Environmental Politics

"Sponsor of Climate Language Blasts DNC For Stripping It From Platform"

"The sponsor of an amendment to the Democratic Party policy platform calling for ending fossil fuel tax breaks and subsidies said the Democratic National Committee stripped the text without his permission, calling the DNC’s explanation for its removal “100 percent false.”"

Source: Politico, 08/20/2020

Renewable Energy Firms Fight Endangered Species Status For Joshua Trees

"Renewable energy corporations have launched an eleventh-hour campaign to derail a petition seeking endangered species protection for Joshua trees, saying it could hinder development of the solar and wind power projects California needs to wean itself off fossil fuels."

Source: LA Times, 08/19/2020

"‘Climate Donors’ Flock to Biden to Counter Trump’s Fossil Fuel Money"

"In 2009, the Obama administration’s environmental team called a group of climate activists to the White House to deliver a message: Climate change doesn’t sell and only provokes economic attacks from the right that are too difficult to counter."

Source: NYTimes, 08/19/2020

"Democrats Drop Demand To End Fossil Fuel Subsidies From Party Platform"

"Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris each ran on axing subsidies, but the party said including that in the final draft of the platform was an “error.”"

"The Democratic National Committee this week quietly dropped language calling for an end to fossil fuel subsidies and tax breaks from its party platform, HuffPost has learned.

Source: HuffPost, 08/19/2020

"Green Groups See Legal Flaws In Trump's Plan For Arctic Refuge Drilling"

"The Trump administration’s effort to open up drilling across more than a million acres in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) faces significant legal hurdles, according to experts who are likely to assist in challenging the newly announced plan.

The Interior Department on Monday finalized plans to move ahead with a longstanding item on the GOP’s wishlist: allowing drilling in the Alaskan wilderness. The move could have dire consequences for polar bears, caribou, birds and other species that live in the coastal area in the northern part of ANWR.

Source: The Hill, 08/19/2020

"Defying Trump, 4 Automakers Lock In a Deal on Greenhouse Gas Pollution"

"California on Monday finalized a legal settlement with four of the world’s largest automakers that binds them to comply with its stringent state-level fuel efficiency standards that would cut down on climate-warming tailpipe emissions."

Source: NYTimes, 08/18/2020

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