"Here's Who Stands To Win From High Gas Prices"
"Not everyone is suffering from high gas prices that have spiked further with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the international sanctions imposed on Moscow."
Source: The Hill, 03/15/2022
Environmental Politics
US Ethanol Industry Banks On Carbon Capture To Solve Emissions Problem
"U.S. ethanol producers are betting heavily on carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to lower their greenhouse gas emissions and secure a place for the corn-based fuel in a climate-friendly future, according to industry groups and executives."
Source: Reuters, 03/14/2022
Tracking Regulatory Changes Reveals Insights Into Presidential Power Over Environment
Sweeping, data-driven reporting on the impact of the Trump White House on environment policy won high praise for a Washington Post reporting team that took first prize for beat reporting in the most recent Society of Environmental Journalists’ reporting awards. Find out how award winners Juliet Eilperin, Brady Dennis and John Muyskens approached this vast topic, in the new Inside Story Q&A.
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UN Ocean Treaty Is ‘Once In A Lifetime’ Chance To Protect The High Seas
"The world has a “once in a lifetime” chance to protect the high seas from exploitation, warned scientists and environmentalists, as negotiators meet at the UN headquarters in New York this week to hammer out a new treaty on the oceans."
Source: Guardian, 03/11/2022
"A 30-Year-Long Fishing Dispute Fizzles Out"
"With the United States Supreme Court declining to hear the case, a protracted legal battle between two Indigenous communities has nowhere to go."
Source: Hakai, 03/10/2022
Biden Taps Expert To Head EPA’s Air Office As It Tackles Climate Rules
"President Biden on Tuesday nominated Joseph Goffman to lead the Environmental Protection Agency’s air office, elevating a seasoned expert on the nation’s environmental laws and setting up a tough confirmation battle in the narrowly divided Senate."
Source: Washington Post, 03/09/2022
"US Officials Reverse Course On Pesticide’s Harm To Wildlife"
"U.S. wildlife officials reversed their previous finding that a widely used and highly toxic pesticide could jeopardize dozens of plants and animals with extinction, after receiving pledges from chemical manufacturers that they will change product labels for malathion so that it’s used more carefully by gardeners, farmers and other consumers."
Source: AP, 03/09/2022
"Could Ex-President Lula's Return Mean A Green New Deal For Brazil?"
"Brazil’s former leader looks likely to try to unseat President Jair Bolsonaro in October elections – with potential big implications for environmental policy".
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 03/08/2022
"Environmental Groups Press California On Electric Car Rules"
"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."
Source: Reuters, 03/08/2022
Agribusiness Giants Tried To Thwart EU Cop26 Deforestation Plan
"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."
Source: Guardian, 03/07/2022
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