EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Oil Giants Fight Climate Deception Suit at Hawaii Supreme Court" [9]

"Oil companies including Sunoco LP, Chevron Corp., and Exxon Mobil Corp. urged justices to dismiss a climate lawsuit they say falls outside of the scope of local law during oral arguments Thursday at the Hawaii Supreme Court."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Science [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [19], 08/22/2023
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Enviros Sue To Keep Virginia In Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative [20]

"A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit Monday in Virginia that challenges Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s move to pull the state out of a regional carbon cap-and-trade initiative."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [21]
Source: AP [22], 08/22/2023
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"UN Climate Summit Host UAE Failed To Report Methane Emissions To UN" [23]

"The United Arab Emirates, which will run the crucial Cop28 UN climate summit in December, has failed to report its emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane to the UN for almost a decade, the Guardian can reveal."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Public [17]
International [24]
Middle East [25]
Source: Guardian [26], 08/18/2023
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"SoCalGas Said Its Natural Gas Was ‘Renewable.’ Now, It’s Paying Penalties." [27]

"More than 95 percent of the gas the utility delivers to customers is derived from fossil fuels."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Grist [28], 08/18/2023
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"One Family’s Toxic Train Wreck Ordeal: Illness, Exile and Debt" [29]

"The Albright family left town after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near their Ohio home. Now, they are back, facing personal, medical and financial crises in a newly divided community."

Chemicals [30]
Disasters [31]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Politics [13]
Transportation [33]
Public [17]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [34]
Source: NYTimes [35], 08/17/2023
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"Alarm At Exodus Of Climate Voices On Twitter After Musk Takeover" [36]

"Half of regular green tweeters abandoned platform after its sale and cuts to moderation, analysis finds".

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [24]
Source: Guardian [37], 08/16/2023
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"What's to Be Done About the Wild Horse Herds of the American West?" [38]

"They're tearing up rangeland and riparian areas—and also our ideas about wildness".

Agriculture [39]
Biodiversity [40]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Natural Resources [41]
Wildlife [42]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [43]
Source: Sierra [44], 08/16/2023
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"US Appeals Court Rejects Challenge To Mountain Valley Pipeline" [45]

"A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected a challenge to federal approvals for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, in a decision that likely ends legal fights over the construction of the $6.6 billion natural gas project led by Equitrans Midstream."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [21]
Source: Reuters [46], 08/15/2023
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"Louisiana Created Alleged Conflict Of Interest In ‘Cancer Alley’ Case" [47]

"Facing a pivotal federal investigation into Louisiana’s relationship with petro-chemical companies, the state’s attorney general hired lawyers who were simultaneously representing one of the main corporations at the center of the investigation, documents reveal."

Chemicals [30]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [48]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [49]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [50]
Source: Guardian [51], 08/14/2023
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"EPA Launches Civil Rights Probe Over Calif. Water Fight" [52]

"EPA is probing California’s water department over accusations of discrimination against Native tribes and people of color, launching a significant environmental justice investigation that could affect how the state oversees water."

Environmental Justice [48]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Water & Oceans [53]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
California [54]
Source: E&E News [55], 08/14/2023
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‘Circular Economy’ Went From Environmentalist Dream To Marketing Buzzword [56]

"At a conference in Seattle this summer, Coca-Cola set up shop in an exhibition hall to show off one of its most recent sustainability initiatives. A six-foot-tall interactive jukebox invited passersby to listen to “recycled records” — seven audio tracks that, according to Coca-Cola, represent the world’s first album made with recordings of the plastic recycling process."

Chemicals [30]
Consumer [57]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Grist [58], 08/14/2023
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"White House Seeks $12B To Refill The Nearly Broke Disaster Fund" [59]

"President Joe Biden is asking Congress to approve $12 billion in emergency spending to replenish the nearly broke federal fund that helps communities and individuals recover after major disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires."

Climate Change [10]
Disasters [31]
Economy & Business [11]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [60], 08/11/2023
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"Host of U.N. Climate Summit Moves To 'Counteract All Negative Press'" [61]

"The United Arab Emirates has hired a strategic communications firm to “counteract all negative press and media reports” about its role in hosting the next United Nations climate summit, known as COP28, according to federal disclosure filings reviewed by The Climate 202."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [13]
Journalism & Media [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
International [24]
Middle East [25]
Source: Washington Post [62], 08/11/2023
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WV Leaders Fight Pollution Standards Amid Health Risks From Coal Plants [63]

"Asthma and low life expectancy are highly prevalent in communities around West Virginia’s coal-fired power plants, federal data show."

Air [64]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [48]
Environmental Politics [13]
People & Population [65]
Pollution [49]
Public [17]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [21]
Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail [66], 08/11/2023
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"Utility Group Calls For Changes To Proposed EPA climate Rules" [67]

"The Edison Electric Institute, which represents investor-owned utilities, said in formal comments Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants are too strict, and said power plant owners need more flexibility, including more time to install pollution controls."

Air [64]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [32]
Environmental Justice [48]
Environmental Politics [13]
Laws & Regulations [15]
Pollution [49]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NPR [68], 08/10/2023
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