EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Student Activists Are Pushing Back Against Big Polluters — And Winning" [9]

"South Baltimore is on a peninsula surrounded by water, highways and train tracks. It's mostly made up of residential row houses, small yards, schools, rec centers and parks."

Activism [10]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Pollution [14]
Public [15]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [16]
Source: NPR [17], 10/11/2023
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Food Industry Influence Could Cloud the U.S. Dietary Guidelines: Report [18]

"It is a long-running concern of government watchdogs: Some of the experts responsible for helping to craft the U.S. dietary guidelines also take money from big food and drug companies."

Consumer [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Food [21]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: NYTimes [24], 10/10/2023
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Politicians Say Florida News Site Lets Them Buy Coverage. Is Your State Next? [25]

"Political strategist Eunic Epstein-Ortiz arrived in Florida from New York in 2017 to help a major labor union turn out voters for the following year. She recalls being pleasantly surprised by the positive coverage the campaign received from Florida Politics.

The website is Florida's answer to Politico: It illuminates developments on politics and policy for insiders and news buffs, and it influences what other outlets report about the state. And it reflects the drive of its founder, Peter Schorsch.
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [26]
Public [15]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [27]
Source: Floodlight/NPR [28], 10/09/2023
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"Biden Suspends 26 Environmental Laws to Build Border Wall" [29]

"President Joe Biden is suspending 26 environmental laws to build a border wall in south Texas, a move announced by the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday. The laws include the Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and National Environmental Policy Act—all waived in favor of constructing a border wall to stop migrants fleeing into the U.S. through Mexico."

Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [30]
Public [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: Earther [32], 10/06/2023
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NDP Win Cements Kinew As 1st First Nations Premier In Manitoba History [33]

"The NDP sailed to victory Tuesday night with a solid win that cements leader Wab Kinew as Manitoba's first First Nations premier and also nets the party enough seats to form a majority government."

Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [22]
People & Population [35]
Public [15]
Canada [36]
Source: CBC News [37], 10/05/2023
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"Alaska-Rooted Deputy Interior Secretary Tommy Beaudreau Is Stepping Down" [38]

"Tommy Beaudreau is stepping down from his post as the No. 2 official at the U.S. Interior Department. Beaudreau grew up in Alaska during the 1980s and has gone on to spend 10 years working at the Interior Department. He has worn several hats at Interior, including chief of staff and director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management."

Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [13]
Government [39]
Natural Resources [30]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [40], 10/05/2023
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Oil Firms Helped Craft Texas’ New Waste Rules For 2 Years Before The Public [41]

"State regulators on Monday released their draft rules for what to do with all the hazardous oilfield waste that’s left over once a well is drilled. The announcement gives the public one month to comment on the new rules — while some industry representatives started giving input more than two years ago, documents and interviews show."

Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Justice [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [26]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Pollution [14]
Waste [42]
Water & Oceans [43]
Public [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [31]
Source: Texas Tribune [44], 10/05/2023
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"Forests Are Worth More Than Their Carbon, a New Paper Argues" [45]

"Experts say carbon sequestration projects that don’t prioritize biodiversity may be doing more harm than good, including to the climate."

Biodiversity [46]
Climate Change [47]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [48]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Natural Resources [30]
Wildlife [49]
Public [15]
International [50]
Source: Inside Climate News [51], 10/05/2023
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Pope Urges Leaders At UN Talks To Slow Global Warming Before It’s Too Late [52]

"Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it’s too late, warning that God’s increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a “point of no return.”"

Climate Change [47]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [53]
Transportation [54]
Public [15]
International [50]
Source: AP [55], 10/05/2023
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"What McCarthy’s Fall Means For Energy, Environment Policy" [56]

"Hours after becoming the first House speaker in history to be ousted from the job, California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday night he would not try to retake the gavel."

Climate Change [47]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Health [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: E&E News [57], 10/04/2023
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"COP28: Climate Leaders Meet In Madrid Ahead Of Summit" [58]

"Madrid is hosting a conference with energy and climate ministers ahead of COP28, the UN climate summit, in Dubai. It comes as the European Union races to firm up a plan to cut harmful emissions."

Climate Change [47]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [15]
Europe [59]
Source: DW [60], 10/04/2023
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"Switzerland Grapples With the Return of Gray Wolves" [61]

"A new law will make it easier for provinces to cull wolf packs. Will they survive?"

Agriculture [62]
Biodiversity [46]
Environmental Politics [13]
Natural Resources [30]
Wildlife [49]
Public [15]
Europe [59]
Source: Sierra [63], 10/04/2023
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UAE's Jaber Says Oil, Industrial Firms To Commit To Decarbonization At COP28 [64]

"More than 20 firms across the oil and gas sector and heavy industry have agreed to commit to curb emissions at the UN's COP28 climate summit, with more expected to join the group before the conference, its president said on Monday."

Climate Change [47]
Energy & Fuel [34]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [15]
International [50]
Source: Reuters [65], 10/03/2023
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Enviros Demand Emergency Rules To Protect Rare Whales From Ship Collisions [66]

"A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to enact emergency rules to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with large ships. The groups filed their petition with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Sept. 28 in an effort to protect the North Atlantic right whale."

Activism [10]
Biodiversity [46]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [67]
Laws & Regulations [22]
Transportation [54]
Water & Oceans [43]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [23]
Source: AP [68], 10/03/2023
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"Fat Bear Week 2023 Is Upon Us. Here’s What You Need To Know." [69]

"It’s the most wonderful time of the year — Fat Bear Week 2023 is here. The annual competition, hosted by the Katmai National Park and Preserve, pits brown bears against each other in a virtual bracket as they stock up for hibernation."

Biodiversity [46]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [67]
Journalism & Media [26]
Natural Resources [30]
Water & Oceans [43]
Wildlife [49]
Public [15]
National (U.S.) [23]
Alaska and Hawaii [70]
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer [71], 10/03/2023
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