EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"MLK Jr.’s Fight for Civil Rights Was an Environmental Battle as Well" [9]

"Terms like “environmental racism” or “environmental justice” were not yet part of the national lexicon when the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis on April 4, 1968."

Activism [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Mother Jones [16], 01/21/2025
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"Biden Admin Offers Utilities $22.4B To Cut Energy Costs — And Emissions" [17]

"The Biden administration announced $22.4 billion in loans for eight U.S. utilities across 12 states on Thursday, in what may be the swan song for an Inflation Reduction Act program aimed at cutting carbon emissions and energy bills by helping build and retrofit power plants and bolster the grid."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [20]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Canary Media [21], 01/17/2025
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"Zeldin Appears Poised To Carry Out Trump’s Deregulatory Agenda At EPA" [22]

"President-elect Trump’s pick for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, Lee Zeldin, appears poised to be able to carry out the significant level of climate and environmental deregulation Trump has indicated he plans to pursue after a Thursday hearing moved him toward his likely confirmation."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [26], 01/17/2025
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Doug Burgum, Trump Interior Pick, Questions Reliability Of Renewable Power [27]

"President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and voiced concerns about the reliability of renewable power sources promoted under the Biden administration."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [24]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: AP [29], 01/17/2025
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House Bill Would Strip Presidents Of Authority Under Antiquities Act [30]

"Legislation was introduced Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives to strip presidents of their authority under The Antiquities Act to designate national monuments. The measure, introduced by Reps. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, and Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, would rewrite the act to say only Congress has the authority to designate national monuments."

Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: National Parks Traveler [31], 01/17/2025
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Biden NMFS Withdraws Proposal to Expand Protections for Right Whales [32]

"The Biden administration on Thursday withdrew a proposal to expand protections for an endangered whale species. The rules would have required some ships along the Eastern Seaboard to slow down." "The proposed rules would have slowed more ships to prevent collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales."

Biodiversity [33]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [34]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [28]
Transportation [35]
Water & Oceans [36]
Wildlife [37]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [38], 01/17/2025
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"Biden Approved LA Wildfire Aid. But Trump Will Control Spending." [39]

"President-elect Donald Trump will have wide authority over Los Angeles’ recovery from the wildfires that have decimated areas of the city — even though President Joe Biden approved disaster aid in the final days of his term."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [40]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [20]
Laws & Regulations [13]
People & Population [41]
Planning & Growth [42]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [43]
Source: E&E News [44], 01/16/2025
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"Musk Made A Fortune On Climate Credits. Trump Is Targeting Them." [45]

"The president-elect has asked Elon Musk to wage war on regulations — some of which helped make Tesla the world’s most valuable automaker."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Transportation [35]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: E&E News [47], 01/16/2025
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Trump’s Energy Secretary Pick Rejects Linking Climate Change And Wildfires [48]

"Oil executive Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Energy Department, has argued that climate change has not fueled more frequent and severe wildfires — a claim at odds with the scientific consensus."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [40]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Forests [49]
Science [50]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [51], 01/16/2025
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GOPers Eye Reconciliation Bill For Oil And Gas Leasing, Mining Mandates [52]

"House Republicans are eying a process called reconciliation to boost oil and gas drilling, and approve specific mining projects, which would only require a simple majority for passage."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [46]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Natural Resources [28]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [53], 01/16/2025
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For LA Water Issues, Misinformation Spreads Nearly As Fast As Wildfires [54]

"A billionaire couple was accused of withholding water that could help stop Los Angeles’ massive wildfires. Democratic leadership was blamed for fire hydrants running dry and for an empty reservoir. Firefighters were criticized for allegedly using “women’s handbags” to fight the fires. Those are just a few of the false or misleading claims that have emerged amid general criticism about California’s water management sparked by the fierce Los Angeles fires."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [40]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [55]
Science [50]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [43]
Source: AP [56], 01/16/2025
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"California Abandons Diesel Truck Ban And Other Clean-Air Rules Before Trump" [57]

"California has decided to abandon its groundbreaking regulations phasing out diesel trucks and requiring cleaner locomotives because the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to allow the state to implement them."

Air [58]
Climate Change [18]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [25]
Transportation [35]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
California [43]
Source: CalMatters [59], 01/15/2025
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"DC Sues Federal Government Over Pollution In Anacostia River" [60]

"The District of Columbia on Friday filed a lawsuit against the federal government over pollution in the Anacostia River, arguing it has inflicted “catastrophic harm” on the mostly poor and minority communities living along the urban waterway."

Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [36]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [61]
Source: AP [62], 01/15/2025
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"An Inauguration Watch Party Aimed at Celebrating Fossil Fuels" [63]

"Harold G. Hamm, the billionaire oil and gas executive who helped bankroll Donald J. Trump’s campaign and stands to profit from his energy policies, is hosting an exclusive fossil fuel industry celebration on Inauguration Day."

Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Pollution [25]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [64], 01/14/2025
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"News Outlets Batten Down the Hatches for Trump’s Return" [65]

"Media organizations are taking unusual steps to prepare for what they fear will be a legal and political onslaught from the new administration."

Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [55]
Laws & Regulations [13]
Science [50]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [66], 01/14/2025
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