets of the inner core—and learning how it might have saved life on Earth".

Climate Change [18]
Science [36]
Public [14]
International [37]
Source: Science [38], 04/05/2022
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"New UN Climate Report To Tackle Reining In Emissions" [39]

"The U.N. climate science panel publishes its final report in the current assessment cycle on Monday, and this time will focus on ways of curbing greenhouse gas emissions, although the consensual nature of the reports means it could steer away from the most dramatic warnings."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Public [14]
International [37]
Source: Reuters [40], 04/04/2022
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"Fire And Rain: West To Get More One-Two Extreme Climate Hits" [41]

"The one-two punch of nasty wildfires followed by heavy downpours, triggering flooding and mudslides, will strike the U.S. West far more often in a warming-hopped world, becoming a frequent occurrence, a new study said."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [42]
Natural Resources [43]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [44]
Source: AP [45], 04/04/2022
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"In the Ocean, It’s Snowing Microplastics" [46]

"Tiny bits of plastic have infiltrated the deep sea’s main food source and could alter the ocean’s role in one of Earth’s ancient cooling processes, scientists say."

Chemicals [47]
Environmental Health [48]
Pollution [49]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [14]
International [37]
Source: NYTimes [50], 04/04/2022
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Calif. Drought: Sierra Snowpack Falls To One Of Lowest Levels In 70 Years [51]

"January-March was driest such three-month period in San Francisco since records began during Gold Rush".

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [18]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [14]
California [44]
Source: San Jose Mercury News [52], 04/04/2022
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"New Vehicles Must Average 40 Mpg By 2026, Up From 28 Mpg" [53]

"New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday that undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump."

Air [54]
Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [55]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Pollution [49]
Transportation [56]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [57], 04/04/2022
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"Washington Creates First Sea Grass And Kelp Sanctuary Off Everett" [58]

"A first-of-its-kind sanctuary has been created offshore of Everett, where 2,300 acres of state tidelands have been put off-limits to development for 50 years."

Biodiversity [59]
Climate Change [18]
Laws & Regulations [29]
Natural Resources [43]
Water & Oceans [19]
Public [14]
Northwest (OR WA) [21]
Source: Seattle Times [60], 04/04/2022
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"'Forgotten People': Sundarbans' Climate Refugees Forced To Move Again" [61]

"Sagar Island in India's Sundarbans delta has been the destination for climate refugees from neighboring islands. Now it too is succumbing to rising sea levels."

Climate Change [18]
Natural Resources [43]
People & Population [62]
Public [14]
International [37]
Source: DW [63], 04/04/2022
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Inside The Leadership Battle At The Nation’s Biggest Environmental Group [64]

"The Sierra Club’s board election has become a fight over not just the racial legacy of its founder but also the future of the club’s structure and mission."

Activism [65]
Environmental Justice [66]
Environmental Politics [55]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: HuffPost [67], 04/04/2022
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Market With A Mission: Non-Profit Grocery Stores Help Heal ‘Food Deserts’ [68]

Jubilee Market in Waco, Texas, took a rundown convenience store and created a resource – for food and jobs – that serves the community".

Consumer [11]
Economy & Business [69]
Environmental Health [48]
Environmental Justice [66]
Food [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [70]
Source: Guardian [71], 04/04/2022
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