EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

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"Biden Cements Civil Service Protections From Trump Firing Spree" [9]

"President Joe Biden has bolstered defenses for the federal workforce to ward off mass firing by a potential second Trump administration."

Environmental Politics [10]
Government [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [15], 04/05/2024
- Read more about "Biden Cements Civil Service Protections From Trump Firing Spree" [9]
"A Guide To Electric Car Misinformation (Part 2)" [16]

"Financially-motivated EV misinformation comes from both sides of the aisle (the lane?). Industries that see EVs as a threat exaggerate their harms in a bid to get you to hate EVs. And industries that profit from EVs greenwash their benefits in a bid to get you to love EVs."

Climate Change [17]
Consumer [18]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [21]
Infrastructure [22]
Journalism & Media [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
International [24]
Source: HEATED [25], 04/04/2024
- Read more about "A Guide To Electric Car Misinformation (Part 2)" [16]
"Why Is the BLM Still Clearcutting Piñon-Juniper Landscapes?" [26]

"During the last century, federal agencies have undertaken a campaign to destroy huge tracts of piñon pines and juniper trees in the arid reaches of the American West."

Agriculture [27]
Biodiversity [28]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Natural Resources [29]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Sierra [30], 04/04/2024
- Read more about "Why Is the BLM Still Clearcutting Piñon-Juniper Landscapes?" [26]
"Biden Issues First-Ever National Building Decarbonization Plan" [31]

"The Biden administration unveiled on Tuesday the first-ever national plan for decarbonizing the nation’s residential and commercial buildings sector. The plan calls for a 90% reduction in carbon emissions from buildings by 2050."

Climate Change [17]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Planning & Growth [32]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [33], 04/02/2024
- Read more about "Biden Issues First-Ever National Building Decarbonization Plan" [31]
New Data Tools Peer Into Who's Lobbying State Legislators on Climate Policy [34]

"Separate efforts by Brown University researchers and OpenSecrets allow searches of who’s influencing state lawmakers. Less than half of states make lobbying information accessible for analysis."

Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Government [11]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Inside Climate News [35], 04/02/2024
- Read more about New Data Tools Peer Into Who's Lobbying State Legislators on Climate Policy [34]
Scientists And Activists Are Being Censored Over Water Woes In Guadeloupe [36]

"U.N. independent experts are denouncing chronic water cuts in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, adding that they are concerned about tap water pollution, excessive prices and attempts to silence critics."

Consumer [18]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [22]
Journalism & Media [23]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [13]
Central America & the Caribbean [39]
Source: AP [40], 04/02/2024
- Read more about Scientists And Activists Are Being Censored Over Water Woes In Guadeloupe [36]
"US Appeals Court Kills Ban On Plastic Containers Contaminated With PFAS" [41]

"A federal appeals court in the US has killed a ban on plastic containers contaminated with highly toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” found to leach at alarming levels into food, cosmetics, household cleaners, pesticides and other products across the economy."

Chemicals [42]
Consumer [18]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [43]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Guardian [44], 04/02/2024
- Read more about "US Appeals Court Kills Ban On Plastic Containers Contaminated With PFAS" [41]
"Chevron Owns This City’s News Site. Many Stories Aren’t Told." [45]

"The oil and gas company-owned Richmond Standard tells mostly positive stories about the major industry that dominates this California city and its skyline."

Chemicals [42]
Climate Change [17]
Disasters [46]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Justice [47]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [23]
Pollution [43]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [48]
Source: Floodlight/NPR [49], 03/29/2024
- Read more about "Chevron Owns This City’s News Site. Many Stories Aren’t Told." [45]
"MTA Gives Final Approval For Congestion Pricing In NYC" [50]

"The MTA board on Wednesday gave its final approval of congestion pricing, paving the way for the agency to charge drivers a $15 daytime toll to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street."

Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
People & Population [51]
Pollution [43]
Transportation [52]
Public [13]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [53]
Source: Gothamist [54], 03/28/2024
- Read more about "MTA Gives Final Approval For Congestion Pricing In NYC" [50]
"Spending Package Would Extend Nuclear Insurance Backstop" [55]

"The fiscal 2024 spending package released Thursday proposes to prolong and expand a critical lifeline for the domestic nuclear energy industry."

Climate Change [17]
Disasters [46]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [56]
Pollution [43]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: E&E News [57], 03/28/2024
- Read more about "Spending Package Would Extend Nuclear Insurance Backstop" [55]
"A Great Lakes Pipeline Tangles Politics in Two Battleground States" [58]

"Line 5 crosses tribal lands, runs beneath the water and needs major upgrades. Opponents fear spills. Supporters envision jobs. Everyone sees a fight."

Activism [59]
Disasters [46]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [43]
Transportation [52]
Water & Oceans [38]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [60]
Canada [61]
Source: NYTimes [62], 03/28/2024
- Read more about "A Great Lakes Pipeline Tangles Politics in Two Battleground States" [58]
DOE Will Lend $1.5B To Restart Michigan Nuclear Power Plant, A US First [63]

"The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan, officials announced Wednesday."

Climate Change [17]
Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [22]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [56]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [60]
Source: AP [64], 03/28/2024
- Read more about DOE Will Lend $1.5B To Restart Michigan Nuclear Power Plant, A US First [63]
Paused Ohio "Chemical Recycling" Plant Puts Spotlight On Appalachia [65]

"On a bright, cold day in February, Akim Lattermore stood in front of her house gesturing toward the site of a proposed facility that would convert old tires, electronic waste and plastic into fuel."

Chemicals [42]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Justice [47]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Pollution [43]
Waste [66]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [60]
Source: EHN [67], 03/27/2024
- Read more about Paused Ohio "Chemical Recycling" Plant Puts Spotlight On Appalachia [65]
"Berkeley Plans To Repeal First US Gas Ban" [68]

"The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to repeal the nation’s first-ever gas ban, raising questions about the fate of similar restrictions on fossil fuels across the West."

Climate Change [17]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
California [48]
Source: E&E News [69], 03/27/2024
- Read more about "Berkeley Plans To Repeal First US Gas Ban" [68]
"The Surprising Reasons Why Big Oil May Not Want A Second Trump Term" [70]

"Some oil and gas industry executives fear Donald Trump’s protectionist policies could spark a global trade war".

Economy & Business [19]
Energy & Fuel [20]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [12]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [14]
Source: Washington Post [71], 03/27/2024
- Read more about "The Surprising Reasons Why Big Oil May Not Want A Second Trump Term" [70]

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