EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

Mining Company Can’t Tap Water Needed For Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge: USFWS [9]

"A federal agency is asserting legal rights to waters that feed the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge, setting up a new battle with a mining company seeking permits to withdraw more than 1.4 million gallons daily for a project that critics say could irreparably harm one of America’s natural treasures."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Wildlife [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Source: AP [19], 03/06/2024
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Lawmakers Across US Seek To Curb Utility Spending On Politics, Ads And More [20]

"After a string of scandals and amid rising bills, lawmakers in statehouses across the country, including in Maryland, have been pushing legislation to curb utilities spending ratepayer money on lobbying, expert testimony in rate cases, goodwill advertising, charitable giving, trade association membership and other costs."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: States Newsroom [25], 03/06/2024
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"SEC To Vote On Adopting Contentious Climate Disclosure Rule Wednesday" [26]

"The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will vote this week on whether to adopt a contentious rule that would require publicly traded companies to disclose climate change-related information to investors — though the rule could be significantly scaled back compared with what the agency proposed in 2022."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [27]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [28], 03/05/2024
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"Fury After Exxon Chief Says Public To Blame For Climate Failures" [29]

"The world is off track to meet its climate goals and the public is to blame, Darren Woods, chief executive of oil giant ExxonMobil, has claimed – prompting a backlash from climate experts."

Climate Change [21]
Economy & Business [27]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [30]
Source: Guardian [31], 03/05/2024
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"Lawmakers Release Environment, Energy Spending Bills" [32]

"Appropriators on Sunday afternoon released text of six fiscal 2024 spending bills, including some of the most important on energy and the environment."

Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [33], 03/05/2024
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High Court Social Media Case Could Help Climate Disinformation, Experts Warn [34]

"The Supreme Court is once again weighing legal challenges with potential ramifications for the global fight against climate change." "Justices heard first arguments last week on legal challenges to laws passed by Florida and Texas that could make it harder for social media companies to curb misinformation."

Climate Change [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [35]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Inside Climate News [36], 03/05/2024
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"This Will Be A Big Year In Shaping The Future Of Chemical Recycling" [37]

"With a presidential election looming, a wave of state-level legislation circulating, an international plastics treaty taking form and fights brewing over proposed facilities, 2024 is set to shape the regulatory future of chemical recycling in the U.S."

Chemicals [38]
Consumer [39]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [41]
Waste [42]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [30]
Source: EHN [43], 03/05/2024
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"After Decades Of Environmental Issues, Pomona Is Updating Its Zoning Code" [44]

"Residents in Pomona’s industrial zone have dealt with pollution from waste facilities, warehouses, and other polluting industries for decades."

Activism [45]
Environmental Health [40]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [16]
California [46]
Source: L.A. Public Press [47], 03/05/2024
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FERC: "Biden Names 3 Nominees To Independent Energy Regulator" [48]

"President Biden announced three new nominations to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Thursday, which, if confirmed, would make the independent commission majority Biden appointees."

Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Pollution [41]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: The Hill [49], 03/04/2024
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"Court Rulings Give States New Power to Protect Groundwater" [50]

"In the space of a few weeks, judges in Idaho, Nevada and Montana have altered the landscape for conserving dwindling aquifers."

Agriculture [51]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [24]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [52], 03/04/2024
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"E.P.A. to Exempt Existing Gas Plants From Tough New Rules, for Now" [53]

"Facing intense opposition from major industries and some Democrats, the Biden administration on Thursday said it would delay the most contentious element of its plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions from power plants."

Air [54]
Climate Change [21]
Energy & Fuel [22]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [41]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: NYTimes [55], 03/01/2024
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Parties Near Settlement Over Tribal Rights To Colorado River Water [56]

"A Native American tribe with one of the largest outstanding claims to water in the Colorado River basin is closing in on a settlement with more than a dozen parties, putting it on a path to piping water to tens of thousands of tribal members in Arizona who still live without it."

Agriculture [51]
Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Water & Oceans [14]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [57], 03/01/2024
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"Congressional Leaders Reach Spending Agreement" [58]

"Congressional leaders struck a government funding deal Wednesday on half a dozen annual spending bills alongside a stopgap that pushes two shutdown deadlines later into March, according to a senior leadership aide."

Environmental Politics [11]
Government [59]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [60], 02/29/2024
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"N.Y. State Sues JBS, the Brazilian Beef Giant, Over Its Climate Claims" [61]

"The New York attorney general, Letitia James, on Wednesday sued JBS USA, the American arm of the world’s largest meatpacker, accusing the company of making misleading statements about its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The lawsuit is a major setback for JBS, which is based in Brazil, as it pursues a listing on the New York Stock Exchange."

Agriculture [51]
Climate Change [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [35]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
International [30]
Source: NYTimes [62], 02/29/2024
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"Dems Slam Ads Depicting National Parks Overrun By Migrants" [63]

"The National Republican Congressional Committee says the ads show parks under “extreme House Democrats.” Critics call the ads misleading and deceptive."

Environmental Justice [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [35]
Natural Resources [13]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [64], 02/29/2024
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