EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Harris Stirs Hope for a New Chapter in Climate Action" [9]

"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 [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [15], 08/19/2024
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"EPA Solidifies Plans For $27B In Climate Funds Targeted By Republicans" [16]

"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 [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [18], 08/19/2024
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"Who Might Lead EPA for Trump 2.0?" [19]

"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 [11]
Government [20]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [21], 08/19/2024
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Self-Monitoring Penn.Gas Company Declares Its Fracking Operations ‘Safe’ [22]

"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 [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Pollution [25]
Public [13]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [26]
Source: Inside Climate News [27], 08/19/2024
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"Shell Oil Non-Profit Donated To Anti-Climate Groups Behind Project 2025" [28]

"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 [29]
Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [31]
Science [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [33], 08/16/2024
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California Cuts Safety Enforcement As Farmworkers Toil In Extreme Heat [34]

"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 [35]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [37]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [38]
Source: LA Times [39], 08/16/2024
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When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? Don't Ask the Plastics Industry [40]

"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 [41]
Consumer [42]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [25]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [45]
Source: ProPublica [46], 08/16/2024
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In Shift, US Backs Global Target To Reduce Plastic Production, Source Says [47]

"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 [41]
Consumer [42]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Waste [43]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [45]
Source: Reuters [48], 08/15/2024
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"The Climate Law’s $8.8B In Home Energy Rebates Are Starting To Roll Out" [49]

"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 [10]
Consumer [42]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Canary Media [50], 08/15/2024
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Podesta Concerned Over ‘Problematic’ Elements Of Permitting Reform Bill [51]

"White House climate adviser John Podesta raised concerns about some elements of a bipartisan bill aimed at speeding up the nation’s energy projects Tuesday — and declined to say whether President Biden would sign it."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [17]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Transportation [52]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [53], 08/15/2024
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UK Firm Violating Toxic Pollutant Limits At Louisiana Wood Pellet Facilities [54]

"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 [55]
Chemicals [41]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [11]
Forests [56]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [57]
People & Population [37]
Pollution [25]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [58]
International [45]
Source: AP [59], 08/15/2024
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Protecting Ecologically Rich Alabama Delta From Development, Climate Change [60]

"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 [55]
Environmental Justice [36]
Environmental Politics [11]
Fish & Fisheries [61]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [57]
People & Population [37]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [44]
Wildlife [62]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [58]
Source: AP [63], 08/15/2024
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"This Oil Tycoon Brings In Millions For Trump, And May Set His Agenda" [64]

"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 [10]
Economy & Business [30]
Energy & Fuel [23]
Environmental Health [24]
Environmental Politics [11]
Government [20]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [65], 08/14/2024
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Environmental Justice Sets Harris Apart From Biden And Draws GOP Fire [66]

"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 [36]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Politico [67], 08/14/2024
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"Trump On Climate Change: ‘You’ll Have More Oceanfront Property’" [68]

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

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [69]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [17]
Journalism & Media [31]
Natural Resources [57]
People & Population [37]
Planning & Growth [70]
Water & Oceans [44]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: The Hill [71], 08/14/2024
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