EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Green Groups Slam World Bank For Backing Indonesian Coal Plants" [9]

"Environmental groups have submitted a formal complaint to the World Bank for providing financial support for two coal-fired power plants in Indonesia, violating a pledge to stop backing fossil fuels."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [16]
Public [17]
International [18]
Australia & Oceania [19]
Source: Reuters [20], 09/15/2023
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"Inside Exxon’s Strategy to Downplay Climate Change" [21]

"ExxonMobil issued its first public statement that burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change in 2006, following years of denial. ... Yet behind closed doors, Exxon took a very different tack: Its executives strategized over how to diminish concerns about warming temperatures, and they sought to muddle scientific findings that might hurt its oil-and-gas business ... ."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Science [26]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Wall St. Journal [28], 09/15/2023
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10 States Ask Judge To Block Changes In National Flood Insurance Program [29]

"Increases in federal flood insurance premiums that are projected to surpass 700% over the coming years are already leading people to back out of home purchases and will likely lead to an exodus of residents and businesses from southern Louisiana, officials told a federal judge Thursday in New Orleans."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [30]
Economy & Business [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Justice [31]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [32]
Laws & Regulations [25]
People & Population [33]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: AP [35], 09/15/2023
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"Standoff Over Electric Vehicle Workers Poses Risk for Biden" [36]

"A looming auto industry strike could test the president’s commitment to making electric vehicles a source of well-paying union jobs."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Pollution [16]
Transportation [37]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: NYTimes [38], 09/14/2023
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News Corp Gasses Up ‘Green’ Fossil Fuels - But Does It Pass The Sniff Test? [39]

"Series sponsored by organisations including coal and gas companies features ‘incorrect’ claims on ‘green gas’ and context missing on carbon capture technology".

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [24]
Public [17]
International [18]
Australia & Oceania [19]
Source: Guardian [40], 09/14/2023
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World’s Biggest Carbon Capture Plant Being Built In Texas. Will It Work? [41]

"The plant will inject 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide into the ground each year – but is it just greenwashing from big oil?"

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [24]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Guardian [42], 09/14/2023
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"For a Pittance, Miners Can Work Public Land. There’s a Push to Make Them Pay." [43]

"The Biden administration is asking Congress to change the law so companies pay federal royalties when they extract metals."
Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: NYTimes [44], 09/13/2023
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"Colombia Was Deadliest Country For Environmentalists In 2022 - Group" [45]

"Colombia was the deadliest country for environmentalists in 2022, with at least 60 environmental and land rights defenders killed there, British advocacy group Global Witness said in a report on Tuesday."

Activism [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [32]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [17]
International [18]
South America [46]
Source: Reuters [47], 09/13/2023
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"Congress Enters Pivotal Week On Spending" [48]

"How to prevent a looming potential government shutdown will dominate the conversation on Capitol Hill this week, with the House and Senate considering divergent strategies for keeping agencies running."

Environmental Politics [13]
Government [49]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: E&E News [50], 09/12/2023
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"Companies Are Claiming To Be ‘Plastic Neutral.’ Is It Greenwashing?" [51]

"Plastic credits can help fund waste cleanup, but they can also justify making more plastic."

Chemicals [52]
Consumer [53]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [24]
Pollution [16]
Waste [54]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Grist [55], 09/12/2023
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"In Its Push To Build Houses, Ontario Says Energy Efficiency Has To Wait" [56]

"Rules to ensure new homes use less energy could reduce homeowners’ bills. But at a meeting between the province and federal government, Ontario said it’s focused on building fast and cheap".

Climate Change [11]
Consumer [53]
Economy & Business [22]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [17]
Canada [57]
Source: The Narwhal [58], 09/12/2023
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"U.N. Says More Needed 'On All Fronts' To Meet Climate Goals" [59]

"The world is not on target to curb global warming and more action is needed on all fronts, the United Nations warned on Friday, in the run-up to crucial international talks aimed at stemming the climate crisis."

Climate Change [11]
Disasters [30]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Public [17]
International [18]
Source: Reuters [60], 09/11/2023
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G20 Agree To Increase Clean Energy But No Deal On Phasing Out Fossil Fuels [61]

"Group of 20 leaders agreed Saturday to triple renewable energy and try to increase the funds for climate change-related disasters but maintained the status quo with regards to phasing out carbon spewing coal."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [17]
International [18]
Source: AP [62], 09/11/2023
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Feds Delay Decision In Dakota Access Pipeline Environmental Review [63]

"The Dakota Access oil pipeline’s future remains uncertain after the Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released a long-awaited draft environmental study that will help determine whether it receives an easement needed to keep operating."

Activism [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Justice [31]
Environmental Politics [13]
Environmental Studies [64]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [25]
Natural Resources [15]
Water & Oceans [34]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [65]
Source: E&E News [66], 09/11/2023
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Experts Warn of ‘Denialism Comeback’ Ahead of November’s Climate Talks" [67]

"Even amid a disaster-filled summer marked by record heat, climate misinformation continues to spread online at alarming rates. Some experts fear it could slow progress at COP28."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [24]
Science [26]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [27]
Source: Inside Climate News [68], 09/11/2023
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