EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Biden Administration Grants Louisiana Power To Approve Carbon Capture Wells" [9]

"The Biden administration is handing Louisiana regulators new power to attract and approve carbon capture projects at a time when the state’s influential energy sector wants to make the Gulf Coast a hub for the rapidly expanding industry.'

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [18]
Source: AP [19], 01/02/2024
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"Contrary To Politicians’ Claims, Offshore Wind Farms Don’t Kill Whales" [20]

"Scientists say there is no credible evidence linking offshore wind farms to whale deaths. But that hasn’t stopped conservative groups and ad hoc “not in my back yard”-style anti-development groups from making the connection."

Biodiversity [21]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [22]
Science [23]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: AP [25], 01/02/2024
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"How 2023 Changed The Way States Do Climate Policy" [26]

"Minnesota Democrats, newly in control of the state government, began 2023 by enacting a clean electricity standard. Michigan lawmakers followed suit months later — as one of their final acts before gaveling out for the year."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [27], 12/22/2023
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"COP29 Climate Summit Host Azerbaijan Touts Country's Gas Potential" [28]

"After winning a fraught bid to host next year's United Nations climate talks in Baku, a senior Azerbaijani official promoted the country's gas reserves in aiding the global the energy transition."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [16]
International [29]
Source: Reuters [30], 12/20/2023
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Colorado Releases First 5 Wolves In Reintroduction Plan Approved By Voters [31]

"Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado’s Rockies, a latch flipped on a crate and a wolf bounded out, heading toward the tree line. Then it stopped short. For a moment, the young female looked back at it’s audience of roughly 45 people who stared on in reverential silence. Then she disappeared into the forest."

Agriculture [32]
Biodiversity [21]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Wildlife [33]
Public [16]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [34]
Source: AP [35], 12/20/2023
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Former Official Says EPA Fails To Protect Public From Toxic Pesticides [36]

"Federal regulators are discouraged from speaking up about potentially dangerous pesticides, according to a former agency official."

Agriculture [32]
Chemicals [37]
Environmental Health [38]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Guardian [40], 12/20/2023
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"Why People Still Fall For Fake News About Climate Change" [41]

"It was the hottest year on Earth in 125,000 years, and #climatescam is taking off."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [22]
Science [23]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Grist [42], 12/19/2023
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"Biden Admin Approves Smallest Offshore Oil Program In History" [43]

"The Biden administration approved the smallest offshore oil program in U.S. history Friday, a move that’s already provoked both outrage from Republicans and disappointment from climate activists who had urged the president to take more dramatic action."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: E&E News [44], 12/18/2023
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"Biden Administration Supports Removal of Four Dams on the Snake River" [45]

"Decommissioning the dams is the first step toward restoring salmon runs and respecting Native treaties".

Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [13]
Fish & Fisheries [46]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [47]
Water & Oceans [24]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Northwest (OR WA) [48]
Source: Sierra [49], 12/15/2023
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"Brazil Congress Overturns Lula Veto On Limit To Indigenous Land Claims" [50]

"Brazil's Congress on Thursday overturned a presidential veto that had struck down the core of a bill to limit Indigenous land claims, setting up a likely clash at the Supreme Court."

Agriculture [32]
Biodiversity [21]
Climate Change [10]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [13]
Forests [51]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [47]
Wildlife [33]
Public [16]
South America [52]
Source: Reuters [53], 12/15/2023
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"COP28 Does Not Deliver Clear Path to Fossil Fuel Phase Out" [54]

"Going into overtime under the cover of a dark winter night in Dubai, climate negotiators at COP28 cooked up a weak sauce of climate half-measures that fail to adequately address the existential risk of global warming to millions of people around the globe, according to leading climate experts at the conference."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [55]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Justice [39]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [16]
International [29]
Source: Inside Climate News [56], 12/14/2023
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"Virginia County Approves Data Center Project After 27-Hour Public Hearing" [57]

"County supervisors in northern Virginia approved one of the world’s largest data center projects after a public hearing that ran through the night and lasted more than 24 hours."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Planning & Growth [58]
Public [16]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [59]
Source: AP [60], 12/14/2023
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COP28 Delegates Agree To ‘Transition Away’ From Planet-Warming Fossil Fuels [61]

"United Nations climate negotiators directed the world on Wednesday to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels in a move the talks chief called historic, despite critics’ worries about loopholes."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [16]
International [29]
Source: AP [62], 12/13/2023
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"Americans Like Home Electrification — But Also Still Love Their Gas Stoves" [63]

"Most Americans would prefer to live in a home where almost all major appliances run on electricity — but only if they can keep their gas stoves. Just 31 percent want to go fully electric."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [64]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Infrastructure [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Technology [65]
Public [16]
National (U.S.) [17]
Source: Grist [66], 12/13/2023
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"Countries Most at Risk Call Proposed Climate Agreement a ‘Death Warrant’" [67]

"Environmental groups and negotiators from countries that are most vulnerable to climate disasters assailed a draft of a final agreement, made public at the United Nations climate talks on Monday, that fell short of calling for a phaseout of fossil fuels."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [55]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [16]
International [29]
Source: NYTimes [68], 12/12/2023
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