EJToday: Top Headlines

"Saving The Manatees — Rescue By Rescue, Rehab By Rehab" [9]

"On an unusually cold winter morning in central Florida, Corleone the manatee was awakened before dawn by wetsuited workers who slipped into his pool at SeaWorld and wrapped him in a long vinyl sling."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: Washington Post [17], 01/24/2022
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"‘Build Back Better’ Hit a Wall, but Climate Action Could Move Forward" [18]

"A growing number of Democrats in Congress want to move ahead with the climate portion of President Biden’s stalled spending bill, saying the urgency of a warming planet demands action and they believe they can muster enough votes to muscle it past Republican opposition."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [15]
Alaska and Hawaii [21]
Source: NYTimes [22], 01/21/2022
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VP Harris To Announce Wildfire Money In Visit To California On Friday [23]

"Vice President Kamala Harris plans to visit a San Bernardino fire station Friday to announce the federal government will provide California $600 million to help the state recover from a historically severe wildfire season while highlighting plans to spend $5 billion more to address the dangers posed by fires, an administration official said."

Disasters [24]
Environmental Politics [19]
Forests [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [26]
California [27]
Source: LA Times [28], 01/21/2022
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New Research Shows Health Risks to Children Mount as Temperatures Rise [29]

"The first nationwide study on rising temperatures and younger Americans found that hotter days were associated with more visits to emergency rooms."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Health [30]
People & Population [31]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: NYTimes [32], 01/21/2022
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"White House Tees Up Historic $1B Everglades Funding" [33]

"The Biden administration today [Wednesday] announced it will spend an unprecedented $1 billion from a recently passed infrastructure package to restore and protect South Florida’s sprawling Everglades."

Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [34]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [16]
Source: E&E News [35], 01/21/2022
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"A Dam in Syria Was on a ‘No-Strike’ List. The U.S. Bombed It Anyway." [36]

"A military report warned that striking the giant structure could cause tens of thousands of deaths."

Disasters [24]
Military [37]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [26]
Middle East [38]
Source: NYTimes [39], 01/21/2022
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"Peru: 21 Beaches Polluted By Spill Linked To Tonga Eruption" [40]

"Peru declared an environmental emergency on Thursday after announcing that 21 beaches on the Pacific coast were contaminated by an oil spill at a refinery run by Spain-based Repsol, following surging waves caused by the eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga."

Disasters [24]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Pollution [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [15]
South America [43]
Source: AP [44], 01/21/2022
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Iowa, Texas GOPers Brag on Biden Infrastructure Bill They Opposed [45]

"Reps. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Kay Granger (R-Tex.) voted against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal in November but are now touting funding for projects in their states, thanks to the measure."

Environmental Politics [19]
Infrastructure [46]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Washington Post [47], 01/21/2022
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Report IDs Big Box Stores as Opportunity for Rooftop Solar [48]

"From Walmart to Ikea, a report finds that the rooftops of big-box stores offer enough solar potential to power the equivalent of 8 million American homes".

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Infrastructure [46]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Washington Post [49], 01/21/2022
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"Bipartisan Lawmakers Announce Climate Adaptation Bill" [50]

"A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday released proposed legislation aiming to help the country better prepare for climate change impacts including sea level rise and worsening extreme weather events."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [24]
Infrastructure [46]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: The Hill [51], 01/21/2022
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Explorers Discover Pristine Coral Reef That Could Hold Climate Lessons [52]

"French researchers say they have discovered one of the world’s largest healthy coral reefs, possibly paving the way for similar discoveries in locations that have not yet been explored, Paris-based UNESCO announced Thursday."

Biodiversity [10]
Climate Change [11]
Fish & Fisheries [42]
Natural Resources [34]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [15]
Australia & Oceania [53]
Source: Washington Post [54], 01/21/2022
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"Biden Resets BBB: ‘I Think We Can Break The Package Up’" [55]

"President Biden said yesterday he would support breaking up or paring down the "Build Back Better Act," pointing specifically to the $555 billion in climate spending as a key area of agreement."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: E&E News [56], 01/20/2022
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"Committee OKs Wildlife Bill, But Partisan Divisions Remain" [57]

"A committee debate yesterday on a sweeping wildlife conservation bill exposed deep partisan divisions that could stymie success on an otherwise bipartisan proposal."

Biodiversity [10]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Wildlife [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: E&E News [58], 01/20/2022
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450+ Scientists Call On PR Firms To Cut Ties With Fossil Fuel Clients [59]

"On Wednesday, more than 450 scientists called on public relations and advertising firms, including the prestigious Edelman, to stop working for oil and gas companies. The firms’ ad campaigns for these companies, the scientists said, “represent one of the biggest barriers to the government action science shows is necessary to mitigate the ongoing climate emergency.”"

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Environmental Politics [19]
Journalism & Media [60]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Washington Post [61], 01/20/2022
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Winter Gas Bill From Hell: Oklahomans Face Paying $1.4Bn Over Snowstorm [62]

"Customers saddled with paying 600 times the usual price for energy as regulators are accused of being too close to the industry they monitor".

Consumer [63]
Economy & Business [64]
Energy & Fuel [41]
Public [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [65]
Source: Floodlight/Oklahoma Watch [66], 01/20/2022
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