EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

Brazil To Seal $30 Billion Settlement With Miners Over 2015 Dam Collapse [9]

"Miners Vale, BHP, and Samarco are discussing a near $30 billion compensation deal with Brazilian authorities related to the 2015 Mariana dam collapse, they said on Friday, with an agreement set to be signed on Oct. 25, sources said."

Disasters [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [16]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [18]
South America [19]
Source: Reuters [20], 10/21/2024
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"Trump Has Vowed To Gut Climate Rules. Oil Lobbyists Have A Plan Ready." [21]

"An influential oil and gas industry group whose members were aggressively pursued for campaign cash by Donald Trump has drafted detailed plans for dismantling landmark Biden administration climate rules after the presidential election, according to internal documents obtained by The Washington Post."

Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [25]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Washington Post [27], 10/18/2024
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Phillips 66 Refinery Closure A Welcome Surprise To Activists [28]

"For more than a century, the sprawling Phillips 66 oil refinery complex has dominated a vast tract of southern Los Angeles County."

Chemicals [29]
Climate Change [22]
Economy & Business [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [25]
Public [18]
California [30]
Source: LA Times [31], 10/18/2024
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"Canada Court Orders New Hearing In Youth-Led Climate Suit" [32]

"The court of appeal in Canada's most populous province ordered a new hearing on Thursday in a youth-led lawsuit claiming Ontario's climate plan violates young people's rights."

Activism [33]
Climate Change [22]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [16]
Public [18]
Canada [34]
Source: Reuters [35], 10/18/2024
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Pressure Grows For Countries To Deliver On Promised Biodiversity Targets [36]

"Two years after reaching a historic biodiversity agreement, countries will gather next week to determine whether they are making progress on efforts to save Earth’s plant and animal life."

Biodiversity [37]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Wildlife [38]
Public [18]
International [39]
Source: AP [40], 10/17/2024
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San Diego County Residents Sue Over Alleged Sewage Treatment Plant Failures [41]

"Residents of Imperial Beach in southern San Diego County filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the operators of an international wastewater treatment plant — alleging that the site has failed to contain a cross-border crisis that has long contaminated their community."

Consumer [42]
Environmental Health [43]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [25]
Waste [44]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [26]
California [30]
Mexico [45]
Source: The Hill [46], 10/17/2024
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Report Condemns Increasing Violence Against Environmental Activists [47]

"Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo was watching television in his living room in May when a group of motorcyclists pulled up outside the gates of his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the riders fired nine bullets into the house."

Activism [33]
Biodiversity [37]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Military [48]
Natural Resources [15]
Wildlife [38]
Public [18]
International [39]
Source: Inside Climate News [49], 10/17/2024
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"The Flood-Protection Rule That Trump Rolled Back" [50]

"A Trump-era rollback of flood-protection rules has left critical infrastructure projects at higher risk, experts say."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: NYTimes [51], 10/16/2024
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"EPA Settles Some Alabama Coal Ash Violations, but Larger Questions Linger" [52]

"Alabama’s largest electric utility reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency resolving two of three alleged violations stemming from one of its largest coal ash ponds. But the larger question—whether the 21.7 million cubic yards of coal ash in the pond will have to be excavated and moved to a lined landfill—remains unanswered."

Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [43]
Environmental Politics [12]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [26]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Source: Inside Climate News [54], 10/16/2024
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Obscure Election Could Dictate the Future of Renewables in Arizona [55]

"State residents are voting for three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission, which has come under scrutiny for its continued support of fossil fuels and resistance to supporting more solar in the state."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [43]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [25]
Public [18]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [56]
Source: Inside Climate News [57], 10/16/2024
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"High Court to Take First Post-Chevron Look at Clean Water Act" [58]

"The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case with high stakes for the Clean Water Act as environmentalists warn the justices may be poised to weaken the law."

Environmental Health [43]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [59], 10/16/2024
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"US Meteorologists Face Death Threats As Hurricane Conspiracies Surge" [60]

"Meteorologists tracking the advance of Hurricane Milton have been targeted by a deluge of conspiracy theories that they were controlling the weather, abuse and even death threats, amid what they say is an unprecedented surge in misinformation as two major hurricanes have hit the US."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Government [61]
Journalism & Media [62]
Military [48]
Science [63]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [26]
Source: Guardian [64], 10/15/2024
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Washington State’s Landmark Climate Law Hangs In The Balance This Election [65]

"A groundbreaking law that forces companies in Washington state to reduce their carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for climate programs could be repealed by voters this fall, less than two years after it took effect."

Climate Change [22]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [18]
Northwest (OR WA) [66]
Source: AP [67], 10/15/2024
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"Johnson Slams Door On Congress Returning For Disaster Aid" [68]

"Hurricane Milton’s rampage is not swaying House Republican leaders who oppose returning to Washington to approve billions of dollars for disaster assistance."

Climate Change [22]
Disasters [10]
Economy & Business [23]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [26]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [53]
Source: E&E News [69], 10/11/2024
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"An Oil Giant Railroads Its SCOTUS Connection To Gut Environmental Law" [70]

"A fossil fuel giant with deep ties to Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, along with other powerful pro-business groups, are explicitly pressuring Gorsuch and his fellow justices to rule in favor of oil and gas interests in an upcoming Supreme Court case."

Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Environmental Studies [71]
Infrastructure [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [25]
Transportation [72]
Water & Oceans [17]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [26]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [73]
Source: Lever News [74], 10/11/2024
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