EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

Biden Apologizes For The ‘Sin’ Of A 150-Year Indian Boarding School Policy [9]

"President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a “blot on American history” in his first presidential visit to Indian Country."

Disasters [10]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
People & Population [13]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: AP [17], 10/28/2024
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Jailed Reporters, Silenced Networks: What Trump Says He'd Do To The Media [18]

"On the campaign trail and in interviews, Trump has suggested that if he regains the White House, he will exact vengeance on news outlets that anger him. More specifically, Trump has pledged to toss reporters in jail and strip major television networks of their broadcast licenses as retribution for coverage he didn't like."

Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [19]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NPR [21], 10/28/2024
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"A Pivotal Choice: Trump vs. Harris on Climate Change" [22]

"Kamala Harris calls global warming an “existential threat.” Donald Trump dismisses it as a “scam.”"

Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [25]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [26]
Source: NYTimes [27], 10/28/2024
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Water Firms In England ‘Passed’ Pollution Tests That Were Never Carried Out [28]

"Water firms “passed” thousands of pollution tests under a self-monitoring regime … yet the tests were never even conducted, the Observer can reveal. The water firms’ own operational data for sewage plants across the country reveals how outflows of effluent had stopped – in some cases for just a few hours – on days that samples were supposed to be taken."

Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Pollution [25]
Waste [32]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [15]
Europe [34]
Source: Guardian [35], 10/28/2024
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Nevada Lithium Mine Wins Final Permit Despite Risk To Endangered Wildflower [36]

"For the first time under President Joe Biden, a federal permit for a new lithium mine has been approved for a Nevada project essential to his clean energy agenda, despite conservationists’ vows to sue over the plan, which they say will drive an endangered wildflower to extinction."

Biodiversity [37]
Chemicals [38]
Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [39]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [40]
Source: AP [41], 10/25/2024
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"Elon Musk Plans A ‘Bonfire Of Nonsense Regulations’" [42]

"With tales of sharks, whales and water dumping, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is targeting environmental agencies and rules."

Economy & Business [43]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: E&E News [44], 10/25/2024
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"Holding Out Hope On the Drying Rio Grande" [45]

"The once-mighty river is barely a trickle through much of West Texas. Scientists and advocates say local initiatives could be scaled up to restore flows to the river."

Agriculture [46]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [31]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [48], 10/25/2024
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EPA Gives Chicago Decades to Replace Lead Pipes, Leaving Many at Risk [49]

"Advocates say vulnerable communities can’t afford to wait 20 years for service line replacement and that more outreach is required."

Chemicals [38]
Consumer [29]
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [20]
People & Population [13]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 10/24/2024
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"One Year In, US Clean Hydrogen Hubs Face Questions — And Have Few Answers" [51]

"There’s little detail available on the $7B federal program to jump-start U.S. clean hydrogen, leaving environmental advocates concerned the projects may be off track."

Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [31]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Technology [52]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: Canary Media [53], 10/24/2024
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"Millions Pour in to Reelect Texas Oil and Gas Regulator" [54]

"Republican incumbent Christi Craddick has raised upwards of $10 million in her campaign for a third term on the Railroad Commission of Texas. Her campaign focuses on fighting federal regulations and what she calls “radical anti-oil protesters.”"

Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Public [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [47]
Source: Inside Climate News [55], 10/24/2024
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"Despite Global Crises, Gas Prices Slide as U.S. Election Nears" [56]

"Fuel prices, which had soared after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have dropped to their lowest level since February."

Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Transportation [57]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: NYTimes [58], 10/23/2024
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Proposed Okefenokee Refuge Expansion Could Lead To Buyout Of Mining Project [59]

"A federal agency proposed an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge on Friday, which could lead to a buyout offer for land intended for a private company’s mining project that conservationists have fought for years."

Biodiversity [37]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [60]
Forests [61]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [39]
Water & Oceans [33]
Wildlife [62]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [63]
Source: AP [64], 10/23/2024
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Biden Admin Puts $428M Into Manufacturing Projects In Coal Communities [65]

"The Biden administration is putting $428 million into bolstering manufacturing projects in 15 communities whose economies have historically relied on coal plants or mining."

Climate Change [23]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [39]
People & Population [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Source: The Hill [66], 10/23/2024
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"Right Whale Population Grows 4% But Extinction Remains A Threat" [67]

"One of the rarest species of whale in the world has increased slightly in population, encouraging conservationists to call on the federal government and the shipping and fishing industries to do more to bring the giant animals back from the brink of extinction."

Biodiversity [37]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Fish & Fisheries [60]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [39]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
International [26]
Canada [68]
Source: AP [69], 10/23/2024
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"What To Do About One Of America's Last Wild Places" [70]

"Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ranks as one of the wildest places on Earth. In the winter, it’s a haven for some of the last polar bears that traverse land and sea. In the summer, millions of birds descend to build their nests and gather fuel for their journey south."

Biodiversity [37]
Climate Change [23]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Justice [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [20]
Natural Resources [39]
Wildlife [62]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [16]
Alaska and Hawaii [71]
Antarctica & Arctic [72]
Source: Washington Post [73], 10/23/2024
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