Environmental Politics

EPA Rushed To Approve Dicamba In 2020 Despite Scientific Concerns: Documents

"In December 2021, a small team of scientists working for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a stark report on a controversial weed killer that had been the subject of years of complaints from farmers and environmentalists."

Source: The New Lede, 02/05/2024

‘Reversed And Scrubbed.’ How A 2nd Trump Term Could Gut Climate Policy

"Dozens of conservative organizations have banded together to provide Trump a road map — known as Project 2025 — if he prevails in November. It outlines a series of steps that the former president could take to reverse the climate actions taken by the Biden administration."

Source: E&E News, 02/05/2024

"Utah Legislature Takes Aim at Rights of Nature Movement"

"Lawmakers in Utah are advancing legislation aimed at stopping a growing “rights of nature” movement that has coalesced around efforts in the state to save the Great Salt Lake, which is drying up as a combination of climate change, development and agriculture drain on its freshwater sources."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/02/2024

Barbudans Launch New Environmental Lawsuit Against Wealthy Developers

"Construction of two private villas inside a national park in Barbuda has sparked the latest environmental legal fight between angry residents and wealthy foreigners seeking to develop the Caribbean island with support from the government."

Source: AP, 02/02/2024

Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest, Authoritarian Backlash

"As Earth’s annual average temperature pushes against the 1.5 degree Celsius limit beyond which climatologists expect the impacts of global warming to intensify, social scientists warn that humanity may be about to sleepwalk into a dangerous new era in human history. Research shows the increasing climate shocks could trigger more social unrest and authoritarian, nationalist backlashes."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/02/2024

"Senate Confirms Head Of EPA’s Air Office, Key To Biden Climate Rules"

"The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Joseph Goffman to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s air office, which is racing to finalize some of President Biden’s most consequential climate rules before the end of his first term."

Source: Washington Post, 02/01/2024

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