EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

Groups Say They’re Shut Out Of Plastics Treaty Talks In Bangkok [9]

"Experts meet in Bangkok this week to advance what would be the first international treaty to tackle the surging problem of plastic pollution. Final treaty negotiations take place in South Korea in November. Yet most of the people who have been closely tracking the negotiations — environmentalists, tribal leaders and residents from communities hard-hit by plastic production and waste — are shut out of the talks in Bangkok."

Activism [10]
Chemicals [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
International [16]
Source: AP [17], 08/21/2024
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Wisconsin Senate Candidates Differ Widely In Climate Views [18]

"While Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin has warned that climate change threatens “our very way of life,” GOP challenger Eric Hovde compared clean energy tax credits to “corporate welfare.”"

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [21]
Source: Inside Climate News [22], 08/21/2024
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"Democrats Divided Over Permitting Reform’s Climate Math" [23]

"The Democratic caucus is divided over whether to support legislation that seeks to speed up the nation’s energy build-out — largely based on disagreements about what its actual climate impacts would be."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [26]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Hill [27], 08/21/2024
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"Climate Groups Begin $55 Million Ad Campaign for Kamala Harris" [28]

"Several organizations focused on combating climate change joined forces on Monday for a $55 million advertising campaign in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, embracing what they describe as the economic upside of the Democratic Party’s environmental efforts."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: NYTimes [29], 08/20/2024
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"Oil And Ink Mix As Chevron Reports The ‘News’ In Texas, New Mexico" [30]

"Since 2022, one of the largest oil producers in the Permian Basin has run its own local news website. The Chevron-operated site, Permian Proud, provides local news coverage for a region with a dwindling number of local news outlets, while inserting articles with a positive spin about the company."

Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [33]
Source: Floodlight [34], 08/20/2024
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Newsom Vetoes Bill Seeking To Tighten Refinery-Adjacent Air Monitoring Rules [35]

"California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday vetoed a bill aimed at tightening air pollution monitoring provisions for so-called fence-line zones that mark the perimeter of oil refineries."

Air [36]
Chemicals [11]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [37]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [26]
Public [15]
California [38]
Source: The Hill [39], 08/20/2024
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"Harris Stirs Hope for a New Chapter in Climate Action" [40]

"Although President Joe Biden already has cemented an unmatched legacy of climate change action, Vice President Kamala Harris raised the bar the moment that she entered the presidential race on July 21."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Inside Climate News [41], 08/19/2024
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"EPA Solidifies Plans For $27B In Climate Funds Targeted By Republicans" [42]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is solidifying its use of $27 billion in climate funds that have been in GOP crosshairs. The agency announced that Friday, the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, which designated the money, it was officially obligating the funds to recipients."

Climate Change [19]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: The Hill [43], 08/19/2024
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"Who Might Lead EPA for Trump 2.0?" [44]

"Former President Donald Trump may turn to one of his former appointees to shoulder a tough gig in his possible second term: running EPA."

Environmental Politics [12]
Government [45]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: E&E News [46], 08/19/2024
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Self-Monitoring Penn.Gas Company Declares Its Fracking Operations ‘Safe’ [47]

"Environmentalists say a new report from CNX Resources’ monitoring program, created as part of a collaboration led by Gov. Josh Shapiro, is full of misinformation."

Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Pollution [26]
Public [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [48]
Source: Inside Climate News [49], 08/19/2024
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"Shell Oil Non-Profit Donated To Anti-Climate Groups Behind Project 2025" [50]

"A US foundation associated with the oil company Shell has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to religious right and conservative organizations, many of which deny that climate change is a crisis, tax records reveal."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [19]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Science [51]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Guardian [52], 08/16/2024
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California Cuts Safety Enforcement As Farmworkers Toil In Extreme Heat [53]

"California has sharply cut its enforcement of heat-protection laws for outdoor laborers while extreme heat has intensified in recent years — endangering farmworkers, construction workers and others who toil in scorching temperatures — an investigation by the Los Angeles Times and Capital & Main has found."

Agriculture [54]
Climate Change [19]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [37]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
People & Population [55]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
California [38]
Source: LA Times [56], 08/16/2024
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When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? Don't Ask the Plastics Industry [57]

"Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually guaranteed to end up in landfills and incinerators."

Chemicals [11]
Consumer [58]
Economy & Business [31]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [26]
Waste [59]
Water & Oceans [60]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [16]
Source: ProPublica [61], 08/16/2024
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In Shift, US Backs Global Target To Reduce Plastic Production, Source Says [62]

"The United States, one of the world's biggest plastic makers, will support a global treaty calling for a reduction in how much new plastic is produced each year in a major policy shift, a source close to U.S. negotiators told Reuters on Wednesday."

Chemicals [11]
Consumer [58]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Waste [59]
Water & Oceans [60]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
International [16]
Source: Reuters [63], 08/15/2024
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"The Climate Law’s $8.8B In Home Energy Rebates Are Starting To Roll Out" [64]

"New York and Wisconsin are the first to launch their long-awaited Inflation Reduction Act programs meant to deploy everything from heat pumps to insulation."

Climate Change [19]
Consumer [58]
Energy & Fuel [32]
Environmental Justice [37]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [25]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [20]
Source: Canary Media [65], 08/15/2024
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