EJToday: Top Headlines

"Arizona AG Sues Saudi Firm Over ‘Excessive’ Groundwater Pumping" [9]

"Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Wednesday she’s suing a Saudi Arabian agribusiness for allegedly violating a public nuisance law, contending that its groundwater pumping threatens the public health, safety and infrastructure of local communities in a rural western county."

Agriculture [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [16]
Source: AP [17], 12/12/2024
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"Environmental Journalist In Cambodia Shot And Killed By Suspected Logger" [18]

"Chhoeung Chheng, a journalist covering environmental issues for local online news outlet Kampuchea Aphiwat News, has died of his injuries after being shot in Siem Reap province on Dec. 4 by a suspected illegal logger."

Forests [19]
Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [14]
Asia [21]
Source: Mongabay [22], 12/12/2024
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"Supreme Court Allows Biden Plan to Address Toxic Coal Ash" [23]

"The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request from an electric utility in Kentucky to block an Environmental Protection Agency effort to address the health risks presented by coal ash, a toxic substance created by burning coal to produce electricity."

Energy & Fuel [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [27], 12/12/2024
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"Massages And Country Clubs: Your Electric Bill May Be Funding Lavish Perks" [28]

"Power companies across the country have been quietly trying to charge their customers for millions of dollars worth of luxury expenses — including bi-weekly massages, access to exclusive country clubs and private jet travel — according to a new report from the Energy and Policy Institute (EPI), a utility watchdog."

Consumer [29]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Floodlight [30], 12/12/2024
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"Social Media Is a Growing Vehicle for Climate Misinformation" [31]

"A new report, published on Friday by international nonprofit Global Witness, found that climate misinformation and disinformation spread unchecked on TikTok during COP29, mostly in user comments on videos. The users they identified denied man-made global warming and rebuked efforts to combat it, claiming that climate change is a “lie” or “hoax.”"

Climate Change [32]
Environmental Politics [33]
Journalism & Media [20]
Science [34]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [35]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 12/12/2024
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Arctic Tundra Shifts to Source of Climate Pollution: NOAA Report Card [37]

"The Arctic tundra has shifted from storing carbon in the soil to becoming a carbon dioxide source, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and its partner researchers concluded in their 19th annual Arctic Report Card."

Climate Change [32]
Environmental Studies [38]
Natural Resources [12]
Pollution [26]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Antarctica & Arctic [39]
Source: Inside Climate News [40], 12/12/2024
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"Biden Doubles Tariffs On Chinese Solar Panel Components" [41]

"The Biden administration will double tariffs on certain solar panel components that are made in China, it announced Wednesday."

Climate Change [32]
Economy & Business [42]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Technology [43]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [35]
Asia [21]
Source: The Hill [44], 12/12/2024
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"This County Has An Ambitious Climate Agenda. That’s Not Easy In Florida." [45]

"Alachua County is preparing for a more dangerous future, even if the state government won't say "climate.""

Climate Change [32]
Infrastructure [25]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [46]
Source: Grist [47], 12/12/2024
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"‘Climate Bomb’ Warning Over $200 Billion Wave Of New Gas Projects" [48]

"A $200bn wave of new gas projects could lead to a “climate bomb” equivalent to releasing the annual emissions of all the world’s operating coal power plants, according to a report."

Climate Change [32]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Public [14]
International [35]
Source: Guardian [49], 12/12/2024
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"This National Park Is a Lab for Climate Change Mitigation Efforts" [50]

"One of the most visited national parks is also one of the most vulnerable". "Mount Desert Island is a rare place on the Atlantic coast where mountains rise directly above the ocean, their pink granite shoulders studded with glacial kettle ponds."

Climate Change [32]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [51]
Source: Sierra [52], 12/12/2024
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"Senate GOP Blocks Bill To Protect Journalists After Trump Opposes It" [53]

"Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law – a move that comes in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump opposing the measure."

Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: CNN [54], 12/11/2024
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Trump DOJ Ignored Some Policies When Seizing Reporters’ Phone Records: IG [55]

"Federal prosecutors sidestepped some Justice Department rules when they seized the phone records or emails of reporters as part of media leak investigations during the Trump administration, according to a new watchdog report being released as the aggressive practice of hunting for journalists’ sources could again be resurrected."

Journalism & Media [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [56], 12/11/2024
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"Celebrities And Coastal Residents Flee From Wind-Driven Wildfire In Malibu" [57]

"Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders and warnings Tuesday as firefighters battled a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu that burned near celebrities’ seaside mansions, horse farms and Pepperdine University, where students watched as flames raced down hillsides and the sky turned deep red."

Climate Change [32]
Disasters [58]
Forests [19]
People & Population [59]
Public [14]
California [60]
Source: AP [61], 12/11/2024
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Trump Names Price For Avoiding All Environment Regulations: $1 Billion [62]

"President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he planned to expedite federal regulatory approvals, including all environmental permits, for any company or individual proposing to invest $1 billion or more in a construction project."

Economy & Business [42]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [63]
Environmental Politics [33]
Environmental Studies [38]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [26]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: HuffPost [64], 12/11/2024
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"Monarch Butterflies To Be Listed As A Threatened Species In US" [65]

"U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change."

Agriculture [10]
Biodiversity [66]
Climate Change [32]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Wildlife [67]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [68], 12/11/2024
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