EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Interior Offers Extremes On Colorado River Cuts To Spur Compromise" [9]

"The Interior Department on Tuesday shared its proposal for expected cuts to Colorado River water allocations but acknowledged that the most extreme options — including a plan that would slash water deliveries to Arizona and Nevada — are unlikely to be included in a final decision this summer."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [19], 04/12/2023
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"Fishing Regulators Need More Transparency, Ocean Groups Say" [20]

"Some regional fisheries management organizations that were set up by the United Nations to measure and conserve fish populations — but are difficult to hold to account — need to be more transparent about how they make their rules and regulations if fish species are to be protected and maintained for people reliant on healthy fish stocks for their livelihoods, conservation agencies and fishing industry players say."

Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Journalism & Media [22]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [17]
International [23]
Source: AP [24], 04/12/2023
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Climate Deniers Ejected From Teachers Conference For Deceptive Comic Book [25]

"At a meeting of science teachers, the CO2 Coalition handed out comic books depicting carbon as good for planet. They got kicked out."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [22]
Science [27]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [28], 04/11/2023
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"Florida Health Officials Removed Key Data From COVID Vaccine Report" [29]

"The surgeon general’s guidance against the vaccine for young men ignored results showing infection was a greater risk for cardiac-related deaths."

"Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced in October that young men should not get the COVID-19 vaccine, guidance that runs counter to medical advice issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [22]
Science [27]
Public [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [31]
Source: Tampa Bay Times [32], 04/10/2023
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Enviros Sue To Stop Ohio From Leasing State Parks For Oil And Gas Drilling [33]

"Four environmental groups are suing to stop a new law requiring Ohio to accept private petitions to drill for oil and gas underneath state parks."

Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [34]
Source: Columbia Dispatch [35], 04/10/2023
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World Bank Is Getting a New Chief. Will He Pivot Toward Climate Action? [36]

"As World Bank shareholders gather in Washington for their annual spring meeting on Monday, the global institution appears to be on the brink of significant change."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [37]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [38]
Natural Resources [15]
Planning & Growth [39]
Public [17]
International [23]
Source: NYTimes [40], 04/10/2023
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"Challenge To Biden ‘Cost Of Carbon’ Policy Dismissed" [41]

"A lawsuit that Louisiana and other Republican-leaning states filed challenging figures the Biden administration uses to calculate damages from greenhouse gasses was dismissed Wednesday by a federal appeals court."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [37]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [42], 04/10/2023
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"Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Rises In March" [43]

"Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest rose 14% in March from the previous year, preliminary official data showed on Friday, highlighting the continued challenges for the new leftist government."

Climate Change [11]
Economy & Business [37]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [44]
Public [17]
South America [45]
Source: Reuters [46], 04/10/2023
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Logging Plan on Yellowstone Border Shows Limits of Biden Climate Policy [47]

"Despite new “guidance,” the Forest Service moves to clear-cut mature pines in Montana without a detailed accounting of the cost in carbon emissions."

Biodiversity [48]
Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [44]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [49]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 04/10/2023
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"Biden Vetoes Clean Water Act Resolution" [51]

"President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a Congressional Review Act resolution against the administration’s rule to define the Clean Water Act’s reach."

Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [52]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [53], 04/07/2023
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"Southwest Alaska Tribes Sue To Stop Donlin Gold Project" [54]

"Three Alaska tribes are suing the federal government to halt the Donlin Gold project."

Environmental Health [30]
Environmental Justice [55]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [21]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Pollution [52]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [56]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [57], 04/07/2023
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Biden DOI Announces $585 Million For Water Infrastructure Projects [58]

"The Biden administration will put nearly $600 million toward drought resilience and upgrades to water infrastructure, Interior Department officials announced Wednesday."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Consumer [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Water & Oceans [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: The Hill [59], 04/06/2023
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"N.Y. Governor Walks Back Push to ‘Weaken’ Climate Law After Uproar" [60]

"Under pressure from scientists, environmentalists and lawmakers, Gov. Kathy Hochul backed off on Wednesday from a proposal to rewrite the state’s landmark climate law — an effort that her critics said would have fundamentally undermined the measure."

Climate Change [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [17]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [61]
Source: NYTimes [62], 04/06/2023
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"In Pristine Alaska, an Oil Giant Prepares to Drill for Decades" [63]

"Scientists say nations must stop new oil and gas projects to avoid climate catastrophe. But after the Biden administration greenlit the $8 billion Willow project, ConocoPhillips is racing ahead."

Biodiversity [48]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Wildlife [64]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Alaska and Hawaii [56]
Source: NYTimes [65], 04/06/2023
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"A Push to Turn Farm Waste Into Fuel" [66]

"Climate change provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act have spurred developers to build ambitious renewable energy projects that turn corn into ethanol and manure into methane."

Agriculture [10]
Climate Change [11]
Energy & Fuel [26]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [67], 04/05/2023
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