EJToday: Top Environmental Politics Headlines

"Judge: Defiant NJ Beach Town Can Sue For $21M In Dune Costs" [9]

"A New Jersey beach town that defied state environmental authorities and fixed its dunes that were seriously eroded by a storm can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to recover $21 million it spent bulking up its shoreline, but cannot build a bulkhead to permanently thwart the waves, a judge ruled Wednesday."

Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [15]
Source: AP [16], 02/02/2023
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"Administration Expected to Endorse Limited Drilling in Alaska Project" [17]

"The Biden administration is expected to propose a scaled-down version of a sprawling oil drilling project in the North Slope of Alaska, according to two people familiar with the decision. The proposal would allow drilling to proceed on a limited basis as part of an $8 billion project known as Willow that climate activists have criticized for years."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [20]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Alaska and Hawaii [22]
Source: NYTimes [23], 02/01/2023
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Pressure Builds As States Miss Deadline In Colorado River Water Crisis [24]

"The seven states that depend on the Colorado River have failed to meet a Tuesday deadline for agreeing on a water-use reduction plan, raising the likelihood of more friction as the West grapples with how to manage the shrinking river."

Agriculture [25]
Climate Change [18]
Consumer [26]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [29]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: LA Times [30], 02/01/2023
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"Shell Is Selling ‘Carbon Neutral’ Fossil Fuels Again" [31]

"Emboldened by new industry guidelines, natural gas companies are renewing their efforts to sell “carbon neutral” fossil fuels, a controversial practice of offsetting a shipment’s emissions to shrink its environmental impact."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Forests [32]
Journalism & Media [33]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [14]
International [34]
Source: Bloomberg Green [35], 02/01/2023
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"White House Blasts Exxon Over Historical $56 Billion Annual Profit" [36]

"The White House on Tuesday expressed outrage on Tuesday at Exxon Mobil Corp's record net profit in 2022 of $56 billion, a historical high not just for the company but for the entire Western oil industry."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [37]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
International [34]
Source: Reuters [38], 02/01/2023
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"Climate Disinfo Surges In Denial, Conspiracy Comeback" [39]

"False information about climate change flourished online over the past year, researchers say, with denialist social media posts and conspiracy theories surging after US environmental reforms and Elon Musk's Twitter takeover."

Climate Change [18]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [33]
Public [14]
International [34]
Source: AFP [40], 02/01/2023
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"E.P.A. Bans Disposal of Mine Waste in Bristol Bay" [41]

"The Biden administration on Tuesday is set to move to protect one of the world’s most valuable wild salmon fisheries, at Bristol Bay in Alaska, by effectively blocking the development of a long-disputed gold and copper mine there."

Biodiversity [42]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Pollution [44]
Waste [45]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Alaska and Hawaii [22]
Source: NYTimes [46], 01/31/2023
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"California Holdout In Agreement Over Colorado River Cuts" [47]

"Six western states that rely on water from the Colorado River have agreed on a model to dramatically cut their use, months after the federal government called for action and an initial deadline passed. California — with the largest allocation of water from the river — is the lone holdout."

Agriculture [25]
Biodiversity [42]
Climate Change [18]
Consumer [26]
Disasters [27]
Environmental Justice [28]
Environmental Politics [10]
Fish & Fisheries [43]
Infrastructure [29]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
People & Population [48]
Planning & Growth [49]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: AP [50], 01/31/2023
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"This Group Is Sharpening the GOP Attack On ‘Woke’ Wall Street" [51]

"Bankrolled by mysterious donors, a little-known group named Consumers’ Research has emerged as a key player in the conservative crusade to prevent Wall Street from factoring climate change into its investment decisions."

Climate Change [18]
Economy & Business [37]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Washington Post [52], 01/31/2023
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Watchdog Says White House Science Integrity Measure Amounts To A ‘Gag Rule’ [53]

"A whistleblower and advocacy group is raising concerns over what they call a “gag rule” against federal scientists that was included in White House scientific integrity guidelines."

Environmental Politics [10]
Environmental Studies [20]
Journalism & Media [33]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Science [54]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: The Hill [55], 01/31/2023
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"In Israel, Disposable Plastics Trigger Culture War, Test PM" [56]

"On Idit Silman’s first day as Israel’s new environmental protection minister, she handed out soft drinks in disposable plastic cups to hospital patients. The gesture held deep symbolic meaning in Israel, where soft drinks and single-use cups, plates and cutlery have become weapons in a culture war between the country’s secular Jewish majority and the smaller but politically powerful religious minority."

Consumer [26]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
People & Population [48]
Religion, Faith and Spirituality [57]
Waste [45]
Public [14]
Middle East [58]
Source: AP [59], 01/31/2023
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"Turmoil And Turnover Plague Audubon" [60]

"Workplace woes are taking a toll on the National Audubon Society. The 118-year-old bird conservation group, one of the oldest and best-known environmental advocacy groups in the country, has had a tumultuous few years."

Activism [61]
Diversity [62]
Environmental Politics [10]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: E&E News [63], 01/31/2023
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Dereliction of Doodie: Ontario’s Sewage Plans Could Hurt Great Lakes [64]

"The Doug Ford government says its vision for its second term is to get desperately needed homes built in Ontario. In York Region, the key to that vision is a massive pipeline that transfers water from one Great Lake region to another."

Environmental Health [65]
Environmental Politics [10]
Infrastructure [29]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Pollution [44]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [66]
Canada [67]
Source: The Narwhal [68], 01/31/2023
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"The Political Debate On Shipping Oil Through Manitoba’s Arctic Port" [69]

"Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was met with rousing applause last week as he laid out a vision for a prosperous northern Manitoba that hinges on the contentious Port of Churchill. His plan — built in part around the idea of shipping oil through the port — has attracted increasing attention from Canadian leaders in recent months, putting Churchill’s future into the national spotlight."

Climate Change [18]
Disasters [27]
Energy & Fuel [19]
Environmental Politics [10]
Natural Resources [12]
Pollution [44]
Transportation [70]
Water & Oceans [13]
Public [14]
Canada [67]
Source: The Narwhal [71], 01/30/2023
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"Nobody Is Happy With the Federal Grazing Program" [72]

"Not the environmentalists. Not the ranchers. Not the public employees. In some cases, not even the cows."

Agriculture [25]
Environmental Politics [10]
Laws & Regulations [11]
Natural Resources [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [21]
Source: Earther [73], 01/30/2023
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