EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Cop29 Host Azerbaijan To Hike Gas Output By A Third Over Next Decade" [9]

"Azerbaijan, which is hosting this year’s UN climate talks, plans to increase its fossil fuel production by a third over the next decade, according to an analysis shared exclusively with the Guardian."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Guardian [15], 01/09/2024
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"Trump Leans Into Climate Denialism" [16]

"The former president is doing little to temper his stance on climate change as he makes a third run for the White House, say experts and supporters."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Politics [12]
Science [17]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [19], 01/09/2024
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Azerbaijan Names Former Oil Exec To Lead Climate Talks. Activists Concerned [20]

"Azerbaijan’s ecology minister has been named to lead the United Nations’ annual climate talks later this year, prompting concern from some climate activists over his former ties to the state oil company in a major oil-producing nation."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: AP [21], 01/08/2024
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"DOE in 2024: Hydrogen, LNG And Climate" [22]

"The Department of Energy is racing this year to finalize clean energy regulations and disburse billions of dollars in grants and loans as President Joe Biden’s prospects for securing a second term hang in the balance."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [24], 01/08/2024
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"Tough Choices Could Make 2024 A Wild Ride For Interior" [25]

"Interior Department officials enter a thicket this year overgrown with tough choices, evergreen litigation and plenty of political heat no matter which direction they go."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Natural Resources [26]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [27], 01/05/2024
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"GOP Targets Biden’s $400 Billion Clean-Energy Loan Program" [28]

"Congressional Republicans are putting President Joe Biden’s $400 billion green bank in their crosshairs, seeking a repeat of the political victory they scored in 2011 with the scandal over collapsed solar company Solyndra."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [29]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [31], 01/05/2024
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"Secretive Hydrogen Hub Talks Test Energy Agency Community Plans" [32]

"The Biden administration is negotiating with hydrogen industry leaders on legally binding commitments involving tens of thousands of new jobs and lower emissions, a pledge crucial to winning community support and achieving US environmental justice goals."

Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Justice [33]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [23]
People & Population [34]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [35], 01/04/2024
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"Brace Yourself For A Blockbuster Year On Energy And Climate" [36]

"It’s officially an election year, which means politics — and the prospect of another White House showdown pitting President Joe Biden against former President Donald Trump — will influence just about everything in the energy and environmental arena between now and Election Day on Nov. 5."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [38], 01/03/2024
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"Biden Air Rules Face Tough 2024 in Courts After Ambitious Year" [39]

"The Biden administration pushed through a packed clean air to-do list in 2023, shoring up against a tougher legal landscape and multiple courtroom battles that threaten to delay cornerstone air and climate plans."

Air [40]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Pollution [41]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [42], 01/03/2024
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Water Increasingly At The Center Of Conflicts From Ukraine To Middle East [43]

"In countries including India, Kenya and Yemen, disputes over water have triggered bloodshed."

Climate Change [10]
Environmental Health [37]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [30]
Military [44]
Natural Resources [26]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: LA Times [46], 01/03/2024
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"Biden Administration Grants Louisiana Power To Approve Carbon Capture Wells" [47]

"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 [29]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Infrastructure [30]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [48]
Source: AP [49], 01/02/2024
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"Contrary To Politicians’ Claims, Offshore Wind Farms Don’t Kill Whales" [50]

"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 [51]
Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Journalism & Media [52]
Science [17]
Water & Oceans [45]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [53], 01/02/2024
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"How 2023 Changed The Way States Do Climate Policy" [54]

"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 [12]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: E&E News [55], 12/22/2023
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"COP29 Climate Summit Host Azerbaijan Touts Country's Gas Potential" [56]

"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 [11]
Environmental Politics [12]
Public [13]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [57], 12/20/2023
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Colorado Releases First 5 Wolves In Reintroduction Plan Approved By Voters [58]

"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 [59]
Biodiversity [51]
Environmental Politics [12]
Laws & Regulations [23]
Wildlife [60]
Public [13]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [61]
Source: AP [62], 12/20/2023
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