EJToday: Top Headlines

"The Elephant in the Courtroom" [9]

"Advocates of animal rights want the Bronx Zoo to release Happy, an elephant smart enough to recognize herself in a mirror."

Biodiversity [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Wildlife [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: New Yorker [15], 03/09/2022
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"E.P.A. to Tighten Tailpipe Rules for the Biggest Polluters on the Road" [16]

"The Biden administration on Monday proposed strict new limits on pollution from buses, delivery vans, tractor-trailers and other heavy trucks — the first time in more than 20 years that tailpipe standards have been tightened for the biggest polluters on the road."

Air [17]
Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [21]
Transportation [22]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [23], 03/08/2022
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"Pentagon To Shut Down Leaking Fuel Tank Facility In Hawaii" [24]

"The Defense Department will permanently shut down the Navy’s massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water, and will remove all the fuel, the Pentagon said Monday."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Health [20]
Military [25]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [26]
Public [13]
Alaska and Hawaii [27]
Source: AP [28], 03/08/2022
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NC Hurricanes Linked to Gastrointestinal Illness in Marginalized Groups [29]

"A new study finds communities of color face the greatest increase in emergency room visits for flood-borne illnesses, showing the growing health risks and disproportionate burdens of climate change."

Chemicals [30]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Health [20]
Environmental Justice [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [33], 03/08/2022
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"Florida Panhandle Wildfires Force Evacuation Of Hundreds Of Homes" [34]

"Steady winds across Florida’s Panhandle stoked a rash of wildfires on Monday that ignited in thickets of dead vegetation left in the wake of a 2018 hurricane, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of houses and a nursing home."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [31]
Forests [35]
Public [13]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [36]
Source: Reuters [37], 03/08/2022
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"Carmakers Race to Control Next-Generation Battery Technology" [38]

"Already far behind Asian manufacturers in building electric car batteries, U.S. automakers and their suppliers are racing to develop a new generation of batteries that are cheaper, can pack in more energy and charge faster."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Technology [39]
Transportation [22]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: NYTimes [40], 03/08/2022
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"Inside FDA’s ‘Forever Chemicals’ Catastrophe" [41]

"Lawyers for DuPont knew the Food and Drug Administration had a serious concern that the company’s new food packaging product might be toxic."

Chemicals [30]
Consumer [42]
Environmental Health [20]
Food [43]
Pollution [21]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [44], 03/08/2022
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"Environmental Groups Press California On Electric Car Rules" [45]

"More than 80 environmental groups and other organizations on Monday urged California Governor Gavin Newsom to impose tougher rules promoting electric vehicles even as the state is moving faster than President Joe Biden's administration."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [46]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [21]
Transportation [22]
Public [13]
California [47]
Source: Reuters [48], 03/08/2022
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Satellites Show Amazon Rainforest Is Hurtling Toward A ‘Tipping Point’ [49]

"More than half of the rainforest could turn into savanna — threatening wildlife, shifting weather patterns and fueling climate change".

Agriculture [50]
Climate Change [18]
Forests [35]
Natural Resources [51]
Public [13]
South America [52]
Source: Washington Post [53], 03/08/2022
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Ukraine War Highlights Vulnerability Of Critical Energy Infrastructure [54]

"Minutes before Russian troops marched into Ukraine in late February, a satellite link connected to 5,800 wind turbines across Central Europe suddenly stopped working."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Infrastructure [55]
Military [25]
Technology [39]
Public [13]
International [56]
Source: DW [57], 03/08/2022
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"Could Ex-President Lula's Return Mean A Green New Deal For Brazil?" [58]

"Brazil’s former leader looks likely to try to unseat President Jair Bolsonaro in October elections – with potential big implications for environmental policy".

Environmental Politics [46]
Natural Resources [51]
Public [13]
South America [52]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [59], 03/08/2022
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"EPA Science Advisers Unanimously Back Tighter Soot Limits" [60]

"It’s not a question of whether national soot standards will be tightened, but by how much — a decision with sizable implications for Americans’ health and industry regulations."

Air [17]
Environmental Health [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [21]
Science [61]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [62], 03/07/2022
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Activists Deplore the Human and Environmental Toll from Russia's War [63]

"The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, opening an investigation into alleged war crimes, has authority to bring charges for damage to the environment that is widespread, long-term and severe."

Chemicals [30]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Health [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Military [25]
Pollution [21]
Public [13]
Europe [64]
Source: Inside Climate News [65], 03/07/2022
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Natural Gas Giant Waging Sneaky War On A Minor Colorado Climate Policy [66]

"Leaked audio reveals that the nation’s biggest gas-only utility is behind a new astroturf group."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [46]
Journalism & Media [67]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: HuffPost [68], 03/07/2022
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Agribusiness Giants Tried To Thwart EU Cop26 Deforestation Plan [69]

"Five of the world’s biggest agribusiness firms sought to weaken a draft EU law banning food imports linked to deforestation, eight days after pledging to accelerate their forest protection efforts at Cop26, documents seen by the Guardian show."

Environmental Politics [46]
Forests [35]
Public [13]
International [56]
Europe [64]
Source: Guardian [70], 03/07/2022
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