EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

UK Firm Violating Toxic Pollutant Limits At Louisiana Wood Pellet Facilities [9]

"British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to the state of Louisiana that its wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air pollutants above their permitted limits."

Biodiversity [10]
Chemicals [11]
Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Forests [17]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [19]
People & Population [20]
Pollution [21]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
International [25]
Source: AP [26], 08/15/2024
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Protecting Ecologically Rich Alabama Delta From Development, Climate Change [27]

"The Mobile-Tensaw Delta — a lush, vibrant and surprisingly intact over 400-square-mile (1,036-square-kilometer) expanse of cypress swamps, oxbow lakes, marshland, hardwood stands and rivers — is teeming with more aquatic species than almost anywhere in North America."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Fish & Fisheries [28]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [19]
People & Population [20]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [29]
Wildlife [30]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [24]
Source: AP [31], 08/15/2024
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"This Oil Tycoon Brings In Millions For Trump, And May Set His Agenda" [32]

"After Donald Trump asked the oil industry to contribute $1 billion to his presidential campaign in April, oil baron Harold Hamm immediately started working the phones."

Climate Change [12]
Economy & Business [33]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [16]
Government [34]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [21]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Washington Post [35], 08/14/2024
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Environmental Justice Sets Harris Apart From Biden And Draws GOP Fire [36]

"Vice President Kamala Harris has spent more than a decade advocating for Black, Hispanic and impoverished communities struggling with pollution — an insurgent segment of the environmental movement that never entirely warmed up to President Joe Biden."

Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Politico [37], 08/14/2024
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"Trump On Climate Change: ‘You’ll Have More Oceanfront Property’" [38]

"Former President Trump on Monday night said climate change is not “the biggest threat” and claimed it would create “more oceanfront property.”

Climate Change [12]
Disasters [39]
Environmental Politics [16]
Infrastructure [40]
Journalism & Media [41]
Natural Resources [19]
People & Population [20]
Planning & Growth [42]
Water & Oceans [29]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: The Hill [43], 08/14/2024
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"In Pennsylvania’s Competitive Senate Race, Fracking Takes Center Stage" [44]

"The contest between Republican Dave McCormick and Democrat Bob Casey reveals the complicated politics of fracking in a battleground state."

Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [16]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [45]
Source: Inside Climate News [46], 08/13/2024
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Project 2025 Video Says Feds Should ‘Eradicate’ Climate Change References [47]

"A training video associated with Project 2025 — a controversial playbook for a future conservative presidency by the right-wing Heritage Foundation — calls for eliminating references to climate change across the federal government."

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Politics [16]
Government [34]
Journalism & Media [41]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: The Hill [48], 08/13/2024
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Climate Activists Rally Around Harris, See Chance To Build On Biden Record [49]

"Endorsements for Vice President Harris are rolling in from environmental groups who see her as a strong potential ally on issues like climate change."

Activism [50]
Climate Change [12]
Environmental Politics [16]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NPR [51], 08/12/2024
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‘Massive Disinformation Campaign’ Slowing Global Transition To Green Energy [52]

"Fossil fuel companies are running “a massive mis- and disinformation campaign” so that countries will slow down the adoption of renewable energy and the speed with which they “transition away” from a carbon-intensive economy, the UN has said."

Climate Change [12]
Energy & Fuel [13]
Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [41]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Science [53]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [25]
Source: Guardian [54], 08/09/2024
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"The Lost History Of What Americans Knew About Climate Change In The 1960s" [55]

"To judge by recent Supreme Court decisions, the world didn’t know much about climate change a half century ago."

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Politics [16]
Science [53]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
International [25]
Source: Grist [56], 08/09/2024
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ATSDR: "How A US Health Agency Became A Shield For Polluters" [57]

"Companies and others responsible for some of America's most toxic waste sites are using a federal health agency’s faulty reports to save money on cleanups, defend against lawsuits and deny victims compensation, a Reuters investigation found."

Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [16]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [58]
Pollution [21]
Science [53]
Waste [59]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [60]
Source: Reuters [61], 08/08/2024
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"Tim Walz Has Championed Climate as Governor" [62]

"Over the course of his two terms in office, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has quietly emerged as one of the nation’s most forceful advocates for tackling climate change."

Climate Change [12]
Environmental Politics [16]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [63], 08/07/2024
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"Navajo Uranium Standoff Risks Legal Clashes in ‘Nuclear West’" [64]

"The Navajo Nation took the unusual step of using its police force to try to impede uranium shipments across its land last week—a preview of legal environmental battles to come if other uranium mines open in the southwest."

Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Justice [15]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Natural Resources [19]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [58]
Transportation [65]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [66]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [67], 08/07/2024
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"EPA Alumni Ready To Resist Trump — Again" [68]

"An alliance formed in the wake of Donald Trump’s 2016 election is gearing up to defend the agency if the former president retakes the White House."

Activism [50]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Public [22]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: E&E News [69], 08/07/2024
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"Residents Challenge State-Approved Incinerator In Front Of The Tetons" [70]

"Teton County residents have opened an additional front in their fight with Wyoming officials regarding development of state school trust land near Teton Village, this time challenging the approval of a commercial incinerator that opponents claim poses a grave health, fire and economic risk to locals."

Air [71]
Environmental Health [14]
Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [18]
Pollution [21]
Public [22]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [72]
Source: WyoFile [73], 08/07/2024
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