EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"UN Adopts World's First Treaty To Protect High Seas Biodiversity" [9]

"NEW YORK - The U.N. has adopted the world's first treaty to protect the high seas and preserve marine biodiversity in international waters, marking a milestone after nearly 20 years of effort, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Monday.

The adoption followed an agreement reached in March by more than 100 countries on the of text of the High Seas Treaty, also known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction treaty, after more than 15 years of discussions and five rounds of U.N.-led negotiations.
Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Politics [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Reuters [16], 06/20/2023
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Power Companies Spend Millions To Fight Maine’s Proposed Non-Profit Utility [17]

"Residents in Maine are about to be bombarded with a multimillion-dollar public relations campaign aimed at saving the state’s two dominant electric utilities from being voted out of existence in November."

Climate Change [18]
Consumer [19]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [24]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [25]
Source: Floodlight [26], 06/20/2023
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"Senate To Release First Spending Bills" [27]

"The Senate will take its first swing this week at fiscal 2024 appropriations bills, with Democrats vowing to keep current spending levels as agreed in last month’s fiscal accord."

Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: E&E News [28], 06/20/2023
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"Offshore Wind Foes In New Jersey Gathering Force Legally And Politically" [29]

"Opponents of offshore wind energy projects in New Jersey are gathering force legally and politically as they seek to snuff out the nascent industry."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Fish & Fisheries [30]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [24]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [25]
Source: AP [31], 06/20/2023
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"UN Chief To Fossil Fuel Firms: Stop Trying To 'Knee-Cap' Climate Progress" [32]

"U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that countries must start phasing out oil, coal and gas - not just emissions - and demanded fossil fuel companies "cease and desist" measures that aim to "knee-cap" climate progress."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [33]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: Reuters [34], 06/16/2023
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Power Firms Quietly Pushed $215m Into US Politics Via Dark Money Groups [35]

"US power companies have made political donations of at least $215m to dark money groups in recent years, according to a new analysis of 25 for-profit utilities, amid growing concerns around how they wield influence." "Donations have helped utilities increase electricity prices, hinder solar schemes and helped elect sympathetic legislators".

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: Floodlight [36], 06/16/2023
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"Out of Balance" [37]

"The World Bank Group enabled the devastation of villages and helped a mining company justify the deaths of endangered chimps with a dubious offset."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Justice [38]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [39]
Wildlife [40]
Public [14]
Africa [41]
Source: ProPublica [42], 06/16/2023
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"Biden Vetoes Congressional Effort To Ax Truck Pollution Rule" [43]

"President Biden on Wednesday vetoed a congressional effort to overturn his administration’s rule governing pollution from heavy-duty vehicles including trucks and buses."

Air [44]
Climate Change [18]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [45]
Transportation [46]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The Hill [47], 06/15/2023
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"Battle Lines Harden Over Big Oil’s Role at Climate Talks in Dubai" [48]

"The hosts of the United Nations global climate summit later this year aim to give fossil fuel companies a bigger voice, despite loud objections."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: NYTimes [49], 06/15/2023
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House Votes To Block Biden Efficiency Proposal For Gas, Electric Stoves [50]

"The House voted Wednesday to bar the Energy Department from moving forward with a proposed rule governing efficiency requirements for both gas and electric cooking appliances."

Climate Change [18]
Consumer [19]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The Hill [51], 06/15/2023
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PacifiCorp Could Owe Billions After Verdict In Devastating Oregon Wildfires [52]

"A jury on Wednesday ordered the electric utility PacifiCorp to pay punitive damages for causing devastating wildfires in Oregon in 2020 — on top of an earlier verdict already expected to amount to billions of dollars."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [33]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Forests [53]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [14]
Northwest (OR WA) [54]
Source: AP [55], 06/15/2023
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"White House Sets Fast Pace For Energy, Climate Rules" [56]

"The Interior and Energy departments will spend the coming months trying to cement some of the White House’s critical energy ambitions, ahead of an election year in which Republicans are likely to attack President Joe Biden’s focus on boosting renewables and cutting planet-warming emissions."

Climate Change [18]
Environmental Health [57]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: E&E News [58], 06/15/2023
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"House Votes To Restrict Feds From Banning Or Regulating Gas Stoves" [59]

"The House on Tuesday voted in favor of preventing the Consumer Product Safety Commission from banning gas stoves and also limiting the safety agency’s ability to regulate the products."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [20]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Health [57]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [45]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [24]
Source: The Hill [60], 06/14/2023
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Kerry Skeptical of Oil Firms' Claims That Tech Will Handle Greenhouse Gases [61]

"U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Tuesday urged the world to be “very skeptical” about claims from oil and gas producers that emerging technology soon will allow people to adequately capture the climate-wrecking fumes emitted by their cars, planes and businesses."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [21]
Environmental Politics [11]
Journalism & Media [62]
Pollution [45]
Science [63]
Technology [64]
Public [14]
International [15]
Source: AP [65], 06/14/2023
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"North Carolina Republicans Send Green Investment Ban To Governor" [66]

"A ban on green investing has cleared North Carolina’s GOP-controlled legislature as part of a broader Republican crusade against big businesses that champion sustainability and workplace diversity."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [20]
Environmental Politics [11]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [14]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [67]
Source: AP [68], 06/14/2023
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